The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-16

humble representative to stop spank
ing boys, / took up the tender care of
Daughters. We assembled under the
name of our peerless leader, Robert r.
Lee During the first year it was my
privilege to unfurl this banner (holding
high in the air the Confederate flag),
that those generals (pointing to pictures
of Lee and Jackson loved so well over
the heads of forty-five daughters, and
with it's sacred memories, then unfurling
there fioated over space to you their
promises Of true allegiance; Mrs. Sells
treasures you Of this at your ninth con-
vention, with cordial greetings of four
more daughters, making our Chapter
at Columbus, Ohio, an enthusiastic as
semblage of forty nine loyal women. Our
duties are those of all loyal daughters
to gather and garner the histories OF the
men, aye, and women, who in the sixties,
periIed all save honor, and to furnish
our part Of the money for the completion
of the monument of our only Confederate
President Our hearts are gladdened with
love and enthusiasm for the opportunity
to keep these sacred memories alive and
to transmit them to our children. As
we scatter no flowers on a victors
path we can water violets on the
graves of honor and valor. And so it was
that on June 18th last We placed as an
organization of Daughters, our first
flowers of perpetual tribute on the
graves of over 1890 Conferedate pri-
vate soldiers, whose dust lies there at
soundly, that
1.-The bugle call-the battle ball
Again shall-rouse them never,
They fought and fell,
They served us we'll.
Their Burroughs last forever
"Those flowers placed there were yours
and ours, for your hearty response to re-
quests for flowers, or money, with which
to buy them, gave us this opportunity
and with them we did literally cover
that sacerd spot, Camp Chase Cemetery.
For your hearty cooperation we thank
you. We tried to do this in June, but
fearing some letters may have gone
astray we take pleasure in now repeat
ing our grateful acknowledgements. We
mailed to each Chapter that responded,
papers containing notices of the cere-
monies of the unwilling with pictures of
the cemetery, OF the arch, of the gentle
men who gave it, Mr.. Harrison and of
Col. Knauss. These pictures we now
present to the General Convention. We
love to administer in every way to the
sons of the Confederacy, who may come
in our midst, and an occasion to do this
FoN naly hnn
in a railroad accident, Mr.. Allen, the son
of a veteran, was seriously injured We
were informed of the fact by the Wood
stock, West Virginia, Chapter with the
request that we visit him. We did so,
the married ones of us, and here is where
we made the unmarried ones enVious,
for he was a handsome, gallant young
man, and we took into that sick room
in a western city flowers tinted with our
colors. And let me here say, should you
ever hear of an accident to one of mine,
/ place him in the tender care of any
daughter within my hearing.
Ladies of Louisiana, / have had the
pleasure of visiting your city before, as
sweetheart and wife. Madam President,
I thank God my parents gave me the
privilege of returning here today as
Daughter, and this is my gain"
On Saturday the Daughters were taken
down the river to have lunch on the his
toric fields of Chalmette. AS the return
trip was being made from Chalmette,
Colonel Chalaron requested the ladies to
gather about Mrs. John II. Winder, a
former North Carolinian, but now of
TO
Winder, leaning upon staff OF sugar
cane, stood upon chair and spoke as
follows:
when return to Ohio I1y friends and
nv State must be assured that as long
as J hold these commandments (holdlnS
up her ten fingers) the one bearing false
witness against thy neighbor will never
be broken. And now let me offer thanks
to the ladies and gentlemen who have so
royalty entertained us.
"Those brave men of Louisiana OF 1917
have their heroic deeds monument to
their memory made of granite on Which
their names are engraved; it will last for
ages. but will remain at Chalmette.
'These lovely women of Louisiana of
| 1902. for their gentle deeds, have al
| ready monument to their memory IN
the letters which spell out her name
which are engraved upon our hearts and
will be carried with us to our graves
| These letters are:
"(L) LONELINESS, (O) Obedience, (U)
! Unity, Cd Inspiration, (S) Sweetness
| T Interest, (A) Alteration, (N) Nobll-
! ity, (A) Admiration. The gentlemen we
have found men indeed: (M) Manly, (E)
Earnest, (N) Noble"
Mrs. Winder again captured the host.
| They all applauded as only Southern Wo-
| men can. 1t was after O'CLOCK When
| the boat reached Canal street.