The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-02-07
MEETING OF VETERANS

call: Alfred Aver, }. II. Brooks, .. Il.
Beck, ]. B. Chalker, H. w. Douglass,
NJ. p. Frink, G. j. Fort, H. w. Henry,
H. y. Knoblock, H. w. Long, G. w.
Nance, c. c. Priest, j. d. Williams,
John Pasteur, B. |. Freyermuth, F. w.
Bitch and j. S. Weathers.
General Williams, commanding the
second brigade, met with us, and
made fine address, in which he gave
us much valuable information in re-
gard to the woman's monument.
Miss Josie Williams and Mrs. Blake
of the U. D. c., honored the camp
with their presence.
Comrades Martin, Harris and
Brooks were appointed committee
to wait on the board of trade and try
to interest it in the woman's monu-
ment, and Camrade Henry requested
everyone to come to our next meeting
prepared to make o liberal donation
to said monument fund.
The adiutant was instructed to ten
der to Mrs. E. NJ Howard, president
of Dickson Chapter U. d. c., the
than,s and gratitude of the camp for
her untiring efforts in our behalf, and
hope that she will soon recover from
her illness.
General Long read communication
from the trustees of the Womans
monument fund, with the request that
the local papers publish the same.
the communication follows:
Letter from Comrade Williams
"A meeting of the trustees of the
womans monument, now being erect
ed in Dignan Park, in the city Of Jack
sonville, by the Florida Division, U.
c. V, was held in Jacksonville, at the
office of the chairman, General A. d.
Williams, on January 30th, 1913. At
this meeting all the trustees were
present, and plans to continue the
work on the monument were fully dis |
cussed.
1T was unanimously decided that |
all camps in the division should be
urged to comply with the resolution
passed by the division at the Lake
City reunion, October %, "a, %, 1912,
that all camps send in without delay
TO the treasurer all funds for the cree
ton of the memorial to the women of
the Southern Confederacy.
ITO this end it was decided to send
a letter to all the camps of the divis-
ion, stating the progress of the work
on the monument, and the prospects
for its speedy completion. And urg
ing the necessity of forwarding the
funds that each camp has pledged for
this sacred work.
1.-The base of the monument is to be
50 feet square at the ground level,
and AZ feet high. The contract with
the Mcneil Marble Co, OF Marietta,
Ca, provides for certain payments
as the work progresses, dividing the
work into sections. The first section
OF the heavy concrete foundation, I'M
der the supervision of the engineer
department of the city of Jacksonville.
This Foundation begins 3 feet under
ground and 6 feet above ground, max
ing a concrete foundation of 8 feet
high and IS feet square. This work
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and the trustees have a credit upon
the contract of $143G. The contract
ors are hard at work upon the second
and third sections. which they expect
TO have in place at an early date.
The monument is to be a very
handsome structure, and perhaps the
handsomest memorial in all the south
Being an offerin gof love from the
Florida Division. U. c. ", to thase
matchless heroines of the sixties
The living veterans of today are to be
congratulated that we are living to
see this cherished desire OF every 10y
al Confederate Veteran consummated,
and thta we can leave to posterity al
substantial evidence of our love. graf
itude and admiration of the noblest
women the world has ever produced
The trustees will issue a statement
each month of the progress and status
Of the work intrusted to them, and
with the unanimous cooperation and
substantial aid of the camps of this
division who are all equally interest
ed In the work in the ownership OF
the same. We will complete this sa-
cred love offering so long delayed and
so earnestly desired, but it will re-
quire a unanimity of action and a
strong pull together, together with
some personal sacrifice to a full sue
cess. We shall do it, The cause is
worth it, and more, and the final sat