The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-01


veEtion of the Alabama Division U. ID.
G. met at the home Of the chairman Mrs,
r. p. Dexter on Hull Street In Montso!n-
cry on May 18th at $3.50 a. m. The min
Ctes were revised and prepared for the
printer, and we hope to have them ready
for distribution early as possible. There
tee-Mrs r. p. Dexter, MIS-. ". b. Jones.
Mrs. Jno. A. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. b. b.
Ross of Auburn. who was present to par
ticipate in the work and to assume the
duties of Recording Secretary. the office
to which she was recently elected. and
Mrs. A. l.. Dowdell.
This committee desires to return thanks
to the chairman. Mrs. Dexter for her
hospitable courtesies which added COM
fort and pleasure to the otherwise ar
. duous duties of the day, s work And for
the delicious luncheon. in which the col
ors of red white and red, was so beau-
tifully. designed and proved her intense
patriotism as well as faithfulness to
duty's call.
in charge the printing of the minutes of
the recent convention, will make every
effort to have them ready for distribu-
ton at an early date.
Report of the Historian.
The report of the Historian. Mrs. Har-
vey e. Jones, as read before the recent
convention at Demopolis follows, and
will be of great interest to the Alabama
Daughters and their friends, showing
the efrectual work Mrs Jones Is doing
Spring Hill, Ala. May 4, 1902.
Madam President and Daughters of the
Confederacy:
A few weeks since was nonored In
being appointed Historian Alabama d.
vision u, d. c., to fill the unexp1red
term Of Miss Annie Hobson, resigned.
In prosecuting the duties of Historian,
I have adopted the admirable plan of my
predecessor-namely. the collection of
personal "reminiscences of Confederate Vet
Grams and of old ladies who had under
int inc nx a.
quests for the collection Of such remin-
isences and personal experiences were
at once ADDRESSED to the Historian of
each Chapter of the Alabama Division
The responses to my requests. have. con
sidering the short period involved, been
gratifying. and l am enabled to report
interesting papers fl ON the following
:, The Marcngo Rifles Chapter. Demopo-
= lis. sent a most interesting article de-
scriptive of Demopolis as depot Of
supplies for the Armies-the contiguous
country at that time being the granary
of the South. Many refugees here found
l. syllable homes. Here Folks Corps
rendezvoused and reorganized for tho
Tennessee campaign. Here too, the pa
rolled prisoners from Vicksburg were sent
During the bitter last days Of the Con,
federacy everv door was open to and
liant men who were lighting the battles
OF the South.
From Eufaula Chapter came interest
and Army sons Lieutenant James Lin
gard Hoole, c. s. N, and DR.. Hamilton
NJ. Weeden. also "Chicamauga." a poem
by DIR. II. NJ. Weeden and "reminiscences
Captain Bethune Mckenzie.
The Secession Chapter" Of Montgom-
cry. has secured from Vet ran a scrap
book of war chppinGs-1S6l-lSe5, and has
in course of preparation a Flag Book"
q sketch of the lives and careers of thir-
teen Alabama soldiers who fell in battle.
The stars on the blue field of the Chap
ter flag are dedicated to the memory of
these young heroes.
james D. Webb Chapter" through its
president. Mrs. r. j. Nelson. reports on
the organization of the Greensboro Light
Artillery Guards. the first company to
leave that county upon the call or Gov
ernor Moore for troops The company
went first to Fort Morgan. which was
garrisoned for defence of Mobile Harbor.
Returning to Greensboro after a service
of six weeks. reorganized as an infantry
Alabama Regiment The first man from
Greensboro killed In the war was Dr.
Augustus Moore, member or this COM
pany. color bearer of the regiment.
The Robert E. Lee Chapter of Ope-
lika, has completed series of scrap
books prepared and compiled by the
Chapter Historian, Mrs. Rosie Reed
Stowe. This series of books consist of
three large scrap books, one for original
articles written for and read before the
Chapter-another, containing newspaper
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entirely and descriptions of relics with
history of same; the third is the file for
applications for membership in Chapter
and Veterans applications for Crosses OF
Honor The plan. In use by the Opelika
Chapter for the preservation of Its data
is so admirable, ! respectfully RECON-
mend its adoption by each Chapter OF
the Division.
r. f. Rodes Chapter, Tuscaloosa. In
q, teresuing articles have been collected dur
ing the past year o.. ~ .,..-- l,...-4o,,,.
First-ArtiCle on General Cro%toh
raid. April 3, 1865.
Second-Account Of a romantic we'd
ding occurring during the raid.
Third-Sketch of General r. r. Rodes.
Fourth-Hstory of Soldiers Aid Society.
The Huntsville Chapters efforts during
the current year have been directed TO-
wards the erection of a monument to
the Confederate dead of North Alabama.
"Reminiscences and historical information
have been promised during the coming
year.
Miss Sallie Jones of Alabama Charter
Chapter. Camden. has by her untiring
work secured muster rolls IF fourteen of
the seventeen companies which left Will
cox county to join the Confederate Army
besides personal "reminiscences of sever
al soldiers from the same county.
Florence Chapter, through Miss Eliza
Groom Chapter Historian. sent
F'irst-"A Brief Sketch OF the 10Th Ala
hama Regiment.' by Lieutenant Colonel
John ID. Weeden.
Second-'An account of the death of
Mr.. John Wilson and Mr.. Haney Will
son." by Mrs John d. Weeden
Third-"Military careers of Captain ].
Brahan Patton, Lieutenant William A.