Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-09-04
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At a meeting held at Fort Leaven
worth, Kansas, August Sd, 1885, i
was resolved to erect monument {,
the memory of General IT. s. Grant OF
the Fort LeavenwertE Military Reser
sation. A committees of five gentle
men from each Of the states of Kansas
Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado
Texas, Arkansas, and all states anc
territories west OF the Mississippi, In
cluding the Governor of each of thes,
states, and five officers of the Regular
Army stationed in the De apartment Of
the Missouri, was provided for. This
Committee is to have chorge Of the
work OF collecting funds, preparing
plaus and erecting the proposed monu
ment, and was authorized to appoint
all necessary subcommittee.
The idea of erecting monument tc
the memory of tie distinguished sol
dier and statesman meets with hearty
approval by all classes Of citizens of the
west. The selection of the national
grounds ut Fort Leavensworth is
deemed prcuiiary appropriate for such
Il purpose.
The committee appointed appeals to
the people of the states and territories
west of the Mississippi for contributions
in aid of the object in vie W, and it is
suggested:
First, that contributions be taken up
for the 'sGrant Monument Fund" at all
the memorial meetings held on the day
of the funeral and transmitted to Capt.
F. II. Hathaway, y. s. A, Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas who has hern selected
rs Treasurer Of the Monument Com
mittee.
Second, that the Post Commander,
Adjutant AMI Quartermaster of every
Grand Army Post in the territory
named, be constituted a committee fer
the pur; ose Of soliciting funds, which
money, when collected, shall be trans
united to the d. raltment Commander
of the G. A. r. for the state in which
it was collected, aud bv him transmitted
to the Treasurer of the Monument
Committee, Captain T. I'll. Hathaway,
U S. A.. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Third, chat ci,izens' committees be
formed in every city, town and school
district throughout the territory named
who shall col ct funds and forward
the same to the Treasurer.
Fourth, that the State aud Territorial
Sup. rintendents throughout tie coun-
try west Of the Mis- ,iss ppi be earnestly
requested to address all tie schools
uituin thyi jurisdiction, and request
that on some day To he designated bv
The Supsrintenaeats,- a collection he
tsken among tie schoo! childr<n, The
amounts thus raised to lie forwarded to
the State Snprriutendents aud By them
transmitted to tae Treasurer
Fifth, that the active cooperation
Of all religious denominations be IL
,oked, and that they be asked to make
siuil II collections on Il etay to be fixed
By the Bishops, or other presiding au-
thoritias,
Sixth, the county, city, town and
chartered corp r.itions, business FIRMS
an! industrial associations throughout
the territory ,iamel BE- requested to
raise IL fund for tht, monument
Seventh, contributions to the Mon
nment Fund will be received from the
officers and SELLERS of the Regular
Army by post and company comman-
ders, and by them traa ssnilted to the
Treasurer If The Monument Committee,
Captain T. II. Hathaway, U. S. A, at
Fort L"avenworth, Kansas.
It is proposed that, III all cases where
a fund is raised by the special efforts OF
any body OF citizens, civic, military CT
religions, as by the Grand Army, the
school, anv religious organization, the
railroad tmployes the Regular Army,
ETC., that the f,ct shall be specially ac-
know lodged, IN memoria! stone bear
ing IL suitable inscription, placed Ill the
proposed Monument.
Thenndersisaed, u Special Committee
appointed to act until the General Mon
umeut Committees is formed, Issue this
address in order that he work of rails
ing funds may be Immediately com
menced The Committee representing
the stste If Kansas has already beer
| named as follows: Governor John A
Martin; Colonel M Stewart, Depart
ment Commander G. A. R.; State
J Superintendent j. II. Lawhaad; Bishop
| w. X N,nde, of the Nj. E. Church
and S, F. Neelv, Mayor of Le#sen-
worth. Tie other State Committees
will he announced as SOM as possible
NELSON A. MILES,
Br'gadier General, q. S. A.
JOHN A. MARTIN,
| Governor OF Kansas.
I. T C2ITTENDEN,
e. Governor of Missouri.
E. n. MORRILL,,
Member of Congress.
S. II. NELLY,
Mayor of Leavenworth.
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