The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-28
Monument Built by Women Of Ala
bama to Honor Heroic Dead
Dedicated in Presence Of
Host Of Veterans
IS ACCEPTED BY The
NATIONAL COVERNM'T
Capt. Smart Speaks in Behalf of
Secretary War Pays Glowing
Tribute to Soldiers and
Southern Women
Telegram By united Press

Telegram by United Press
Chattanooga, Tenn, May 2s.-With
thousands Of veterans from all over
the soeth in Attendance, the moau-
ment erected on the battlefield Of
state chlokamagua by the women Of
the state Of Alabama, was unveiled
today amid impressive scenes, mark.
ing one Of the notable events during
the L. c. v. reunions.
Representing the secretary Of war
and accepting the monument on behalf
Of the national government, Capt.
James, X Smart of Chattanooga
spoke in part as follows
Speaking for the honorable secre-
tary however for the national com
mission and for the government, / ac-
cept with the greatest pride and pleas
ure this beautiful memorial composed
OF Georgia marble, with which the as
soeiation and state commentaries the
herolsm Of her sons displayed OH this
field on the nineteenth and twentieth
Of September. 1863, the memory Of
which viii outlast the monuments
themselves. @The corrodng tooth Of
time may eventually eat away the
bronze Of these monuments and this
marble. SO beautiful In its whiteness.
may crumble into dust, but the mem.
DRY Of great heroic deeds win live as
long as men live and language is un-
dcrstood
The fighting all over this great
field and especially that along the
crest Of this heroic ridge and that Of
snodgrass. viii never be forgotten
while the ridges stand.
Will also say for the secretary that
Il Is hoped the state Of Alabama may
soon place ia The hands OF her com
mission 10 be appointed for this park
sufficient sum OF money 20 enable
Il 10 place memorials On an lhe fields
embraced ia thia great park system,
on which her sons slgnalized their
prowess. and that the remaining states
ol the south mas follow the examples
OF Missouri Tennessee, Georgia, North
and South Carolina, Kentucky and
Florida
However. we may differ in our opin.
ions respecting the cause for which
the men Of the south contended during
our great war. the people Of every sec
ton OF the country cherish profound
admiration for courage, bravery, hero
ism. intrepidity, firmness and fidelity
even to the death to a cause believed
in and once espoused. And these great
qualities were displayed during oui
conflict BY the men Of both sides e
a degree that has excited the admira
ton Of the world, and win forever
stamp the Confederate era as the
heroic age Of our country
This park the joint product Of the
states and Of the federal government
was designed as perpetual monu
ment to these high and noble charae
teristics of the American people.
For many years | have been anS
iously hoping that the great state o
Alabama would take definite action Z
perpetuate the memory Of heroic an
patriotic service Of her sons on thi
field and several years since whe
the legislature made conditional al
propriation Of s25OOO for state men
orlals on this battle park we suppose
that our expectations would be rea
lied. but for reasons that are doub
less just and satisfactory to those
authority in the state, no definii
action has been taken as a state, b'
that splendid body Of loyal and pa
riotic women composing the Memoirs
association Of the state has by energ
tact and sacrifice erected this stri
ingly attractive and enduring tribu
with the folnyiug expressive insert
tion:
IN tender memory Of Alabamas g
diers, who fought and fell on chicA
mauga battlefield