The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-17
MEMORIAL TO
SOUTHERN WOMEN
Times Union VIII Be Used To
Raise Funds by a His
torical Publication.

The Confederate Veterans and
Sons of Veterans OF Jacksonville
have undertaken to raise funds for
the memorial to the Women of the
Confederacy by adopting a plan
which will be universal throughout
the South, during the month of April
of the current year.
The general plan can be explained
in a few words. In order to raise
funds for the memorial to the devo-
tion, heroism aud noble sacrifices Of
the women of the South during the
war, it has been proposed to have
special editions of the leading papers
of all the prominent Southern cities.
Contributions to these special edi-
tions are to be historic in nature and
are to refer in the main to the i'm
portant and effective part that the
women played in that great conflict
The State of Florida is to be inter
ested in this plan, and there is no
doubt that it will appeal to every
section of the State, and find willing
workers for its success, While the
funds are to be secured through the
advertising space sold, and the sale
of the papers, it is left to the people
througout the State to make it inter
esting and assist in commanding
good prices for the advertising col
umns in this way, as well as to assist
in creating q demand for the publi-
cation when published.
AS concerns the general plan for
erecting this tribute to Southern wo-
manhood during the war, it should
and will meet with the hearty APP
proval of the people of Florida, and
especially the sons and daughters
of those whose heroic and sacrificing
deeds it is intended to commemorate.
So far as the Veterans and Sons OF
Veterans OF Jacksonville are con-
cerned, there is to be well-directed
and energetic campaign waged IN
the interest of making this publica-
| tiOn the greatest success of any OF
those which are to be issued upC
this occasion. The committees are
already at work sending out circular
letters to all parts of the State and
asking for the assistance OF those
who naturally feel an interest III the
object of this edition.
The following letter has been ad-
dressed to the people of the State by
| the committees
(For the Special Edition of the Flori
da Times Union.)
OUR WOMEN IN THE WAR.
The mothers of the Confederacy,
the veterans, the sons and daughters
heirs of their glory.
Are earnestly and cordially invited
to contribute accounts of such IN
stances as are known to them where
the women of the South, and espe-
cially of Florida, showed during the
war their patriotic heroism and p&-
tient fortitude. Such articles are in
tended for the'special edition Which
the Florida Times Union of Jackson
Vile, Fla. purposes to publish De
voted to the true history of the Wo-
men in the War, ''who bound their
warriors sash when they went forth
to battle;" and who suffered prlVa-
tions and hardships, and performed
acts of herOism unsurpassed by the
soldier in the field, and sorrows
which he never knew.
| 1t will be published with the III
dorsement of the Confederate Neter-
ans and the Sons OF Veterans under
the direction of the general commit
tee.
Perhaps many of those who sutf-
cred the most and crowned thell
sufferings with the grandeNt acts ol
patriotism and vAlor, or those whI
knew of such acts, are not accus'
toned to write for publication, and
would naturally shrink from such al
undertaking; to those we can only
,, say-write down in your own way tat
incidents as you remember them
and we will have what you prepare
properly edited, Contributions o.
this character are often found to bt
, the most valuable.
In telling the story give names o
the participants, So as to make
true and exact chronicle of th'
) events that were enacted during thu
most stirring epoch in the history o
our Southland.
1t is intended to issue this specia
edition on April 26, 1905, and there
fore beg that the articles be sent il
: lust as soon as they can be written
and not later than April l5-mucl
sooner if possible.
: All written contributions should b
carefully addressed and forwardet
TO Ex-Governor f. p. Fleming, Chair
e man Editorial Committee, Jackson
o o vile, Fla. ~,
n The cash contributions to tn
J memorial fund will be derived frol
the proceeds of advertising and pa
e per sales, which business will be Sc
st cured by the advertising and sale
:, committee.
o In making this appeal for literar
< offerings, the committee on CORE
le spondence and promotion does S
Is with the hope of enlisting the imme
IL diate cooperation of all who are 10y
If ers of the South, and in full sympa
ID thy with the cause we are workin
for, viz:
IA memorial to the women of til
Conf. deracy." Very respectfully,
THOMAS II, STOCKTON,
w. G. TOOMER,
r. j. MAGILL,
Z. G.. WEED,
II TDNHFyI