Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-29
DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDE-
RACY ACTIVE IN THE NORTH.
THE CHAPTER IN PHILADELPHIA.
Through It's Influence Three SOUTH
ern Women Have Been secured
Good NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Money TO
Mark Graves of Confederates.


daughter Of General Maury, is president
Of the chapter, and it was at her resi-
dence that the anniversary meeting was
held last week Mrs. Hslsey read the
following review Of the work oil ths
chapter since its organizations
The General Dabney II. Maury Chap-
ter Daughters Of the Confederacy' en-
tiers to-day upon its third year I"o
years ago there assembled Tor orsaIllN@-
ton. I'm response to an inNltauoh lIol"
our Vice-president, Mrs George r. Brow.
and at her residence. a little band OF
seven women We are now hity-tW'
members. The officers elected then are
The same now holding office, with the
exception Of Mrs. James Patterson re-
signed Mrs william x. Beard pelhs
elected as secretary TO fiji her position.
I'pon q motion Of Mrs. Herbert ClarK /
II was decided 10 call our chapter ia |
honor of General Dabney u. Maury' an /
honor which General Naury greatly APP /
preciated. In "a note which ne wrote ac- !
/ knowledgirg 49, he said: THANK 'h9
I Daughter from Louisiana for me- an"
say TO your chapter. In my old age these
/ hOuors are very grateful, especially I'D
/ ono whose sands Of life are fast slipping
awav" You can. therefore. imagine
/ now dear 10 ne. as your president mas
been the welfare and success o. our
chapter ] do rot think any OF US rea'iz'u
To the full extent the difficulties thaI
would beset our path in forming a cnap-
ter at the North. and having to overcome
mistaken prejudices. But in ms as J."
+ everything else. nothing IS ever accom-
pHshod without difficulties, and that we
have overcome these difficulties the sue
cess of our chopter attests.
SECURED POSITIONS FOR THEM.
one of the objects of the Daughters OF
the Confederacy is as YOU Know 10 "S-
siet the wives and children OF needy Ioh-
/ federates We have had three cases
thought 10 our notice since our organi-
zation-one the husband OF southern
woman. for whom q position was OBTAIN
P cd with a large house here. The otheI
, two were young girls, for whom deslra-
HE nosftions have been secured. When !
asked that these young girls be appoint
! "a. / asked for IL I'm the name OF the
, Daughters Of the Confcderacy mere III
Z Philadelphia, pledging the Daughters mere
e IA deal as far as possible with the firms
b which they have faithfully done. Not
t only I'm Philadelphia but when my report
Y was made at the convention held IN Pc
r tersburg last autumn, the fact OF these
3 young girls having positions Win uhese
firms being mentioned. an interest was
aroused throushout the South. and or
q ders come now from all parts or the
g South. mentioning the interest taken IN
D | the TWO appointments OF the Daughters
of the Confederacy.
HAS MANY LETTERS TO WRITE.
The correspondence Of our chapter is
a very large and increasing one Many
hours are spent each week at my desk,
and our very able secretary has the same.
l / Some months ago I received a letter
6 from a lady i'm the state Of Pennsylvania
- telling me she had seen nom the papers
tbat We had IN Philadelphia chapter.
z and she wondered II We could give her
S any information I'm regard 10 Lieuten-
ant May from Georgia that when the
e Confederates were in Pennsylvania, TINS
d Young man had been ill her house; she
had nursed him and became very
o much interested in him. and she wanted
n TO know if ne were living or dead. After
thirty-fve years this seemed almost a
& hopeless task. especially, as she coulu
n not remember his regiment However
e semi her letter TO Miss stiles, the re-
u gent of the Georgia Room, Conteceratf
Museum at Richmond. and asked II sh'
e would communicate witt some or th'
u Georgia chapters Weeks passed when
Up received letter from the lady, thaAhln4
me most gracefully. and telling me sh'
II had not only heard of Lieutenant May
sr but had received letter rom M. nm
re BURIED N THE NORTH.
10 one wear ago our attention. as was
{. / l,.+ Of all the CHAPTERS. was called %,
,e 1Trs Norman Randolph, Of Richmond
D. IN the fact that there were Durle'
Is throughout the North many ConiodeIat
eoldiers in unmarked graves. ana Una
il was the desire Of our orgamzatlon q
j. Mace a shaft TO the memory OF ines
er dead heroes There are here IN the Ma
De tional Cemetery in Germantown 81
r. 10 n
10 raise funds 10 place this mark or 70
h, sract TO their memory. Our treasurer
De- O., DAYS since deposited 5000 IN the saw
e. irgs Rank of Germantown. 10 DC KNOW
e. ar +ba monument fund" This has beel
lc done in one year. ] want $500 TOT tHs op
icct. 7 have not confined my requests 10
q, this TO the Daughters Only, bul IL"
ne asked SOuthCTncrs throughout lhe Sto
IS Of PENNSYLVANIA and apiopos or tHIs
must saw do not think the climate o
es PENNSYLVANIA is beneficial to the souther
at man or that he improves by transplant
" fng unless married to a southern Wa
n nan I have I'm my desk a long list o
e. names OF young men from lhe HCu'i
ad living I'm Philadelphia. TO whom nav
be written. asking for contribution 10Y q"
atf..+ which IL would seem would appea
is ~ any Southerner who had reason I
he ice, rride in his birth and lineage bn
"a. 7 have 10 report that out OF some TWEEN
~ todd 10 wnom / have written ! nav
e. heard from but one. In my visions
IN niebt and my dreams by day oil IN
EN- monument I have many times seen On
it, inecriptior that would be upon IT, In
I'd. Monument is erected by the Daughter
~ ~ The Confederacy in Philadelphia an
In tho Southorners living n PennsylFahl''
ri. but have changed this inscription an
he 7 think il Will now have 20 read' h
ok r,onurncnt is erected by tho DausAte'
at NJ the Confederacy and one souther
I'D man" -,o,r,r.r,>- ,,,,>,
ne HELP OF NORTHERN MEN
es A,d inst here want 70 say z word
lat oratefiIl praise and appreciation OF ~
IL n(rtbern men, the husbands Of q
er To,,ohters Of the Confe3e"acy Tor. VII
is few executions, we have al northern hu
cr bonds. whose interest and assistance
.et o,,r organization has been as great
&c our own. for. as one expressed IT, II q
ms a northerncr by birth and feeling b
sci I would not have my wife feel anyinli
10 else bur LOYALTY TO her people. ana
Ok . admire her for it," In reviewing u
D. assistance and kind interest shown az
ed practically shown in our Organisation
az. Iur friends I'm the North there - OIL
re- who is especially deserving % mention
iat colonel 4. X. Mcclure. Heart ana so
)ld northerner. q brave soldier during u
ad war he has done more 20 bring apo
zen peace and harmony than any other u.