The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-01
AN APPEAL TO VETERANS.
Genoral Gordon Asks for Funds to
Complete the Davis Monument.

Gen, John B. Gordon, commanding
tho Unite d Confederate veterans has
issued 9 general order to camps Of the
Confederate veterans requesting funds
to complete. tho Davis memorial monu
mont. Con. Gordon asks that oacf
oamp give 81 for every member and
that tho money be turned ov or 10 tn,
iladie s'.oontral committee Of the Jeffer
son Oavis Monument assooia tion. Fol
lowing is Con. Gordon's or dor, whio]
has Just boon received:
Headquarters U. C..V.
"New Oslcans, Ls., O,t. IL, 1901.
"Gsnersl Orders No. 2G3: 6'I3't
~. With prido tho genorsl com.
manding again calls attention Of tho
Veterans to the patriotic and SUCCESS.
full Efforts of tho ladies' central com.
mittee of the j. .forson Davis Monu.
mont association, directed by tho great
ability and untiring energy Of their
splendid chairman, Mrs. N. ". Ran
dolph, Of Richmond, Va, suppiemont-
cd by tho osasoloss work and most
valuable assistance Of the noblo Daugh
ters OF tho Uonfedcracy, in each Con
fcderato veterans division, all united
and bending their onorgies toward the
accomplishment Of tho glorious work
tboy have SO willingly undertaken,
that of raising the balanoo OF tho funds
ncoessary to oomploto tho monument
to tho memory Of Jefforson Davis, the
beloved president Of the Confaderaoy.
III. The report made by tho chair.
man, Mrs. N. V. Randolph, and that
of tho tres suror Of the association at
tho Memphis reunion, shows that tho
bonded treasurer Of the association
nad then !, on, hand $32 .672 06, ipolud
ing interest, with largo number Of
aubsor,ptiona uncolleoted and unpaid.
."llL. Whilo they mako this oncour
aging showing, thoy state that mneh
moro money is needed, and thoy ask
the veterans to assist and sustain them,
and the general commanding hopos
that their appeal will meet with hosr-
ty response. ,4
"lV. The general comm anding oalls
tho attention Of tho voterans to the
fsct that it is their bounden duty to
qssist these noble women in thoir pa.
triotic ondoayors, and rcquosts Of them
and urges eaoh Unitoa Uonfederaso
Veterans camp to contribute ST. FOR
each member Of the camp, to be col.
looted Of thoBo who are ablo to eiva in
diyidual)y, and where this oannot be-
done, for tho camp to forward tho
amount collectively, for all tho NOM
btts, which Cver IL most desirable. a,
:"Of course, under tho constitution
no aseessment can be levied upon apy
membes or camp for any purpose; thia
is, therefore, only an urgent request
for voluntary contributions from tao
members OF tho United Confederate
Veterans camps which the general
comm andipg prays and hopos viii meet
With an immt diato and generous re.
Bponso. .,#, rI,.
Nv. Tho general commanding sug-
gestB th,j al moneys raised in response
to.this request shall bs sYnt direct to
Mrs N. Y. Randolph, ohairman Jeffoc.
non Davis monument fund, Richmond,
Va. or forwarded to her through the
Daughtersiof tho Oonfedsraoy in cash
$Uaitod Confederate, Veterahs divisson,
AND tho Daughters OF tho Oonfsdsracy
sfo itqucatod 70 put themselves ia oonl.
munication With tho, camps 30 as to as
sistin thig laudsblo work.
~ by order,of ,%
a.' ~. B. @ GoRDoN.
"GencrAl ColnmaAdlng. ~
GEORGE MooRNAN, j
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