The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-03-14
WOMEN TO PLANT
MEMORIAL TREES
FOR WAR HEROES
BUSINESS WoMEN's ASSOCIATION
ALREADY AT WORK ON BEAU
TiFUL PLAN.
PLAclNG TREES At ROSE HILL
sixty-one Men Who Gave Their Lives
for Their Country to Be commemor-
ated-Markers and Tablets Also to
Be Placed.

Columbia's' first memorial to the
soldiers who gave their lives for their
country in the great world war will
be from the business women of the
city, arrangements having been com.
pleted for planting memorial trees at
Rose Hill cemetery and plans adopted
for placing appropriate tablets and
markers at each tree to commemor-
ate the names of the 61 men who are
known to have been killed, died of dis
ease or died of wounds while in the
service.
While this beautiful memorial is be-
ing made possible by the efforts of
the Business Women's association,
that organization especially desires
that every business woman, whether a
member or snot, contribute something
to the cause. 1t is being done in the
name of the business women of the
city and not merely that of the asso-
citation.
The contract has been let to sgd
Miller, colored for planting the trees,
which will be native Sugar Naples
and will be placed along the new
driveway at the cemetery and extend
ing to the LEFT driveway toward the
rear of the cemetery. The trees in
memory of the negro soldiers will be
planted on driveway in the negro
cemetery. According to The Herald's
honor roll, 61 men gave their lives, As
of whom were white and 13 colored.
Leaders OF the Business Women's
association stated this morning that
it is their hope that this memorial will
s'be- the forerutner and the incentive
for a greater memorial to the heroes
from Maury county.
Work has already begun on plant
ing the trees, which were donated by
Mrs w P. Morgan and her son, w. P.
Morgan, Jr., from their farm, The
nature of the markers and a large tab
let will depend upon the amount of
money raised for the purpose.
Every business woman in the city
is expected to make contribution
and have her name enrolled on the
list of contributors. One woman in
each business house will be appoint
ed to collect from all others associ-
ated with her Miss Katherine Hast
ings at The Herald Office will receive
contributions from individuals who do
not contribute in groups.
Mrs. w. P. Morgan is chairman Of
the committee that is directing the
movement and the planting of the
trees. She is being assisted by Miss
Fletcher Fariss, Miss Dora Mclean
and Miss Pinkney Gone. The memo
rial was suggested by Miss Fariss,
president Of the. association, at the
first meeting in March, a little more
than week ago. 1t met with such a
hearty, response tha> the trees are now
being actually plahted, If sufficient
cooperation is given by others the
placing of the markers and the memo
rial tablet will not be long delayed.
The Rose Hill emetery Association
gave immediate approval to the plan
and through Messrs. Robert Nichols,
w. P. Woodbridge. Hiram Hendley and
DIR. Robert Pillow has assisted the
members of the woman's association
materially in carrying out their noble
plans.
As far as is known here this VIII De
the first memorial tree movement IN
Tennessee. II is not expected to take
the place of any other memorial now
under consideration.