The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-29
For The Jefferson
Davis Monument.
South Carolina Daughters Of
Confederacy called Upon.

The following has been sent out
from Charleston to the various chap
sers of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy in South Carolina:
Charleston. Nov. 20 1899.
To the Officers and Members of South
Carolina Division, Daughters OF
the Confederacy.
Ladies': At the late convention of
she Daughters of the Confederacy
held in Richmond, it was determined
to accede to the request of the
veterans and assume the responsible
ity of erecting the long delayed
monument to Jefferson Davis. presi-
dent of the Confederate States.
This decision was not reached with
out careful thought and discussion :.
and all the delegates present recog
nized the weight thus laid upon the
association, but they also realized
that upon the acceptance of this bur
den, of responsibility rested the hope
of an early accomplishment of the
work proposed
The hon. J. Taylor Eliysor. mayor
of Richmond, Va. and president of
the jefferson Davis Monument asso
citation came before the convention
and BY his explanation removed any
impression that indifference or inert
ness on the part of the men had
occasioned the propose! to transfer
this work to other hands.
Difficulties arising from earlier
and very expensive plans were such
that this change had become urgently
advisable
The following letter from Mr.. Ely.
son gives a full report of the present
condition of Jefferson Davis Mopu
ment association:
JEFFERSON DAVIS MONUMENT
ASSOCIATION
Richmond. Va, Nov l3, 1899
sIrs S T. Mccullough. Chairman
Jefferson Davis Monument Com
mittee, . D G
Dear Madam The Jefferson Davis
Monument association was organized
in 1890, and chartered by the general
assembly of Virginia At the meet
ing of the United Confederate Vet
erans in Charleston, S c., in May.
1899, a resolution was adopted re
,ques.ing the United Daughters of
tse Confederacy to assume the re-
sponsibility of the completion of this
monument, and authorizing the Jef
ferson Davis Monument association
TO turn over any funds in their pos
session to the United Daughters
whenever they should comply with
the request of the United Confede-
rate Veterans. ] had the honor Fri
day Of submitting the question for
the consideration of the convention
of the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, then in session ii this city,
and they adopted resolution by
which they consented to comply with
the request of the veterans and en-
deavoS to raise sum sufficient to
erect suitable monument to the
president of the Confederate States
1t is my pleasure to be able to report
to you that we have in our treasury
the sum of 1904 81, which we
will turn over to your treasurer
whenever requested by you to do SO.
Our association he's no debts of any
sort, ard you will take Up the work
without any embarrassment on ac-
count of any action previously taken
by us. The idea of the United Con
federate Veterans was that we should
turn over to you the funds we have,
and that you would take up the
work as though ii had never been
Begun You were to be at liberty to
select such design as you might
think proper, choose such site In or
near the city of Richmond as you
might prefer, and erect monument
at such time and at such cost IS the
United Daughters may deem best
beg leave to renew the assurance
heretofore extended that any assist.
ance that the members of the Jeffer
son Davis Monument association may
be able to render to the ladies will be
most cheerfuIly given We believe
that under your energetic and loving
: direction the task of building mon
ument to Jefferson Davis will soon
be completed
Yours respectfully,
T. Taylor Ellyson.
President.
w. D Chesterman.