Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-22
THE GREENE MONUMENT
AN APPEAL FOR MONEY TO AID
IN ITS COMPLETION.


Bronze Tablets to Commemorate the
Name and Deeds Of tho Gallant Soldier
and Patriot-The Joint Committees
Address to the Public.
The joint committee upon the inscrip-
ticns for the Greene monument has issued
an appeal to the citizens for money. 1t is
a short aud clear statement, which APP
peals at once TO the sentiment and pride
OF all those who identify themselves with
Savannah. 1t is the first opportunity
given TO many who have desired
to have this work done, to aid in
it's accomplishment, and there is no
doubt that there will be a cordial CO.
operation, now that the opportunity is
Afforded.
Through the labors OF the committee
general interest has been awakened in
the matter, more especially among the
Ofiice rs and members OF the Chatham
Artillery, whose centennial so nearly
corresponds with that OF the burial Of
Gen. Greene, upon which occasion the
company formed a part OF the military
escort.
The circular is signed By the members
OF the committee: Gen. G.. NJ. S0rrel, 5.
=. Hamilton, DR.. William Duncan,
W. 5. Bogart, y. X. Thomas and DR.. j. j.
Waring, and is addressed TO the people
OF savannah.
1t relates how on June 90, 1856, the gal
lant able and patriotic soldier, Mai. Gen.
Nathaniel Greene, was inferred with all
the pOmp and circumstance at command
In the Old Colonial cemetery Of this city,
and then goes on: "ObligatiOn TO this great
man IL well expressed in the preamble to
.laaFH lrF wal
Assembly OF Georgia in 1881, apprJ-
priating 5000 guineas for the purchase OF
a home in Georgia tor him. The revival
OF memory on this point is not amiss.
Whereas, The Hon. Gen. Greene
hath, smce his taking the
command of the Southern army,
rendered high and important SER
vices to the Southern States by wrestling
them from the hand OF British oppression
and establishing the foundation Of their
independence and prosperity; and, where
as, services so glorious and honorable to
the United States In general and this State
in acknowledgements which at once
characterize the able and judicious GEN.
eral as well as the intrepid asserter of
American freedom-call for the dis
tinguished appreciation of the Legislature
Of this State" etc.
lin 1925, General the Marquis de La
Fayette and the people Of Savannah laid
the corner stone of a monument to per-
petuate his memory and their gratitude.
"ln 1887, Messrs. Haveland Il Strickland,
well-known architects OF Philadelphia,
planned and built the present monument
in Johnson square, whose general outline
singularly resembles the famous pedestal
and Obelisk of Luxor, in the Place de la
COncorde, Paris. whose completion was
celebrated in 1888.
alt so happened, for reasons needless to
mention, that this monument, erected by
a deeply grateful people, has never borne
upon it's face the declaration of the great
ness of the man, nor the greatness OF his
services, nor the gratitude OF the people
in whose midst he was buried.
"One hundred years have passed away.
and fitting occasion has arrived for this
long desired and much needed completion
of the monument. To this end a joint
committee from the City Council and the
Georgia Historical Society, acting under
authority from these bodies, has devised,
and is about to place upon the north and
south faces of the pedestal bronze inscrip-
tional tablets. feet 6 inches by feet
inches. These tablets will be cast in
standard bronze, and will be OF high Or
der of excellence.
$40 defray the expense of this under
taking the COMMITTEES will need $500, OF
which amount the City Council has con-
ditionally appropriated $500. The COM
mittee, therefore, appeals TO the patriotic
people OF Savannah to subscribe such
amounts as their patriotism and their
pride in the good name OF savannah may
dictate"