The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-10
To ASK A CHARTER
oGLETHORPE MONUMENT COMMIT
TEE so DECIDED.
WILL APPLY FOR 1T AT ONCE.
UPON RECEIPT of CHARTER AC-
TIVE WORK WILL BEGIN.

OgIethorpe Monument Association of
Georgia VIII Probably BE the
Name-If Name Has Already Been
Chosen by the Brunswick AssOcIa-
ton, Some Other VIII BE Used for
the Movement in Savannah-Or-
ganization Will Follow Close Upon
Receipt of Charter VAR. Charlton
Has Settled Upon Chippewa Square
as Best Place for the Monument.
The initial meeting of the Managing
Committee for the Oglethorpe monument
TO be erected in Savannah was held yes
terday at noon at the rooms of the Co
loniaI Danes, az the corner of Abercorn
and Taylor streets.
None of the out-of-town members of the
committee was present, as the business to
be transacted was not of the first i'm
portance. Upon the representation of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
The Society of Colonial Danes, the Sons
OF the Revolution and the Sons Of Co
lonial Wars are out-of-town members of
those organizations, but the majority are
in Savannah, as this is to be the meeting
place of the committee. and quorum
can be the more readily secured by hav-
ing many resident members Of the COM
mittee.
1t was decided by the committee to APP
ply at once for a charter to form an as
ISOLATION for the erection of a monu-
ment in Savannah to Gen. Oglethorpe.
The name of the association will be the
Monument NJ
Georgia, provided the Brunswick associa-
ton that has the same purpose in view
has not already selected that name. That
was a matter upon which information
was lacking, but the committee agreed
that Oglethorpe Monument Association
should be a part of the name, for the
reason that it is distinctive and clearly
defines the object of those who expect
TO erect the memorial.
Mr.. Walter G. Charlton, president of
the Sons OF the Revolution in Georgia,
will at once take the necessary steps to
secure a charter, publishing the applica-
ton that will be filed. The issue of the
charter will be followed by a meeting of
the committee for organization, when Of
ticers will be elected.
No discussion of the probable location
of the monument, its character or its
cost was engaged in, those being matters
of detail that will be considered after
funds for the association have been rails
ed. Nor were plans to be followed to
raise the funds to supplement those al
ready in hand discussed. Mr.. Charlton
thinks Chippewa Square the most suitable
location for the monument.
As soon as a charter has been secured
and organization perfected, it is expected
that many subscriptions will be added to
the funds already in hand or that have
been donated This Is belief that has
sprung from the assurances that Mr..
Charlton has received of assistance just
so soon as an association to take the work
of establishing the monument in charge
| might be organized.
quite number have given this assur-
ance. and the solicitation of funds should
start off with rush, once the association
is ready for active prosecution of the
monument plan
The responses that have been called
forth by the agitation of the movement
for monument to Oglethorpe, before
ever an association was started, would in
dictate by their liberality that just as
much generosity wil be displayed after
organization has been effected and char
tered body is ready to take charge of the
undertaking. The gross amount that has
been donated thus far to the fund for the
Oglethorpe monument is $780, The
amount is authoritative, coming from Mr.
Charlton, who may be able to add to it
some $500 or $500 from donors who were
not quite certain in the amounts they Of
fered
In the custody of the OgIethorpe Saw
ings and Trust Company there is the resi-
due of the funds that were employed in
the erection of the monument to Sergeant
Jasper in Savannah. The Jasper Monu-
ment Associations left the money as a fund
that might, in time, become sufficient to
establish a memorial to Oglethorpe. 1t
will be used with other contributions for
that purpose Mr.. S. p. Shelters gem
erous contribution of $1,000, which was re-
sponsible for the agitation of the question
of raising a monument to the founder of
Georgia, the Oglethorpe Clubs donation of
$500, $500 from the Sons of the Revolution.
and $500. 800 and $50 from gentlemen who
will not allow their names to be used en-
ter into the aggregate of $3.50