The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-05-30
9suoted to 9agiqulture 4ortieulturs
THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT AT CoLUM
BIA. ITS HISTORY, &C.

Street Campel, November 4, 1869 by tn,
ladies of Richand District, for the purpost
Of taking into consideration the erection Of
a monument to the Confederate dead Of
South Carolina. The meeting was opened
with prayer by the Rev. William Martin
and an address was made by General Wade
Hampton. 1t was resolved to ask the c.,
operation of all the women of South Carolina
and to appoint committee TO prepare an
address and nominate officers, said commit.
tee to report at the next Meeting
A meeting of the South Carolina Mon.
ument Association was held on Saturday
November 20, 1869. The committee on
the constitution made their report, and the
Following constitution was sdopted: '''1'''
CONSTITUTION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.
l. This Association shall have for its OBJ
ject the building of monument, in the
city of Columbia, by the women of the State,
to the memory of the South Carolinian who
fell in the service of the Confederate States.
2. All women of South Carolina NAV
become members Of this Association by
enrolling their names, aud by contributing
the sum Of one dollar.
3. The officers shall consist Of a President,
Vice President, Treasurer, a Correspond.
ing Secretary and a Recording Secretary
A. The President shall preside at all
meetings, give the casting vote, and be in
all matters the general administrative and
executive officer of the Association. In her
absence the Vice President shall act The
Corresponding Secretary shall conduct and
take charge of all correspondence. The
Recording Secretary shall keep perfect
record OF all proceedings, letters, &c. The
Treasurer shall receive and pay out all
money of the Association, subject to the
order of the Finance Committee, and shall
be Chairman Of the Finance Committee.
s. In addition to the above officers, there
shall be Committee on Finance, who shall
be charged with the Investment and dis.
bursemcnt of all moneys belonging to the
Association and who, with the officers
mentioned and Board of Directors, shall
form an Executive Committee for the pur-
pose of transacting all business of the Asso
citation.
6, The President Cor in her absence the
Vice Prcsdent) shall call meeting in Co.
lumbia of the Executive Board every three
months
7. Committees shall be appointed in every
District of the State to invite membership
and collect funds, and these committees
shall forward all names to the Recording
Secretary anu all subscriptions to the Trea-
surcr Of the Association.
g. South Carolinians residing out of the
State shall be invited to become members of
the Association.
g. A regular annual meeting of the AS
sociation shall b. held in the city Of Colnm-
bia in the month Of November
The following officers were then elected ::
Prcsident-Mrs. j.. S. McCord
Vice Presidcnt-Mrs. Wm. Wallace.
Treasurer and Chairman of Finance Com
miltee-Mrs j. l.. Reynolds.
Corresponding 5ccrctary-Mrs. John T..
Darby.
Recording Secrctary-Miss 1. d. Martin.
Board of Drcctors-M John Singleton,
Mrs. John Preston, Jr., Mrs, John Mckcn
ze, Mrs. b. Levy, Mrs. G. Haskell, Mrs
d. Hugcr, Mrs II. G. Beck, Mrs. j. S.
Gaillard, Mrs A. Snowdcn, Mrs. j. n.
Whtncr, Mrs. VIM. Martin, Miss Middle
ton, Miss LaBordc, Miss Stark
Finance Committee-Mrs. i. Howe, Mrs.
S. Fair, Mrs. John Fisher, Mrs. j. Watics,
Miss Wade, Miss Hampton.
The following appeal was then adopted
and sent out by the Association
Women of South Carolina, there needs
no urgent appeal to your sympathies in a
cause so sacred as that which we now un.
dertake. The great tide of adversely which
has swept over our unhappy land has hith.
erto stihcd effort in this direction but not
therefore, have our hearts ceased to beat
for the glorious dead. Scarcely is there
one among us whose thought does not, on
the first mention of our object turn at once,
with loving affection, to some grave which
this monument is intended to honor.
Mothers, widows, sisters, daughters,
whose hearts thus cling to the soldier
grave, let us then unite with an earnest,
loving effort in this holy duty. Let even
our lisping little ones be brought to give
their mite 10 its accomplishment, that thus
impressed upon their minds, they may never
forget to love and honor the memory OF
those who battlcd and fell in our cause. If
lost cause, even, therefore the more holy.
Even, therefore, does it become the more
incumbent upon us to bring to this great
sacrifice OF pure purpose and heroic deed
that homage and veneration which the
world pays only to success.
With the wish that all who have shared
in common sorrow may share also in the
privilege Of raising this testimonial to our
lost heroes, the annual subscription for