The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-23


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SPECIAL DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR
BELMoND, Iowa, October 90 1900.
TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE w. R. c., LOYAL
FRIENDS:
DEAR Co-woRKERs:
At the close of the National Convention at Philadelphia
in 1899, the Iowa women spent day at Gettysburg We
visited the different places that historic battle
field day will hold memory long as life shall last
As we looked down The Valley of DEATH the only won
der that left and victory Not the
of interest the little brick house. with the by
the mineba in the door, recalling heroine Jennie Wade
who her life for freedom and the dear old flag
first day Of the battle she water from the
wndass we'll and filled the amid the shrekng of
shells and the awful din of the battle She never swerved
from her willing task of giving the cup to those
brave and her loyal heart knew WEAKNESS When
the sun went down. fifteen of those brave lying
the door yard sleeping the sleep that waking
when the battle ended
Early even before it light third day she was
assr, getting in wood heat the brick oven to bake the
bread for the soldiers Very there call at the
door for something she mother say
ing, II will make biscuits if you prepare the fire in the
stove and turned go about her purpose with will
and before she had done this ball enemies gun
crashed through the door killed brave girl in her
sisters home on the morning Of July 3rd She buried
the evening OF July 4th by soldier hands, prepared
for confederate colonel who had fallen in that She
. gave her life as heroicaly as did the
AS we stood at the grave, where small white slab
marks her resting place and rebush droops gracefully
the green mound, the thought came Why not n1onu
ment'" The Seventeenth Annual Convention Department
of Iowa, made the following decision:
IV.-That movement be made by the Iowa Womens
. 1af Cor
of erecting Gettysburg to the memory of
Jennie Wade.~~
Now, at the close of this century, the one that holds
the records of all dear thrtyeven wears after that
awful struggle, when peace like benedcton from
heaven, rests nation it is and fitting that
the loyal women of this land should honor womanhood and
give their mite to raise monument to this Pennsylvania
girl ALL Yes ALL may help who the words Frater
nifty Charity and Loyalty. Let be done at once Every
member Of each corps and Individual pay dime to- the
treasurer, then she will forward Margaret F Hin
man. Chairman OF the Committee, Belmond, Iowa. by
money order, payable Mira Parker Department
Treasurer Des Mones Iowa. fund will be entered on
the reasurers books known the Jennie Wade memorial
complete report will be to Department Convention
by committee
We hope all will be prompt in responding SO that the
monument be unveiled the anniversary battle
next July Let Iowa be the first send her dollars the
love we bear this brave patriotic girl All down the years
visitors stand that battlefield and the monuments
that loving hands have raised they will look with interest
upon one that represents the home-side of the
Submitted in F. c. & L.,
MARGARET F. HINMAN,
MARY E. DEARBORN,
SADIE HEAsIEY JAMES,
Committee.
/ Approved
I CHRISTINE G. SNYDER, Department President.