The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-11-29

from Charleston to the various chap
tiers Of the Daughters Of the COnfcdcr-
acy in South Carolina:
CHARLESTON, Nov. 90, 1899.
TO the Officers and Members OF South
Carolina Division, Daughters OF the
COnfederacy.
Ladies: At the late convention OF the
Daughters of the Confederacy held IN
Richmond, it was determined to acccdc
| to the request of the veterans and as
sumo the responsibility OF erecting the
| long delayed monument to Jefferson
Davis, president of the Confederate
States. This decision was not reached
without careful thought and discussion;
all the delegates present recognized
the weight thus laid upon the asSocla-
ton, but they also realized that upon
the acceptance of this burden OF re-
sponsibility rested the hope OF an early
accomplishment of the work proposed.
The Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson, mayor
of Richmond, Va, and president OF the
Jefferson Davis Monument association,
came before the convention and by his
explanation removed any impression
that indifference or incrtness on the
part of the men had OccaslOned the
|
hands.
! Difficulties arising from earlier and
very expensive plans were such thaC
| this change had become urgently ad-
i yisable.
The following letter from Mr.. Ely
son gives a full report OF the. present
condition of the Jefferson Davis M0nu-
ment association:
[ JEFFERSON DAVIS MONUMENT AssOCIA-
| TION.
RICHMOND, VA, Nov. 13, 1899.
Mrs. S. II. Mccullough, Chairman. JET
ferson Davis Monument Committee,
U. d. G.
Dear Madam: The Jefferson Davis
| Monument association was organized
in 1890, and chartered by the general
assembly of Virginia. At the meeting
of the United Confederate Veterans in
Charleston, S. c., in May, 1899, a reso-
luton was adopted requesting the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
to assume the responsibility of the
completion of this monument, and au-
thorizing the Jefferson Davis Monu-
ment association to turn over any
funds in their possession to the Uni
! ltU OduSuCclS "uOuC'CA oiiSJ onc.'1.,
comply with the request OF the United
Confederate Veterans. l had the hon
or Friday of submitting the question
for the consideration OF the CONVENTION
of the United Daughters of the Con
federacy, then in session in this city,
and they adopted q resolution by
which they consented to comply with
the request OF the veterans and endeav-
or to raise sum sufficient to erect a
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 $50, ,465.31, which we will turn over,
to your treasurer whenever requested
by you to do so. Our association has
no debts Of any sort, and you will take
up the work without any embarrass-
ments on account OF any action pre-
viously taken by us. The idea OF the
United Confederate Veterans was that
we should turn over to you the funds
we have, and that you would take up
the work as though it 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 as the United
Daughters may deem best.
beg leave to renew the assurance
heretofore extended d that any assistance
that the members Of the Jefferson
Davis Monument association may be
able to render to the ladies will be
most cheerfully given. We believe
that under your energetic and loving
direction the task of building a mOnu-
ment to Jefferson Davis will soon be
completed.
Yours respectfully,
j. TAYLOR ELLYsoH,