The Anderson Daily Intelligencer

SECOND MONUMENT TO WOMEN OF SOUTH

Old North State Follows South Carolina In Doing Honor—Home Statue Unveiled

Raleigh, N. C., June 10.—A monument to the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy was unveiled here today.

It is the second tribute of the south to its women of the Confederacy, a similar monument having been erected by the State of South Carolina.

Members of the North Carolina division of the United Confederate Veterans and scores of prominent men and women from this and other states witnessed the ceremonies.

The memorial was made possible through the gift from the late Ashley Horne, who served as a Confederate soldier throughout the war between the states.

As a member of the state legislature from Johnston county, he introduced a measure providing for the erection of a statue by the state. Failing to elicit the necessary support, he gave $10,000 and accepted plans for the monument before his death in October, 1913. The monument stands on the south side of Capitol Square midway between Fayetteville and Salisbury street.

On the southern side, in bas relief is a grandmother in a sitting position, with a book in her lap. The woman is relating the story of the civil war to her grandson, who grasps the hilt of his father's sword.

On the eastern side is a bas relief representing the Confederate soldier going to war. His return in an emaciated condition and ragged, but welcomed by the Women of the Confederacy, is depicted on the western side.

The monument is inscribed "To the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy"

J. A. Long, chairman of the monument committee, presided over today's ceremonies, which began in the local auditorium and were concluded at the site of the monument. The principal address of the occasion was delivered by Dr. Daniel Harvey Hill, son of Col. D. H. Hill, who commanded the first North Carolina regiment in the battle of Bethel, 53 years ago today.

The court square where the unveiling took place, was crowded with members of the North Carolina division Confederate Veterans, commanded by General Julian S. Carr, of Durham, and other spectators.

Ashley Horne, the young grandson of the donor of the monument, drew the veil from the statue after which an appropriate poem was read by Dr. Henry J. Stockard. Chairman Long, formally presented the memorial to the State of North Carolina, in a short address, which was responded to by Gov. Locke Craig in behalf of the state.