The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-31
TOLAY CORNERSTONE
WORK ON oGLETHoRPE MONUMENT
WILL BEGIN AS
SOON AS SITE is SELECTED.
OCCASION WILL DE AN HISTORICAL
AND PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATION.

Appeal for cooperation and Aid Will
Be Sent Throughout the state i'm
Few Days-Is Now Being Pre-
pnred--Many Inquiries Being Made
as to the Aims and Purposes OF
the Society MOvement Has Re-
Gently Received Considerable Inn
petus-Meeeting of Association to
BE Held Jan. o.
There have been so many inquiries
recently concerning the movement to
erect a monument in Savannah to the
memory of Oglethorpe. founder of the
colony, that it is not without interest to
recall some of the facts in connection
with the effort that is being made.
The plan is to erect in some con-
spcuous place in Savannah memo
rial in every way worthy of the great
soldier and stateman to whom
Georgia owes such a debt of gratitude.
AT present. there is no memorial to
him, although a modest shaft is soon
to be erected at Frederick, on ST. 81
mons Island. The movements in no
way conflict: although the one to be
be the grandest monument in Georgia.
The corpora ton which has the move
ment in charge desires to enlist the
sympathy and cooperation of every
Georgian, and in order that the object
which it has in view may become ia
miliar all over the state, has elected
honorary vice presidents and honorary
members from localities not already
represented by membership in the cor
poratiOn. The association itself is
formed of equal delegations from the
Sons of the Revolution, the Society of
the Colonial Wars, the Colonial
Danes, and the Daughters of the
American Revolution. %
The names of these members, as APP
pearing in the original application for
a charter are: Georgia p. Wilder. Sa-
rah b. c. Morgan, Annie j. Waring,
Annie Karow Lucy II. Baldwin, John
A G. Carson, Walter G. Charlton Will
Ham w. Gordon, Jr., Thomas p. War
ing and Pope Barrow, all of Savannah;
Julia X Miller and Joseph b. Cum
ming of Augusta, Ellen V. Orme, Sarah
G. Slaton and John w. Grant of At
lRntas Alice c. Cobb, Emory Speer and
Hugh V. Washington of Macon: Nell
lie Stovall Phinizy of Athens: Annie
c. Benning of Columbus; Helen u.
Nevin of Rome: Robert c. Nicely of
Waynesboro; James r. Dent ot Glynn
county and Wymberley Jones DeRenne
of Chatham county.
The officers at present are President
Walter G. Charlton: vice presidents.
Mrs. Georgia p. Wilder Mrs. f. H.
QFrne, Mrs. Sarah b. c. Morgan, Mrs.
Hugh V. Washington, Joseph B. Cum
ming and Wymberly ]. DeRenne: sec
rotary, William w. Gordon, Jr.; treas
ufer. ]. A. G. Carson.
"A committee has been named to re-
port on the Site and as soon as this
and the character of the monument
have been determined, the corner stone
will be laid, with, il is anticipated, one
Of the greatest demonstrations ever
had in Georgia. The voluntary contri-
tutions so far. have been liberal, the
amount at command, without any
special effort 10 that end, already ag-
gregating more than $4,000 a
At the last meeting of the associa-
ton, the president was instructed to
prepare an appeal to the citizens of
Georgia, setting out fully the purposes
and aims of the corporation, and So
liciting aid to the monument. This APP
peal is now being drawn up, and will
be ready for publication within few
days.
The next meeting of the association
will be held Jan. 9. and in the future
meetings will be held monthly on the
second Friday in each month. The
movement has recently received con-
siderable impetus and it is the inten-
ton OF those who have fostered the
patriotic plan to push it to success
full conclusion at the earliest practi-
cable date