The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-27

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United Daughters OF the Con.
federacy, In that ne left the
savings OF a life time to US.
part OF which IS TO be used to
perpetuate the, name and fame
of four confederate heroes,
and that since he leftS no re- s
lative to keep. alive his mem.
DRY, as a testimonial Of our
appreciation Of this generous
RESOLVED, That we. estab.
.IIsh a scholarship TO be
awarded by the educational
committee to be known as the
Hector w. Church scholar.
ship; and the sum Of $4,000
be appropriated from the gen.
eral treasury fund, paid In
installments Of $1,000 annually
to endow same.
"This motion was adopted.
Thus the name OF Hector W.
Church, a Union soldier, will ever
be honored by the United Daugh'
tiers OF the Confederacy.
"In explanation Of the president
generals second recommendation
/ would state that Frederick c.
Hubbard, an eminent artist, pre-
scented a design for a bronze tablet
to the placed In, st. Johns Church,
Fort Hamilton, Long Island, In
memory OF General Lee, who was
a vestryman In this church 1912.
1874. During this time Lieut..
Thomas J. jackson was baptized
before its altar. Mr.. Hibbard also
offered to have the tablet cast In
bronze at the lowest possible cost:
As you have read in the Veteran,
this tablet has been placed, present.
ed and accepted.
tudorse W. & L. Movements.
"Dr. Henry Lewis Smith, presl.
dent OF Washington and Lee Uni.
yersity, appeared before the con
vention, and presented for its con.
sideration the project OF enlarging
the chapel Of that University, and
in connection herewith the follow.
Ing resolution;
1. That the United Daughters
Of the Confederacy recognize
General Lees University at
Lexington, independent OF both
church and state, as peculiarly
belonging to the whole South
at once his greatest monument
and the chief agent In propa.
eating his influence and carry.
ing on his life work.
It rejoices in the success Of
the alumni movement to In.
crease the institutions general
endowment, and In the effort
Of the United Confederate Vet.
Grams and the sons OF Confed.
crate veterans, to raise a half
million dollars to endow and
equip his school of engineer.
ing.
1t commends most heartily
the great movement OF all
Southern editors to re.estab-
lish and endow General Lees
original school OF Journalism,
by a simultaneous appeal for
funds during the coming win.
ter; thus focusing anew the
gaze OF the whole South on the
matchless character of its
:. christian hero.
2. In behalf, not Of its mem.
bers alone, but, all patriotic
women Of the South and the
Nation, the United Daughters
OF the Contederacy hereby as
sumes. as its share Of this great
memorial movement, the en-
largement Of the Chapel that
enshrines his sacred dust, that
1t may continue the work for
which General Lee erected It;
that 1t may be made more wor-
thy OF his name and fame and
that It may be protected from
the ever present danger OF to.
tai destruction by fire
3. It hereby requests the uni.
Tersity TO procure through its
architect, tentative plans for
such enlargement, and requests
Its president general to ap-
point an advisory architectural
committee OF five members, of
which the president general
shall be an ex.officio member
and chairman, to act in con.
junction with the University
authorities in planning such en-.
largement; that the office of
General Lee and the mauso.
leum be left untouched, and
the memorial nature OF the
building changed as little as
possible.
These resolutions were referred
ton. ASa az
AFTER careful consideration The
executive committee presented the
following Recommendation 10 the
general conventions
THE executive committee IN.
dorses the resolution presented hv
DR.. Henry Lewis Smith, and fur.
ther recommends that on the next
anniversary Of General Lees birth.
Gay a memorial offering be made
me me same to be applied TO this Dur,
fhis recommendation wa,
July ts.! discussed and passed unani-
"Mrs. Amos q. Norris tr0a.n