The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-05-30

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OF Carolinian and cling with fond love to
whatever is left to Us Of our "good old State
we would say give to us freely according to
your means; give generously, give CRATE
fully to the memory of those who gave their
lives for us.
The Association then when to work max
ing reasonable progress for some time. The
following June Mrs. McCord, the President,
resigned her position and Mrs. John s.
Preston was elected to fill the position. AT
the end ola year Mrs. Preston, TOO, resigned,
hhding the duties of the office too arduous
for her strength. The Association then
resolved not to have President, but to
commit the management of the affairs TO a
Flocaaanseutive. board in Celuafb -azsissad
By ladies' throughout the State.
During this time the Association suffered
the loss of one of its Board of Directors by
the death of Mrs Wm Wallace, and two
of their officers resigned on account of their
removal from Columbia-Mrs. j. J.. Rev
nolds, Treasurer, and Mrs. John r. Darby,
Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. VIM. K. Baohman and Mrs. j. II.
Bacon wcro elected to fill these Offices res
pectively.
The present Board of Directors are the
officers of the Association, and Mrs. G.
Macfie, Mrs. G.. Howe, Mrs. G Walker, Mrs.
John Mckenzie. Mrs. John Bacon, Mrs A
Da'gan: Mrs. G. Beck, Mrs b. Levy, Mrs
W. II. Gibbes, Miss LaBorde, Miss Wade,
Mrs S. Beard, Mrs. II. O'Neale and Mrs.
John Walties.
At length Radical rule came upon the
State, and in the dcspondcncy which for
time settled upon the people, very little
could be done
In August, 1871, the Association thought
they had collected sufficient money to justify
them i'll purchasing sight on which to
erect the monument, and they bought the
lot on Taylor's Hill overlooking Sidney
Park and the valley of the Consarec. For
this they paid the city of Columbia 5000
cash.
n contract was made with Muldoon.
Walton & Co., of Louisville, Ky, to have
the monument made and erected All the
mem )crs of this firm and all the architects
and workmen employed on the monument
belonged to the Southern army. The gran
lite for the foundation was given to the As.
sociation by Judge John S. Green from his
quarry on the Congarcc near Columbia
After work had been commenced on Tay-
lor's Hill it was found that there was sub.
stratum Of quicksand below the soil of the
hill which rendered it unfit for the purpose,
the weight OF the monument being too great
to be supported on a small area of unsound
land. Completely discouraged, the Board
Of Directors were now at standstil, be-
cause they had not only spent this large
sum of money uselcssly, bat tn y could not
find another situation in Columbia which
would answer their purpose Under the
condition of both the State and city govern.
ments they could not of course ask them
for place to put monument to the Con-
federate dead
While they were in this condition of
trouble, Dr. j. w. Parker, President of the
Board of Directors of Elmwood Cemetery,
kindly came forward and offered them the
crest of the bill which crowns the entrance
to the cemetery. Moving the foundation
and laying it on this latter spot cost them
the sum Of $685..
The marble portion of the monument
was made at Carrara, Italy, and it was
brought to Columbia in September, 1875
BY the terms Of the contract Mcssrs Null
doom, Walton & Co. were to be paid $4,000
when the base was put up, and the whole
price, $4,000, was to be paid when the
monument reached Columbia. But the AS.
sociation not having raised that sum, they
merely received the boxes, insured the mon
ument for its full value, and had it careful.
ly stored away without opening it even for
inspection till they could honestly claim it
free from debt, though the contractors gen
erously deducted 81, 200 from the original
price and offered to put up the monument
and wait till the Association could raise tho
money. Tho monument was stored in the
premises Of Mr. Howie, to whom they had
to pay Sl35 for storage. The insurance
cos. them S201. When the change from
Radical to Democratic rule occurred in the
State government, the Association began to
hope that they might erect the monument
in the State House grounds, and at the ses-
sion of the Legislature for 1878, they
sent petition to that body asking permis.
sion to do so. This was not only unani.
mously and cordially granted, but they
passed an act directing the Secretary of
State to advance in every way the interests
of the Association. A large number of the
members moreover contributed one days
pay to aid them. In 1878 the Legislature
passed an act approprating $3.50 to help
pay Tor the removal of the monument to the
State House grounds. Again many of the
members contributed one days pay. Since
that time the work has gone on rapidly and
uninterruptedly, until now this beautiful