The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-12
Daughters of the Confed-
eracy Will Erect Suit
able Memorial
HANDSOME GIFT
The BaIfour Granite Company and
Prof. Joseph Hyde Pratt Give the
Ar-hway Now at jamestown
and Eighteen TSct OF
stone BaIustrade.
stone BaIustrad'

The Daughters or the Confederacy
OF North Carolina have for the past
three years been raising a fund BY
installments for the urp OF erect
ing at the Confederate cemetery in
Raleigh, a handsome entrance credit
able 70 this sacred place wherein lie
about one thousand OF our heroic SOL
diers Of the South; representing i3
states.
This cemetery is within the en-
closure OF the City Cemetery of Oak
wood. and lies on a prominent emf
nece Immediately on a street that Is
now within the city limits. This plot
OF ground is owned by the Wax c
County Memorial Association under
whose care 1t has been kept In order
necessary for the keeping have
continuously been supplied by the
yearly dues of the members of the
Ladies Memorial Association of Wake
county.
The idea of erecting a handsome
gateway arose from a suggestion that
such an entrance would add attractive
ness to the grounds at the Soldiers
Home. but after mature thought by
advocates of the movement this plan
was not considered feasible as the
Soldiers Home after all need of it
was passed would be merged into
some other institution, and 4 Memorial
Gateway would lose its significance.
The idea WAS then transferred To the
cemetery into which these dear old
soldiers would eventually find a per-
manent resting place, and In view of
of the u. ID. G. Convention
which met in in 1904. In
1905 definite steps were taken TO
raise funds through the Chapters in
the State, and a resolution passed that
each Chapter contribute twenty dol
lars.
1t was resolved that a Memorial
Arch may be erected of stones on
which the name of a Chapter was to
be inscribed. and that as nearly as
possible have at least one hundred
stones to form the Arch, giving OPP
portunity for every Ounty in the
State to be represented provided the
object met with universal appreciation.
The Chapters are responding
promptly and cheerfully hoping that
they may realize the object which
they have set to work to attain. A
limit of five years was allowed for the
completion. The first contribution
was by the Dodson Ramseur Chapter
of Concord on Oct. 18th, 1905; other
Chapters nave responded as their 9TH
er pressing claims would allow. As
many are now engaged in raising
funds with which to erect County
Monuments, marking soldiers graves
and educating descendants of sol
diers.
Judging from the strides made In
two years it is to be presumed tina
the Archway will be completed in the
allotted time.
Much interest is being awakened by
this movement of the North Carolina
Daughters of the C~onfederacy, and
many outside of it's organization are
ready with a helping hand when
needed. In view of this noble under
taking and in order to assist in the
movement and d to the beauty and
utility of the gateway. the Balfour
Quarry COMPANY, of Salisbury, N. c.,
and DR.. Joseph Hyde Pratt. of the
presented to this cemetery the
pink granite pedestrian archway which
now is one of the entrances to the
North Carolina memorial exhibit at
the Jamestown Exposition. This, in
addition to Is feet of stone balastrade.
a most generous and magnificent gift.
and enc highly appreciated by the
North Carolina Daughters of the Con-
federacy. to whom the gift was made
during the sitting of the CON
in Greensboro in October last.
AS a tangible evidence of their ap-
probation a resolution was passed to
~patronize his generous for
anOther companion pedestrian gate to
flank the great L. D. G. Central Arch.
The design is to be submitted to the
next convention for suggestions and
possible approval.
This memorial gateway is 10 be
not only as a laStin memo
rial TO the honored dead from the
Home and of thirteen South
ern States, but to the untirine zeal of
the Daughters of the C~onfederacy of
North Carolina, for in thus honoring
the dead they honor themselves.