Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-06-22
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Will Serve as Memorial to
Troops Who Fought at
Manassas, Va.

The battlefield of Manassas is, to
| memorial to the valer of American
| soldiers who fought on that field.
The park Is located on the Lee high
| way about. tfirty-three miles from
Washington.
I The Manassas Battlefield Confed-
crate Park is incorporated under the
laws of the state of Virginia. with
the following officers named in the
charter for the first year: Maj. f.
W. r: Ewing, president; Mrs. Susan
Hutchinson, first vice president: Miss
Mildred Rutherford. second vice presi-
dent; Capt. Westwood Hutchinson,
treasurer. J. Roy Price. secretary.
Memorial 10 Both Armies.
The charter provides that the park
shall be established "in memory of
| the brave dead and wounded of both
armies who fought in said battles, and
! that said land may stand a perpetual
park as the south's tribute to all
Confederate soldiers Of that war and
as an expression Of southern love and
admiration of the glorious and de-
voted women of the south during
| that dread era"
| The finance board met today at the
| Southern building and completed the de-
tdlleu plans IOF the Hnancldl canpa Ign
! to produce a fund OF at least $4,000,
half of which will cover the cost of the
battlefield and the museum. already es-
| tablished there and the other half to be
used in laying out the field and in placing
markers and monuments. The states will
be given the opportunity, by subscrip-
tions secured through private sources or
| by legislative appropriation. to place
| upon the field special monuments and
| memorials to the commands that partici-
pated. representing those states The
finance board is under the craftsmanship
of Clarence ]. Owens, director general
| of the Southern Commercial Congress.
| who is also past commandments of
the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The
vice chairman of the board is Represen-
tative J. Walton Moore of Virginia.
Following is the personnel of the COM
mittee: Col. Robert f: Lee. Gen. Nathan
+. Forrest, Col. Macdonald Lee, Mrs.
Cornelia b. Stone. Mrs. A. Med. Wilson,
Mrs. Virginia F. Boyle. Mrs. S. NJ. Davis
! Roy, Mrs. ]. H. Hutton, Capt. Fred
Beall. Arthur E. Jenning. e. 8. Turner.
Col. N. D. White. William E. Old. Maj.
Wallace Streator. F. + Fravel' w. c.
| Melder. Bernard Baruch, Senator Duncan
U. Fletcher. Gen. Julian S. Carr. Mrs.
John 2. Fox. Mrs. d. A. s. Vaughts.
Observance Of Anniversary.
The inauguration of the plans for
carrying out the details Of this me-
mortal will take place on the battle
field Of Manassas on the anniversary
of that battle, July 81. Thousands of
persons are expected from many
counties in Virginia and from Wash
ington. Maj Ewing, the president of
the. organization, announced today
that the addresses on that occasion
| would be delivered by Mr.. Clarence j.
Owens and Representative H. Walton
Moore.
Members Of the committee are ar
| ranging for an automobile tour from
Washington the morning of July Fl,
leaving the ElIipse at 8 o'clock. Maj.
Ewing extended general invitation
to the people of the District OF Co
jlumbia to motor to the Manassas bat
Jtlefield to join in the celebration of