The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-26
CONFEDERATE DAUGHTERS
Greenwood Chapter q u.D.C Established
Here Recently.

doors to a meeting called by Mrs Annie
Wright Duncan, president Of the Uni
ted Daughters Of Confedeacy Of Mis-.
sissippi, Of those desiring to become
members of a Greenwoon chapter of the
United Daughters Of the Confederacy
The meeting was well attended in spite
of the brewing Of a storm without, and
the thoughts Of those present were
quickly turned by Mrs Duncan who
gracefully presided as chairman Of the
meeting from any fears they may have
felt either for personal safety or that Of
their pretty gowns towards the more
important and noble aim Of comemOr-
ating in a body the brave dees of those
who wore the Southern gray, Mrs
Duncan spoke feeliugly and well on
this subject Truly The heroic spirit Of
the confederate soldiers not only sur
wives in this Daughter of the Confeder
acy, but lives awakening in others a
kindred spirit, We then proceeded to
the nominating and election Of officers.
The motion made by Mrs Mary South
worth Kimbrough to elect Mrs. Benja-
min G. Humphreys president was car
RED without an opposing vote. Mrs.
Lizzie George Henderson was made LIST
vice president, Mrs. Annie Garrard
Barrett, 2nd vice president, Miss Day
sic Poindexter, recording secretary
Mrs. Florence B. Burkhalter, CORES.
ponding~ secretary, Mrs, Lottie Parish
Keesler, treasurer and Mrs Ewing
johnson, historian. BY a unanimous
and rising vote the chapter was called
the J, 2. George Chapter in honor Of
our late United States senator. It was
suggested by our chairman that we Sc.
lect as our special work the purchase
of Beauvoir, to be preserved as a proof
to the coming generation of the love
and reverence we bear our noble presi
dent, Jegerson Davis, This suggestion
however, will be voted on at the next
meeting, May Both Mrs. Mary South
worth K]imbrough then read the follow
ing paper on the atovesubiect:
Ladies, the privilege has been kindly
accorded me to call your attention at
this meeting to the condition of the
widow and daughter Of our beloved
jefferson Davis and at the same time /
trust it is allowed me to urge upon you
the discharge of the sacred duty we owe
to them and to his sacred memory.
How reioiced ] would be to hear more
sympathy expressed for those who have
every claim upon our tenderest love
and protection, but who also have re.
ceived it not. Would it were in my
power to open the apathetic hearts Of
our Mississippipeople and awaken them
to the knowledge Of the shame and
dishonor they are bringing upon our
state by permitting his widow and or
phan to remain in the north unaided
and uncared for, to make alone the
hard struggle for bread The himsy
excuse, may by some be urged that
they are living in the north through
choice, that they are living at the beau.
tifuI Grand and receiving the attention
Of many Of New York's most cultured
people. This is what one Of our Missis-
sippi papers has said but this is simply
an excuse to ease a guilty and disloyal
heart, True, they are there, not
through choice, however, but through
dire necessity. This only makes our
duty the more imperative, to provide
for them. thus relieving them Of the
hard and harsh labor Of finding their
daily bread. The fact remains the
same, tina tthey are without means Of
support and Mississippi the proud state
refused them a paltry pension. Missis,
sippians as such may yet soften and
make smooth the path for the feeble
feet Of Mrs Davis in her declining
years by the purchase Of her home by
the sea, Historic Beauvoir.
have written one appeal after an.
other. each time reviving my crushed
and almost failing energies with the
hope Of arousing our people to prompt
and speedy action, but all in vain. I
have felt like crying out in the bitter
ness of despair Oh! men and women Of
Mississippi. whittier has your patriot
ism fed? why has your love for him
become so cold, who even wore chains
for your sake and did Of sorrows cup
partake2 Pardon me, but this is theme
which lies very near my heart, con.
nected as it is with the land Of my birth
and the home Of my proud forefathers,
To see its fair escutcheon stained by in
fidelity to its heroes Of, indifference to
the defenseless widow and daughter Of
the chief Of the lost cause is more than
we can endure, and I humbly bow in
humiliation and degradation that has
been heaped upon as who over our dead
hero and the ones whom he has left to
our tenderest protection. You, Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy, will yOu not
aid us IN the effort being made to buy
Beauvoir thereby aiding Mrs Davis and
Miss Winnie? It has long been their
cherished wish that it might be kept as
is Mount Vernon and the Hermitage
TWAS Mrs. DAVIS desire and ezpecta
fon to present IL to the southern states
a hope, however. which she has long
since dispaired Of, since necessity will
compel her to sell it. Shall this histoF
ic home pass into the hands Of strangers