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fjWUGH YYoWS QfES: » Various and Interesting Topics Discussed in Their >♦ ♦ Own Way by Clever Women. JQI ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦■ ♦ * a ♦ MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION OF OUR FAIR CITY. (By Josephine Smith ) Ladies’ Memorial association was organized in 1870. Mrs. D. M. Hood was elected president; Mrs. W. A. Fort, vice-president; Miss Linnie Hargrove, secretary; Miss Fannie Pearson, treas urer The first work of the association was to repair and mark all the graves of the dead Confederate soldiers buried in . Myrtle Hill cemetery with neat head \ boards, at a cost of several hundred dollars, and to raise funds for the erec tion of a monument to perpetuate the memory of the heroes of the Lost Came. j£rs. Hood soon resigned the presi dency, and the removal of Miss Pearson ’ from tbe city necessitated the election of new officers. In 1873 the association reorganized. I Mrs. T. W. Alexander was elected prcs- I j®ent;Mrs. Robert Battey, vice presi- I dent; Miss Linnie Hargrove, secretary, I and Mrs. George Bowen, treasurer. I They found placed to the credit of the I association in bank $709.95, being the ■ joint funds of the original memorial as- ■ sociation, of which Dr. J. G, Ye’ser was president, and Mr. C. O. Stillwell treas urer, and the first memorial association. "The ladies, by hard work, increased this fund to $1,250 in a little over three | months from the date of Mrs. Hood's I resignation. I The panic of the year 1873 caused the I bank to suspend payment, and soon af ter went into bankruptcy, and the whole fuivd was lost The association, still hoping to secure the money, and not wishing to go be ■ fore the public until they could posi tively state the whole amount had been recovered, remained passive for several years They then went quietly and earnestly to work, anrt soon aceumu lated a fund of $1,217 65. Os this amount $682.90 was expended upon the foundation and base of the monument Col. C. M. Pennington, with his accus tomed unselfish generosity, gave his valuable time and attention to this worst. thereby saving the association quite a sum of money. Mrs, Robert Battey, always one of the most earnest and untiring workers for 1 the cause, was compelled, by the in -11. creasing business andcaies of her noble i husband, to hand in her resignation, to the deep regret of the association. Although no longer an officer, Mrs. Battey always retained the same inter est in tne work, and cfftimes, by her wise counsel, as well as substantial aid, cheered and encouraged the ladies in their work, Mrs. Martha Brooks was elected in Mrs. Battey’s place, and by her fine ex ecutive ability, soon convinced the la dies that they had made a wise selec tion. The association remained quiet for several ye irs. but on Mayl, 1893; they i met, re-ekc'ed Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Brooks and Miss Hargrove. Mrs. Bowen I having leit the city. Mrs. H. A. Smit ' (was made treasurer. Miss Hargrove moved to Florida soon after the elec tion, and Miss Lily Noble was elected to fill her position. The association now took on new life, passive members become active, and all resolved not to cease work until a mon ument to the Confederate dead was erected. A contrrct was made with the Ameri can Marble company, Marietta, Ga., and by November 19, 1886, the monu ment was finished, placed in position aud paid for. The cost was $2,500. the American Marble company very gener ously donating SSOO to the cause. An iron fence soon enclosed the mon urnent at a cost of $1,012 In 1891 the plot of ground consecrated to our dead heroes, was leveled, sown in grass, and marble stones erected at a cost of $666. Tne association feel very grateful to Hon. W. J. Neel for valuable services rendered in raising money for tbestone. In the same year, 1891, the associa tion suffer-id a serious loss in the death of Jtylrs. Martha Brooks who was hell in high esteem by the entire association. The ladies will not consider their work finished until a statue of a Con federate hero crowns the beautiful mon ument. Orc year ago an irreparable loss was sustained in the death of Mrs. T. W. Alexander, who for 23 years was , the belov, d president, and who by her ' clearness of vision, renewed zeal, un- I wearied efforts, and a deep aud errneit love for tne bolycau»<> in which she was engaged, was chiefly instrumental in the successful termination of the work that has been completed. This -ketch would be incomplete with out mention of the oldest member, one wiimn the association delights to honor, and who never allows business nor pleasure to prevent her being present on memorial day. . May Mrs. Jme Bowie live many years to bless the association with her presence. THE WOMANS’ CLUB ( SOCIAL AND LITERARY. . (By Mrs. J. A. Gammon.) R The Woman’s Club of Rome on or I ginizing April, 1895, only followed the ■ spirit of the age, which is emphatically I one of organizations. For the last half | of the nineteenth century woman B looked out to see to see that it was this B method man adopted to advance his in ll terest, whether that object was capital, ■ labor, politics or knowledge, so she must I organize also to hold her own. Gradu ally in all the cities of c ivilizaticn v o men’s clubs arose. What the Red Cross society has done for humanitarian work, and the W. C. T. U. for temperance, the members of the club wish to do for social, literary and domestic uplifting. It was in the spirit of ’96 that ten or twelve of the ladies of Rome, not wish ing to see our Hill City left out in the race, met to organize, and by mutual help aud encouragement, gain some of the fruits of centuries of thought and labor. The objects of the association are so cial. literary and benevolent. There are departments of relief, of hospital, of kindergarten. The last is just starting, and is for the btnefit of the poor, chil dren of the factory, people who can neither send them to school or teach them at home. Another auxiliary department is that of domestic economics, where a few in terested members study scientific nu trition, sanitation and kindred subjects. They are. not so presumative as to ex pect to revolutionize the earth or even a part of it, only by union of energies and exchange of thought to learn how better to cultivate their own small vine yards. In the literary depart ment the themes have been on practical business subjects or on historical epochs. In the last cer tain results were studied with the causes leading thereto. Particular his torical characters have been analyzed to find the secret of success or failure, and thus to cull from the pages of the past symbolic leaves of prophecy for the fu ture. Tne club membership has been lim ited to twenty-five, and while these en terprising students enjoy the fascinating literary pleasure of stories of the past, no doubt they will extract many a moral for the enlightenment of the young and their motto. ‘•Cor unum via una” with them must mean that the one heart is a loving one, and the one way ever an upward one. THE LANIER CIRCLE PRIDE OF ROMANS- (By Mrs. Lou Underwood Rowell.) Among the numerous clubs and so cieties, of varied character which en hance the charm of social life in Rome, the most prominent for its literary and musical features, is the Lanier Circle. It was organized in April, 1391, the object being literary culture and musi cal entertainment. The membership of two classes, active and associate mem bers about seventy-five, and includes the best literary and musical talent in Rome. Dr. A. J. Bittle, on account of his superior mental attainments and schol arly pre-eminence, was ch se presi dent, and continues to adorn mat posi tion, and to cast the lustre of his tai ents upon the circle over which he pre sides with so much urbanity. The first vice-president, the beloved aud deeply lamented Miss Rosalie Clark, is forever enshrined in the memory of the circle as one who seemed ever less of earth than heaven, a seraph that had wandered out of bounds, and v while on earth breathed the air of paradise. In the circle her presence was radiant as a vision of the morning. Her memory is a dream of sleeping music. Siuco its organization the Lanier Cir cle has made many delightful excur sions through the realms of though t and fancy. In its progress through the re gions of intellectual culture and the -en chanted garden? of music, it has rev eled among some of the greatest monu ments of human genius, and learned the numerous and diverse aspects under which talent displays itself, and becom ing mightier with the exercise of might, has steadily grown in interest and in fluence until it is recognized as one of the leading literal- ; clubs of the state. The members have just completed a very instructive discussion of the class ics, the topics for the year having been Ancient Greece, her histories, poets, artists and sculptors. For the succeeding year they have taken up a series of popular discussions, topics being drawn from the Victorian age of English history. The following is the present organiza tion: Dr. A J. Battle, president; Mrs. W. S McHenry, musical director; Mrs. C Rowell, secretary; Miss Turnley, treas urer. THE DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION, (By Carrie M. McGhee.) On June loth 1891—the following la dies, Mrs. M. A. Nevin, Mrs. James A. Ronnsaville, Mrs. T. W. Alexander, Miss Willie Holmes. Mrs. C. Rowell, Mrs. Grace Battey Bayard, Mrs. W. P. Whitmore, Mrs. Charles R. Clark, Mrs. F. U. Eastman, Mrs. C. D. Wood,- Mrs. Joseph McGhee, Mrs W. H. Adkins, Mrs. H. V. M. Miller and Mrs. J. W. H. Underwood organized a chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in the city of Rome, to be known as the Xavier Chapter, with Mrs. Nevin as re gent, Mrs. Alexander, as secretary; Miss Willie Holmes, as register and Mrs. Bayard as treasury having as its objects Ist. To perpetuate the mempry and the spirit of the men and women who achieved American independence by the acquisition and protection of historical spots and the erection of monuments; by the encouragement of historical re search in relation th the revolution and the publication of its results; by the THE ROME TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 18JMJ. preservation of documents aud relics and of the records of the individual ser vices of revolutionary soldiers and pa triots and by the promotion of celebra tions of all patriotic anniversaries. 2nd. To carry out the injunction of Washington in his farewell address to the American people, "To promote, as an object of primary importance, insti tutions for the general diffusion of knowledge,” this developing an en lightened public opinion and affording to young and old such advantage as shall develope in them the largest capacity for performing the duties of American citizens. 3rd. To cherish, maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom, to foster true patriotism and love of country and to aid iu securing for man kind all the blessings of liberty. I X_vicr, was the second chapter to or- I ganize iu Georgia aud has been repre sented at every meeting of tbe conti nental congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Washington, except one, first by Mrs Nevin; second by Mrs. Rounsaville; fourth by Mrs. Rowell and fifth by Mrs. Henry Norton, our present, regent. The subject of Mrs. Nevin’s paper was •'Peace and liberty, the gift of our forefathers. ” Mrs. Roun saville’s paper was "Xavier Chapter and its Colonial Associations.” Xavier chapter had the honor of mak ing tbe largest, contribution to the Mary Washington Monument, of any south ern chapter. Its meetings are held monthly at the home of some mem'her aud at each meet ing two historical papers are read. The line of work has been in the preparation of lengthy papers, on the Colonies, and such other work as was considered in keeping with the real purpose of the or ganization. The preparation of ihese papers has been painstaking and re searchful, consequently, have, been very beneficial ana would do credit to any historical society in the south. Os the Xavier chapter, it can be said, during the six years of its existence it has grown aud prospered, and numbers among the ancestry of its members such men as John Sevier, James Blair, Win. Clark. Charles Word. Henry Holcombe, Maj John Berrien, Ezekiel Cloud, Dan iel Morgan’ Benjamin Cleveland aud many others’ whose names aud deeds have graced the pages of history. True to patriotic instincts, noble in its pur poses, no wonder then at the rapid in crease in its membership, throughout the entire country. At the next conti nental congress, which meets in Wash ington in February, the chapter will be represented by Mrs. Norton, Mrs. Nevin aud Mrs. McGhee. EMERGENCY HOSPITAL A DESERVING INSTITUTION. (By Mrs J. Lindsay Johnson.) In June,lß96, this hospital was opened by Miss Middlemiss, a graduate of Belle vue hospital, New York. It flourished under her able supervision for four months, when, through sickness, she was forced to return to the North. Since then tbe hospital has been man aged by a committee from the Woman’s | Club of Rome. It is maintained; through the generous donations received | from the charitable organizations of the citv. Tho institution is filling a much need ed want in Rome in many ways besides caring for the sick. At one time it I proved itself a sheltering arms for an | entire family, who were thrown into ' Silver ereek by a railroad accident. 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