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2. Each Chapter shall be entitled, in all Conventions, to one vote for every twenty-five members or fraction thereof not less than seven. If a Chapter has less than twenty-five members it shall be entitled to one vote; no Chapter shall be entitled to more than four votes.
3. Representation under Section 2 of this Article shall be based upon the dues paid into the State Treasury during the year; and only those who are duly accredited are entitled to the delegate's badge and have a vote.
4. The State officers may, ex-officio, vote at all State meetings.
5. President of Chapters are, ex-officio, members of the State Conven- tion, and are each entitled to one vote, either in person or by proxy.
6. No person shall vote or hold office in more than one Chapter at the same time; every person who may at any time become enrolled as a member of more than one Chapter shall, within thirty days thereafter, file with the Recording Secretary of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and with the Recording Secretary of the Missouri Division, and with the Secretary of each Chapter of which at that time she may be a member, a statement, in writing, setting forth the name of the Chapter to which she desires to vote and hold office; and until such statement shall be filed, such person shall not be entitled to vote or hold office in any Chapter of which she may be a member.
ARTICLE VIII .- COMMITTEES AND CERTIFICATES.
I. A Board of Managers, composed of State officers, shall be vested with power to conduct the general affairs of the Division, and to meet whenever business demands. This Board shall have supervision and con- trol of all the property and interests of the Division, and its proceedings shall be reported at each annual meeting.
2. A Committee on Credentials, Committee on Auditing Treasurer's Report and a Committee on Condensing Minutes shall be appointed by the President for next annual meeting.
3. A Certificate of Membership shall be furnished by the Chapter to each member whose dues are paid.
ARTICLE IX .- MEMORIAL. SERVICES AND CROSSES OF HONOR.
I. The birthdays of Jefferson Davis, sole President of the Confederate States (June 3), and that of General Robert Lee (January 19) shall have annual observance by the Chapters of this Division, and Southern Crosses of Honor shall be bestowed by Chapters, under the rules of that ceremony.
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ARTICLE X.
I. The seal of the Missouri Division of the U. D. C. shall be a replica of the great seal of the Confederate States of America, with the addition of the inscription, "The Missouri Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy," on the outer rim.
2. The use of the seal of the Missouri Division, U. D. C., for business purposes, other than the business of this Association, is expressly forbidden.
ARTICLE XI.
This Division shall transact such business only as is consistent with Article II of this Constitution.
ARTICLE XII.
Nothing contained in this Constitution shall be construed as preventing any Chapter from becoming legally incorporated under the laws of Missouri should it so decide.
ARTICLE XIII.
"The Woman's Manual of Parliamentary Law," by Harriet R. Shattuck, shall be the authority on Rules for this Division.
ARTICLE XIV.
This Constitution may be amended by adopting, by a two-thirds vote, at any annual Convention, the proposed amendments, provided notice has been filed with the Board of Managers at least three months previous to the annual meeting of this Division, which said proposed amendment shall be germane to the existing Constitution, and when so adopted, shall be submitted to the circuit court for approval and amendment to the Charter of this Corporation.
ORGANIZATION.
GENERAL OFFICERS.
Mrs. M. C. Goodlett, Nashville, Tenn ...... Honorary President and Founder
Mrs. Lizzie George Henderson, Greenwood, Miss President
Mrs. A. H. Voorhies, San Francisco, Cal First Vice-President
Mrs. D. A. S. Vaught, New Orleans, La Second Vice-President
Mrs. Andrew L. Dowdell, Opelika, Ala. Recording Secretary
Mrs. A. W. Rapley, St. Louis, Mo Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. L. H. Raines, Savannah, Ga. . Custodian of Cross of Honor
Miss Mary Leigh, Norfolk, Va. Custodian of Flags and Pennants
MISSOURI DIVISION.
STATE OFFICERS.
Mrs. P. G. Robert. Honorary President
Mrs. R. E. Wilson. Honorary President
Mrs. A. E. Asbury. Honorary President
Mrs. A. W. Rapley
Honorary
President
Mrs. Jas. H. Campbell, Lexington. Honorary President
Mrs. J. B. Gantt, Jefferson City.
President
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Mrs. C. C. Rainwater, St. Louis. First Vice-President
Mrs. J. W. Mercer, Independence Second Vice-President
Miss Nelle B. Potts, Fayette. Recording Secretary
Mrs. R. L. Wilson, Cape Girardeau . Treasurer
Mrs. Chas. P. Hough, Jefferson City . Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. J. M. Phillips, Kansas City. Historian
Mrs. S. V. Warth, Nevada. Registrar
Mrs. Melvina Murry, Liberty. Honorary Recorder of Crosses
Miss Francis Hopkins, Liberty. Recorder of Crosses 1
MARGARET A. E. MCLURE CHAPTER, NO. 119, ST. LOUIS.
Mrs. P. G. Robert, President; Mrs. Frank Gaiennie, First Vice-Presi- dent ; Mrs. H. S. O'Bannon, Second Vice-President; Mrs. M. O. Vail (de- ceased), Third Vice-President ; Mrs. James Bannerman, Fourth Vice-Presi- dent ; Mrs. A. E. Morgan, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Sam Fields, Cor- responding Secretary ; Mrs. A. D. Hopkins, Treasurer.
LIBERTY CHAPTER, NO. 147, LIBERTY.
Mrs. J. J. Felts, President; Mrs. Chas. Lee Smith, Vice-President; Mrs. D. C. Allen, Treasurer; Miss Emma R. Morton, Secretary.
RICHMOND GREYS CHAPTER, NO. 148, FAYETTE.
Mrs. Martha Payne, President; Mrs. J. W. Armstrong, First Vice-presi- dent ; Mrs. A. F. Willis, Second Vice-President ; Mrs. M. B. Yeaman, Re- cording Secretary ; Miss Nellie Smith, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Jos. B. Denneny, Treasurer ; Mrs. A. W. Walker, Historian; Mrs. W. F. Kirby, Registrar; Miss Ada Potts, Custodian of Crosses.
KANSAS CITY CHAPTER, NO. 149, KANSAS CITY.
Mrs. Geo. P. Gross, President; Mrs. D. G. Saunders, First Vice-Presi- dent ; Mrs. R. S. Shreve, Second Vice-President; Mrs. Numa Heitman, Sec- retary; Miss Pearl Jewell, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. O. G. Young, Treasurer; Mrs. Hugh Miller, Historian; Mrs. Henry M. Craig, Registrar; Mrs. W. A. McMillian, Custodian; Misses Virginia Minter and Mollie Lucas, Sergeant-at-Arms.
CONFEDERATE HOME CHAPTER, NO. 203, HIGGINSVILLE.
Mrs. H. F. Campbell, President; Mrs. R. P. Tabb, First Vice-President ; Mrs. Geo. Vandiver, Second Vice-President; Mrs. J. S. Belt, Recording Secretary ; Mrs. H. G. Asbury, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. L. E. Hart- man, Treasurer; Mrs. A. E. Asbury, Jr., Historian.
STERLING PRICE CIIAPTER, NO 213, LEXINGTON.
Miss Ella Nichell, President; Mrs. J. H. Hall, First Vice-President : Mrs. Jo. Wilson, Second Vice-President; Miss Martha Crenshaw, Record- ing Secretary ; Mrs. R. N. Cook, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Fred Hicks, Treasurer, Mrs. G. W. Hyde, Historian; Mrs. C. T. Ryland, Cus- todian.
STERLING PRICE CHAPTER, NO. 401, ST. JOSEPH.
Mrs. John Doniphan, President; Mrs. W. R. Millan, First Vice-President ; Mrs. G. B. Hay, Second Vice-President ; Mrs. W. C. Martin, Third Vice- President ; Mrs. F. A. Chase, Secretary; Mrs. Annie Pattee, Treasurer.
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F. M. COCKRELL CHAPTER, NO. 482, WARRENSBURG.
Miss Nellis Burris, President; Mrs. J. A. B. Adcock, First Vice-Presi- dent ; Mrs. D. P. Woodruff, Second Vice-President; Mrs. J. Ray Ramsey, Corresponding Secretary; Miss Gertrude McFarland, Recording Secretary ; Mrs. B. F. Ross, Treasurer ; Mrs. Ewing Cockrell, Historian.
ROBERT E. LEE CHAPTER, NO. 552, MARSHALL.
Mrs. D. F. Bell, President; Mrs. J. W. Barnhill, First Vice-President; Mrs. Lula Vanstone, Second Vice-President ; Mrs. G. E. Scrutchfield, Re- cording Secretary; Miss Bertie Francisco, Treasurer; Mrs. T. E. Rigney, Historian.
ST. LOUIS CHAPTER, No. 624, ST. LOUIS.
Mrs. W. L. Kline, President; Mrs. E. H. Campbell, First Vice-President ; Mrs. B. F. Givens, Second Vice-President; Mrs. E. R. Gamble, Third Vice- President; Mrs. Frank Carmack, Fourth Vice-President; Miss Mabel West- lake, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Annie Hickok, Recording Secretary; Mrs. J. McD. Jones, Treasurer ; Miss Lannia Crow Reiley, Registrar; Mrs. Henry Woodward, Historian.
SPRINGFIELD CHAPTER, No. 625, SPRINGFIELD.
Mrs. J. I. Boarman, President; Mrs. Geo. W. McDaniel, First Vice- President ; Mrs. J. W. Comer, Second Vice-President; Mrs. W. J. Hayden, Treasurer ; Mrs. Minnie B. Roberts, Corresponding Secretary; Miss Nettie Iludnal, Recording Secretary.
MATTIE E. CATRON CHAPTER, No. 626, WEST PLAINS.
Mrs. M. B. Clark, President; Mrs. T. B. Kilpatric, First Vice-President ; Mrs. G. T. Lewis, Second Vice-President; Miss Lillian Ellis, Treasurer; Mrs. U. B. Pitts, Secretary; Mrs. C. R. Luster, Historian.
BETTY SHELBY CHAPTER, No. 627, WAVERLY.
Mrs. Spencer Brown, President; Mrs. B. H. Nuckols, Vice-President; Miss E. Corder, Secretary ; Miss H. G. Galbraith, Treasurer.
WINNIE DAVIS CHAPTER, NO. 628, JEFFERSON CITY.
Mrs. Chas. Pinckney Hough, President; Mrs. Jos. W. Folk, First Vice- President ; Mrs. M. W. Hall, Second Vice-President; Mrs. M. V. Ford, Re- cording Secretary; Miss Nellie Ellis, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. A. J. Rudd, Treasurer; Miss Bertine Barlow, Historian; Mrs. Annie C. Marsteller, Assistant Historian.
CAPE GIRARDEAU CHAPTER, NO. 629, CAPE GIRARDEAU.
Mrs. R. B. Oliver, President; Mrs. Elma Ealy, First Vice-President ; Clara Rider Hayden, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Louis Houck, Correspond- ing Secretary; Mrs. J. W. Thornton, Historian; Mrs. W. T. Wilson, Treas- urer.
EMMETT MCDONALD CHAPTER, No. 630, SEDALIA.
Mrs. W. F. Hansberger, President; Mrs. Adelia Monroe, First Vice- President; Mrs. H. W. Harris, Second Vice-President; Mrs. J. A. Collins, Treasurer; Mrs. C. C. Lawson, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. M. B. Cole- man, Recording Secretary ; Miss Ella Barnett, Historian.
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KATE K. SALMON CHAPTER, NO. 631, CLINTON.
Mrs. J. M. Weidemeyer, President; Mrs. E. Allison, First Vice-Presi- dent ; Mrs. E. P. Lamkin, Second Vice-President ; Mrs. W. F. Carter, Re- cording Secretary and Treasurer; Miss Louise Britts, Corresponding Secre- tary ; Miss Anne Britts, Historian.
STONEWALL JACKSON CHAPTER, U. D. C., No. 639, KANSAS CITY.
Mrs. J. F. Davis, President; Mrs. Virginia Quinlan, First Vice-Presi- dent ; Mrs. J. R. Samuels, Second Vice-President; Mrs. S. C. Lee, Third Vice-President ; Mrs. S. P. Day, Fourth Vice-President; Mrs. R. F. Craw- ford, Recording Secretary; Mrs. F. F. Todd, Treasurer; Miss Sheffer Vivian, Corresponding Secretary ; Mrs. J. W. Kern, Historian; Mrs. J. H. Stevens, Custodian; Mrs. Thos. W. Parry, Registrar.
KENNETT CHAPTER, NO. 702, KENNETT.
Mrs. C. B. Ruff, President ; Miss Belle Wells, First Vice-President ; Mrs. Kos. Little, Second Vice-President; Mrs. A. S. Harrison, Recording Secre- tary; Miss Lucy Hawkins, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. T. J. Baird, Treasurer ; Miss Agnes Harrison, Historian.
INDEPENDENCE CHAPTER, NO. 710, INDEPENDENCE.
Mrs. J. W. Mercer, President; Mrs. M. J. Lowe, First Vice-President ; Mrs. C. R. Brown, Second Vice-President; Miss Agnes Harbison, Record- ing Secretary; Miss Katherine Mercer, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. O. H. Gentry, Jr., Treasurer.
JOHN S. MARMADUKE CHAPTER, NO. 713, COLUMBIA.
Mrs. Annie H. Smith, President; Mrs. Anna H. Johnson, First Vice- President; Miss Sallie Bedford, Second Vice-President; Miss Estelle Wat- son, Recording Secretary ; Mrs. Kitte Smith, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Moss P. Parker, Treasurer; Mrs. Annie P. Scott, Historian; Mrs. Lizzie B. Morris, Custodian.
CARLTON-JOPLIN CHAPTER, NO. 729, CARUTHERSVILLE.
Mrs. S. P. Reynolds, President; Mrs. C. B. Faris, First Vice-President ; Mrs. W. P. Armstrong, Second Vice-President ; Mrs. C. H. Cunningham, Recording Secretary; Miss Josie Faulk, Corresponding Secretary ; Miss Mary K. Joplin, Treasurer; Mrs. Lee W. Rood, Historian; Miss Alberta Ham- mond, Registrar; Mrs. J. F. Scott, Directress of Children's Chapter; Miss Mary K. Joplin, Assistant Directress.
STONEWALL JACKSON CHAPTER, NO. 775, ST. LOUIS.
Mrs. C. W. McFarland, President; Mrs. Jas. Arbuckle, First Vice- President; Mrs. J. Davidson, Second Vice-President ; Mrs. Clyde Arbuckle, Third Vice-President ; Mrs. J. A. Osborn, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Fred Johnston, Corresponding Secretary ; Miss Myra Clardy, Treasurer.
FRANCIS MARION COCKRELL CHAPTER, NO. 868, ARMSTRONG.
Miss Jee Woodson, President; Mrs. M. E. Brown, Vice-President ; Miss Vilo Martin, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Belle Denny, Corresponding Sec- retary ; Mrs. M. A. Allen, Treasurer; Mrs. J. C. Maple, Historian and Cus- todian.
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SAM DAVIS CHAPTER, No. 877, ST. JOSEPH.
Miss Kate Macdonald, President; Mrs. Jas. N. Burnes, First Vice- President; Mrs. J. J. Tootle, Second Vice-President; Mrs. Ed. C. Smith, Third Vice-President; Mrs. Eugene Soper, Fourth Vice-President; Mrs. J. H. Van Burnt, Recording Secretary; Mrs. True Davis, Corresponding Sec- retary ; Mrs. W. E. Stringfellow, Treasurer ; Mrs. Louis Siemens, Historian.
STERLING PRICE CHAPTER, NO. 901, NEVADA.
Mrs. Samuel Vance Warth, President; Mrs. James M. Hull, First Vice- President ; Miss Dora Dodson, Second Vice-President; Mrs. S. A. Johnson, Third Vice-President; Mrs. Horace G. Foster, Recording Secretary ; Mrs. G. G. Ewing, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. T. Y. Brannock, Custodian; Mrs. Lee B. Ewing, Treasurer; Miss Abbe McNeil, Historian.
MAJOR JOHN L. OWEN CHAPTER, NO. 963, MONROE CITY.
Mrs. M. B. Procter, President ; Mrs. Dora Hallock, Vice-President; Miss Anna May Boulware, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Geo. Fisher, Correspond- ing Secretary ; Mrs. Mark Hawkins, Treasurer.
THE STERLING PRICE HOME CHAPTER, NO. 1009, KEYTESVILLE.
Mrs. L. H. Wallace, President; Mrs. J. J. Moore, First Vice-President ; Mirs. H. C. Minter, Second Vice-President; Miss Grace Edwards, Cor- responding Secretary ; Miss Zetta Martin, Recording Secretary; Mrs. C. C. Parks, Treasurer; Mrs. C. F. Lanikin, Historian; Mrs. H. J. West, Cus- todian.
First Chartered Chapter of "Daughters of the Confederacy" in Missouri.
In January, 1891, the Southern women in St. Louis organized the "St. Louis Daughters of the Confederacy." Mrs. M. A. E. McLure, President; Mrs. A. C. Cassidy, First Vice-President; Mrs. Randolph R. Hutchinson, Second Vice-President; Mrs. T. II. West, Third Vice- President; Mrs. Leroy B. Valliant, Fourth Vice-President; Mrs. Thomas J. Portis, Fifth Vice-President; Mrs. James Bannerman, Sixth Vice- President; Mrs. John D. Winn, Treasurer; Miss lola Harwood, Record- ing Secretary; Mrs. A. C. Robinson, Corresponding Secretary. Upon the resignation of Miss Harwood, Mrs. E. R. Gamble was elected Re- cording Secretary. The first year the society collected nearly $8,000. In six years it collected $28,000, which was donated to the Confederate Home at Higginsville. In 1896 this Chapter, with other Chapters, or- ganized a State Association, under name of "Daughters of the Con- federacy of Missouri." It was the first body of Southern women char- tered in Missouri. The State Organization then raised about $6,000, and assisted the Confederate Veterans in erecting a costly and beauti- ful monument in the Springfield Confederate Cemetery.
Confederate Memorial Work.
Shortly after the war closed, when prosperity enabled the Con- federate Soldiers to divert something from their daily needs, they turned to memorial work. Throughout the South modest headboards were erected here and there at the graves of their fallen comrades. The noble women of the South then took up the work, and, through their
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untiring energy, erected lofty shafts and beautiful monuments at an expenditure of over a million dollars, and the end is not yet. Plans are now being made and money raised for the erection of other monu- ments to perpetuate the memory of the Confederate Soldier's valor dis- played for over four years in defense of principle most sacred.
"THE CONFEDERATED SOUTHERN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION."
The Confederated Southern Memorial Association was organized May 30th, 1900, in the city of Louisville, Ky., during the Reunion of the United Confederate Veterans, to commemorate the work already done, in the several Southern States, under separate organizations. The original signers of the constitution were: Mrs. Kate Walker Behan, Mrs. J. D. Walker, Mrs. M. Louise Benton Graham, Miss Daisy M. L. Hodg- son, Miss Lucy Marshall Smith, Mrs. R. J. McGowan of Missouri, Mrs. Jennie Edwards of Missouri, Mrs. J. T. McTeer, Mrs. Theodosia Worth- ington Valliant of Missouri, Miss Julia A. Garside, Miss Sue H. Walker, Mrs. Joseph R. Davis, Mrs. W. E. Badger, Mrs. Shelton Shieves, Miss Minnie Baugham, Mrs. Davis C. Richardson, Mrs. Lizzie Cary Daniel, Mrs. M. E. Lloyd and Mrs. N. V. Randolph.
The following officers were then elected for a term of three years: President, Mrs. W. J. Behan, White Castle, La .; Recording Secretary, Miss Daisy M. L. Hodgson, New Orleans; Corresponding Secretary. Miss Sue IJ. Walker, Fayetteville, Ark .; Historian, Mrs. Sarah Polk Blake, and a Vice-President from each State represented. Mrs. Jennie Edwards was elected Vice-President for Missouri. In 1907 Mrs. L. B. Valliant is the Vice-President.
This Association was formally recognized by the United Confeder- ate Veterans amid great applause -- Gen. Gordon expressing his hearty approval of the organization. A memorial presented to the United Confederate Veterans, in convention assembled, signed by the thirteen charter associations, was as follows:
"Throughout the South are scattered memorial associations who have not relinquished their original organization, and whose work is solely memorial and monumental. These associations (some of which were formed as far back as 1865), by the most assiduons efforts, have removed from wayside and battlefield our sacred dead, placed them in cemeteries of our own, and builded monuments that will bear lasting testimony to the courage, endurance and patriotism of the Confederate Soldier. We bring to you more tangible demonstration of work done than any other organized body of Southern people, men or women. We propose to organize or combine these memorial associations (em- bracing as nearly as possible every one in the South) into what we call a 'Confederation of Memorial Associations.'
"We are not willing to lose our identity as memorial associations, nor to merge ourselves into the younger organization, 'The Daughters of the Confederacy.' We hope by this federation to commemorate our efforts and stamp our work upon the hearts of those who come after us, and thereby insure its continuance."
"The Confederate Memorial Society of Missouri" organized in 1900 with the following officers: Mrs. Leroy B. Valliant, President; Mrs. Celeste Pim, First Vice-President; Mrs. Phil Chew, Second Vice- President; Mrs. Jennie Edwards, Secretary, and Mrs. R. J. McGowan. Treasurer.
The officers of this Association in 1907 are: Mrs. Jennie Edwards. President; Mrs. Elizabeth Cocke, First Vice-President; Mrs. Robt. Mc- Culloch, Second Vice-President; Mrs. Davis Porcher, Third Vice-Presi - dent; Mrs. Celeste Pim, Treasurer; Mrs. Peyton Skipwith, Secretary; Miss Nonnine Chassaing, Recording Secretary.
Under this general organization a number of associations were formed in Missouri.
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At Cape Girardeau the Samuel S. Harris Association was formed April 9th, 1902, with Mrs. Julia E. Harris, President; Miss Alma E. Albert, Secretary; Mrs. Louis Houck, Corresponding Secretary, and Mrs. W. T. Wilson, Treasurer.
At Jefferson City the Sterling Price Association was formed Jan- uary 21st, 1901, with Mrs. Margaret H. Robinson, President; Mrs. Caro- line V. Overstreet, Vice-President; Mrs. Bennetta J. Rader, Treasurer, and Mrs. B. H. Ferguson, Secretary.
At Mexico the Blandford Memorial Association was formed January 23rd, 1902. Miss Belle Morris, President; Mrs. Geo. Morris, Record- ing Secretary; Mrs. Mary Kretschmar, Treasurer.
At Nevada the Memorial Association was formed May 25th, 1901, with Mrs. T. G. Huston, President; Miss Anna Ingram, Vice-President; Mrs. Kathryn Clack, Treasurer, and Mrs. Annie Lisle Stettmund, Sec- retary.
At Springfield the State Monument Association was formed in 1902, with Mrs. W. J. Hayden, President; Mrs. Jere Boarman, Secretary; Mrs. Belle Ish, Treasurer.
MONUMENTS IN MISSOURI.
The first monument in Missouri was. erected in 1878, in Bellefon- taine Cemetery, St. Louis, to the memory of Major-General Sterling Price, by his loving and admiring friends. It is a lofty shaft of granite, resting upon a triple base foundation. The inscriptions: "Sterling Price, Born in Prince Edward County, Va., September 19, 1809. Died Sep- tember 29, 1867." "Farmer, Legislator, Governor, Brigadier-General During the Mexican War, Major-General in the Confederate States Army. His Purity of Character was Equalled Only by His Exalted Patriotism." Just below is written: "This Monument is Erected by His Friends as a Tribute to His Worth."
The late General William Shields of St. Louis (formerly a resident of Lexington, Mo.) was one of the prime movers, and was chiefly in- terested in procuring the necessary funds for the erection of this costly monument to the memory of this gallant soldier. Captain Silas Bent was president of the association organized for this purpose.
The descriptions following are taken from the valuable and very interesting paper relating to the memorial work in Missouri, prepared by Miss Kate Macdonald, President of Sam Davis Chapter, U. D. C .. of St. Joseph, and read at the Convention held in Cape Girardeau, Oc- tober 17th, 1906.
MONUMENT AT LEXINGTON CEMETERY.
The design is the present base, surmounted by a soldier in grainte, wearing the undress uniform of a Confederate Soldier leaning upon his grounded gun .. The base, which cost $1,000, is one of gray granite with cap and die -- the surface shows the crossed swords, and above are these words: "Our Heroes Sleep." The second base bears the inscription: "Confederate Dead," and upon the opposite side is a list of names of brave men who lie buried in its shadow. Erected by Confederate Me- morial Association. Unveiling, 1894.
MONUMENT AT FREDERICKTOWN.
Is a slender symmetrical shaft of granite 15 feet in height, ending with a spherical globe, and resting upon a double base, the first 2 feet and the second 8 inches. Erected by Women's Memorial Society in 1895.
MONUMENT AT MOBERLY, MO.
Is a tall shaft of gray granite resting upon a double base, bearing the following inscriptions: On one side, "In memory of our Heroic
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Dead." On the other side, "Sacred to the memory of the Confederate Soldiers who fought to Defend Their Homes, 1861-1865." The lower base bears the words, "Erected by the D. O. C. of Moberly, Mo." The 15-foot shaft upholds the life-sized statue of a Confederate soldier. with gun in hand, guarding his precious charge.
MONUMENT AT SPRINGFIELD.
Rests on a solid concrete foundation. 14 feet square and 8 feet from bottom to top. The dirt taken from the excavation is graded up to the top of the foundation, which gives the monument the appearance of resting on a natural mound two feet above the level of the ground. The pedestal is 16 feet high, in six sections or courses, mounting one upon another; each section except the first is one solid piece. The first section is about 12 feet square and the whole is of Barry (Vt.) granite. Upon the front of the pedestal, in bronze, is a picture of Gen. Sterling Price in bas relief. Upon the east and west sides, in bronze, are the regular and battle flags of the Confederacy. On the front above the portrait of Gen. Price, in bronze lettering, is the inscription: "To the Memory of Missouri Soldiers in the Army of the Confederate States of America." On the east and south sides: "Those who Die for a Right Principle do not Die in Vain." "Erected in 1901 by the U. C. V. of Mo., and the U. D. C. of Mo." "They Fought for the Right of Self- Government." Surmounted by a statute in bronze, 12 feet 7 inches, of a Confederate soldier with bared brow and folded arms.
MONUMENT AT KANSAS CITY.
Is a tall shaft of gray granite 38 feet high, resting upon a double base-second section of which is adorned at the four corners by can- non balls of polished black marble. Midway up the shaft is the Con- federate battle flag in bronze; on the opposite side is a copy of the seal of the Chapter in bronze, and the inscription: "Erected by the Kan- sas City Chapter 149, U. D. C., May 30, On the front of the lower base is traced: "In Memory of our Confederate Dead." A life- size statue of a Confederate soldier in complete uniform, with gun in hand, is a striking feature.
MONUMENT AT NEOSHO.
The cost was $825.00. Three stone steps lead to the lower base, upon which is the inscription: "In Memory of the Confederate Dead." A die and cap are surmounted by the figure of a Confederate soldier in winter uniform, with gun at "parade rest." Unveling, August, 1902.
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