The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-15

lnGat stone 1au octa bAa~~1- hAa !
the grave Of Mrs Greenhow, who lost
her life i'm the service OF her country
EThis stone is engraven with her nanie,
land he circumstances OF her death. !
land through the kindness OF MI Don
laid MacRae. president OF the cemetery
company, who donated materisI LOT
the foundation. its cost to the associ-
Iation was only $50. In the report IN
Ilsss mention is made for the first time
lof the fact that the statue on the
monument is a from common cap
Itured during the wharf.-the ladies having
been enabled TO carry out their de-
Esires in this respect through MI. van
IRokkelen's efforts
ION December Z, iSSs, a special meet
ing was called. and resolutions passed
lon the death OF Hon Jefferson Davis,
lex-preSident of the Confederate states
In 1880 Memorial day fell on Sat
lurday, and h e ceremonies were post
Iponed until the following Mondsy.
In 1891 the day falling on Sunday.
lit was decided not TO postpone the GER
lemonies, despite the protests OF many.
Though the usual programme was
varied somewhat, 10 accord with the
day. There was no procession from the
lefty. The Wilmington Light Infantry.
however. attended in full uniform un-
der command OF Lieutenant Duval
French. A memorial sermon was de-
liivered by Rev. DIR. Patterson. then
lof Grace church, Memphis. Tenn. and
Iformer chaplain OF the Third North
lCarolina Infantry. Rev. DR.. Carmi-
lchael, OF st. Johns church, was chap
lain, n the benediction was pronounc-
led by Ri. Rev. A. a. Watson, who had
lalso been a confederate chaplain. Col
Ionel John L. Cantwell. always the
faithful and reliable friend OF the as
Isolation, was chief marshal.
I'm July, 1891, the old confederate
veterans of North Carolina, under Col
Ionel Z. D.. Hall, had a reunion, camp
ling at WrightSville sound The Memo
rial Association did all in their power
to add to the comfort and enjoyment
lof the old, war-worn heroes, collecting
money, provisions, and other creature
comforts, and visiting the camp TO talk
with the veterans, and to See that their
wants were supplied. The chairman OF
1.-THE committee, Mrs. James Stevenson,
Twice president of the association, in
her report. states that Colonel Hall had
sent to the treasurer he sum of $685.
for the Davis memorial fund. but does
mot state from what source it was de-
rived. She also says that other money
was given
AT the annual meeting in 1892. Mis-
II. Kate Burr, secretary since 1879, was
compelled to resign because of failing
Health, and Miss Mary F. Sanders was
tchosen to fill the vacancy At this
Injecting a verbal message was receiv-
led from Captain John H. Daniel, of the
Light Infantry, through Colonel John
IL. Cantweli, offering to the aides the
use Of a room in the handsome armory
of that company on Market street, as
headquarters for the association. Still
later a meeting was called for receiv-
ing and answering a formal tender
Through Colonel w. L. DeRosSet, of the
room in T w. L. I. armory. The cor
~respondence was ordered published. At
this meeting Colonel Cantwell rendered
his resignation as permanent chief
marshal. 1t was accepted and Colonel
Roger Moore requested to act. He de-
Iclined, n then a tender was made to
lCaptain w. p. Oldham, who accepted
the office. Miss Mary Fairfax Davis
WAS requested to organize a junior
lbranch of the Memorial Association,
(which was afterwards done.
AT a meeting held may 8, 1893, it
, twas decided to offer the services OF the
association to the Wilmington Light
Infantry at their coming bazaar, which
offer was accepted through their repre-
!, ~Isentatives, Captain Henry Savage and
lCaptain A. l.. DeRosset. 1t being I'M
Iderstood that President Davis remains,
lin course Of removal to Richmond, were
2 to be in state at the capitol in Raleigh,
Mrs. Kate DeRosset Meares and Miss
: lHettie James, and Miss Mary Fairfax
Davis, from the junior branch, were
| loPpoihtOo uCiCSotCS " dlCciu III ser
:, lviceS.
Mrs. John S. Rankin and Mrs
! Joshua I. James were selected to ar
!. range an appropriate floral tribute tc
-. be sent from the association. Abou
! this time it was resolved that al
! moneys received from the defunct ma
a Itional bank, in which the funds of the
= association had been deposited, be ap-
= lpropriated to the Jefferson Davis mon
ument. The secretary was also in
q Istructed to ask the county commission
+ ers for an appropriation of $500 fol
= New Hanover'S contribution to the
confederate monument, in process Of
- construction in Raleigh, the commit.
= tee promising to record on the monu
: ment the names of those counties con
Itributing said amount.
: Colonel Cantwe1l was at this tim,
3 induced to resume the office of chie
j marshal for Memorial day. The address.
;. on III 10th of May was made by Hon
= Julian s. Carr, subject: Henry L
. Wyatt-the Confederate Soldier. RAM
: and File
q 1T is to be regretted that no record
4 lof the subject of the yearly addresse.
i has been preserved, many of the
: being, no doubt, valuable historical
e papers, but we have only Mention O
> THAT of Henry A London, Esq, which
: was printed in pamphlet form to b
J sold for the benefit of the association
{ that of Captain S. A. Ashe in 1892, OIL
I The Right of Secession, and that O
. captain r. B. Davis in 1893, on 'Th,
4 lDefences of the Cape Fear River
s ION the 1st of June a meeting wa!
. called, and resolutions Of regret passe,
: and placed on the minutes, on tn
u death since the last annual meeting
: lof six members, Mrs. Armand ]. De
E tRosset, formerly Miss Kate Kennedy
I Mrs. Mary s. Gushing, Mrs. J. Mere
: iCowan, Miss Kate Ounce and Mrs
y Lawrence, better known as Siste
|, ICecillia- The first two were among tn
! founders of the association and al
Z were faithful members. A resolution
; was passed appropriating all money OF
! hand, amounting to s84.33, to the JEFF
a Iferson Davis monument in Richmond
D 1t was proposed to form a committe
: for collecting items of historical in
L @lterest and Mrs. E. H. Parsley, Mis-
c lHettie James, Mrs. Josh T.. James
!, Miss Mary Sanders. Miss Kate Cant
L iWell, Miss Mary Fair Davis. and Mis-