Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-03
Confederate Memorial and BencvO'
lent Association.
MEMPHIS. Juno 2. 1861

| MEMPHIS, juno z, leov.
EpIroRs LEDGER: Several suggestions
having been made for the organization
of a society to be composed of bona tide
Confederate soldiers - their purposes
being of sociable and charitable OBJ
| ject - and no attention having been
given to the same either by the several
editors of our city papers and large
number of big men called generals,
colonies and captains, your humble cor
respondent proposes that all officers and
privatss, who are DESTROYS of carrying
the object out in good faith, to meet
at the Greenlaw Opera House providing
the ever.ready-to-do gentleman, Mr.
Greenlaw, will permit us), on Saturday
evening, June 8, and there, at once, in
stitute the organization and adopt mea.
sures similar to those lately published
| in the Avalanche, and as follows:
l. The annual decoration of our COM
rades' graves.
2. The providing care to them from all
de- ecration and decay.
3. The prompt raising of means TO
erect suitable monument
4. The providing for the living, who,
as strangers to the city, should become
sick or destitute of food or clothing.
g. The decent burial of those who
should die.
6. The providing for the helpless and
destitute orphans of our comrades.
The providing Of schools and pur.
chasing of hooks for the many Con-
federaie children, who are upon the
town" and would gladly accept the OPP
poriuniiy to learn if one was presented.
8. The providing of homes and trades
for the same.
9. The establishment of a library and
reading-room. And the further adoption
Of measures that may be deemed worthy
of the dead and of advantage to the liv-
ing and destitute
Comrades, one and all-those who
saw the first battle-smoke rise, endured
the fatigue of heavy marches and sur
rendered nobly when all was lost-come,
and let us organize, and that for the sole
and only purpose of being beneficial to
the flicted and destitute widows of our
fallen braves, the providing for the i'm |
provement of the condition and the culti- |
walton Of the minds of their orphans, and |
of always bestowing prompt attention to
the graves of those so dear, noble and
brave. Let al come-generals, colonies, |
captains and privates-and put in opera
ton that which should have long ago |
been in force in honor and in gratitude |
to those who gave their all in defense of |
our Southland, if not to the sustaining |
OF the name we once held as brave, |
generous and ever self-sacrifcing people. |
1t is sadly true that the Mammon God
has made many of our people land many |
they are) deaf to the pleadings of the |
destitute families of the Southern sol
diers, and TO lose all interest in the vel |
fare and safety of their beloved and OPP
pressed country; yet, let US, like men
and the respected soldiers of the South,
rise Pi 0nix-like from the apathy of q no
care feeling that we have fallen into, and
make some lasting provisions that will
be of good, and only good, to the widows
and orphans, as we'll as the cnltivating
and oementing of friendshlpties. Again,
ask, organize not in this city alone, but |
throughout the South, regardless of ma
ton or creed, rank or station. Certainly, |
now is the time, and let Saturday even
ing next be the day.
What say you. Messrs Editors2 You
who once donned the gray and waved
sword, inhaled the fumes of burnt salt
peter and felt the burning tiEge Of the bull
let's force2
Respectfully, HIGH PRIVATE.