The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-11
TWO ASSOCIATIONS JOINED.
THE MEMORIAL MERGED WITH
CONFEDERATE DAUGHTERS.

Confederate Dead Is No More.
Members From the Memorial
Committee of the Daughters OF
the COnfederacy-Guyton Mem"-
rial Association VIII Also Join
Hands With the Daughters.
At a meeting of the Daughters of the
Confederacy yesterday afternoon at
knights of Pythias hall. resolutions v ere
passed formally accepting the proposition
of fusion from the Ladies' Memorial AS
ISOLATION, and henceforth the two organi-
cations, formed for a kindred purpose,
viii be one and the same.
This action on the part of the ladies',
who compose the membership of the two
associations, is the carrying out of the
plan outlined in the Morning News sew
eral weeks ago, and is particularly note
worthy in that by such a step the Ladies'
Memorial Association, which for many
years, has had under its fostering care
and guidance the work of keeping green
the graves of confederate soldiers, and
the perpetuation of the memory of their
gallant, chivalrous deeds, has passed out
of existence entirely, yielding all of it's
patriotic duties to the younger organiza-
ton, the Daughters of the Confederacy.
The proposition to merge the two asso-
Citations came up before the ladies of the
Memorial Association at recent meeting,
which was held just prior to Memorial
day. A member of the Daughters of the
Confederacy was invited to attend this
meeting and was present when the dis
cussion came up over the plan of uniting
the two bodies. 1t was at that meeting
that the resolution was adopted by the
Ladies' Memorial Association favoring
such a union.
Mrs. NJ. w. Thomas, secretary of the
Memorial Association, was requested to
write a formal letter to the president of
the Daughters of the Confederacy, MAX
ing known the action of the former or
ganization and bringing up the proposition
in such a manner as to allow the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy to take action at
their next meeting.
The resolution was forwarded to the
Daughters of the Confederacy, and at
their meeting yesterday it was received
with favor. The resolution was as follows:
Resolved, That the Ladies' Memorial
Association shall be merged into the
Daughters of the Confederacy, and that
said association shall be passed over to
the treasurer of the Daughters of the
Confederacy, with the stipulation that
they shall not be diverted from their orig
inal purpose, namely: The keeping in or
der of the lot in Laurel Grove cemetery
containing graves of confederate soldiers,
known as soldiers lot
Said funds and securities to be turned
over, after payment of any debts owed
by the Ladies' Memorial Association, and
after certain business relations now in
progress shall be completed.
also, with the further stipulation that
the present keeper of the soldiers lot
shall be retained until Jan. l, 1898"
When the Daughters of the Confederacy
met yesterday afternoon, Mrs. L. H.
Raines, presiding, and Miss Dreese acting
as secretary these resolutions were read
and brief discussion followed, many of
the ladies expressing their gratitude for
the generous action of the members of the
Ladies' Memorial Association. The propo-
sition for the fusion of the two organiza-
tons was cordially received, and the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted by a ris-
ing vote:
Whereas, having heard the resolutions
from the Ladies' Memorial Association,
and the same having been unanimously re-
ceived by this association; and
Whereas, the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy appreciate the invaluable services
the Ladies' Memorial Association has rem
dered posterity, and wishing to show our
appreciation of their untiring ZEAL their
true devotion to the cause so dear to our
hearts, their self-sacrifces, which we feel
were necessary in order to rear the beau
tiful monument in our city,
BE IL Resolved, That the following
ladies, who have composed the member
ship of the Ladies' Memorial Association,
Mrs. Octavius Cohen, Mrs. J. G. Thomas,
Mrs. ]. J. Wilder, Mrs H M Branch, Miss
Owens Miss Gertrude Saussy Miss Maria
Henderson, be known hereafter as the me-
mortal committee of this chapter; that
they be exempt from active duties, except
that to them shall be entrusted the receiv-
ing of donations on each successive memo
rial day at the cemetery gate.
Resolved, That as a body, we indorse
these resolutions by a rising VOTE.
The passing of the Ladies' Memorial AS
sociaton is quite an incident in the his
tory of Savannah. Very shortly after the
war the association was formed for the
purpose of procuring graves for the SOL
der dead and the removal of the bodies
of the known and unknown to the lots set
aside for their interment. The assOcia ton
has rendered invaluable service in keep
ing the graves of these soldiers in good
condition, and each year, on Memorial day
they have arranged for dedicatory servi-
ces at the cemetery i'm tribute to the men,
DRY of the gallant heroes of the confedera-
cy. It was in 1875 that the handsome mon
ument in park extension was completed
by the Ladies' Memorial Association. This
undertaking on the part of the Ladies'
Memorial Association, and its successful
elimination, was the climax Of their work
for the perpetuation of the memory Of the
honored dead. The monument cost S25. 900
The fusion of the Ladies' Memorial As
ISOLATION and the Daughters Of the Confed-
eraey in Savannah is not the first step that
has been taken in this direction. Similar
action has been taken I'm Augusta and
Charleston, and, IL is believed, will be
taken eventually I'm nearly every town I'm
the south where there Is a chapter of both
societies.
There was a proposition from the La
dies Memorial Association OF Guyton for
union with the Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy at the meeting yesterday Miss
Cotton, the secretary Of the Guyton me-
mortal association was at the meeting.
and laid the proposition before me
members. The president was author
lied TO take steps towards bringing the
two organizations together on similar