The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-11-26
THE DAVIS MO NuMlNT.
plans Adopted For Public subsorip-
ton in Mississippi.

The State Committee appointed
to raise fuads for the monument to
Jefferson Davis. at Richmond, Va,
for the Safe of Mississippi, mel
in the Governors office on Thurs
day, November 3, 1892. The mem
bers of the committee present wei e:
Mai. Gen. Stephen ID. Lee, chair
man; Gov. j. NJ. Stone, ex-Gov.
Robert Lowry and Col. O. Q Flaw-
er.,e; LII ut. Col. Fred j. V. Le-
Cand, The other member-abSent.
The committee, after duly con-
sid, ring the matter, passed the tol,
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That Col. J. l.. Power
be ap, on,e committee OF ON
to corr. spOnd aud ascertain VIII
amount of money h $ been sub
ser, bed ia dilfrrent localities IN
the State to erect a moaument to
JEFF .rsum Davis, and If said money
& be used for the monument IN
Richmond.
lii ease Colon Power cannot do
the Notk, the chairman of thi>
committe, General Lee TO desig-
nate some one els. to fill his place.
Resolved, 2.-That for purposes
of organization, the chairman OF
this committee, General LIE open
correspondence with the sheriff OF
each county in the State, who with
the Chaucrry and Circuit Clerks,
will be requested to send to him
the names of six representative
Confederate ladies' of the county
who will be central committee for
the county to raise funds for the
Jefferson Davis Monument" III
Richmond, with such other local
commit ers throughout the conn Y.
iii each super, isnrs district, a.
Ties may up 'oint to assist them
That Jan. ,, 1893 he named as a
day to get subscription for th'
monument. and thereafter on each
first day Of succe' ding months 'ill
the amount is obtained. Suhsrrlp-
tions to be not less than quarter
Of a dollar on more than one dollar.
far each individual. General Lee,
TO periect tue organic alton aud +
range for receipt Of the money.
Resolve il, 3.-That the chairman
of this committee, General Lee.
apneal TO comrades. Col.
/ L. Power, Col. j. r. Bin
ford. Col. T. Il. jones, 9 !.
pm Slavery and Col. j. Il. Nc
Intosh, to deliver addresses or lee
tur.s 10 their own and adj 'cenl
connties and in such other loc IL
ties as they desire in the State, t"i
the purl ose of raising funds fol
fine erection of the monument 10
Pr. sident Davis at Richmond, Va,
and that General Lee, IN making
known thus request to the coin
rades mentioned, state that M
committee feels coutident that the,
can rely on their compliance IN
work, that is so near the he'.rt Of
every Confederate Veteran.
Resolved, 4.-That the Chal'-
mar. General Lee, be requested To
appeal TO The press of tue ) ate
To assist the committee, the differ.
ent ncal organizations, the lee
turers and other instrumentallll'
in carry ing out the purpose in view
TIE United Confederate Veie-
rams. at their last re-uniou in n "
Orleans directed their comma d'-' ,
General Gordon TO appoint "a com
m,tter. to b,. known as the "DAvi
Monum, ntal Commit ee, com
nos, d of one comrade in eacl
statr. 10 havr coutrol of the ma :
ter. This committee appointed sub
committees of five each. for tac'
State and Territory of the lac
Confederate States-They decided
10 put the momumentin Richmond,
tbe capital of the Coufedrracy ant
the final resting place of tue re-
mains of Mr.. Davis. The amoun
10 be raised is s250.0p0. Tue sub
committees in each State to ASST >
the general committee appoint q
by General Gordon in raising tins
am,,unt S. d. LEE,
Chsirman Com. for Missis, ,ippi.
Pronounced Hopeless, Yet Saved.