The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-05
Winnie Davis Monument.

through the voluntary contributions
from those she loved, the memory Of
Winnie Davis, the Daughter Of the
Confederacy, will be honored by the
erection Of handsome monument over
the grave in beautiful Hollywood. It
will be the first tribute Of the kind
ever paid to Southern woman by the
women Of the South.
When Miss Davis was buried last
fall beside the body of her distinguish.
ed father, the only President of the
Confederacy, there was great out
pouring Of people from all over the
South. The day after the funeral a
movement was started by the Rich
mond Chapter Of the Daughters Of the
Confederacy to erect monument over
the woman who first saw the light in
the White House Of the Confederacy
amid the roar of cannon and the mar
tial tramp Of soldiers around the Con-
federate Capital.
AT first it seemed a difficult under
taking. A great monument to Presi-
dent Davis already was selected and
awaited the raising of funds for con-
struction, while proposed monument
to the woman Of the South had been
temporarily abandoned. But the wo-
men took heart from the love of one
so dear to them and sent out simple
circular to Confederate organizations
suggesting that they contribute IS they
saw It to this work Of love.
No solicitations for funds was made,
but soon contributions came pouring
in from various parts Of the South.
The committee soon had 81, 1000 on
hand, and designs for monument to
cost that amount were asked for.
Many designs were submitted, but
the New York Camp Of Confederate
Veterans desired a design by Zonlay,
the well-known New York sculptor.
This IS sitting angel in Italian
marble, which has been pronounced a
work Of high art by critics Of repute.
The price of this was $4,000. but
the sculptor's friendship for the Davis
family caused him to reduce the
amount to 81, $50, which included the
81, 900 raised by the women and $500
given by the New York veterans. A
letter was received by members Of the
chapter Of Daughters here from Mrs.
! Davis in which she said:
"When the letter came saying it
would be possible ior this statue to be
erected over Winnie's grave I had a
feeling nearer akin to happiness than
| had known since my great loss.
Generations of my descendants will
feel that tribute such as has been
paid to one Of them by the Daughters
Of the Confederasyis one of the proud
est incidents in their family history,
and thank the ladies with all my
heart for their kind consideration in
| the conduct of the work
The design Of Zonlay was accepted
as soon as Mrs. Davis expressed her
wish for it. The sculptor is a personal
friend of hers, and is now at work on
a bronze statue Of President Davis to
be placed at his grave in Hollywood,
and also is designing the Winnie Davis
memorial tablet of bronze to be placed
in St. Paul's Episcopal Church here,
in which President Davis received the
news Of the virtual fall Of Richmond.
This statue Of President Davis will be
tribute of love from his wife. 1t
will be done in Georgia marble.
It's the purpose to unveil the three
on the occasion Of the annual meeting
of the Daughters Of the Confederacy
in this city next fall. At that time
a large representation of the Daugh-
ters, as we'll as Veterans and Sons Of
Veterans, will be there to take part in
in ceremonies
The monument to Winnie Davis
will be completed by October 10. Soon
afterwards it will be placed at the
head Of her grave in the Davis family
section in Hollywood, overlooking the
river. 1t is one Of the most beautiful
spots in Virginia, lying upon level
plain at the head of an abrupt slope
that commands picturesque view Of
che water dashing over bed of i'm
mense powders and winding its way
through innumcrablc tiny emerald is
| les toward the city in the distance
The design Of the Winnie Davis
monument is beautiful and artistic.
The pose is. admirable, and there is
strength and spirit that gives it.lifc.
1t represents a seated angel. 1t will