Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-01
LEE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.
To the Surviving Onicers and Sol
dicrs Of the Confederate Army.

diers OF the conieaer"'e
The last sad rites are over, and all una,
was mortal Of our beloved and hon9reu
chieftain, General RoBERr EDWARD ZEE,
has been committed to the grave -
now only left us to discharge the duty, SO
sacred TO surviving affection, OF pniiuing
and decorating his tomb, Aumlra .',o,,
for his great qualities ana ,a'ne mas
prompt others to raise the l9ity coiui IN
and imposing statue; but love ior ms
person, reverence for MS virtues, anu re
gard for his memory, dictate 70 nus con''
rades in arms, as their hrst care 10 proP-
erly enshrine his remains.
After General Lee assumed i;e p,s ,l;
dency of Washington cohege' nia ea..
est work was the erection OF a eha ate.
on the college grounds. .Denea;, 't ths
chaste and massive slruo'a'e nd;o;n
room designed ior = norais' anu auSS' 81
ing the othce hileu win lu'insn
his last unseihsh' earhss. aoois' .hs
ashes now repoose- anu 'nery, e
temple reared by niihsen, as ~ and
of his adoptloh' WIZ NC n'e n.s 49,,
we believe, ms enuu n.;as 's Saoansp he
We hold TINS conN'v',ou oo 49, Lr
remains nov rest N inc ~. .no Jeo;d.,
those VINO alone nau I'D most likely
because thls spy. ~" ~, ,ha ;ilnstrions
have peeh nPpIo'1u aaierorgst,;ng
dead hiinseil, nau mo s en, o5
MIND ever uwet III :. holJs
such a quesi1n, pe sau, ,ho noss;.
his memory aiooi run sne p Iii.
bic contamlhauons " p"2h P,ba
tics because y ~ arao, Fathers
custom oosersso " &C. n oil If whom
ana servants VI ene ,os.;aS'nlaces.
preferred upp n.y. ,n,ah bsre viii he really
anu pecass1 n' onnoat;on with the last
more us1 h: ~ ,,,Iarv III in nernetuat-
WORK Oh ms eAeh,pay ~ nnjiase of
ing tne goou innIeIeo - .hr"nrhon, me
" asnngt1n anu Eee ~, " h;s hratbran
oo9te' we NC ~ r,omentons STRUGGLE.
ana io,io"ers ~ w and tbe;r own
WHICH n'is .n" ;.a !, oonstrncting here
immorsai' ~ uns ~ faramosf man
a M1 !, s "oi On he dov Succeeding
" az nis as saral Loo The Confede.
.ie u "aii;o ~ vba escorted the body from
/, rale soiI'eis W. ',l'ss Chanoi mat and 70.
n's esiuenee - ~ go, Mamnr;aI Asso-
soteu ~ IL !. an ad;ourned noeetinr on
cLa'i 1.,L a as 6o,ober when the funeral
HL,.or,,;as ,,aro concluded they adopted
oos sly, g " oraon;sat;on An executive
q pau ~ " nras;Jent and vice presi-
a. Soutbarn States have
u ior ; and the Associa- |
.; ii. aPp snon no regularly incorpo-
l,on WI T. o.Jor tbat the noorest in
ra.eu, niiu nav hs enabled TO ioin upon
our d nn"H9 fan,;ng with ali others in the
~ .9u~, az in view II has been deter
H., onr confadarate soldier NAV
Hna"na mo- ,nen,ber of the Association
Leon. ,ha noyment If one dollar. and
H., n = nopes If all the members shall
Lna an ' in sn;table hooks to be pre-
= o''s - NJ Memorial Chanel Ii is
's'onosed 20 limit SUBSCRIPTIONS to the
~. si,r, slreadv named nor to con-
ma, H., 20 soldiers. nor do our wishes
IA Ia ,nrnoses ston with the mausoleum.
- Nv i phh In viii he GLADLY received |
s.om S.;ands evervwbere and of all |
- VII will rnder nroner rerula- !
l .;nSS Ia ;nscr;had as honorary members;
III, "a ~ sntt;c;ent fnnd shall have
'ne., w" aon-aa !, i contemnlated 10 erect