Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-14

ence upon this subject is herewith
| transmitted, and win explain itself.
In 1868, on decoration day, the so
/ ciety collected thirty-four dollars. OF
this I paid out for a stand, platform
and seats six dollars, and twenty-eight
dollars to Samuel Phillips, Superin-
tendent of Elmwood cemetery, for
roses for the graves. His letter is also
| transmitted for more full informa-
ton. This year no collection wa
made.
All the facts set forth have been col
lected from memory, memoranda,
books and papers, and from those as
ISOLATED with me. Being PresidentOf
three different societies, whose labOrs
frequently Intervene, and the Presi-
dent of the Board of Managers of a
fourth, my duties were many, and
often onerOus, but never ~disagreeable.
! From the beginning of 1866 / have
been engaged in the discharge of
these works of love and devotion,
even to the exclusion of almost every
thing else. And / am still willing to
devote the remnant of my years to
make comfortable the suffering living
and to perpetuate the memory of the
departed who died for the South. 1t
has been suggested that on next deco
r~ration day the foundation stone of the
monument be laid, and the money on
hand be expended as far as it will go,
since no opposition, it. is believed,
| will be interpOsed either by the State
or Federal Governments.
The Confederate Soldier Relief and
| Historical Association may be able n
willing to assist in this great work OF
| love and duty OF the Confederate Mon
umental Fund Society. IhOpeto 1--we
long enough to see the object of the or
ganiZation cOnsummated; and any CO.
| operation which your association can
extend will be gladly accepted and ap-
preciated by the ladies.
The fund belonging to the MOnu-
mental Society has been safely in
vested and is drawing interest. l
pledge that honesty (Which this eX-
/ pose of my transaction Will show, has
never been compromised IN raising
/ and discussing many thousand dol
lars for the distressed; that the money
| shall be promptly forthcoming when
the Society requires its use for the
object for which it was raised. For
/ three years l was a beggar upon the
street for the Confederate soldier. so
importunate and frequent were my
visits, that a liberal and generous
hearted people grew wearing OF CIV
ing, and ~self-respect induced me to re-
| tire when my frequent visits became
/ distasteful. Notwithstanding my ser
| vices have been requirted by vague
and unjust surmises, 1 pledge myself
and the ladies of Memphis, to give
YOU all our aid in the noble object for
which your society was organized.
| have been as explicit and accurate
as my poor memory, aided by kind
| friends enables me to be, and l again
thank you for giving this opportunity
| to make known through you to the
public the facts in my possession re-
lating to the various benevolent socie-
ties Of this city, and all organized for
the benefit of the poor, the widow and
the orphan of the Confederate soldier,
| and to preserve the names OF the dead
heroes and make them immortal.
I would remark that the Rev. Mr..
| Miller, of Owensburg, KY, sent me
by letter S160-the proceeds raised for
the benefit of the Confederate soldiers,
widows and Orphans-which amount
was paid over to Mrs. DR.. Grant, and
that Iiberal-hearted lady distributed
it among the distressed, for whom she
has ever shown that sympathy which
I should chara eterize the Christian and
the philanthropist.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
MRS. NJ. c. GALLAWAY.