The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-08
MONUMENT TO THE SOLDIERS.
LADIES WILL ERECT ONE TO THE
SECOND GEORGIA DEAD.

Shaft VIII BE Inscribed with the
Names of the Men Who Died in the
Service During the spanish War.
Monument VIII stand Near the
Entrance in Laurel Grove Gene
tery-City Has Donated Lot ana
Park and Tree Commission VIII
Beautify It-DesiEn for the Monu-
ment VIII Be Submitted mt "A Meet
ing of the Ladies' Aid Society at
the Guards Armory To-day.
design for a monument to be erected
In memory and honor of the soldiers of
the Second Georgia who died while in the
service of their country during the Span
ish war will be submitted TO the Ladies
Aid Society of the Savannah Volunteer
Guards at a meeting to be held at the
armory to-day at noon If the design Is
considered the most suitable that could
be chosen 1t will probably be accepted
and the marble work firm submitting 1t
will be given the commission to erect the
monument
1t has been decided by the society to
place The monument In Laurel Grove Gem
etery. Mrs. T. Nj. Cunningham. Jr, pres
ident, and Mrs. S. W. Wayne. member
OF the society, visited the cemetery Satur-
day afternoon for an inspection of the lot
upon which the monument is to stand.
They were met there by Chairman P. D.
Daffin and Mr.. Malcolm Maclean of the
Park and Tree Commission. The gentle
men gave the ladies some valuable sug-
gestions about the location of the monu-
ment, and assured chem that the lot upon
which it is to be placed will be properly
cared for.
The monument will stand near the en-
trance to the cemetery. The location will
be in the circle Immediately in front of
the gate, and the Park and Tree Commits
sion will see that the surroundings, otter
the monument is erected, are beautified.
Turf and flowers will be planted about it,
and it is expected that there will be no
lot better cared for than that on which
the monument will stand. The city mas
agreed to provide the lot. The ladies hav-
ing had no trouble in that particular
Several meetings have already been held
with reference to this question of the mon
ument. 1t is expected that this one viii
be final. There remains but the choice
OF a design. and after that the work can
can proceed. The ladies' are thoroughly
interested in the undertaking, and no
doubt is felt that the monument Will be
erected.
While the Second Georgia was in the ser
vice the society was very active in its eff
forts to provide for The comfort OF the men
from Savannah. The Guards formed
battalion Of the regiment, a number Of
recruits having been taken in 10 run the
,1trAr 49, 4
deiicacies were sent the command during
the months spent a Tampa, and especial
care was taken to provide for the sick, of
whom there were many in the army hos
pitfalls. The attention of the ladies We're
not confined to the members of the SaVan-
nah battalion exclusively though they
were the principal beneiciaries of their
kindness.
While they were engaged in this work
fer the soldiers the ladies' were literally
assisted by the merchants of the city ana
others Ready responses were made to
the requests for help, great many send
ing in donations unsolicited A consider
able sum was expended for supplies of all
kinds, but the society found a balance re-
naming after the regiment was discharg-
ed from the service. Nearly 500 is in this
fund and it is proposed to use 1t in the
purchase of the monument II may be
that a finer one than that money win buy
WIN be decided upon, IN which event the
ladies' will take steps to add tc the fund.
The idea of the monument is compara-
lively recent. 1t was the intention of the
ladies al first to buy individual headstones
for the graves of the Second Regiment
dead, but that plan was fraught with
difficulties More money was needed than
the society had in hand, and il was i'm
possible 10 locate the graves. The sol
diers who died in the service were buried
at their homes or in some one of the ma
tlonal cemeteries. Since their death some
of the bodies have been disinterred, and
1t is not known where they all rest.
Mrs. W. c. Hartridge is secretary of the
society. Soon after the regiment was dis
charged from the service she wrote the
commanding officers of all the companies
to ascertain the number of men they had
lost In reply she received the names of
the men, who numbered some sixteen.
These names will be inscribed upon the
monument, which will bear other suitable
inscriptions as we'll.