The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07

III for Funds TO Have Them Paint
ed TO be Placed in b National Cap.
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ed 10 be Placed I'm the RATIONAL Gal.
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Morganton, N G.. April 3.
Editors Messenger:
Less than one year ago the heart
OF the nation was stirred by q dec
laration OF war with Spain Today the
war is a memory. a thing accomplish
ed, a new page Of history OF two hem
ispheres, a new theme for poetry n
romance. To North Carolina, though
her intrepid volunteers were denied
the privilege Of meeting the foe in bat
| tie, there remains the record OF a quick
| and hearty respons TO the countrys
| call for troops, and the names of at
| least two Of her sons have been Ode
| to the list of the nations heroesIthe
names of Ensign Bagley and Lieuten-
| ant Shipp.
Every one knows OF the movement
on foot TO build monuments TO these
| gallant North Carolinians, but II Is nor
| generally known that an association OF
| North Cardinals daughters is at work
| raising the funds to paint the por-
| traits of Bagley and Shipp and place
| them permanently at the national cap
itol. a brief history OF this movement
may be of interest 10 the public. Dur
ing the recent national convention or
| the Daughters of the American Revo-
! luton held in the city of Washing
ton, the delegate from the Dorcas Bell
! Love chapter Of the North Carolina So
ciety of the Daughters Of the American
| Revolution, was struck with the con-
! spicuous absence of North Carolina
faces among the portraits in the CAPT.
toll and in the art galleries at Wash
4 sor rnr W. -bnla- 80 yroC rfnO-
ing with the praise of Ship n Bag
ley, both North Carolinians, represent
ing all that was bravest and best in the
American army and navy, n both
| sons of gallant confederate officers.
Both had died fighting bravely beneath
the Stars and Stripes; and the time
seemed most suspicious for placing
portraits of these two heroes of today
at Washington, to illustrate and ac-
centuate the fact, that the modern
''war of the roses" has ended, and the
union of the factions is stronger and
| more enduring than that which united
the white rose of York and the red
rose of Lancaster" This idea gave rise
| to the Bagley-Shipp memorial commit
tee of the Dorcas Bell Love Chapter,
North Carolina Society of the Daught-
| ers of the American Revolution, which
is now actively at work raising funds
to paint portraits of Lieutenant Ship
and Ensign Bagley. While in Wash
ington the delegate mentioned, engag-
ed the services of the celebrated artist,
| Andrews, director of the COrcoran Art
school, to paint the two portraits.
Those who have visited the White
house and seen the portraits of Lady
Washington in the East room, the
work Of this artist, will understand
that the work has been placed in the
hands of a master of portraiture. The
oor~rn,ffno iC pory rno6xy RI rnnniyya GIJh-
scriptions. Any surplus remaining af-
ter the funds are secured will be divid-
ed between the Shipp fund
and the Bagley monument fund, of
Raleigh. The committee hope to inter-
est especially the members Of the
state guard, h sons Of confederate
veterans, the daughters of the conred-
eracy, the principals and pupils of the
schools and colleges Of North Caro-
lima, and last, but not least, the con-
federate veterans, for whom the plac-
ing Of these portraits of sons of their
comrades at the national capital, must
have a peculiar significance. Arrange
ments are already under way in vari-
Gus towns of the state for giving en-
tertainments to assist in raising the
portrait FUND and the committee al
ready has assurances of liberal sub
scriptions from patriotic North Caro-
linians, and notably from n Of the
states ~millionaires, who is always
ready to contribute Of his means for
the good of his native state. All con-
tributiOns should be addressed to Mr..
Herbert Worth Jackson, treasurer, at
Raleigh, N. c., plainly marked For
portrait fund.-" and the name and ad-
dress of the contributor is requested in
all cases, as the committee especially
desires TO keep a record Of all those
who contribute to the cause.
The officers of the Bagley-Shipp COM
mittee are as follows: Mrs. Sallie Love
Thomas-Avery, president, Morganton,
N. c.; Miss Mary Love Struggled, cor
responding secretary, Waynesville, N.
c.; Miss Annie Phifer Erwin, record
ing secretary, M~organton, N. c.; Miss
Ida T. state regent United
Daughters Of the Confederacy, Wash
ington, N. c.; Mrs. Spier Whitaker,
state regent Daughters of the Revolu-
ton, Chapel Hill, N. c.
The committee has every reason to
believe hat the patriotic citizens Of
North Carolina will quickly and liber-
ally respond to their appeals for the
funds necessary to attain the enc de-
sired. A cut of the pictures of Bagley
paint, and also the names Of the advi-
sorry board selected by the committee,
will be given to the press at a later
day.
The committee is under obligations to
Senator Pritchard and other North
Carolinians at Washington for courte-
sizes extended and for the interest they
have taken in the movement.