Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-03-10
The south.s BattIe Abbey.

The South's Battle AbheY-
An Earnest appeal to the Southern
Women.
In Behalf of the Rottss Memorial
association,
By Mrs. John @. Broson, President
United Daughters of the Con-
federacy.
The following eloquent and touch
ing address has been issued by Mrs.
John C. Brown. Presidence of the
I'm tied Daughters of the Confed-
eracy;
United Daughters of the Canfeder-
acy, office of the President, Nashville.
Tenn, Feb. 10, 1596.-To the
Daughters of the Confederacy and
the Women of the South: Gen. John
B. Gordon commanding the United
Confederate Veterans, in general or
der No. 155, issued December z,
1895, sets forth the muniffeent prop
osition of Mr.. Charles Broadway
Rouss, of New York, relating to the
establishment of the Confederate
Memorial Association and the erec-
ton of the great Battle Abbey of the
South. In this order, Gen. Gordon,
in behalf of the departed Confeder-
ate heroes and their surviving COM
rades, makes, an eloquent appeal TO
the women of the South to aid the
Confederate veterans in raising the
funds necessary to carry the plans of
Mr.. Rouss and the Confederate vet
Grams into successful execution
This appeal has touched resp onsive
chord in the heart of every true
Southern woman. The following
extract will show the conf dence with
which the Confederate veterans rely
upon our sympathy and enthusiasm,
and our active cooperation:
1.-THE General Commanding, there
fore, in compliance with the request
of the committee, designates Friday,
May 1, 1896, as the most suitable,
for Memorial Festival Day, to be
set apart for the use of the women
III 1Ot tulS
great Memorial Hall.
"All the details and exercises of
this Memorial Festival Day are to
be planned, conducted and carried
out entirely under the orders, con-
troll, ideas and management of the
women of the South in their respec-
tive localities.
GSETor in Iy,oco hands oould tb;s
sacred trust more properly be placed,
and with more certainty of success,
than into those of the gentle women
of the South, who have never yet
faltered or failed in the performance
of any duty either in war or in peace,
imposed upon them for the Southern
cause.
''The General Commanding ap-
peals TO and urges these heroic wo-
men, survivors of a heroic age, and
all tie daughters of the South who
take pride in the history of such
worthy and glorious ancestors, to
Immediately, upon the receipt ST this
order, organize societies and elect
presidents, secretaries, ,treasurers and
others officers, in every city, town,
hamlet and neigborhood in the South,
and to notify Col. r. C. Wood, Cen
eraI Manager of the Confederate Me-
mortal Association, No. A Perdido
street, New Orleans, La, SO that he
can at once supply them with sub
scription books and full instructions,
and respectfully requests that they
will commence without delay the
collection of funds for the erection of
this depository of the records of the
valor of Southern manhood and the
heroism of Southern womandood, and
continue their efforts Systematically,
making the Memorial Festival Day,
May !, 1896, the elimination of their
efforts.
''The money raised by each socie-
ty and in each locality must be de-
posted in some good bank or other
safe depository, to the order of the
United Confederate Veterans for the
use of the Confederate Memorial As
sociation, to remain until called for
by the proper authority.
I'm the meantime, each society or
locality, where money is raised, will
report the amount collected to Col.
r. C. Wood, General Manager of the
Confederate Memorial Association
No. A Perdido street, New Orleans,
La, 80 that an idea can be formed
of the total amount thus secured.
"The General Commanding re-
quests all the old veterans compos-
| ing the 721 United Confederate Vet
eran camps of this association to
render all the assistance possible to
the ladies engaged in this holy
cause
Shall this confidence be misplaced
Shall this appeal be ignored? Women
of the South. let us prove ourselve;
worthy of the appeal. Let us unite
in a patriotic, earnest, systematic
effort to promote this sacred cause.
Let us show our devotion by making
contribution which shall far exceed
the expectations of the veterans who
have so confidently appealed to us Il
yindicate the memory of their heroic
struggle in the greatest civil war O
history. Let US devote our thoughts
+ and prayers to devising the plani
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