The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-17
Daughters.of
COnfederacy.
News and Notes In Re-
gard to Texas Chapters,
u. d. G.
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OFFICERS TEXAS DIVISION

| san Antonio
Mrs. Stella Dinsmore, thri vice president,
| Mrs A G. Johnson. fourth vice president.
| Mrs. Cone johnson. secretary. Tyler.
Mrs. A. V. Winkler. treasurer Corsicana,
Mrs. w. p. Lane, registrar, sherman,
| ton.
Please send all communications for this coll
umn TO Mrs. Seabrook w. Sydnor, 1i16 Frank
lin avenue Houston. Texas
The Robert f.. Lee chapter United Daugh-
ters OF the Coniederacy. earnestly appeals to
all chapters OF the United Daughters of the
Confederacy to assist them in erecting in
Houston Texas. monument to honor and
commemorate the brave Confederate sol
diers. wherever they fell and wherever they
rest, IN thousands OF graves unmarked and
unknown. These dead heroes appeal to their
survivors throughout our land May the day
be not far distant when every chapter has
erected a beautiful monument TO them. and
we will feel il privilege TO contribute TO
each one. We cordially invite every one who
is interested in the Confederate history, to
contribute towards the accomplishment OF
/ this noble work
Mrs Joseph c. Hutcheson President,
| Mrs. Margaret Hadley Foster, Secretary.
To the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Texas Division.
Austin Texas-Daughters of the Confed-
eracy: In electing me prssiden, of the TeShs
| division. U. d. O. you conferred upon me
an honor that l esteem above all others. To
| bo q Southern woman, true daughter of
the Confederacy is my proudest heritage. In
return for the confidence implied shall dedi-
cate the highest and best service ! am capa-
nf -tN trn fsN D hn ndNl
organization.
We, the women of the South, have assumed
the duty of trying TO collect and record the
| heroic deeds OF our gallant Southern soldiers.
| To preserve the truth OF history, to erect III
bronze and marble monuments perpetuat!ng
the chivalry which animated these men 10
fsht and die for their principles TO visit
and cheer the declining days of our old sol
diers who fill the Confederate homes in the
| different States. To assist in the mainte-
nance of INDECENT widows OF Confederate sol
diers To collect and preserve all relics OF
the war.
II is our proud privilege to do all of these
things. We have asked nothing for our
selves and yet to quote from one OF our
most brilliant young orators Of the South,
''Of all the pages of our great fratricidal
strife there are none so fraught with glory
and true bravery and high patriotic endeavor
/ as those which tell us OF women and love
| and woman's self-sacrifce and devotion AMI
/ of woman's tears. Let us not forget the
mothers and wives. sisters and daughters.
whose best days of womanhood we're conse-
Grated to Lost Cause
How truly he spoke patient. oourageous
and strong were these women. What was
| LETT for them to do To rise up bravely and
! found new homes upon the ashes of their
| former glory TO inspire their husbands 20
| teach their young sons and daughters to be
| courageous and brave, to keep UP brave
and cheerful spirit, endure the most depress-
| ing circumstances under which gentle women
| have had to deal in the history of our coun-
| try. Is it possible to think that the heroism
ard sef-sacrifice of these women az this
crucial time In their lives could fail to
mpart like nobility Of character in their
/. daughters Again / repeat-we ask nothing
for ourselves We only ask our women of
the South to be enthusiastic and active IN
monials of our loving pride in glorious
past. past so filled with heroic deeds of
valor that succeeding generations Will bow
| in homage to our Southern ohivalry.
! Women of Texas. / ask your help; organize
! chapters in every town and village In the
State, increase the membership of all tho
established chapters Women have peculiar
faculty OF raising money for all charitable
purposes Remember the pledge given in the
convention at Austin November 30 to raise
ia sufficient sum to grade and construct
roadway in the grounds of the Confederate
/ Home at Austin, that our beloved old
( soldiers will find 1t less difficult and less
the hills and rocks. Do not delay to re-
spond; our promise must be redeemed. Cen
eral ]. r King. the able and efficient super
( intendent Of the home. aided by your COM
disbursed. Remember also the unanimous
sentiment of the convention WAS to contrib.
ute to the erection OF suitable monument
to our peerless Albert Sidney Johnston, and
+ TO the adornment and care of the Confederate
graves in the state cemetery.
! In performing these sacred duties we are
I proving ourselves worthy of being the de-
/ scenGants of those who wore the gray ana
the noble women of our fair Southland.
| With cordial greetings to you all am
Benedette b. robin
President Texas Division, U. d. G.
~
J Bryan, Texas. December 12.-Never have
the members of l.. S. Ross chapter en-
tered into their work with so much en-
thusiasm as now. for we have been thor
oughly aroused from our old routine by
the return Of our delegates from the State
convention of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy. which has just closed
at Austin. Mrs. Amanda True. our hon
ored ex-president, and Miss Matte Tabor
OF this city were chosen to represent Us
there. AT our last meeting the chapter
listened to beautiful description of the
convention and its noble work, together
with glowing tribute to the members oil
Albert Sidney Johnston chapter, who eX-
tended such royal hospitality to the
Daughters OF the Confederacy OF Texas on
this occasion. We heard of the many
beautiful reports read, which told OF so
much good accomplished in our cause by
the noble women Of the South. and IL
( served as an electric spark TO enliven our
membership with determination that l..
S. Ross chapter OF Bryan shall be second
4 TO none in good work.
/ The late Coloae Briscoe G. Baldwin,
who was member OF Lees staff. died In
Bryan a few months ago and We are now
at work to secure money enough to raise
a fitting monument over his grave.
/ We have a membership OF ifty-one la
dies and our roll is steadily increasing.
The officers of our chapter are as fol-
ows; President. Mrs. j. J. Adams; hrst
vice president. Mrs. Amanda True. second
vice president Mrs. J.. II. Connell; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Eliza Johnson:
corresponding secretary. Mrs, W. A.
Banks: treasurer. Mrs r. A. Lee.
We all enjoy reading the "Confederacy
| column" in The Post and hope that every
/ chapter in Texas will contribute some
I thing to it and thereby take advantage Of
/ the Invitation which Mrs Sydnor has so