The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-21
EVEReREENS FOR CHICAGO.
a CAR LOAD or PALMETTO AND
LAUREL WREATHS ABOUT
READY.

Decorations for the Confederate
Monument 60 BE Unveiled Memorial
Day-The Ladies' Auxiliary ana
Daughters of the COnfederacy
I'm the Car-Graves of 5000 Dead
From Camp Douglass Prison TO BE
Decorated.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Confederate
Veterans Association was busy last night
until II O'Clock making wreaths and pre-
pairing the evergreens to be sent on to-
morrow TO Chicago for the decoration Of
the confederate monument which is 10 be
unveiled there on May 30. They were as
sisted by several members of the Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy. Together the la
dies OF these two organizations completed
about 900 Of the 1000 laurel wreaths that
are to be forwarded in the car.
The special car to be used for this DUR
pose has been furnished by Messrs. Nelson.
Norris & Co, Of Chicago. 1t is a ventn-
ated refrigerator car and one that Is well
suited TO the purpose. 1t viii be carried
q
purpose of having loaded in it twenty-four
palmetto trees, which will be from twelve
tofifteen feet in hight, and about 100 pine
sapplings. Besides these there will be
placed in the car large amount of moss.
and wild smilax. and the thousand wreaths
which the ladies are now busy preparing.
Only to-day and tonight are left in
which to make the wreaths that are to 90
to Chicago for the purpose Of decorating
the graves Of the confederate dead there
who died in Camp Douglass prison. There
are 5000 of these graves to be decorated on
May 30, besides the decorations which are
to be placed on the monument which Is
the first confederate monument to be I'M
yelled north of Mason's and Dixon's line
These confederate dead have been removed
about three times, but their graves are
now located permanently. owing to the ef-
forts OF Gen. John G. Underwood who has
charge of the work. He has succeeded in
raising the fund for the building of the
monument, and the ceremonies attendant
upon it will undoubtedly be watched with
much interest from all parts of the coun-
try.
The confederate veterans are much in
terested in the work before them, and
they have issued a special invitation to all
the wives and daughters and all ladies'
who are relatives of confederate soldiers
or sailors. whether living or dead, to come
to the regimental armory this morning
and take part in this work of love and
honor to the dead. The ladies' accom-
plished good deal yesterday and last
night. but they have great deal more 10
do to-day, and they are in need of all
the assistance they can get.
The car and the transportation for these
eVergreens has been furnished free. and
the cars Will be placarded, showing where
the contributions are from. There will
be cars of flowers and evergreens from
several other southern cities, and with
what can be secured in Chicago, it is al
most certain that the decorations will be
ample and worthy of the occasion.
Besides the car load of evergreens to be
sent tomorrow, the Savannah Confeder-
ate Veterans will send 1000 magnolia
blooms or buds about two-thrds matured
to add to the decorations These will
not be sent until next Saturday. May, g
and they will go by the Southern Ex,
press Company. which has very literally
agreed to transport them free of charge
The executive committee of which Mr.
Saussy is chairman, has been busy aid
ing in the work of getting up the car load
of evergreens, and in fact has done about
all the work, with the exception of maxi
ing the wreaths, which is being done by
the ladies'. This however, is one of the
features of the car load, and win
add very greatly TO the. decorations OF
the graves at Chicago. In letter from
Chicago addressed to Col. Albert c. Akers.
Gen. j. c. Underwood says:
The slight opposition from scattering
G. A. r. forces has only served to in,
tensify and concentrate the spirit of the
movement here, and everything is being
done to make it a grand success. In
place of 100 men as a firing party, the
First Regiment Infantry, Illinois Nation
al Guard, 800 strong, has volunteered to
turn out as body"
From this it will be seen what an in
terest is being taken in this event not
only in the country generally, but right
in Chicago