The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-11-03


eracv, enclose my report, read at the
State Convention at Washington, n. G.,
and which (OH account Of its charitable
feature) brought forth n round of ap-
plause from the Confederate Veterans
present
Our meeting was delightfully."- harmon
lOuE and showed glorious years work
The ten Chapters throughout the State
will work, two Chapters each month, for
the Soldiers Home. Pamlico Chapter
and Vance County Chapter will unite
their energies during the month OF
November for this good cause This will
continue until the State appropriation
comes in in January.
Our gifted tOwnswOnan, Mrs. Maria
Parham, was elected State Registrar
At an early day Mrs Alice BOunt
Shannon, than whom there is not a more
znalons wOrKerin the interest OF the Lost
Cause, will organize q children 8 Chapter
III our midst.
The next Annual Convention will meet
in Henderson, n. c., Oct II, 1899.
REPORT oFvANCE COUNTY CHAPTER UNITED
DAUGHTERs OF THE CONFEDERACY.
MIdam President and Daughters Of the
ConfederGcy:
During the Southern Exposition held
in 1897 at Nashville, Tenn. it was my
privilege to spend week in the home OF
Mrs NJ c. Goodlet, the originator OF the
Association of the United Daughters OF
the COniederacy, its first President and
Mt present its honorary President, n
woman OF rare intelectuality, ready wit
full Of reminiscence and an unrecOnstruct,
| ed Southerner. One could hardly remain.
| that length OF time with her without be-
| coming imbued with her great enthus-
| iasm in this noble work.
| Upon nv return home | immediately
| wrot- to our State President. Mrs. VIM.
| Parsley, who from ii ne to time has 80
| kindly aud plti"ntly givpn me- in-trur-
| tiOn@ in the m rnanl-rr,nrnt OF our Chapter
| 1t seemed at th. time OF organization
| such II sure thing to enroll at least one
hundred members but in this reasoned
| without my host, rs the Southern woman
of to-day with her household cares,
Church Guilds, Epworth Leagues, Mis-
sionary Societies and Literary Clubs, is
a very busy woman, and the old soldier =
cause, from long inactivity, | found
closely pressed to the wall.
| At the time Of organization we had
ONLY seven members. During the year we
have increased to twenty-eight and hope
at an early day to unite the Vance
County Memorial Association with our
| Chapter.
| We hold our meetings monthly and in
the evening so as to allow the gentlemen
to be present, who not only have aided
Us in getting up our programs with their
| readings, lectures, music on mandolin
and guitar, and their more matured Wis
dom in regard to business matters but
have also given us more substantial aiC
| when necessary.
Our meetings are literary feasts-read
! ing1. rectatiOns, music, original papers,
lectures, GALL entirely Southern) makeup
| Our repertoire and we always have {
, | good attendance.
II Our fipancps are in good condition
Atprcsent wrhavein thetreasury $685.
II With the exception OF a small amount
for books our Chapter is at no expense
as we meet in our homes.
IL We have from time to time extended {
| helping hand to the old soldiers IN Ou
midst and on Memorial Day sent flowers
| to Mrs. Oscar Blacknall, true Daughte
of the Confederacy, who each year il
largely instrumental in strowing flower
4 upon the graves of the sixty Southern
] soldiers who sleep their last sleep SO nea
] her door.
! The grave of beautiful Annie Lee
) daughter of Gen. r. f. Lee, who dice
! while a refugee at Jones Springs, eigh
I | teen miles below Henderson, IS bein
! tenderly cared for by the family of MI
4 JOS =. Jones, in whose private burln
grounds the body lies.
During the year we sent an old soldle
with cancer of the tongue to johns Hol
8 kins for treatment, and we might pos
Z .ibIv have been largely instrumental i
q |, lif nl hnS n u TO
8 to an operation but instead came hom
: after II short stay. much to our regre,
y as we had voted en- mGSSe to spend tor HI
= support every cent in our treasury.
4 \ few hours work by several member
& nntrrialized into a nice box, valued a
& forty dollars, consisting OF nice war;
s hannels, clothing of various kinds, OF Il
= | very best, sugar, coffee, Nc.. winch "
S forwarded to the old Soldiers, Home
g Recently the Vance County Veteran
3 have purchased II lot in our cemetery {
q a last resting place for their heIOvs
s. comrades and turned the same over
!. the DAUGHTERS OF the tOnfederacv. IL
81 money now in our treasury Will be- uSe
8 with some additions to place gram
6 curbinr around it and later we wish
81 erect monument commemorative
81 | the brave deeds of the Vance count
Is soldiers.
Is This has been the record OF a year
q comparison with the other Chapters
s. NAV seem feeble but we have glad
b worked when and wherever We could.
g We are now entering upon anOth
$5 wears work; as We stand upon
= threshold we turn to retrospect the pas
, prospect the future and receive ire
impetus in the way oi our choosing.
me nothing appeals so tenderly IA t
cause advocated so beautifully IN t
Baltimore Convention by Mrs. FELTON,
that OF educating the poor girl OF t
South, the descendant OF the tonfedera
soldier. Possibly some daS we m;
establish q school in Henderson for II
class.
During the coming year shall advocd
our CHAPTER placing two worthy glr!S
our home schools and defraylng the ,
pense of the same.
n. What grand possibilities lie within o
reach if we only grasp them. lhestIgt
OF the ignorance OF the lower classes
the South which the North so deilShtS
faunt in our faces. could to great
tent be cradicated if the educated Sou
ern woman would only take hold n
and help her mere unfortunate siSl
LET the labor of love which We daughtt
OF the Lost tause nave uuuei taheH
for the living as we'll as the dead. |
Us throw of this incubus OF lnactlv
which in the past seemingly rested
.. lightly upon us and press forward,
Pause not to dream of the future before
is. Pause not to weep the wild cares Il
am come O'erus
Hark how Creations deep musical chor
Uuintarmitting goes up into heaven!
sts Never the ocean wave falters in flowing
Never the little seed stops in its grown
Moro and mora richly the rose heart ke