The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
LEE AND WHEELER TO
GET PROPER Reward
Women of Chicago Now Form
an Association.
THEY SEND OUT CIRCULAR

Ask That Contributions BE NJ ,dc For
tho Purpose of Purchasing swords
For the Warriors In Recognit, n
Their Services.
CHICAGO, Nov. ga meeting OF the
women who wish to honor Major Gen
erals Joseph Wheeler and FitzhuSa Ilsa
was held last evening in the par.o-s of
the Auditorium hotel.
Those interested in the project have
organized themselves to an association
called tho Leo and Wheeler Move.
ment" and have elected officers es fo!.
lows:
President-Miss Anna Marie deBetk
Secretary-Mrs. Louise Abbott.
AT this meeting the "Wheeicr and
Lee Movement" gained a great impetus.
Letters were sent airing the day to
the members of congress asking them 70
use their influence in getting appoint
ments for Wheeler and Leo as major
generals of the regular army. During
the session also there were read a mum.
ber of letters from women and men IL
other states aud cities and the letters
were Invariably ACCOMPANIED with con.
tributions of material amounts
Whatever the national subscription
may be, it is expected by the movers OF
the project that there will be Il sufficient
fund to purchase q gift sword for each
of the war heroes. A So, 600 sabrs for
each of the men, Generals Wheeler and
Lee, is the hope and expectation Of the
persons in charge. They argue that
these men of the nation, fighting as
they have fought under the folds of thu
American flag, deserve q tribute from
American women both from tho north
and from the south.
The appeal was issued by tho execu.
tive committee of the organization and
was mailed broadcast.
Following is the text OF the arpea:
can appeal to tho women OF our
country to aid i'll securing the proper
recognition of the patriotic ami fearless
services OF Major Generals Fl zhugh
Lee and Joseph Wheeler during our re.
cent war with Spain.
lat meeting OF the women of Chi
cago assembled in the Auditorium no.
tel, for the purpose of carrying to com.
pletion the work of properly rewarding
Major Generals Fitzhugh Lee and 10.
seph Wheeler for their patriotic and
distinguished services. during and since
our recent war with Spain,
Resolved, That the people in every
section OF the country be asked to circu.
ldtc, slSu ana TO Cnclr respective
representatives in congress a letter pray
ing that body to enact a law creating
two additional major generals for the
regular army with the request that the
president appoint to the positions Major
Generals Fitzhugh Lee and Joseph
Wheeler, so that, at the proper time,
they may be retired with full rank
honors and pay attached to the exalted
rank. Be it further
Resolved, That the people in every
section be asked to subscribe to fund
to be used in purchasing for each of the
officers named sword. which will for
generations be held as sacred heirlooms
by the descendants of those distin.
guished citizens, these funds to be raised
by properly organized local commit
tees"
The Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
Of the city Of Chicago, having gener-
ously offered to act as custodian Of all
solved that all funds be sent direct to
the bank, with the words 1.-The Lee and
Wheeler Movement" written across the
upper left hand corner of the envelope,
and that no other person have authority
to hold any money whatever.
The appeal is signed by Miss Anne
Marie deBeck, president; Mrs. Louise
Abbott. secretary. and Miss r. L Grady,
Miss Edith Spears and Miss Blanche
Ensiminger, as the committee.
The women in charge are exceedingly
hopeful for the success of their plan
They will hold another meeting within
a few weeks.