The herald., 1898-12-18

Los Angeles chapter No. 277, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, was organ
lied Tuesday last, and the following officers
were elected:
President Mrs John Shirley Ward vice
president. Mrs Judge Albert NJ. Stephens;
secretary, Mrs Dr. West Hughes.
The following comprises the list of mem
bers at present:
Mines Cameron Erskine Thorn, Mary +.
Cowles, \. W. Hutton, W. NJ. Williams,
Olin Wellborn, W. L. Graves, West Hughes,
John Shirley Ward, Hancock NJ. Johnston,
Albert NJ. Stephens r. P. Sibley, Thomas
J. R. Dupuy, Mary W. r. Burke. Misses
Mamie Mutt, Annie Eunice Ward, Fanny
Sibley, ,Jett Thom. Irene Stephens, Mig
nonette Hutton. Dorothy Wellborn, Lille
Wellborn. Rebecca Williams, Edna Will
liams, Mary Russell, Adelaide Brown. Susie
Patton Katherine Fitz-Willams, Miss
Burke.
A decent regard for the opinion of man
kind and the fact that we are thousands OF
miles from the state limits claimed by the
southern oonfederacy. make it proper that
the aim and object of this association should
be set forth to the public. which is done, by
quoting from its constitution.
Article l. The objects of this association
are educational, memorial. literary. social
and benevolent; to collect and preserve the
material for truthful history of the war
between the states: to honor the memory of
those who served, and those who fell in the
service Of the confederate states and to re-
cord the part taken by southern women. as
will, in the untiring effort after the war.
IL the reconstruction of the south as in
the patient endurance of hardships and
patriotic devotion during the struggle. to
cherish the ties of friendship among the
members of the society, and TO fulfill the
duties of sound charity to the survivors
OF the war and those dependent upon them.
Regarding the objects of the association
IN the light of the loving message from the
president. in his speech at the peace Jubilee
al. Atlanta, in which he speaks of every
soldiers grave made during our civil war or
as monument of American valor." in that
"the time has now come in the evolution of
sentiment and feeling under the providence
of God, when in the spirit of fraternity
we should show with You in the care OF the
graves of the confederate soldiers" there
can be nothing done wrong in such an asso-
cation as this, On account Of the slow
transmission of intelligence, this message
has been delayed for thirty-three wears.
yet It is none the less pleasant to hear the
president recognize the grave of the CON
1ederate soldier, as a memorial Of American
vaior. and, that time may come when the
south will be assisted in taking care Of her
soldiers graves.
One of the leading objects of this associa-
ton IS to gather and preserve materials for
truthful history; such a history as has not
been written. It must be written in the
spirit of Mr.. Mckinley's address. Nearly
ali the school histories used in the north
ern schools brstle with the words TRAITORS
ard treason. These words are born of
hate and prejudice. Whether the new his
tory be written by the northern or southern
pen. these words will not appear in it, The
south IS land of memories as well as a
land of ruins and her memories were all
that wa; left her from the wrecks of war,
north have their W X. c. societies in every
southern state, and there is no reason why
the southern women in northern states
should not cherish equally with the
northern women the memories of their dead
and weave into history the heroic deeds
q Their ancestors Some Of the women in
this chapter have husbands who offered
ther lives for four Years under Lee and
Stonewall Jackson. and now they have sons
nghtlng under the Stars and Stripes At
NanlIa. The noble response made by the /.
south in the late war with Spain has hlotted /
out the word traitor" from our vocabulary
TIE TACT will stand out in letters Of cold. in /
the forefront OF our coming history Of the |
war with Spain. that the first gun Of the war |
was fired by Lieutenant MAYNARD of Ten !
qeSsee, that the first man killed was Ensign /,
ii}1ag,,eY' the son of an eX-confederate. that
the hero OF the Merrimac was also a son Of an !
e3N-coAieqerate. that Captain Capron. who |
died AT ms guns, was of the old southern |
SSTI9ck, and that the fact that General Joe (
" heeIer had fought a hundred battles for
the confederacy did not check his or1or in /
stormlng the heights Of San Juan. All 90 to
prove the loyalty of the south to our com. |
mon flag