The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-11
IS TO BE ERECTED HERE
ACTION TAKEN BY l.. OBJ.
BRANCH CAMP LAST NIGHT.
STATE VETERANS MAY BE ASKED TO ACT
A Plan for Raising the Funds to Be Announced
Later. Delegates TO State Camp Chosen.
Endorsement of the Confed-
hoo
crate Hand book.


evening took memorable and important
action. AT the suggestion of Command
ant A. B. Stronach it voted unanimously
to take steps looking to the erection of
a monument to the women of North
Carolina whose unseltsh devotion during
the days of the Confederacy is now a
matter of history.
To perfect plans for the purpose and
recommend d course Of action the camp
appointed Messrs. A. B. Stronach, X.
Fl. Battle and G.. NJ. Busbee commit
tee of three to consider and report at
it's next meeting.
AS it was the meeting at which the
delegates to the State Camp were to
be chosen the attendance last night was
larger than usual. The question: OF
erecting a monument to the women OF
the Confederacy came up quite uneN-
pectedly to the majority of the mem-
bers; but the old veterans Went into the
movement with all the enthusiasm that
thirty-five years ago galvanized them
into line of steel that swept all before
it on the battlefelds of Virginia-and
the cause. surely is no less noble.
built Commandment Stronach spoke sim
ply and feelingly of what the women OF
The State had wrought and suffered for
tilc lost cause. I'VE have talked much
of ourselves he said. I'VE have built
monuments to ourselves or helped the
women of the Confederacy to build
them. But if anybody deserves a mon
ument it is the women of the State. 1
IA m
should be built / want the corner
stone laid ON the 10th of next May
and if no more is ever done let 1T
tand there toShame US an our own eyes
and the eyesFo our children. But |
have faith that we shall spare ourselves
that. and that the monument will be
built. | recommend the matter to the
consideration of the camp Mr.. Stron-
ach then cited the noble work of one
woman, not Southerner by birth but
intensely Southern in sentiment, MISS
Sophia Partridge, who had nlrsed.
comforted and prayed with the soldiers
in the hospital here, as an instance OF
what the women of the State had done.
He read tribute to Miss Partridge as
delivered by the late Col. l.. IL. Polk on
Memorial day in 1898, in which the
speaker declared that she first con-
ceived the idea of having collective
place of interment for the dead boys IN
gray and to her belongs the credit OF
suggesting and mainly organizing and
establishing the first Confederate Gene
terry. now such a beautiful and we'll
kept city of the dead. located IN OAK
wood" Miss Partridge was a highly
cultured woman. for many years a
teacher in the girls school then ON Har-
gett street, and when the war came on
threv herself with the utmost ardor
int0Fthe work of caring for the SICK
and wounded soldiers of the South
Mr.. r. III. Battle spoke warmly III
support of the movement. lie thought
the monument should be placed in the
centre of Nash square where many had
advocated placing the monument to the
Confederate soldiers. lie suggested
that letter be written ITO every county
camp of veterans in the State asking
that it contribute five or ten cents for
every soldier the county had enrolled
in the ranks of the Confederacy. On
his motion the camp appointed conf
mittee as above.
DELEGATES TO STATE CAMP.
The following delegates were chosen
to attend the next annual meeting OF
the State Association Of Confederate
Veterans: Messrs. A. M. Powell, w.
7. Saunders, G. NJ Allen, G. M. BUS
bee. r.. H Battle, J. G.. Birdsong, II.
III. Brooks, J. s. Allen, A. Il. Stron-
ach and Thomas 5. Kenan. The State
Association meets here next week and
of course all old vets are abundantly
welcome whether they are delegates or
not
PAIL SELECTED.
The announcement was made to the
camp that Mrs. G. w. Morris had died
on yesterday and that it was the wish
of Mr.. Morris, who is cOmrade of the
camp. that it appoint pall-bearers to at
tend the funeral. The camp so ordered
and the Commandant appointed Messrs.
r. III. Bradley, ]. G. Allen, r. J.. Hef-
lin. The funeral will take place at 10
o'clock on Thursday morning.
THE CONFEDERATE HAND BOOK
The camp ordered that fifty copies of
the Confederate handbook, written by
Col. Robt. c. Wood, of 1870 Melphomene
street, New Orleans, La, be bought.
The book is 6x9 inches in size, of the
best materials, handsomely illustrated
and contains about 100 pages of read
ing matter. lit is just now ready for
distribution and will be delivered at %
cents per copy.
The book contains a wealth of matter
Of interest to all old veterans and is
highly endorsed by General John b.
Gordon, STEPHEN ID. Lee and others.
RESOLUTION OF THANKS.
The camp unanimously adopted the
following resolution
Resolved that the thanks of this camp
are due and are hereby rendered to Mr..
Thos w. Blake, a jeweler of this city,
for the donation of a seal for use of the
camp.
Resolved further, that the adjutant
Of the camp be directed 10 transmit to
Mr. Blake the thanks of this camp
for his timely donation.