The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-26
MONUMENT TO NASH
viii Probably be Erected Here
in Nash Square.
COL Cameron is Successful in Ills forts, and
Coz gress sppropriaies IS, 600 for S
Erection.

Col Benehan Cameron returned yester-
dav from Charlotte. where he was pres
ont NJ meeting of the Society of the
Cincinnati held in the court house there
Monday night.
The society was called to order by
President Wilson G.. Lamb and after the
election of several new members by the
order. Mr. Cameron, as chairman of the
committee. made his report and said that
the committee has been successful in
getting a bill through Congress for the
erection of the Davidson and Nash mon
uments and that $4,000 for each monu-
ment had been appropriated by the gov
eminent. Mr.. Cameron said that the To-
cation of the monuments will be left to
the secretary of war and the Governor
Of the State and that he was greatly
aided by Congressman w. w. Kitchin
Senator Simmons and Senator Pritchard
and the other members of the North
Carolina delegation and by Senator Wet
more, chairman of the Committee on Lii
braries of the United States Senate
Mr. Cameron was rendered vote OF
thanks by the society for his undertak-
ings.
Mr.. John c. Davis offered the following
resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That to the North Carolina
Society of the Cincinnati in general be-
long the credit of having at last accom-
plished this meritorious result in justice
done to these two patriots of the Old
North State To Col. Benehan Cameron
In particular belongs the credit and hon
or of having this bill passed through
Congress, where it had so often failed
before. To his tact, energy and popu-
tarity are due the success of this bill,
and he has the gratitude of the society
and of the State.
Resolved second, That a committee of
the following gentlemen be appointed,
viz: Col. Benehan Cameron, chairman,
Col. Wilson G. Lamb, Gen. Chas. l..
Davis. Rt. Rev. j. B. Cheshire, Capt.
Samuel A. Asbe and Mr. Herbert Clark
son to have charge and represent the So
ciety in all matters relating to these
monuments"
Bishop Cheshire was present and made
a move that it was the sense of the So
ciety that the Nash monument be erected
in Raleigh, on Nash square, and that the
Davidson monument should be erected in
Charlotte, provided suitable sights and
foundations for the monument and make
suitable presentations. This motion was
unanimously adopted
A committee of three citizens from
Raleigh and three citizens from Char
lotte were appointed by President Lamb
on motion of Mr.. Cameron to see the
officials of the respective cities in re-
gard to an appropriation sufficient for
the foundation of the monuments Pres
ident Lamb appointed the committee
from Raleigh as follows: Samuel A. Ashe
Marshall Delaney Haywood and Col
Saunders.
Bishop Cheshire was thanked by the
members of the society from Charlotte
for suggesting placing the Davidson
monument in Charlotte.
An elegant entertainment was given in
the evening at the residence of Mrs. b.
r. Springs in Dlworth to the members
of tie society. The home was beautiful
ly decorated for the occasion, the colors
being red, white and blue and here and
there were fastened numbers of Ameri-
can flags. The dining room was decorat-
ed in carnations and lilies of the valley
Each guest was given a bouttoneire of
lilies of the valley.