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

VI Ourohnian ano cliDS 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 u.s.
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 ofa year Mrs. Preston, too, resigned.
hnding 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 10 a
fiocaipseutissth board sins Ceinssb bis..4 4ssGi6nad
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. X. Baohman and Mrs. J. E.
Bacon were elected to fll these Offices res.
pectively
The present Board of Directors are the
officers of the Association, and Mrs. G.
Macfe, 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 dcspondcucy which for
a time settled upon the people, very little
could be done
In August, 1871, the Association thought
they had collected sufficient money to justify
them in purchasing a sight on which to
erect the monument, aud tn bought the
lot on Taylor's Hill overlooking Sidney
Park and the valley of the ConsaIee. For
this they paid the city of Columbia $500
cash.
~ contract was made with Muldocn,
Walton q Co., of Louisville, Ky, to have
the monument made and erected All the
mem )crs of this firm and all tho architects
and workmen employed on the monument
belonged to the Southern army The gran.
lite for the foundation was given to tho As
sociation by Judge John s. Green from his
quarry on the Congarce near Columbia.
After work had been commenced on Tay.
ava - AAhs ~ Vdo iouuC CuuG tuCTc was SUD-
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 small area of unsound
land. Completely discouraged, the Board
OF Directors were now at q standstill, be-
cause they had not only spent this large
sum of money uselessly, bat tn " couls 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 a'place to put monument to the Con.
federate dead.
While they were in this condition of
trouble, DR.. j. w. Parker, Presidsut of the
Board of Directors of Elmwood Cemetery,
kindly came forward aud 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 1856.
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, Messrs. Mul.
doom, Walton & Co. were to be paid $4,000
when the base was put up, .and tho whole
price, $4,000, was to bo 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 $136 for storage. The insurance
cos. them 1901. 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 tho 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 1873 the Legislature
passed on act appropriating $3.50 to help
pay for che removal Of the monument to the
State House grounds. Again many Of the
members contributed one days pay Since