The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-30

State work and win State glory. This has
been the labor of 1898. The reins fell into
wise guiding hands, the chapters have
been instructed as to their duty; they have
been furnished with application for men,
bership blanks-which they are filling out
proving ~therelationship their members
bear TO Confederate heroes, many of whom
have passed ON TO an eternal field of glory
but again there are many who are living
modest toiling lives and who would 90
down into the grave and leave no record
or the deeds oil heroism they wrought un-
der the Confederate cross were 1t not for
these filled cut applications that their
wives. their daughters. their uiecas and
Granddaughters are ftling walh the State
registrar. with u modest line or Two cling
what battles these brave men have fought,
when they were imp isoned. VIXEN they
were paroled; and in years to come these
books OF registration viii be laidup vol
umes for historical research. There were
Lwo chapters however. that were duly
qualified by these failed out applications
before this year, one being the Weave
JetIerson Davis chapter OF Galveston under
tbs presidency oil Mrs. Judge Ballingar.
now deceased; the other the Waco Chapter
with Mrs. John G. West as Its organizer.
The Galveston convention ordered ,bat the
minutes of 10th the Victoria and Galveston
Cnaptets should be Published, aud the eN-
ccuiiVe officers locked each other blankly
in the face Mt the prospect, as Mrs. Rosan-
berg reported tho conditicn of The Safe
cNcheQucr; but the VIM. p. Rogers Chap
ter CT Victoria came trayely 10 the rescue.
as hetitted the namesake of that diStia
glished officer. with the proposition that
the back dues, dating from tho Victoria
convention Of 1856 be collected, and fol-
lowed up tho suggestion by sending dues
for three years, Lanai FoDtaine' Chap
ter Of Alvin was the first TO follow this
gallant lead; and gradually tne other
Chapters came INFO line-not without de-
mu4 GA the part OF some, however. but by
rany earnest letters from the president
and secretary these came in time TO see
their duty, and every CHAPTER in The State
has pad its dues. except rs, he sui
Ross Chapter OF Lubbock-ani that its
eN-secretary. MIR. McItay Coleman. re-
porls as dead-'overcoine by the Noghern
element In that town. Il; seems 4 shame
that a brave mans name should be thus
dishonored-and when a body OF woInen
choose the name OF a noble Confederate.
they should take II with the salne pride
and reverence that n true woman ASSUMES
all things-and keen II so, that no breath
OF diShonor or GOODNESS or caseiessncss
ever touches it. Before tness !ues We're
raid. however, Mrs. Stone. our president
had five thousand application blanks
printed and sent 10 me to be sold 10 The
&bblttio ~ ~" poi avn w ccAh6 tf~N'A
Ia every new Chapter that applied through
the State secretary for its charter. All or
these blanks have been distributed aEi
all the chapters have received them except
Chapter Sui Ross of Lubbock and The En-
mis- Charter Next Mrs. Stone had the
constitution adopted at Victoria conven-
ton published in booklets; and l was in
structed 10 send them cut 10 the Chapters
ard request tSat the memhsr Day five
cents a COPY, There are nine CHAPTERS
that have net complied with ttis request.
Our president also had a quantity OF State
division stationery printed. FOR the use OF
herself and secretary, this being a giit
from her. Then she advanced the neces-
sary sum to complete the payment for The
publishing of the minstes: and with the
division consids ratly in her debt left the
State for a summer ~soiourn In Virginia.
I vas determined her generosity should
not be abused. aud again began a circle
OF letters 10 she delinquent Chapters stat
ing these facts; and am happy to FAY they
RESPONDED favorshly. So now we aro en-
tirely out OF debt, ana sixteen good. active
Chapters have been organized and char
tered this year. These have been brought