The May 2nd Leesburg (Va.) Today had a story about the United Daughters of the Confederacy vs. the board memebers regarding the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the statue of a Confederate soldiet on the court house grounds.
As a result, the formal request for $3,300 to help fund the estimated $6,300 cost of the celebration, was UNREQUESTED. The group says that since the public negative comments by board members Stevens Miller and Kelly Burk, donations have come in so they don't need the public funds.
The board members did not vote on the request and sent it to the finance committee for debate. A discussion was slated for May 7th. The planned celebration is for May 31st.
WHAT THEY SAID
Miller said that a Confederate soldier pointing a gun at him was not what he wanted to see when walking into the court house.
Burk said that the celebration should be for soldiers from both sides, not just Confederates.
SILENT SENTINEL
The 1906 board of supervisors appropriated $500 for the purchase and installation of the stutue, called the Silent Sentinel to honor Confederate soldiers from Loudoun County who had given their lives in defense of their homes. It was designed by William Sievers of Richmond and unveiled May 29, 1908.
Way to Go Ladies!!! --Old Blockade-Runner
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