The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-28
T,O THE PEOPLE OF TIE >ol'ru.

| "The Ladies' Memorial Association for C.m,.!.
! crate Dead of lakewood" near Richmond. Wax.
mia, was organized permanently on the i'h A,uu
1866 fpr the purpose Of rescu!ng from Oblivion t.a
names and graves 81 the gallant C"n'"drrat. l...
who sleep at lakewood Cemetery.
| This Cemetery, situated one mile eat ~ "a.
city, contains sixteen thousand C"Hi~a'rita ....
dies graves, a larger number than any other ata.
| south including representative dead from rg.rs
! southern State.
| The graves are I'm a neglected condition. "a.
| name, OF the occupants marked only BY uIs i..
| If board carelrssIy and slightly put Ia Na s..'a
| The grounds are desulate and un"nclo-ei
Tn. Common Council of the city ot EoIan4
has undertaken tn" work Of "nclusin4 'a' ra..s
terry and has made the requisite appropriation "a.
hat purpose.
The work of love, gratitude, and dry wa.eh ,.
Association proposes Tor itself i simply ,a.,
First. r. turf each grave aud mark Il with u...
wooden head board, upon which D, Ia D. 'H-'rn@i
the name of the occupant, h- State. regiment a..
company, and other Information ia regard 'aa..
Secondly. To lay out and drrorai" ibc .."art'.
and 10 redeem them from their Presrr. ruEi a.a..
utter chrerlessnr-s aud de>olatIon. And
Thirdly At some future day, when the aaahr~.
Of the Association shall permit It, to r"rl0or 'a.
wooden head boards " It'll enduring narb'a api ta
south, concentrating its dead
10 effect these purposes it i necessary 10 apns.
To the people OF the south for pecuniary a,,.'aano
The Association i, poor, the people 81 hlrau#4
are poor and the work 10 be done II TOR laa hat#.
ard credit of the entire south. II would b" ana l-.
d,llible shame and an evcr-Frnsnut ds--rhDm .r
having the power to honor our dead, 10 lrrN''Na.
ther names and memories, AMI "a preserve '#'
protect their graves, our people should ,uh~i w."
ID liz neglected and forgotten GL'll the iih.t o."
cords of their names, death, and burial place .f
totally destroyed b. decay. and the task n htrhi
impossible. How many famiiir, thran-An1. &'
south have representatives. sleeping Al "aA"" d
Cemetery How many mothers, and Sisters, AMI
fathers and brothers, and friends, wpuii be '"'"'i
and grl,ited 10 know that their brave dead were
honured, and their graves cared ior nNi tended
Who would not b. shocked and panied - wlu.''
the present lamentable condition 81 th'>e .rsT".
ana to see how rapidly the hand "t Tim Is "h.,.
terttins all traces and memorials 81 th" -a..a"'
dead who died for us?
Could the people OF the south look nN0h ""
lonely, lcsolatr, and neglected graves, %" appeal
would be necessary. The silent r"tuS" al 'n.'"
forgotten heroes would reach tn" hearts f"i '"''
sciences OF every Christian nan and woman"i ~.
| .oHih.
This Association l. not for day or year +. j.
not the passing fancy Of an honr or The "pA.'""t'
| rr.atur, of a momentary impulse II i It"-
| rnntIy organized, with already two hundred Aai
ffv active members. twill know no r".' ha..' TN
purposes are successfully and fully achieved. u
will not fail II cannot fail, 1t shonld not a arr
tle manhood Of the south has lost IL ch.vaIr N'
until it's women have ceased Ia m"atu tor &" II
en- ildrrn because "they are not.
In this work Of pie,y and care the A~,"r'''."
,ol,mniy pledges it, honor Ia the people al i"'
south 10 apply faithfully and economically 10"
funds which may be contributed.
Editors friendly To- the purpose Of 'hi> A''"''A.
| ton will confer a favor 10y copying INT" 'h"" Pa
l'ers this appeal.
Contributions are urgently solicited.
They may be sent to the Rev. John +. Edward
Rev. A. E. Dickinson, Rev VIM. Norwood, Rev +
H. Price, Richmond, Va, or 10 Mrs. 4. ;. TurP'"
Treasurer Of lakewood Memorial Association, k'l
mond, Va. Mrs. NJ II. SMITH fr''sI'"..
Mrs A. X. CorRTSgY, Secretary.
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