The age-herald., 1899-03-22
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Another Memorial to Winnie
 Davis Will Be Established

The women of the south will be happy to know that another memorial to Winnie Davis will soon be established. It will be of interest to the Alabama Division of the Daughters of the Confederaey also to know that the project was originated by the Rev. Dr. II. M. Wharton, who is well known and greatly beloved in Alabama. The New York Journal says of the propos- ed memorial:
 "A memorial is to be raised to Winnie
 Davis, the Daughter of the Confederacy
 which will live not In marble, like the beau
 tiful tribute of the women of the south,
 but as a monument of good deeds. It is a
 home for the orphan and destitute children
 and grandchildren of the former Confed-
 crate soldiers. It will be established at Lu- ray, in the valley of Virginia, place made historic by so many incidents of the civil
 war, notably Sheridan's famous campaign.
 The project was originated by the Rev. Dr. II. M. Wharton, of Baltimore, who has become widely known on this continent in | conjunction with Dwight L. Moody, and has appeared as an exhorter in Europe, Asia and Africa.
 "Dr Wharton is already famous for three orphanges that stand to his credit
 one for the colored children, in Charlotte, N. C.; one for white children at the Will lard Home, Ocean Grove, N. J., and anoth- l CT at Luray. There, on the great farm of 2S0 acres, the Winnie Davis home will be | built.
 All children under 12 years of age will l be received. In addition to a good educa-
 ton, boys and girls alike will be trained l in some trade or occupation to make them | self-supporting. pr. Wharton is no be-
 liever in eonfining girls to domestic fT.a1a ar,l, and fhar
 profession looked upon as mans field will 1 be invaded by those whose tastes or abili-
 ties incline them that way"
 1 Already popular interest has so far de- 1 veloped in this charitable work that a fund of $10,000 has been raised. Thirty
 thousand is the requisite sum- The recent
 resolution offered in congress to provide | shelter for confederate soldiers in soldiers 1 homes of the United States was declined | by the men of the south.
 Mrs. Davis is preparing biography of
 her daughter, the profits to go to the Win l nie Davis home
 | There are seven splendid cottages al- | ready the Luray Farm, which Dr. | Wharton calls his "Whosoeyer Home. !" l Among the children are many orphans of
 soldiers of the late war. The offer to open l these institutions to little ones thus bereft l brought Dr. Wharton, among others, ac- | knowledgements from Surgeon General l Sternberg, General Fitzhugh Lee, Annie 1 Wheeler the daughter of General Joe l Wheeler, as well from the president l himself. Many child from the north ard l south, orphaned in our common cause, is l already enjoying that healthy training Of | mind and body that the farm affords | "rhe new building will be in cottage form, likewise, and when completed will
 contain paintings, photographs and relics of tho south and the name of every con- tributor to this noble work
 Among those who have heartily in1orsed it are Dr. w. M. Polk, president of New York's Southern Society, and pr. John M. | Brown, rector of St. Thomas church. "Contributions may be addressed to Rev. | H. M. Wharton, D. D., No. 304 Howard l street, Baltimore, Md"