Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-04
HONOR VALOR OF SOUTH
WITH BATTLEFIELD PARK
Campaign for Sl,5O0,0OO to
Make Manassas Real Ma
tional Shrine.
Major Ewing. NirSlniE'1 and High
Omccr in Department of the In
terror, Is President OF Corporation.
SI0,00O Subscription Received.

Plans for the establishment OF a
Battlefield Park on the fields OF
First and Second Manassas have now
taken definite form and n campaign
has been launched to raise by sub
scription sI,500,OO0 with which to
build memorial. the equal of Get
tysburg and ChickamauSn.
The battlefield Will be purchased a
museum Will be constructed: walks
streets and roads will he laid out:
markers. memorials and monuments
Will be erected, and a complete
scheme OF tablets and monumcn mt $
placed from Washington tn Thor
ouchfare CAP to interpret tho his
toric spots adjacent 10 Manassas
The Manassas Park IL on the Rob
crit Il. Lee Highway. only about
thirty miles from Washington. and
is, therefore. in close enough prox-
unity TO be visited annually by the
thousands Of tourists and visitors
who come To the Federal capital.
Incorporated Under Virginia Laws.
The Manassas Battlefield Confed-
crate Park is incorporated under the
laws OF Virginia. and is under the
direction and control OF Southern
men. 1t will Ice the South's tribute
to val"r. and, in the language OF She
charter. Will lie lin memory of the
brave dead and wounded OF both
armies who fought in these battles"
II. w. X. Ewing. Nirginian. is
Nres!den; OF the corporation. He is
high officer on the STAFF OF the
United states Department; OF the In
terror. Major Ewing served with
distinction in the Spanish American
War. and as historian general OF the
Sons OF Confederate Veterans
Associated with Major Ewing on
the board Of control is J. Roy Price
\ member OF the advisory council OF
the Sons OF Confederate Veterans
and secretary OF the Manassas Park
Corporation. and Wostwo6d Hutchin-
son. president OF the Bank ~ Manas
saS and treasurer ~ III. corporation.
The Board OF Control has appoint
Cd Clarence J. owens chairman of
the finance board Or. owens is
past communicative chief OF The Sons
OF Confederate Veterans, director
general OF the Southern Commercial
'onrress and pas; president of the
Society ct Washington.
The finance hoard includes In its
membership r. Walton Moore. vice
chairman. member OF Congress from
Virginia; Colonel Roher, T.. Lee.
General Lees grandson: General
Nathan II. Forrest. sons of conf.d-
crate Veterans. Atlanta. Ga: Colonel
Macdonald Lee. Richmond: Mrs l.iv-
inrston Rowe Schuyler. PRESIDENT
general l.. y. .. New York CITY.
Mrs. y. Mcp. Wilson presidcnt-cen-
eral ~ the Confederate Memorial
Association, Atlanta. Ga; Mrs. Vir-
: MA j.. Scylc. Memphis. Tenn: Mrs.
:. VI. DAYS Roy. Front ROYAL. Va:
Mrs w. + Hutton. Washington, u.
G.; Captain Fred Bcall commander
81 the Washington Camp. L. .. V.
Washington. u. -; Arthur IL len
nires historian n-chie: :. Z. V.
i.ynchhurg. Va r: : Turner. War
renton. Va: Colonel + r White.
Le"shurr Va William l.. old Jr..
Norfolk. Va; Major Wallace S,r"ctor.
Wa snlngton, n g, and General X "
Van Zan1, Dallas. Tex.
App"rrionment Among states.
The hoard ~ control after con
su!'a;on with engineers and expert.
nave decided upon budget ~ *
p"rtltur" and endowment which To-
-! Si.S5o,Qo0. This amount has
been apportion"d among the states
as follows: District OF Columbia.
500 600: Virginia 5000. 900: Marv-
land 100000 North Carolina. $3.50
GOO. south Caroline. SIS 400: Georgia.
Si5hto1. Florida, $4,000: Alabama
500 600; Mississippi $4,000: Louis
lana 100000; Texas 100000: Ok
lahcma $50 200. Arkansas s5o 0G6.
Missouri. sl0h.0o0 KENTUCKY. $500
no: Tenn"ssee. 800. 900; West VII.
-iria $4,000
IN" general headquarters for tho
eamralsu have been established s,