The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-22

each succeeding commandments, re-
cognizng his faithfulness and eminent
fitness for this work has re-appointed MIN
chairman. He has lone a great deal OF
hard work to carry out the intention OF
the resolution offered by him and adopt
ed by the confederation, but the mem
bers of our organization have not reno-
cred him the assistance and cooperation
that he needs and which this noble cause
justifies.
This order is issued that your atten-
ton may be drawn to the spirit and true
meaning of that resolution. 1t is time
something practical was being done to
carry out the promise we made then and
to fulfill a sacred duty We owe to those
women of the Old South whose unequalled
courage and supreme unselfishness made
the campaigns and hardships of the Con-
federate soldier lighter and easier. What
magnificent memories does that awake
and what chivalrous records does 1t re-
call in those magic but eloquent words:
The women of the Confederacy.' Her
presence quickens every emotion OF
glorious pride and thrills every manly
and generous impulse of our hearts.
Every countenance is full of benign
pleasure at her presence and we breathe
a silent prayer for a blessing on her beau
tiful and noble life.
Now, my comrades. are you not ready
and willing to do something TO prove that
you appreciate such women? Can you
not be enlisted in a cause that Is so no.
BILE, grand and beautiful?
I'VE must raise the money to carry out
this resolution. We cannot afford to have
the world to point at us and say that
we failed in a duty which by the ties
of all flial love we owe to such hero
ines.
Each Camp is requested to call
meeting at once for me purpose of de-
vising means for raising money for TINS
fund. l would suggest that you at once
arrange some kind of an entertainment
for the benefit of the 'Women's Memorial
Fund and give 1t under the auspices OF
your Camp This will be good means
of showing to the community that you
priue in the great cause.
Let each of yoIr members contribute
all they can. Each one of them should
give as much as rs cents to this grand
cause and by this means We could raise
this year a very handsome amount OF
money.
"It Is the desire of the Commander-in-
Chief to constitute himself committee
to help In raising this money and after
expending all of his energies in that di-
rection the money raised should be turn
ed over to the adjutant of the camp VINO
is directed to send 1t to this office and
the receipt of it will be promptly ac-
knowledged and at the next annual re-
union which will be held in New Orleans,
a report will be made showing just how
much each Camp has contributed. and
this report will be published in the min
utes.
Let each of you do your duty and
strive to be the banner camp in raising
money for this fund, and thus be placed
on the honor roll in this report.
Two copies of this order is sent to
your Camp, one for your files and the
other to be published in your home pa
pers, either weekly or daily This will
help to arouse the interest for the gen.
| eraI good of our confederation.
Now, comrades, do not throw this
aside, but let us show to these heroic
| women-our motheTs-that We do honor
and revere them and that we propose "a
do something that will be a sweet memory
to them in their declining years, and
win for us the plaudits of the world as
worthy sons of such mothers.
by order of
Thomas r. Stone,
Comma nder-in Chief.
"omcial:
Homer d. Wade.
Adjutant- General and Chief of Staff"
Mr.. Hausman suggested that Camp
Holtzclaw should lend Immediate aid to
this worthy cause. He thought that the
Camp should arrange some entertainment
during the latter part of December, the
whole proceedings Of which should be
contributed to the proposed monument.
His suggestion met with the immediate
favor OF the Camp, and it was adopted.
A committee TO take charge of the pro-
posed entertainment was named, COM
posed of D. ]. Hausman, Thomas NJ.
owen and Will T. Sheehan.
The Camn then adjourned to meat Tues-