The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-18
DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOL UT7ON


which the Daughters undertake. In
their own estimation.
New Orleans Lays Claim to Lafayette's
| Statue.
New Orleans, June 29.-An effort
| will be made by several patriotic or
CARNATIONS in New Orleans to secure
for this city the Bartholdi statue Of
the Marquis de Lafayette.
1t was recently announced that his
statue would be presented to the pea
pie Of the United States bv Madame
Bartholdi.
| In making Its request for the ~t1tr
| New Orleans will base her claim on
the fact that she Is a French Ameri-
can city, point where the Marquis
de Lafayette paid one of his longest
visits while In America, one of the
cities which furnished the most lavish
entertainment in his honor, and after
his departure gate his name not only
| to streets, but to squares. parks, ave.
nues, halls and buildings.
It Is said that the statue In ques-
ton was one Of the great work Of
Bartholdi following the completion Of
his Liberty Enlightening the World"
and that after his death 1t was retain
ed by his widow. The request for the
statue will be made in a cablegram
to Madame Bartholdi on the 4th Of
| July.
Savannah Wants OgIethorpe's BODY.
Savannah Morning News.
Members of the Oglethorpe Monu-
ment Commission and others who were
| interviewed, concur Enthusiastically in
suggestion made by The Morning
News yesterday that the remains Of
Gen Oglethorpe which rest at Gran
nam. Hall Sussex, England, ought to
be brought to Savannah and placed
under the monument which Is soon to
be erected In Chippewa Square to his
| memory.
| Most everybody is a little doubtful
about England giving up the bones OF
the old gentleman. but IL the matter
could be arranged without internation-
al complications practically all agree
| that 1t would be q great thing for Sa-
vannah and Georgia.
| Pennsylvania Is now seeking the re-
| moval OF William Penn from England
| to Philadelphia. John Paul Jones was
only few years ago brought over
from France and inferred at Annap-
oils. The Morning News made the
| suggestions editorially that Georgians
| ought to ask that the body of Ogle-
thrope be returned to this country to
| rest in the soil that he loved so we'll
| and for which he wrought SO SPLEEN
didly.
/
Georgia has what might be termed
poetic right to the bones of Gen.
| Oglethorpe said the Hon Pleasant
| A. stavall, who is member of the
| Oglethorep Monument Commission.
but I have serious doubts about Eng
land giving them up to us.
IF 1t could arranged to bring his
| remains back to Georgia 1t would be
great thing. If the United States
government could be interested In the
matter and a battleship or a SQUADRON
or battleships could be sent over for
| the bones 1t would be an occasion of
which all Georgians could Justly feel
proud. Nothing could be more ap-
propriate than having the battlesbin
Georgia, with the remains aboard head
the procession of battleships. In this
way the body of Georgia's founder
could be brought over In state"
Plan Enthusiastically Endorsed.
Hon. Alexander A. Lawrence. who
Is member of the Oglethorpe Monu-
ment Commission, gave enthusiastic
indorsement of the plan. He say she
r .n,nns notning would be more appro-
pirate than to have the mortal re-
mains or the founder of ths state laid
10 rest under the splendid monument
which the state and city are soon 10
erect to his memory. He has some
doubts about the descendants of the
old man surrendering the body to
Americans.
Col J. Randolph Anderson, who is
| Chairman OF the Oglethorpe Monun1ant
Commission. thought it a capital suge
gestion and wondered why none had
thought or 1t before. On the snur ~
the moment he WASN'T sure about Ire
Feasibility, but he gave his apnrova1 20
me Ssitation of the subject. He
tnougnt IT would be interesting to see
WnAI hn
nculty' ne mentioned, about Georetans
Undertaking the removal Is the iecL
OF FUNDS. If the United States Gov
eminent could be induced to finance
the project as The Morning NarS
| right 0e ali
should be Under Monument.
capt. Henry Blum said 1t won1d be
grand thing II Savannah ana c.
gia could get what is left of oeIa.
thrope over in England and hr,nS ~
nacks He hopes some scheme NAV he
| devised by which 1t can be accom-
pnsned Phe bones ought to be placed
uhoer the monument he says.
Juose samuel B. Adams does not he
| ileVe the Britons could be induced N
give Oglethorpe's remains nm sor +t !"
purpose suggested but II would he
quite an accomplishment IL II could he
carried out. He hopes the idea will ~
deveoped with view to ascertaintno
whether 1t is practicable.
j. X Sausey, Esq, didn't take 70
the suggestion very much. He doser.t
IKE to disturb dead people. "T tbjn,,
oglethoTpe ought to be buried in west
minister Abbey" he said. az don.+
believe England would ever consent
10 the transfer Of Oglethrope's remain
IL was very proper to bring the re-
mains OF John Paul Jones. home arter
they had been identified. but We
couldn't pretend to remove the rema IN g
OF all the great men like Pitt. Chatham
ana Penn and Oglethorpe. Oglethorpe's
NUNS was In england, and he was bur
i0u III the SOIL that gave him birth. :,
Recalls Shakespeare words.
Englishman and England has a claim
to his, remains, and he has been daod
and buried over there so long. Mr. OTIS
Ashmore is inclined to the idea that
the present generation had better let
him rest. -e
IF he had forseen anything of this
sort I believe he would have felt as
Shakespeare felt when he wrote these
lines for his tombstone:
g." Good friend. for Jesus sake forbear
To dig the dust enclosed here.
Blessed to be that spares these
stones.
And curst be he that moves my
bones"
In OGIethOrpe's Time
Tulsa. Okla. July Editor Morn
ing News: I read with great pleasure
your editorials on bringing the re-
mains OF the illustrious Oglethorpe