The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-08
daughters OF
,onfederacy.
News and Notes In Regard
10 Texas Chapters, U, ID. c.

genedette b. Tobln. President,
Il cone 70 Johnson. First Vice presl-
Melissa F. Hardy, Second Vice
%ent san Marcos.
n Stella Putnam Dinsmore, Third
sulphur Springs.
il j &. Hutchinson, Fourth Vice Presi-
] i X L. Daffan. Recording Secretary,
A J. w. Allison, Assistant Secretary,
q kate A. orgain. Treasurer, Temple.
4 n y. Lane, Registrar. Fort Worth.
4 Adella A. Dunovant. Historian.
sps Division, United Daughters of the
\. Sc send all communication for this
fiment e n w s.,.
l4l6 Franklin Avenue,
Houston, Texas.
H. Texas. August 25.-The following
&jetter received from Mrs. MARY \.
4 the lady from Milford, n H., who
led the Texas flag captured by her
Mi at Port Hudson to the Daugh
IN Confederacy assembled In conrcn.
M Corslcana December 3. 4. 8. 1890:
Dear Miss Dnffan: The book OF the
i division. United Daughters of tue
&lc,acy lust received sincerely
h yon FOR nding II TO me. | h We
y he hook with much Interest and
Il often and long on the pictures of
mar ladies who gave me such loyal.
a welcome. ! sincerely regret that |
hot AZ home when your lettcr came
IA me for the address. since | sh 1uld
"A felt both pleased and hon Nre to
4 had Il printed with the proceedings
M memorable day In CorSlcann. II
4 verltahle red letter day The events
-bich shall treasure while life lasts.
md myself wishing that ] had an
flag IN take back 50 that I might
tfhe pleasure Of meeting Won all agnin
NJ quaint old historic town of san
aio
d, remain sincerely yours,
Mary A. Tull.
Iford. N. H.. August p, 1901.
d Gordon Chapter u. d. c., No. 800,
tylllc. Texas. September My Dear
|Syduor: At the earnest request o the
bers Of John {. Upton camp, L. c. ",
fBarrctt has consented that this pa
Which she read for them at their last
81 meeting NAV be published. aud l
8it to you as appropriate matter for
d. H. c. column In The Post. 1t was
srlten with any thought OF Its going
Mss and Mrs b. seemed rather loath
Sit should appear without revision,
be veterans said at Is ours and the
"a 50 /. L. . l.
per read b. Mrs C. g. Barrett. his. !
b Of ] p. Gordon chapter. L. u. c.. |
enucsf Of John {. Upton camp. u. G.. !
II Huntsville, Texas, August %, 1901 |
~ the order reached me to report
9hty this afternoon at the headquar |
NJ John c. Upton camp my first emo |,
pas one Of pleasure that YOU esteemed |
worthy OF chi stHent, But when the
ID courier announced | was TO speak |
% Of the war; | stood aghast, for II |
a 10 me that the yaslneSs, III depth |
u subject WIS only equaled by my in |
n "a do Il justice.
Feytr, l felt that when veterans com.
| must obey. In my dilemma | !
"a to one who, In all my life has never |
I me, one who. although ncrer Eay-
nonlderrl musket or worn the gray, |
&brlNe and true Confcd rate as ever |
charge. She has supplied me With |
4hewS OF war or. more appropriately |
Nng. perhaps. its blazing Supnlhres, /
pearls and Tubics rel as blood"
TIC pro ccd | Wish ia tell YOU some |
wand remind yon of your duty to your. |
n 10 uS and to the dead 1t has been |
Il they are poor who have lost moth /
{hey are poorer stlll who losing have |
arni they most poor who having I
wish they might forget" II the |
vs. Of this proposition bc true ana |
MrNifh nj ID I.a e.
xllcir losses augmented by their re |
Nanre NJ things precious YET gone /
~ 20 compi tenCss In proportion toll
tnosr' 10 keen fresh AMI warm :hcir
Wtes, thrn Indeed the South is + en- /
q the widest dreams of ayarico. " |
n a Of % he.ltn-e in connaIi-ou with |
a me treasure house o., the pharaohs /
q ruins 90 Goconla "are as moonlight |
nncht water 10 wine"
y rdon chapter. L. u. c.. which I /
4ihr honor To represent, Is hut an |
zgl ? mighty force: the aim aud b. |
~ which Is the collecting Of this |
q RON .yon. cur living veterans.
"A ana perseveringly the women Of |
Futh are working to this end Cath. |
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a lnVead and the remnants OF banners
~ u lei These We the T. n. C.. !
IN weave into a drapery or fashion |
Y pa lddlum which the scarchlight Of |
&nI investigation when bearing upon
" Dfing out In bold relief the nrlnc,.
VIC hcroism aud the file IIty o. our
nnd women and demonstrate this
"a mat ours was the constitutional
Hand defender Of right '"''
n W YOU veterans. we must look for
NIncct matter. Give 1t tn us. that
NM years Won. lp'liyi.iun'Iv onh noI.
nv were making history. And now
n orlan II ]. b Gor,Ion chantcr
als boon AZ your hands. that In some
E"ent hour YOU prepate n,ga ~, a
Vines and hand 10 mo tbatI n,,v
ZIG chapter which / hope at some
q send I'm 10 nur zeoions anJ n.,seycr
ante hls'o. la9 N''''u' anu pefSe'er-
a hal! hls never been vet hon fold :,