The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
Daughters .of the Confedite,raasc:y
Erect Memorial at Madison,
N Wis.
LETTER LETTER 10 MRS Et; RANDOLPH L!'la.
Wife ,of8Past# Commander Writes
in,s.Most Sympathetic Terms 81
. Southern Women's Efforts


I'M Forest Hill Cemetery, overlooking g
the city Of Madison, Wissn On June$16th
Louis 4 Fairchild Post, g. AZ RI unveiled SO
4 monument erected by he..UniltesdglD q. i El'-
tiers of the Confederacy to the memory
81 Confederate prison dead; captured ct
Island No. 10 during the war between,
The monument, which has two bases
and n! 4 die has Inscribed; on h
fcIi,lrsa sideeis, iToutF tn, die the names OF one
hundred and thirty-four Confederate sol
dfeprrs.$wgho sleep In Forest Hill, and that
sot Mrs. Alice Whiting Waterman, e
Louisiana woman, who spent the last
,,eaur (, Of her life In Madison, and was
acknowledgements In restoring the
graves raw II OF Fthe 8 Confederates, N placing
a blets at the headSof8 eachEand
,rrccloissinnIK and $beautlfying the section
shuee preferred to be- buried in Forest
8Hlll,a. and the Daughters OF the KS Con-
$federacy& have testlfled%their appreciation
3of her patriotism devotion by
carving underneath ssthe lists Sot Con-
Tolerate names: ERECTED N oying
mo OF the United Daughters OF the
$Confederacy to Mrs. Alice Whiting Water
man and Her Boys
Major f. #W.#Cakley# and Major Hugh
8Lewis$unveiled the monument and con-
Quoted the appropriate ceremonies con-
neecctedj@Htth lt..4S TO them and to their
co,mrIaldes Sof the POST he1GDaughters feel
that they owe deepest gratitude.
LetterltosM Mrs. Randolph.
The Following letter recently received
by Mrs. Randolph carries with It to all
Southern womenSits own endorsatlon and
explanation This 4is the letter: ssIg
g8S &5s3t Madison, June q. 31soe.
NV Dear Mrs. Randolph,-Your kind
personal alettere of June 18th, followed by
yours OF June 10th, containlngithe greet
Sings and thanks OF Richmond Chapter,
Daughters Of the Confederacy, lie before
me, and I can hardly reply In fitting
terms,to your tender words. * have
done ANYTHING. to help. my sisters q Elcn.
mond,, Virginia. or the South IN their
work Of remembrance of heroic brothers,
~ am truly glad With my own heart
full ofSlove towards those who wore the
blue. I as reyerently8 place upon the
grave Of my brother OF the South, who
wore.the gray, a. chaplet OF flowers. Both
were valiant In the hght; both believed
they were In the line OF duty. and sacri-
nced in behalf OF what they deemed the
right. Could NOR al man do more?
WI rejoice with you in the completed
erected monument, aud 7 can understand
how you gathered here a little and there
a little to meet the expense,
~ regret that my duties elsewhere N
our State prevented my being present
at the hourAof unwilling. But with my
dear husband l. stood beside 1t on last
Sabbath, and thought OF you and wished
you might see It and the surrounding
scenes. It As a beautiful spot and o. ht-
ting monul.. ant. The work 10 we'll and
Beautifully done; the carved names cut
deep and read clear. Flowers covered
the base; shrubs and peonies and roses
}bloomed fair and sweet, and the grave
OF Mrs. Waterman was piled high with
flowers, rare and beautiful. Many visited
the spot, young and old, and talked OF
5.'her and her boys" and II gave me
pleasure to drop here and there q word
for those who kept In remembrance their
dear dead. ~ hope II may meet you some
day in fair Richmond. and clasp hands
as sisters OF a3united country. have
always loved Virginia; her history and
famous men early In. life appealed TO me,
and THE End OF a n Era" 10 q beautiful
true story8ofEt the situation In those trying
days. It was my privilege, In a Few
words, at the State convention Of our
Woman's Relief Corps on June 18th, TO.
maketmentionlo OF your monument, 70 pay
a tribute to your love and devotion 70
your beloved dead 7 trust tsBwll be
entered In our book OF proceedings, ana
thus become q matter OF history ana
reference In our State Historical Library,
With thanks and 3kindest greetings, y
I'M. sincerely and truly, your sister IN
JESSIE N, LUTHER,
EPplE" e..E LhaiH lHMeNHf