The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14

peIasure of meeting her, and sadly missed from future gatherings.
 Member of a distinguished family sister of the famous Kentucky hero, John Hunt Morgan, and wife of q man of unusual ability as soldier, law yer and cultured citizen, she moved forever In an atmosphere of approval, but 1t seems never to have betrayed her into the error of condescension or indifference
 Her seeming tenderness for old friends and eagerness for new ones, were quite remarkable in one who had never backed for either, but on the contrary--so far as others could judge. must have had surfett of both. But she seemed always charmed to recall the events of her early life for the benefit of old friends or to relate them for the entertainment of the new, with a peculiar clinging to that part which was connected with the Confectionery. .Hrhe yyomen's Monuments-The Rich
 mond Museum.
 The proposed monument to the wom- eu of the Confederacy has never found favor apparently with the wom- en of the South. either the Daughters of the Confederacy or others. It IS doubtful whether they would give A ryinr out of the scheme. But there Is one enterprise in which they have engaged-suggestej by them-worked for, plead for, wept for by them. which will be their best monument. their most appropriate memorial, since every woman who loved the South has had. both heart and hand in 1t. This is the Confederate Museum at Rich mond If 1t could be placed upon permanent basis with an endowment fund 1t would be the most valuable historic possession of the South; and the part that women have taken in it's establishment would be a sufficient memorial to their mothers who suffer- ed the hardships of war and aided the cause for which their husbands and sons were fighting. The museum. 1t is true, belongs to the Confederate Historical Society. The building which was the home of MT. and Mrs. Davis during the four years of the Confed- eracy was given by the city of Rich mond, but the collection of war relics and records was made by women who have labored year after year to im- prove and perfect it. It Is necessarily a matter of interest to the whole South at least: every state having a room in the Museum in which their war relies can be kept and cared for and seen by students of history, for 1t is to Richmond that they go for data in most things which concern the Con- federacy.
 The building. itself, Is most interest ing. It was probably one of the grand mansions of the place at the time it was built and Richmond was then city of first importance in the South as it is today. 1t may be that even in revolutionary times confer ences of statesmen and patriots took place in those same spacious halls and chambers. In the Confectionery it became the home of its chief execu- tive, Thither he brought his light or his heavy heart as the occasion created; thither came to forget if pos- slbIe the cares which wait upon sucn Important positions and the difficult problems which they hourly present Here he came to be refreshed in the society of his wife and children, and here he extended Inequalities to his loyal friends and followers. Here also was born his beloved youngest daugh- ter about whose brief existence q na- uonai sentiment clings. The sorrow which her death created in the hearts Of the people has been expressed in a wonderfully beautiful ana artistic manner as shown by her monument in Hollywood cemetry.
 A museum for the preservation of tangible relics and the embodiment of the memorial and patriotic idea Is in- valuable. It expresses the greatful sentiments of a people toward those who suffered in their defense and stands for the instruction of future generations of Southern men and wo- men-zto create in them the impulse and desire to read alright the history of the >Confederacy and to value prop erly the achievements of their coun- trymen.
 Some are opposed to the sending of these relics to Richmond. claiming they could be as well cared for and more appropriately preserved in the Capitols of the different States. But they certainly could not be so well displayed and in some State Capitols they would be rarely inspected. if at all, whereas. In the National Museum they are seen and studied by thouE- ands every year.
 Tn my judgment the Daughters of the ConfederacT and all Southern wo- men should unite in perfecting and perpetuating this excellent institution. The managers are trying to collect or accumulate an endowment fund. A small entrance fee is charged and du- tue AASt tHC8 lhiGh new made many thousand dollars in that way, only they did not wish to have the Veterans pay and there was difn- culty in distinguishing between visit ors at such a time. So the doors were thrown open and the crowds In attend ance upon the largest reunion yet held. surged in and out at will.
 All the Southern States have rooms in tlie Museum. and have already plac- ed their most valuable war relics in them. The displays are wonderfully interesting: but they have required a great deal of labor and thought to label. classify and properly arrange them. More than I could conceive of or appreciate until the matter was ex- pIained to me by Mss Harrison. As- sistant House Regent. who, upon learning that I was Historian of my division took great pains to show me through the vaults and archives not usually S1sn by visitors. in order that might really realize their historical value and try to interest my associates