The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-16
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
MEMORIAL DAYS PROGRAMME.
The Ladies' Mem orial Association and
the Veterans

A meeting of the Ladies' Memorial As
ISOLATION Of Savannah was held yesterday
at the residence of Mrs. o. Cohen, president
Of the association. A letter was read from
the society of the Atlanta association, ask
ing that the money received at the cemetery
gate here, on Memorial day, be sent TO
Atlanta, TO be forw arded with other sub
scriptions to Richmond, Va, for the
purpose OF putting up stones 70 the
graves of Georgians buried there. The let
ter says that there are several thousand
confederate soldiers buried in Hollywood
cemetery, Richmond, 1000 Of whom were
Georgians. Their graves have so far been
marked by wooden head boards, which are
fast rotting away. The ladies of the Holly
wood memorial association are making an
effort to replace these boards with
marble headstones, and are ask
ing each state to contribute
certain amount toward putting up the
stones. Most Of the states have reported,
but Georgia has done nothing yet. The
secretary writes that $500 will place stone
at the grave of each Georgian.
The Savannah association decided to re-
spond TO the appeal. and will contribute
what money is received here. The secretary
was instructed to reply to the Atlanta
association to that effect.
Another letter was read from the secre-
tary Of the Confederate Veterans Associa-
ton, inviting the Ladies' Memorial Associa-
ton to participate in the services by the
veterans at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of
April 20. The members of the assocla-
ton will march in a body to the confeder-
ate monument and decorate it. The prin-
cipal feature at the monument will be the
address Of Gen. jackson. The secretary said
that committee of the Confederate Veter-
ans Association will be detailed to receive
and make proper arrange nents for the
comfort of the ladies. The practicablity
of accepting the invitation was discussed at
length. The memorial association has now
so small membership that it is absolutely
necessary that those members be at the
cemetery at that hour, and the sec ,etary
was Instructed to write a suitable reply
to the Confederate Veterans Association.
The memorial association proper was dis
banded some years ago, having completed
its work. Only an executive committee,
composed of the following ladies, meets
once every year to transact business and
arrange for the memorial: President, Mrs.
o. Cohen; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
John Williamson, Mrs J. G. Thomas, Mrs.
G.. A. L. Lamar, Mrs. J. j. Wilder, Miss
Sallie Owens, Miss Bassinger and Miss
Hone.
very small amount was received last
year at the cemetery gates, and it is the
desire of the association to raise a larger
sum this year to send to the Richmond as
ISOLATION. If an arrangement could be
made, bringing the confederate veterans
and the memorial association together at
the cemetery, and have the address deliv-
cred there, it would greatly augment
the amount Of money that the
association seeks to raise. If the
confederate veterans carry out their
programme at the monument while the
memorial association is decorating its
graves, splitting of the crowd is likely to
be the result, and probability that not as
much will be raised by the association, the
ladies think. as was raised last year. Some
arrangement will probably be determined
upon today.