The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-11-19
rAs DAVIS NlyuA:Vr.
plans Adopted For Public subscrlp-
ton in Mississippi.

ton in Mississippi.
The State Committee appointed
to raise fnpds for the monument to
JeffaI son Davis. az Richmond, Va,
for the State of Mississippi, mel
in the Governors office on THURS
day, November 8, 1892. The niem-
hers Of the committee present were;
Mai. Gen. Stephen d. Lee, chair
man; Gov. j. M. Stone, ex.GOv.
Robert Lowry and Col. @. 9 Flow
err.e; Lii ut. Col. Fred j. V. Lee
Cand. the other member-absent.
The committee, after duty con
sidrring the matter, passed the tol'
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That Col. j. L. Power
be appointed a committee OF on
to corr, spOnd and ascertain Whit
amount of money Ii been sub
scribed in different localities IN
the State to erect monument 10
jefferson Davis, aud If said money
Ii be used for the monument IN
Richmond.
III case Colonel Power cannot do
the work, tue chairman Of thi,
committe, General Lee TO desig-
nate some one else to fill his place.
Resolved. 2.--That for purposes
of organization, the chairman of
this committee, General Le., open
correspondence with the sheriff OF
each county in the State, who With
the Chancery and Circuit Clerks,
will be requested to send to him
the names of six representative
Confederate ladies of the county
who will be a central committee for
the county to raise funds for the
Jefferson Davis Monument" in
Richmond, with such other local
commit ees throughout the county,
liz each supervisors district, a.
they may appoint to assist them
That Jan. 2, 1898 be named as a
day 10 get subscriptions for the
monument, aud thereafter on EACH
first day of succe ding months 'tll.
the amount is obtained. Sunscrip-
tions to be not less than a quarter
of dollar or more than one dollar,
fur each individual. General Lee
to perfect the organic ition aud ar
range for receipt Of the money,
Resolved, 3.-That the chairman
of this committee, General Lee.
appeal to comrades. Col.
]. i. Power, Col. J. II. Bin
ford, Col. I. II. Jones, Q.
p. NJ Savery aud Col. J. Il. Nc.
Intosh, to deliver addresses or lee
tur.s in their own aud adj AGENT
counties and in such other loo IN
ties as they desire in the State, toI
the pnri ose of raising funds fol
the erection of the mOnumant 10
President Davis al Ri hmond, Va,
and that General Lee, IN making
known this request to the coin
rades mentioned. state that Ihl'
committee feels conlilent uiaf theN
can rely on their compliance II
work. that is so near the he TT oi
every Conf, derate Veteran.
Received, A -That the Chai
mar. General Lee, br requested Il
appeal to The press ol tue 5 ate
to assist the committee, tue differ
ent Iacal organizations, he lee
turers and other inslrumentallll'
in carry ing out thr purpose 10 view
TIE United Confederate ve e
rams, at thrir last re-union I'D n "
Orleans directed their comm4,d'A
General Gordon to appoint com
m,tte.. TO b.. known AZ the 'sDavi-
Mon mental Committees" com
pos d Of one cOmrad- in eacl
state. to have control of the ma
ter. this committee appointed SUB
committees of five each, for eacl
State and Territory OF the l@''
Confederate States-They decided
10 mt the monument in Richmond
the capital OF the Confedrracy an'
the final resting place of the re
mains of Mr.. Davis. The am0nn
to be raised is s250,0lO. Tue sub
committees in each State to asslS
the general committee appoint
by General Gordon in raising thl
amount. .. ~ LEE
Clbairmaa Com. for Mississippi.