The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-11-08

By NrS. Call, Of Washington
the Recent Convention of ,bs,,.."
Daughters of the Confed.r'ea
Raleigh. IN
The Washington Gray's ..H....
dren Of the Confederacy. com. .i'-
love and best wishes Tor III u
shrine anew each year a ca,> W.
ours by birthright and inl.r,...
to each heart as dear lis liz .- ana
our pot pourri' flied u... s-. i-1
spices sprinkled with tears ... mt
aroma of which will Till our Z. ...... '-"
We will find among the ..- ~
which means bitterness. Aa'.... '''4
gone away days We're hits.
bitterest of bitter was when r.a...
Lee told those ragged. hlIr.~.
footed, untlinching soldier, ua r
of April at AppomatoN tLal-...
able had come. Myrrh has . ....
aromatic odor and the men.n~,
valor, their herOism l. ind.,t --...
and will ever count an immnrr .. ....-.'''
You will find also Franklu-,r>.. ..
means alteration. The sub.I-...
of the Southern woman for ill.,. ;. .....
Confederacy stands today %. ....
without a parallel. She even ...-.
ly to her broken heart ill.,. ....
which Grimes, Ramseur, r,tf..r., ..,
a glorious host of Others gayy a.n.t.
During the year my httir t..E~ ..,.
done excellent work. InN...
wegave an entertainment called ,l.....
day at the Doll store One took ,..-o
of Hepzybah Greenlcaf, the lru.-.-....
of the store. All took part. ~.,.I.. ,..,
over two and n half years al v-. \.
net proceeds We're over $40 N...,,
gave a nickel party which wa~ Il ~.,...
These, with our dues enable u~ r,.n..,,.,
credtable Offering. We brou.s. a.,t ~.
an old portrait of Maj. Thomas >r.rr.,
one Of the first Volunteers from a.ag.,rt
Co, to present to the .lohuston Hr-
grew Chapter Daughters OF thu, u..,,l.r.
/ acy. How much We regret that 't.,r. d..
no Confederate Memorial at our ~..,....
Capitol in which We might han. t.,.. ,..
| ture. The portrait cost one hundred
| dollars. We have marked the GRAVES H
seven more Confederate dead myt.-..
| thirtytwo marked by our Chapter w.
shall present to the jefferson na,..
Monument Fund $500 We arr ,y.-
busy with our wayside work-,g,r, J,y
some oil our Veterans are iaI.u. lr.r
| line, either by death or i,ehrr>- chr
| hands are ever open to help tu,m tt.
| brave, the true. the ever dear Iu. iay
| the soldiers came to Raleigh to- ~u. Viz
statue of Vance unveiled heard Il l....
calling at my door. 1t wa an ola -.,
| der too poor, almost too irhr. ii
travel He called the second time ana
said, "Will not the little children l,.r n,
| to go to Raleigh? | know it vii b. tie.
last time shall see the old boys Tna>.
| hel p me, | want to go SO bad Tur aI
such cases, we try to keep m"nr1 Iu oar
| Golfer. Not only must We er,ri uunv-
ments of perishable stone to cur Dead
| but we must enTrave for immortality
upon the hearts OF our children tlrrl.It
| eOusneSS OF our cause and the heroic SIR
vice of its defenders.
| We expect, this coming wear Of r9l
| permit, to present to every Confederate
soldier in Beaufort county. the ross Of
| Honor. We are glad to look into Your
faces. How beautiful is unity IA tins
sacred cause! From the winding heights
OF the grand old mountains that gay. -
| Vance, from the East. where II" sun first
| gllds the gliding sails upon the Atlantic,
| that gave us Grimes and lrud,r-ir from
| the land of the sOughing pines that gave
us Ramseur and Burgwyn. We all n..,' -
one family. Once IA wear, W gather
around the hcarthstone al Other lar-
and speak of the beautiful, Yet struNnl
| past.
| "Would it not be a blame for IL Al tl,.I
memories part from our land ard
| heart
| And a wrong to them, and a shame IN
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| The gloIieS they won shall not WaIc fuI a-
| In legend and lay. our heroes IN -tr
shall forever live over agair Lot us
MARGARET ARTHUR CALL
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