Saint Mary's beacon., 1896-01-16


of Mr. B. r. Abel, Of this town.-Eds.
BEACON.
Headquarters United Confederate Heterans.
New Orleans, La. Dacem5er z. 1895.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 1856.
The progress made by 'be. able and dis
iisguished committed appointed In General
Orders Nos. 145 and 149 from these head
quarters to examine into and report upon
the plan submitted by the great philan.
thropist and benefactor. Charles Broadway
Rouss, for the establishment Of a grand
Memorial Hall, where confederate relics
and mementoes are to be deposited for al
time, and which Is to become the Battle
Abbey" of the South. must be very crafty
ing to the old veterans and to all those
who love the traditions Of the south and
who cherish the memories Of the courage
and heroism of her sons, and the unparal.
leled cevotion of her noble and self sacri
ficing women.
This splendid comrlittee has now sue.
cessfully launched the grand enterprise,
and through their action and that of the
sub committees, have formulated a mode
of procedure which, IL energetically carried
out, cannot fail of success.
II will be remembered that the generous
and large hearted donor, Mr. Charles
Broadway Rnuss, who alone conceived this
pr'ject for the perpetuation Of the history
and glory of his countrymen, presented
Flan for its consummation to the veterans
at the Houston reunion, at the same time
subscribing 100000 as his individual sub.
scription TO assist in carrying out his grand
views and ideas. conditioned upon the
veterans raising like amount.
To raise this 8 o 900 additional and
enough more to endow and insure the
perpetnation of the institution. is the pro.
bfem which now occupies the attention
and efforts of the committee.
1t is believed that one halt of the amount
required will he raised through the sub
scription of the more than $4,000 members
of the U. G V Association, and which
will entitle them 10 certificates showing
their Contributions, thus giving each con.
tributor an interest in this glorious enter
prise which is so near and SO dear To the
heart Of every veteran--and it is considered
To be sure and beyond peradventure, that
the other half or balance, whatever NAV be
required. will be raised by the noble wo
men IF the South.
The committee suggests that the most
feasible manner of reaching the desired
object is To set apart a Memorial Fes,iva:
Day" and they ask that the General Com.
manding will designate the date, and issue
q general order
The General Commanding. therefore, in
c"mnliance with the request of the COM
mittee, desi' mites. Friday, Nav /, 1896 a.
the most suitable for "Memnrial Festival
Dav," to be set apart for the use of tn.
women OF the S''uth in raising funds for
this great Memorial Hall.
All the details and exercises of this
Memorial Festival Day" are /, be planned
conducted and carried out entirely under
the orders, control ideas and management
of the women of the South In their respec
tive localities
For, in whose hands could this sacred
trust more properly be placed, and with
more certainty Of success than into thos..
"f the gentle women IF the Snuth who
have never yet falterei or failed in thu.
pe7f'rmance of any duty, either in war or
in peace, Imposed upon them for thu
Southern cause
Their spirit and determination animated
the men III the South at the scene of the
first conflict; they were the most constant
and unremirting patriots snd workers dur
ing their conniry's mighty struggle. and
the lat to abandon ih.. sacred cause after
Southern hopes vanished behind the clouds
at Appomattox
The ,rne history of their deeds and
triumphs has not yet been told.
No historian has yet written the story.
nor muse sung the song. nor minstrel strung
the y ~, which fitiy celebrates their praise.
The straits ;o which they were reduced
for food and clothing, the self abnega,ion
and hardships endured by them during
th"se dark and glo my days Of war. fiuds
no parallel in history; their patriotism AID
courage will be written in golden letters
upon the tablets of time. ineffsceable Will.
memory lasts. and, AS mlnis'ering angels,
their names will live upon the pages of
poetry and in romance as long as chivalry
exists in the hearts and minds If mankind.
This Battle Abbey" will not be dedi
catrd alone to the history and deeds Of tn.
civil ant military heroes Of the greatest of
civil war;; but the Geoeral Commanding
will SEE, that within its sacred portals
sufficient and conspicuous space will b.
reserved f'r the names and fame of the
"Heroines of the South"
AS yet, only wandering troubaIours
like the bards Of the middle ages. jpurney.
ing from Castle 20 castle, have very family
sung their praise; but the tender and sacred
memories which cluster with halo of
love and venerati around their living
and dea demands that their names and
he st,ry u their glory be gathered ere I, l.
TO laie, and that some Master. whose zen
is inspired with crlestial FIRE, and whos-
tIuch - mellosed and hsiiOwed by .ne
Eropss sou graustsus u the thsme, shxIl