The western sentinel., 1895-10-10
SOUTHERN WOMEN
Will Organtzs the "Dauehters of the
COME deracy.'

Will Organize the "Dauehte OF the
COME deracy."
New York Herald.
The famous band of women who
are kn 'wn throughout tn. md
under the name OF the Daughters of
the Revolution" are to have rival
in the Daughters of the Conied-
eracy," which will hold its first large
meeting on November 8, at Atlanta,
ia. This new project has been
agitated for some time in the South,
but took it's birth a short while ago
in the city of Nashville, which now
claims the parent chapter of the
society. For some time the Ten
nessee chapter was the only one, but
the rest of the States have taken up
the idea, and all over the South there
are divisions being formed, meetings
held and these chapters being
affiliated to the mother branch
Texas, Maryland, North Carolina.
Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee
and Virginia have been foremost in
the work, but in the other States the
society is also growing.
The object OF this organization il
to gather together all the women
whose fathers. bro b RS, husbands or
grandtathers bore a gun in the Lost
Cause. These are eligible, and those
who contributed by works such as
hospital nursing have also a right to
enter the society. 1t is expected
that before many months are gone
many women in the South will be
enrolled and form a mighty army
far outnumbering the membership of
the Daughters of the Revolution.
The primary object of the society
is the erection OF monuments and
| dedication of memorial tablets to
the heroes of the Confederacy, to the
wives and mothers of great soldiers
and to women whose services in the
cause deserve such a recognition.
They also wish to collect and pre-
8, rye all materials from which
history may be formed and to
gather together all relies OF the Con-
federacy for the use of coming gener-
| ations. To this work most of the
women of the South will soon be
dedicated, and this wonderful or
ganization will send its ramifications
all over the Union.
The daughters and wives of most
of the famous generals will be among
the number. and though two thirds
of the generals are dead, there is
scarcely one who has not srme
feminine representative who will per-
petuate his name in this way.
First may be mentioned Miss
Mildred Lee. daughter of the famous
| Confederate commander in chief
Robert E. Lee, and her sister, Miss
Mary, who is now in Europe, will Ger.
tainiy be OF the number. Longstreet
has daughter, who lives in Gaines
vile, Ga. Miss Mary Smith, daugh-
ter of Extra Billy" the War Gov
ernor of Virginia, is at the head o
one of the chapters, and all OF tine
men whose fame has made Their
names household words will have a
wife or daugh rer in the society.
The work with which most of the
ladies are busy now is the meeting
which will take place at Atlanta
and which will be the first great
appearance in public OF the organi
Zation. The ladies are all very busy
in the work which they have choseI
to take upon themselves, which i.
the collection of Confederate relics
from all over the South, and which
will form huge exhibit during the
exposition. This collection will
number some of the rarest and most
valua BILE relics in America, and the
whole of Dixie will be secured well
that everything relating to tht
South may be on view to the visitors
In Washington the sister of Senator
Daniel, OF Virginia, is gathering al
such mementos that she can find
be expected to contribute of theil
store to make this part of the expo
sition of wonderful interest.