The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-10
CEMETERY OFFERED
RUT VETERANS WILL NOT AGREE
TO PUT MONUMENTS THERE.
THEM IN THE PARK.
UNLIKELY COMMISSIONS SUCCESS
TIoN WILL BE FOLLOWED.

Meeting of the Park and Tree Com
Dillon. Capt. c. l.. Chestnut and
the MayOr-ResoIution Requesting
Veterans Association to Consider
New Locations in Laurel Grove
Cemetery-If Location Is Changed
From Bull Street Entrance TO Park
Veterans Monument Fund Will
Not Have TO Meet Expense of New
Foundations.
The Park ard Tree Commission
wants &c have the monuments to Gen.
McLaws and Gen. Barlow placed in
Laurel Grove Cemetery. This the
commission decided at it's meeting yes
terday afternoon. The Confederate
veterans. if the expressions of some
may be taken as an indication of the
sentiment of the majority, will not
agree to this.
All the members of the commission
Chairman P. D. Daff1n, Capt. C. 5.
Ellis, Mr.. 1. A. Solomons, Mr.. George
]. Baldwin and Mr.. J. H. H. Entel-
man, attended the meeting. Mayor
Myers was also present, as were Capt.
John r. Dillon and Capt. c. L. Ches-
mutt, who were invited as members of
the Confederate Veterans Monument
Committee. Chairman Daffin presided
About an hour was spent in the dis
cussion of the location for the monu-
ments. The ordinance passed by the
(NifTr 4.
the location of the monuments near the
Bull street entrance to Forsyth PARK.
subject to the approval of the Park and
Tree Commission was read, and the
point was made that the ordinance did
not make it obligatory that the monu-
ments be placed there.
Laurel Grove Site offered.
Members of the commission were
unanimously of the opinion that the
location fixed upon, where foundations
have already been established, is not
the best that could be secured. Their
discussion resulted finally in the adop-
ton of the following resolution.
whereas, The Park and Tree Com
mission are unanimous in their opinion
that the CASTOR street entrance to For
syth Park is not a proper location for
the busts of Gems. McLaws and Bar
Tow, ana that the beauty of the park
and the appearance of the monuments
will be marred if they are placed on
this site and that the proper location
for memorials of this character is in
the grand circle or at the entrance of
Laurel Grove Cemetery. which the
commission will set apart for this pur-
pose; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Confederate Vet
Grams Association be requested to con-
slider the proposed new locations in
Laurel Grove Cemetery
Veterans Opposed to Change.
Capt. Dillon and Capt. Chestnut had
no power to act. They were not in IA
vor of placing the monuments in the
cemetery, however, but felt that, if the
location selected at the Bull street ell
trance should be given up, some other
place in the park should be chosen.
Mayor Myers did not express himself
further than to say that he did not
think the monuments should be estab-
lished where the foundations have been
laid.
The resolution will go to the Veter-
ans, and it will be for them to deter
mine whether the monuments are to be
placed in the cemetery or given some
other location in the park. Members of
the commission said that they would
not insist upon the cemetery location
but merely offered the suggestion. As
the veterans have already gone to the
expense-some $50, of laying founda-
tions, it is promised that, if some other
location is agreed upon, foundations
viii be laid without cost to the Veter-
ans monument fund.