Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-02
THE SOUTHERN MEMORIAL
Active Participation in the Undertaking in
Washington.
The Southern Women of Washington
ial Fund and to Bring 1t Here.

The southern women living in Washing
ton are manifesting very active interest
in the erection of the proposed memorial
building of the south. AS has been stated
in The Star, the erection of such a build
ing upon a magnificent scale has become
a certainty, the only questions now unde-
cded being the limit of the amount that
Will be secured, which will largely deter
mine the extent of the structure and the
selection Of location. The cities now in
the field competing for the location are
Washington, Richmond, Atlanta, Nashville,
Memphis and New Orleans. The sum
of 100000 required to be raised by the
people of the south to meet similar sum
generously donated by Mr.. Charles Broad
way Rouss of New York. with whom the
scheme originated, has already been ex-
ceeded, and the matter has become QueS-
ton as to how grand and comprehensive
the building shall be. The movement to
assist in raising funds for the purpose Or
Sanized by the ladies Of the Southern Re
lief Society, aside from the work done and
the large contribution made by the Con-
federaIe Veterans Association, has par
taken of general feature, and the south
ern ladies of Washington have become in
terested and Joined in the work.
The recent order of Gen. Gordon, COM
mander of the United Veterans requesting
the ladies throughout the south to set
apart festal day in May and by COM
mon effort and concert of action swell the
fund to grand proportions had an electric
erect, and wherever there is camp OF
Confederate Veterans, of which there are
over 500, and. in fact, throughout the en-
tire south. the flowery month of May will
Iesound with fetes and merry-making. At
ter number of preliminary meetings, ar
ranging a program and selecting and or
ganiZing committees full and interesting
meeting of the southern ladies of Wash
ingtcn was held Wednesday afternoon last
n 10 oil 10 Hny ffGn nYDS
1893 F street, Mrs. Ralph Walsh presiding.
Among the ladies present VINO will take an
active part in committee and general work
were Mrs ]. r. Callaghan. Mrs. Riley, Mrs.
Young, Mrs. Ella Rust Smith. Mrs. Albert
Akers, Mrs. Drew, Mrs. w. d. Peachey,
Mrs. Hickey. Mrs. NJ. A. Ballinger, Mrs.
Sewell, Miss Lillian Pike. Mrs. H. c. Smith.
Mrs. Bullock. Mrs. Marcus J. Wright. Miss
Hay, Mrs. Harper. Mrs. TehEyck. Mrs.
Holland. Mrs. Wayne, Mrs. Edwards. Mrs.
A. T. Buck, Mrs. Dyer and Miss Dyer Mrs.
Harper. Mrs. Clarendon Smith, Mrs. Ho-
land, Miss Culley, Miss Strong and Mrs.
Mcdonald.
The next meeting. to be held Wednesday
afternoon, at 1870 o'clock. in the parlors of
the E;bbitt House. which have been prof
fered by the managers, will be very general.
and will include some of the ladies of the
cabinet and others prominent in high Off
cial circles, when arrangements will be
finally completed.
The proceeds accrung from this entertain
ment will be devoted exclusively to the gen.
eral building fund for the erection of Me-
mortal building, he it located where it may.
1t will be an offering Of the southern women
of Washington to the history and traditions
of their beloved sunny land. its heroes and
its heroines, which they wish to perpetuate
in monument worthy of it's cause.
Another fund Is also being raised by the
confederate veterans, assisted by ladies OF
the Southern Relief Society, conditioned alb
solutcly upon the location of this building
in Washington. Both divisions Of the work
are being maraged with energy, and have
flattering promises of success.
The Confederate Veterans Association and
Southern Relief Society Will be addressed
at their regular meeting, Thursday even
Ing next. by Col. r. c. Wood of New Or
leans. the general manager of the work
connected with the Memorial building upon
Its progress and promises