The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-30
an APPEAL 70 VETERANS
General Gordon Asks for Funds to
Complets the Davis Monument.

Gen. John B. G;r!on, commanding
the Unit,d Confederate veterans has
issued general order to camps Of the
Confederate veterans requesting luads
to complete the Davis memorial monu-
mea.. Gen. Gordon asks tLst each
camp give 81 for every member and
thst the money be turned over to the
ladies' central committee of the Jefer-
sor Davis Monument association. Fol.
lowing is Gen. Gordon's order, which
las Just peon received:
Headquarters U. G. V.
''NsR Orleans, La, Oot. II, 1901.
i General Orders Nc. 1858:
II. With pride the general COM
manding again calls attention of the
veterans to the patriotic and success.
ful cf5rss Of the ladies' central COM
mittee Of the Jefe-son Davis Monu-
.ment association, directed by the great
ABILITY and unsiring ensrgy Of thsir
splendid chairman, M.s. N. V. Rsn-
dolph, Of R;chnond, Va, supplement-
ed by the c:asele5s work and most
| valuable assistance of the noble Dauga
ters Of the Confedersey, II cach Con-
fedsrate veterans di7izion, ali united
and ben6izg their energies .oWsrd tSs
accampi ishment Of tho glorious work
they have so willingly undertaken.
thsa Of raising the baiaace Of tne funds
necessary 70 complete the monumona
to the memory Of Jefferson Da7i9, the
beloved president OF the Confecersc3'
III. The report made By the cfslr
nan, Mrs. N. Y. RsLdolph, srd that
of tie tre:slrer Of the association 81
>1e Memphis reunion, shoas that tie
oo1dsd rrassuEsr Q: tne association
Aad taen ca haad s32 672 06, iaoiud
irg interest, sith age rumSsr OF
auoEcr:yticns uHcolieoted aoo unpaid.
III. Wnile thsy make this enocur
aging showing, they STATE sIat much
mora money Is nee5td, AID taey ask
the Veterans to assist ana sustain than,
snd the general comns3cang hopes
raat ttsir appeal WILL meet a:tn hear
" response.
Nv. Tae general conms2diag cslls
the attention cf the veterans to the
isct lnas it is their boulden duty to
assist these noble wenen in uhelr pa
;rioIic endeaVors, aud requests Of them
s1d urges each United Confederate
Veterans camp to contribute 81 for
each member Of the camp, to be col
iecte6 cf those vino are ab;e to give 10
di7i4ualjy, and where this cannot 5e
done, fer the camp to forward the
amount collectively, Tor sli the mem
bars, which ever is most desirable.
'.Of course, under the constitution
no assessment can be levied upon any
member or camp for any purpose; this
is, therefore, only an uTgent rsquas,
fer voluntary contributions from the
penpsrs Of the United Confederate
Veterans c.mps which the general
commanding prsys and hopes will mest
aith sn Immediate and gener5us re-
sponse.
". The general commanding sug.
ge5ts that al moneys rails ssdin response
70 this r.quest shall be ssnt direct tc
Mrs N. V. Randolph, chairman Jefer.
son Davis monument 1und, Richmond.
Va. OF forwarded to her through the
Daughters Of the Confedersey in each
Uaised Confederate Veterans division,
and tie Daughters Of the ConfedsTacj
sre II qaested to put themselves in com.
scu9ication with tce camps 90 IS to as
s.sr in 1nis laudsble RorS.
| ''B9 order Of
-. 3. GORDON
General Commsaolng.
GEORGE MooRMAN,
.'Aoj.. Gen. sao Chief Of S-sf."