The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-20
CHATTANOOGA'S nURRAH
THE FUND FOR THE SHERIDAN
STATUE TO BE PUSHED.

Soldiers Now.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Sept 19.-At
the meeting of the Society of the Army of
the Cumberland to-day, Gen. Mussey pre-
.erted a memo ial as to the death of Judge
Stanley Matthews.
The committee on the Sheridan statue
reDorted that only a few hundred dollars
had been subscribed TO the fund. Congress
had appropriated $4,000 and $4,000 more
was oecessary. The committee would &C
lively engage in obtaining subscriptions.
Decoration day week was re-
opested to be set apart by the
q a r for the purpose of taking collec-
tionS for this fund. Designs for the statue
beva not been advertised for, the commit
fee being unanimous in tue conclusion that
fhe work Le given to J. Q. A. Ward, the
sculptor, who is an homo. ary member of
The 5 ciety and who executed the statues #
Gel. Thomas and exp. esident Garfield. 1t
was also agreed that the initiation fees of
new memuers shall be applied to the monu-
Elent fund.
THE NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
Toledo, O., was selected as the place of
the nexJ n.eetiu g which will be held Sept.
17aud is, 1S9J.
Gen. Gates F. Thurston of Tennessee was
elected as orator and Judge Albion w.
Tourgee of New York as alternate orator
for the next meeti G.
The lowing officers were elected:
President-Gen W. S. Rosecrans.
Corresponding Secretary-Gen. H. ID.
Cist.
Recording secretary-Col. John NJ.
Steele.
Treasurer-Gep. Joseph S. Fullerton.
FIRST Vice P esident-Maj. W. j. Colburn
ofths city, and one vlce president for each
state represented.
NEW MEMBERSHIP.
The matter Of new mem bership provoked
considerable discussion, aud it was deter
mined that circulars should be sent to every
member of the Army of the Cumberland,
inviting tIem to join. A misunderst and
ing has prevailed that privates are nol
eligible to membership, which is not true.
The ques ion Of initiation fees and the elec-
ton Of Gen. Ordway and Col. Wilson as
honorary members, and also The admission
Of the sons of members of the army of the
Cumberland, was deferred uAtil the next
meeting a separate committee of five being
appointed to consider these important mat
ters.
APORTRAIT OF THOMAS.
Senator Manderson of Nebraska and
Cong essman G. o ,venor Of Oaio were re-
quested TO introduce a resolution in con
gresS asking for an appropriation for the
purchase Of Gen. s. w. Prices life-sized
portrait OF Gen. Tn )rnas, sane to be hung
in the national capitol building.
ALL ONE PEOPLE.
A resolution thanking the citizens Of
Chattanooga for their generous hospitality
was passed, hut a res luton thanking he
eX-conf federates for their reception was
withdrawn on q suggestion from Gen. Gros-
vehor that there was no such thing as con-
tederates now, tnev were all one people
with the soldiers of the north, and we're III
cluded in the eneral resolution of thanks.
The society agreed that no distinction should
be made, and thai they should be included
IN the or glnal resolution.
The pc pie here are delighted at the
honor Inferred upon tennessee, the first
vice president and orator being both chosen
from this state.
The lnal adjourrment will be had to-
MORO" Oh the battlefield of Chickamauga
THE CHICAMAUGA ASSOCIATION.
The preliminary meeting of the Chicka-
mauga Association was held at 2 O'Clock
TINS atterno n in a mammoth teat erected
for the occasio TIE big tent was gor-
geously decorated by the ladies of the city,
the wives and daug ghters of soldiers of botl
sides, with flags nd bunting, and beautiful
X
eI's stand
According to the order of the local COM
mittee having the matter in charge the tent
was opened first to the old 20 diers of the
Army 4 the CImoe oerland and members of
the y. A. r., who were ven front seats
there being fully $500 of them.
ENTRY OF THE BOYS IN GRAY.
These were followed by long line of ex-
coniedera es, 1000 strong, headed by the
United States Seventh regimen band from
Atlanta, and as the boys in gray tere
the great tent to the IIveuing strains of
the Star Spangled Banner the immense
feet, and loud and long
cheer followed the old confederate
soldiers, which was RESPONDED to with a
rebel YELL" and grand hurrah for the
old nag" There was a general intermi1g-
lng Of old sOliiers, he confederates being
sandWiched iu among the old federals. This
circumstance at racted general attention,
ana was a g aft ing augury for the sue
cess OF the Chickamauga national PARK
scheme.
OBJECT OF TIE MEETING.
AZ soon "a tha great assemblage had been
seated A. S. OchS, chairman the local COM
Hllttee having il charge the Chicka nauga
11t1s'oclauon ception, arose and stat that
oue Getting mad neen called to organiza
memo lal association composed of old fed
e'ai and exc moderate soldiers for the
purpose Of purchase & tie ground of the
cnlcKamauga battlefield and converting it
INTO ma l7nai park dedic ated to the mem
o;y OF the heroic valor and glowing chiv-
airy Of he : ldiers OF both armies who en-
gagged each her on that bloody field.
GoD's BLESSING INVOKED.
Rev. j. w. Bachman, an ex-confederate
chaplsin of this city, then offered fervent
prayer, invoking the blessings of Almighty
Uod on the movement about to be made to
cement and bind the hearts of the old
soldiers together. After the prayer, Rev.
Ochs suggested that chairman be named,
AM Capt. j. F. Shipp, commander of n B.
ib,olre,t Camp of ex-confederate veterans OF
tnls city, nominated Gen. W. S. Rosecrans
aS chairman in fitting speech, in which he
alluded to the general as the hero of Chicka-
mauga.
THE GENERAL CHOSEN.
Amid uproarious applause tho general
was chosen, and in a few words heartily
Inoorsing the. Chickamauga memorial
no9Vemenf, be called the meeting to erder
uen. Rose Grams, in accepting the chair
manship, said:
D. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND COMRADES OF THE
lek 1sek AND TIE GRAY: This occasion is one Of
NSAieh you VIII look through history in vain to
IN na second. To-day twenty-six years ago
~ Degan tnat great and bloody battle OF Chicka-
saauga, within twelve miles 0. this place, aud
SURVIVORS of that batfla both hfua and vraV