Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
the Observer.

sSIh0 United Daughters
of the COnlederucy."
To the Women OF Orange County
Grs citing:
On The 26,b If October fourteen
women o,gsn,zpd ! a H,il-bcro a
Chapter u the North Carolina ri
vi.ion If tie United Daughters Of
the CoCieaerscy.
The objects OF :his ass ocis,ion are
educational, memorial. literary, ro-
ciaI aud benevolent. TO coliec, and
preserve material for q ,rothlot bis
tory ot the war bet xe-n The Con:ed
crate States and the Uri,ed States
Of America. To honor the memory of
those Who served and fell III tie ser.
vice Of the Confederate S;a:es, and
TO record the part taken by South
e.n women, "a vel: in unt,r'ng edor,
afi or the war in the rec~on.tr"ctio"
| OF the South, as in pa,ien, endurance
"f hardsilps and patriotic devotion
during the stroggie; 10 chef.h ties
| at friendship among members OF the
socie' y, and 10 fulfill the duties Of
sacred charity to the survivors of
The war, aud those dependent upon
them. !
The women entitled to member
.bip are The widows, wives, mo,bers.
sisters. daughters. n%ieces, aud linea'
descendants Of such mep as served
honorably in the. Confederate Army,
Navy o. civil, service; or OF thtse
persons who loyalty gaze material
aid TO the cause also women aud
their lineal descendants, ~hrrevef
living, who eau give proof of per
%sonsl service aud loyal all TO the
Southern cause during the war.
The membership lee is one dollar
upon Joining, aud an annual due
of 10 gents each, tor the general or
g~aniza,ien, aud the State di.iri"n ;
this snm o: twenty cents is to he i"
the hands. OF the treasurer OF the
Chapter by February LIST of each
succeeding year.
The annual meeting of toe Chap.
tiers shall be On General Lees birth.
day, January 10Th, or should that
tail on Sunday, on the day follow.
ing"
The Chapter organized in Hills
boro was called THE Geu. George
Bnrgwin Anderson Chapter" in
memory of the tact that the gallant
Anderson who lost his lite through J
wound received a, the hattie OF
Sha:psburg, was born in Hillshoro,
and received his warrant for Wes,
Point from this Congressional Dis
. trict.
The object of this communication
:. is to cordially invite every woman
IN Orange county who is eligible 70,
membership, aud few are the nom
Der who are not, to join with ns il
this labor OF love, and to ENROLL her
. self a. a member OF tie United
: Daughters of the Contedrracy sc
{ that she can tell Of tie sons, hns
bands, fathers, brothers aud o,he'
" relatives who wore the grey, who
, they yer and what they did, anc
= alas, too often ! where they tell. =
aud Of. her own. or her mothers la
bors, sacrifices and suffcrinys ior
and during the war, aud thus pre-
serve the truth of history to h
. taught 10 those who are TO com
after w., aud whose duty i. viii b
> TO serve the State as their father
, served il even TO the death.
Il All applications tor n'emhersbi
should be addressed 10 Mrs Robin
= Webb, President OF The Ger
u George Burgwin Anderson Chapte
u. D. C., HIlsboro, N. G..
~. A meeting OF the Chapter will b
= held atthe residence of Mrs. Robin
Webb, ON Saturday, November 25,I
> 1t eleven O'clock in the moruin,
= which you are all cordially aske
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