The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-06

| Roberts, who viii express the welcome OF
our city and Confederate organizations in
| far more filling terms than / can command.
| Judge Monroe was greeted with storm
! OF applause as be concluded mis- eloquent
and patriotic address. He then introduced
Mr.. Percy Roberts. who delivered the fol
| lowing touching and beautiful address of
| welcome to Mrs. Currie:
MIR. President. Ladies' and Gentlemen;
In the name of the New Orleans chapter
OF the Daughters OF the Confederacy, 1t
is my honor TO welcome to our midst and
of The United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy. Mrs. Katie Cabell Currie.
She comes to us, not only as high social
representative Of our great sister State
Texas: not only as the executive head Of
the Daughters of the Confederacy, but more
than all that. she comes to us as the
daughter OF one of the great lighting gem
erals of the Lost Cause. General w. l..
Cabell Us the granddaughter of another
fighting general in the war OF 1872. Cen
eral b. W. $. Cabell; and. finally, as the
great granddaughter of two officers OF the
revolutionary army, who fought through
the Wal OF Independence, and lived to Wit
ness the surrender of CORVALLIS at York
| town.
feel that am authorized to say, in
behalf of the Daughters of the Confed-
eiacy and the people of our city. that Mrs
Ciurie vii! meet with such reception
as BELTS her social rank her official posi-
ton, her pride or lineage and her charming
personality.
Mr., Roberts was frequently interrupted
by applause. which ross TO an ovation as
AIRS. Cunie rose and acknowledged his
compliments by a gracious bow.
| General Lombard, major general Of the
United Confederate Veterans. in behalf of
tina. organization. then stepped forward
and welcomed Mrs. Currie in beautiful
address.
Mrs. currie looking very sweet and
beautiful and bearing in her hands a great
bouquet Of red and white roses. presented
! by the Daughters OF the Confederacy OF
New Orleans. stepped forward and In a
voice deep with emetiLn. Thanked tina pres
| iaent, the Confederate veterans and the
ladies' for the cordial welcome given. She
said: What is II to be Daughter OF the
| Confederacy'' All, gentlemen. vow were
soldiers, and YOU know the meaning as
Well as !. You know that wherever valor
or courage or patriotic pride was needed
the brave women were at your side, doing
all. fearing nothing go that their brave
husbands and sons and brothers might
honor the cause for which they fought:
and now that the war is over. they are
animated by the desire to preserve the
history for which YOU fought. The naugh-
tors OF the Confederacy is the offspring Of
this desire. il knows no rank, no social
distinction, save the proud record my
father and yonrs were Confederate vet
erans.'
1t is the purpose OF this organization to
preserve truthful history for sucoe sdlng
generations for many OF the histories
taught in our schools have made the South
ern soldiers traitors iTstead OF heroes. Our
purpose is 10 gather tho facts OF true HIS
tory. which will do justice to the dead, and
with impartial truth show charity to the
living. We would show to the wcr the
work OF the bravest men who ever fought.
and who for four long years were not afraid
TO fight the world. Four years ago our az
sociaiion was organized. We have chapters
now In all the southern States. and New
York has It's chapter, and even In far IN
Pittsburg, our Southern sisters living
there hare been pleased to Join hands with
their sisters OF the Sunny Southland. What
do we mean to say 10 the world. we Daugh-
ters OF TIE Confederecy? We can 10 tell
The world what our fathers AMI brothers
and husbands and sons aid. that our chill
dren may tell those who come after us
We, the daughters OF brave soldiers. have
mission 10 perform. Last year at orr
genera. meeting, every Southern State wes
represented, and our sisters told OF the
memorial work going on In all the States.
the Efforts TO preserve the trslc facts az
History. the gathering up OF pricsl ~ relies
and the csfermlnatirn to lei the Who'll,
world Ennw the sacred truth. and that Ma
had nothing 10 be ashamed Of for ou- men
fought brayely and well, and though de-