The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-02
fitting tribute to his memory, at the Ma


 tional cemetery.
 During the year succeeding, the "Arl- ington Confederate Monument associa- tion'' was formed, with the president-gen- eral of the U. D. c. as it's chairman Mrs. Drury Conway Ludlow recording secre- tary; Mrs. Arthur E. Johnson, cor responding secretary; Mrs. Wallace Streater, treasurer. This mother organi- zation was a necessarily cumbersome af- fair; its membership (constructively) em- bracing representatives from all of the divisions, D. D. C., of the several states and territories. But the practical work of managing, financing and building the memorial was entrusted to an executive committe with headquarters at Washing ton This is composed of three representa- tives from each of the five U. D. c. chapters; Camp I'll. U. c. ". and the Sons of Veterans, all of Washington. There is an advisory board also Its men1- bers having the right to vote on all ques- tions; Francis M. Cockrell, Joseph J. Darlington, Charles J. Faulkner. Ran dolph H. McKim, Thomas Nelson Page, Seth Shepard and Marcus J. Wright. This makes the executive committee number S, with the president of the U. D. c. an ex officio member. The chairman is Hon. Hilary A. Herbert; vice chairman, Mrs Marion Butler, with Mesdames D. c. Ludlow and w. R. Roome as secretaries, and MT. Wallace Streater treasurer. The association has had but two meet ings; one at Atlanta in 1908. and one at Houston in 1909 But the executive com mittee has had regular monthly meetings
 save In the months of July, August and September.
 It is to the executive committee, there fore, that the country and the contribu- DTS have to look for the satisfactory con- pletion of the memorial with the money subscribed to it. To somewhat relieve it's labors (supposedly) a design cimmittee was added to it last November at Hous- ton.
 At that convention of the Daughters of the Confederacy, Colonel Herbert made long and exhaustive report of status prospects and object of the Arlington memorial. He voiced the vast majority of opinion when he stated that there should be no sort of design decided upon, | or even hinted at, until there was at least very large proportion of the sum sub scribed, in hand or guaranteed. This was simply common sense and business usage No man of business orders his plans for his house, until he at least has knowledge of where the money Is to come from to pay for the house. But, despite the strong anticipatory protest of the executive committee, no delegate or other Daughter to whom have spoken on the subject doubted the wisdom of waiting; but almost the last act of the retiring Ipresident-general was the announcement of her legacy to her successor of pre- mature and unneeded committee on de- sign for monument not yet one-third assured. from it's necessary finaseial side Personal no less than official urgence failed to hold Mrs. Stones zeal from any step that seemed helpful to her wish fathered thought of early completion of the monument (one, by the way, that had waited erection for 46 years), so she named her design committee of six per sons: Mrs. Marion Butler, MT. Wallace Streater. Judge Seth shepard, Dr. Mo Kim. Mrs. Thomas w. Kaitt and Mrs. Moshsrry. and the seventh and 0haas-