The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-22
THE LONE STAR STATE.
APPEAL TO THE LADIES OF TEXAS
TO ASSIST IN THE BAZAAR.
Mrs. winkler, the State Agent, solicits Aid
in Raising Funds for tho Soldiers and
Sailors Monument and Museum.


married Colonel Winkler. gallant officer
OF Hoods brigade who afterwards be-
came distinguished lawyer Of Texas.
Mrs. Winkler, who is the general State
agent for the coming Memorial Bazaar.
is taking a deep interest in the enterprise.
She has issued an address to the ladies
OF Texas. wherein she solicits assistance
in raising funds for the monument to
soldiers and sailors OF the Confederacy.
Her address reads as follows:
Having been appointed general State
agent for the Memorial Bazaar at Rich
mOnd, Va, by the associations working
in the interest Of a monument for Confed-
crate soldiers and sailors. it becomes
necessary to make an appeal to the ladies
Of the State through the press, which
| courtesy is certainly appreciated, as there
are no funds available for travelling pur-
poses. / recall the favorite maxim OF
the renowned David Crockett: BE sure
you are right, and then go ahead"
| It is needless to remind the ladies OF
this State how much we all loved the
| Southern cause. how we encouraged by
our words and help the Confederate sol
| diers, how the women spun, wove and
knit to keep them comfortable. and how
we nursed and cared for them when sick
| and wounded.
! Among those who we're ever faithful
were the women Of Richmond. Va. around
| whose beleaguered Notifications the best
armies OF the world were hurled. Her
soil is dyed with the blood of heroes from
| every State in the nation. for there the
battle waged the fercest
| From Texas went only three regiments
10 the Virginia army. First. Fourth and
! Fifth, and became noted afterwards as
portion Of Hoods famous Texas brigade
How they fought, bled and died for their
| country Is part OF the history OF North
| ern Virginia and links their deeds i'm low
| ing remembrance to the people of Rich
mond The first major Of the Fourth
regiment was Bradfute Warwick son OF
| one Of Richmond's wealthiest and most
| aTistocratic citizens, a man who, when
| only twenty-one years Of age. had made
his mark In military life and been re-
varded by the cross Of the Legion OF
| Honor by Garibaldi in Italy. He fen
mortally wounded. grasping flag he was
trying to plant on the enemy's breast
works in the moment Of victory at
Gaines Mil. Colonel John Il. Hood was
placed In command Of the Fourth regi-
| ment, and his record is peerless. When
these men reached Richmond President
Davis gave them hearty welcome, end
ing his speech thus: Texans, the soldiers
OF other states have their regulations
TO gain. but the sons of the defenders Of
the Alamo have theirs 10 maintain"
Only handful returned to tell the story
Of the achievements OF their comrades of
this command. They lie in forgotten
graves from Texas to Pennsylvania. They
did maintein thei. reputation.
After the sad day at Appomattox, the
war over, the only thing the women OF
the South could do was 70 cheer the liv-
l...r L.. ..a..
fairs. and cherish and care for the sacred
dust of the immortal dead.
At Richmond they organized at once,
and one year after the surrender in May
the Hollywood and lakewood Memorial
Associations instituted the loving tribute
to their dead heroes by setting aside "A
memorial day. when all in sympathy were
invited to participate and the graves Of
those who had died in defense OF their
homes were decorated with flowers. This
custom has been kept up. our Northern
friends embraced the idea and now there
is also national decoration day for the
soldiers who fell in the Federal army.
Hollywood Memorial projected and
erected in Hollywood cemetery in 1869 a
most touching tribute to the Confederate
dead. Amid the remains Of 1900 soldiers
on the loftiest elevation Of Confederate
avenue, rises this mOnument-a pyramid
Of rough. native granite, ninety feet high,
put together without cement. with math-
ematical exactress At its base was
planted honeysuckle. climbing roses. Eng
lish ivy and Virginia creeper These have
tenderly entwined themselves amid the
interstices of the rock nearly 10 the top,
and there il stands, a mass Of living green
an everlasting memorial Of the dead.
The lakewood Memorial erected in that
cemetery a tall marble spire, dedicated
to the soldiers OF the Lost Cause" in
the midst of the graves of 5000 soldiers.
The name Of each State is engraved
thereon, and Texas has her place, iyet not
one dollar Of money from this state was
ever subscribed. These Associations also
assisted II. f.. Lee Camp in the establish
ment Of the Soldiers Home the ele-
giant retreat for Confederate veterans,
supplied and kept with all modern con-
veniences, where Texas soldiers were
gladly welcomed and where Colonel Bane
OF the Fourth regiment was cared Tor
during his declining years.
Some i've years ago the United Memo
rial Associations, which have now grown
into six distinct organizations, including
the Juvenile Hollywood Memorial, con
ceived the plan for a large monument 10
crown the highest Of Richmond'S hills
a column that shall tell the succeeding |
generations how the women OF the South |
loved those who wore the gray-dedi-
Gated to the Confederate soldier and |
sailor wherever he fell, whether upon the |
plains of Arizona or leading the van at |
Gettysburg. They have invited all the |
women of the South to unite with them |
in this testimonial.
This is as much our monument as |
theirs and will become a Mecca for al |
cur people. Various plans have been IN
augurated to secure the funds and the
monument IS now in progress.
For nearly thirty years the graves or |
our soldiers who died in Virginia have |
been annually decorated and kept in or
der by others. Now he appeal comes |
back to help them in this work, and will |
Texas women fail 10 respond TO that call: |
Ne owe this much &c their fai'hfuln"ss |
e. the Texans who fell on their soil, ard |
we certainly owe a debt of gratitude to al
the Confederate dead. wherever scattered
Only n small mite is asked TO testify 10
our love and appreciation. Let us do
what we can.
The Je1 Davis Mansion was purchased
by the Council Of the city Of Richmond
as a permanent home for the President
Of the Confederacy but the deed was
never accepted, and the building was &C.
cllpied as a residence. rent free. After
the war II was used as headquarters Of
the military commanders who ruled Nir-
sinia until the army was withdrawn, in
$50. 1t was then restored 10 the city and
utilized for school purposes.
year or two ago il was turned over
to the ladies of the memorial associations
to be consecrated as q Confederate mu-