Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-02-04
The Great Battle Abbey of the
South.

We are glad to be able to report
the usual satisfactory progress OF the
work of establishing the Confederate
Memorial Association. The veterans
throughout the country are manifest
ing great interest in the movement
and are giving of the
most liberal support. As was to be
expected, the mobiles women of the
South have come forward with the
declaration that Memorial Festival.
Day shall be celebrated in a manner
worthy of the occasion. The results
obtained in New Orleans by festivals
conducted by our estimable ladies
have so impressed the people of
other States that the program adop-
ted here for the celebration of Me-
mortal Festival Day, which falls on
May 1st, will serve as a guide to
other localities. In view of this, we
indulge the hope that the arrange
ments of our worthy DANES will be
such as to leave no ground of enjoy
ment uncovered. We understand
that the ladies have the question of
program under consideration. and
are safe in assuring them that when
their plans are formulated they will
be proffered the services of the entire
community to assist in carrying them
out. Most certainly Memorial Fes-
tival Day will be an event long to be
remembered in the South, and the
accounts of its celebration will be
interesting and instructive reading
to those who will take the place OF
the present generation in the work
of perpetuating Confederate mem
cries.
1t is gratifying to note that the
press of the South generally is de-
voting attention to memorial work,
and is also contributing to its adj
vancement. Tennessee, the Volun-
tecr State, may claim leadership at
at present in the matter of organized
support ofthe Memorial Association.
The Tennessee veterans are display
ing the same active vigor that char
, acterized them during the war, and
, their wives and their daughters are
, stimulating their efforts in every
possible way. In fact the ladies are
; marching at the head of the memorial
. movement column.
Last Sunday we published the clio,
quent order of Gen. w. III. jackson
S of Tennessee, to his division of the
r United Confederate Veterans. Or
, the 9Th inst. this gallant veteran
issued another order convoking :
) meeting at Nashville on the 2Sth OF
the prominent Confederates of the
State with a view of comforting with
the managers of the Memorial Asso.
citation in regard to promoting the
interests of that organization. This
!; is most commendable work and sug'
gests a line of action that the Other
States can follow to advantage.
We advised our readers of the re.
: cent presence in our city of Gen. w,
/. IL. Cabell, commanding the Trans
Mississippi Department United Con
federate Veterans, and of Genera
John Boyd, commanding the Ken
lucky Division. 1t is our pleasure
I now to note the arrival of Gen. Jos,
l.. Brent of Maryland, who will be
with us for some weeks. The Gen.
eral is residing in Baltimore, but
feels a strong attachment to this
/, State, within whose borders he won
his most brilliant laurels. Like
Gordon, S. d. Lee, CabeIl, Jackson
and other distinguished Confederate
leaders, he will contribute to secur-
ing a truthful record of the history
which he materially assisted in max
ing.-Neao Orleans Sunday States.
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