The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-23

John Esten Cookies Virginia Comedians
Sixth Month. Poets Day.-Solectiont
! from Poe Henry Timroa, Father Ryan
Paul II HayDe Sidney Lanicr, etc
Seventh Month Paper" Day.--Papera
prepared upon Southern statesmen and
orators--thor superiority. both in intellect
and numbers,
DIscussion-why did most of the great
est minds of the South devote their en-
ergies 10 craftsmanship and oratory, and
not to fiction?
message from Mrs. Stone. president
Texas division, u. d. c.. addressed to all
the chapters comprising the Texas d.
vision:
The report of Miss Dunovant, historian
Of the Texas division U. d. c., is very
encouraging and satisfactory, showing an
increased interest In historical research,
as suggested in her outlines OF study for
the year 1899. There is no higher literary
work for Southern woman than the
study of the history OF the South, her
people. their Interpretation OF the true
spirit and principles OF this Union OF
States. their literature. manners and Gus.
toms, and their inheritance OF the institu-
ton OF slavery and the proper placing OF
the responsibility for this institution. All
these are vital questions to the women OF
mothers, whose mission 1t is TO instruct
their sons and daughters In such wise that
full justice shall bo done their ancestry
and their position In the civil war be
known and understood.
II has come to my knowledge that some
of the chapters of the Texas division have
formed an erroneous idea that the his
torical department OF this division does
not embrace the literary and have there
fore formed separate literary depart
ment' az distinctive from the historical.
am sure that this proceeds from mis-
taken conception OF the subject. What IL
history II II Is not literature? Literature,
too; that Is the foundation OF all valuable
literary work, and TO embrace this study
with the patriotic and benevolent" fea-
lures OF our organization gives us one OF
the noblest and grandest societiz In this
country. IL IS essential, too. for many
reasons, that we pay close attention and
thought to this department OF our organ
ization. as We are a separate body and can
never become q part OF the federation OF
clubs" as our society is local. confined to
the Southern people, their thoughts, their
Interests and their principles For the
same reason the Daughters OF the Repub-
lie OF Texas are not disposed TO spter into
such q federation. and these two, the
United Daughters OF the Confederacy and
Daughters OF the Republic OF Texas arc
full grown societies, able to stand alone
on their own merits. The Daughters OF
the Republic OF Texas have an entirely
local character. as the history OF Texas
is unique In that no other State Of this
Union has ever had o National existence
aud the United Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy has National character. as the
Confederate government WAS fully estab-
lished for four years. though not recog-
nized by foreign powers. So neither OF
these organizations have any dependence
on any other and are completely self-sus-
talning in themselves. In the study OF
history BY the chapter OF the Texas d.
vision II is not the desire OF the State
historian or the president Of the division
TO prescribe any special line OF work but
one outline was suggested BY Miss Dunno