Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-02-02
GOLDsBORO. N. c.. FEB. 2, 1898.
THE CONFEDERATE SOLDER.

Ihe Ladies hollywood memoirs
al Association, aided by the Junior
Hollywood, the Oakwood and He.
brew Memorial Associations, and
all the Confederate Veterans
Camps, will hold a bszsar April
II, 1898, in Richmond, Va, for
the benefit of the monument NV
being raised to the Private Soldier
and Sailor of the Confederacy,
and fer the Confederate Museum,
to be established in the house in
which President Davis resided dur.
ing the war. This house having
been given to the ladies BY the
City of Richmond, they ask the
help Of every man, woman, and
child, in order that the entire
South may share in the honor of
erecting these two monuments.
Each Confederate State will be
represented by a table bearing lite
name shield and %colors, and articles
received will be given to the table
which may be- designated by the
donor.
It ia BETTING that to the dsunt.
less ChieftiaD and his heroic fo!-
lowers these two monuments be
raised in the Capital Of the Con-
federacy, the one apot which q
never lose it's identity with the
aus for which they struggled and
died.
Money and articles, small and
large, for table or restaurant, for
us or beauty, should be addressed
to "Memorial Bszaar," Richmond,
Va,
AL packages are forwarded free
by the Southern and Adams Exs
press Companies.
In behalf of this Monument to
the Private Soldier and Sailor of
the Confederate States, whose valor
and devotion have won alike the
undying gratitude of our people
and the admiration of the world;
and in behalf of the Memorial
Museum to be established in the
mansion occupied by President
Davis rs long as the Confederacy
lasted. this appeal is made. to which
every citizen ofthe Southern States
10 earnestly asked to give sympathy
and support.
1t ID designed that the monu.
ment shall speak for each State O.
the Confederacy; of it's sacred love
and reverence for the dead, tn.
name of each State craven on tn.
stones forming the majestic column
upon which will stand the stalwar'
figure of the Confederate Private
and in the museum, where on,
may lean the true story Of tina
dire struggle. and imbibe the spir
it of that self.sacrifice which glad
" gave it's all at the call of duty
it is intended to assign room I.
each State Gearing it's nsme), il
which shall be placed the sacret
relics of the glorious pas; and tina
it shall also be represented on thu
Board OF Managers by a lady re
gent from that State.
Throughout the South there ar
many patriotic monuments erectet
to the memory Of the gallant lead
ers of the Confederacy, but non
to the Heroic Private, who VOL
its glorious victories and bore tn
seversst hardships. These memo
rails are to commemorate the vir
tues of oil the heroes from all tn
Southern Safes.
Perhaps no one spot SO speaks G
the people of the Confederacy, Q
is more associated with their IN
paralle!ed heroisn,, than Richmond
the Capital, on whose most loft
hill, overlooking the fields ono
drenehed with the blood of th
soldier from every State, and tina
on>sweeping river so g~allantly d.
Tended by the Intrepid sailor.
1t should be our pride and glor
to resr thi. unique monumental
combined Offering of love an
gratitude from the entire Souther
people on this very spot.
MOTHERSi MUrHERS!l