The Forrest City times., 1913-05-09
UNVlEL NEW MONUMENT
Arkansas Ronors Confederate Women
 by Handsome Memorial.


 big crowd Arkansas monument to the Arkansas women of the Confederacy was unveiled.
 Many inspiring addresses were made by prominent veterans and state off cials
 The scene at the unyeilng was an aspiring one. Seated before the monu. hlent on raised platform were many mothers and wives of Confeder- ate soldiers who listened to the speak CTS laud their deeds and sacrifices dur. Ing the war between the states.
 Mingltng together were the men who wore the blue and the gray. As the First Regiment band played the old time pieces and brought to mind scenes of bygone days many eyes were teardimmed.
 The ceremonies started with the in- vocation by the Rt. Rev J. NJ. Lucey and the following program: Music ........ First Regiment Band -address, Presenting the Monument
 !" e'lc oidtc t=..#.. btll- NudS. CJlIIu Vocal Music .....,#.. Dixie Glee Club Address, Accepting Monument in Be
 half of the State Gov. j. M. Futreu Music ......... First Regiment Band Address, Impromptu Address by
 .................... Robt. l.. Rogers Music .,....... First Regiment Band Recitation
 ..... Mrs. Josie Frazee Cappleman,
 Poet Laureate
 Music simultaneous with the unveil-
 ingl ......... First Regiment Band
 When the ceremonies were over the people pushed forward to get a good view of the monument
 The monument is a bronze group of four figures mounted on pedestal The scene depicted is that Of a boy who has just attained the age neces- sary to enter the Confederate army lie is dressed and armed as a Confed- crate soldier The mother is shown grief stricken and sacrificing, bidding her son good bye Leaning on the mothers knee is a young son who DOT trays his martial spirit by the drum he is carrying. Leaning on the moth CTS left shoulder is the young sol dier's sister who is grief stricken over his departure.
 Following is the inscription on the monument:
 TO the Confederate Women of Ark ansas. 1S61-1S65. Whose pious min. istrations to our wounded soldiers soothed the last hours of those who died for the object of their tenderest love: whose domestic labors contrib uted much to supply the wants of our defenders in the field whose jealous faith in our cause shone as a guild ing star, undimmed by the darkest clouds of war; whose fortitude sus- tained them under all privations to which they were subjected; and whose patriotism will teach their sons to emulate the deeds of their sires, this monument is erected by the State of Arkansas and the United Confederate Veterans.
 General Coffin of Batesville one Of the principal speakers at the unveiling gave a history of the efforts to erect monuments to the women of the Con- federacy.
 Regarding the Arkansas monument the following facts were given:
 Df 1T Arly ansas Division, 1T. C. ", at Fort smith in October, 1906, a resolution was in- troduced by Comrade J. NJ. Lucey of Pine Bluff providing for committe of five, including the commander-elect with the General Committee for the purpose of erecting a monument to the Confederate women of Arkansas, which was adopted and committee was appointed, consisting of the fol- lowing named comrades: J. M. Lucey. Dan w. Jones, V. Y. Cook and Charles Coffin, and James H. Berry, command er-elect, as ex-officio member.
 The committee endeavored by va rious methods to raise at least the nucleus of fund, but was only moder- ately successful their most practical scheme being the publication of a little book compiled by Comrade J. NJ, Lu- Cey and entitled, Confederate Women of Arkansas, 1S61-lS65,' which was composed of sketches, incidents, nara tives and personal "reminiscences of the women of Arkansas. together with se- lections of poems and other matter appropriate to the purpose of the volume The committee secured some four or five hundred dollars above eX- penses.
 The committee eventually prepared a bill and presented it to the legisla- ture, which in 1911 made an appro- priation of $10,000
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