The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-27
THE CONVENTION D. OF c.
GENERAL GORDON ISSUES A NOTICE
or THE MEETING.
Vetersns Are Asked to Extend Every Aid
and Encouragement TO the Noble
Women Of the South.

General orders No. 200
Headquarters United Confederate veter-
ans. New Orleans, La, October 25.-The
ninth annual convention aud meeting OF
the Daughters Of the Confederacy viii take
place IN the city Of New Orleans. La, on
tue 18TH. 18th, 14tb and 18TH Of November
next wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
saturday, respectively
While the association OF the Daughters
Of the Confedcracy Is IN no sense a compo
uent part Of the United Confederate Vet
eranG organization, yet the aims and OBJ
jects Of these patriotic and noble women
Of the South are 80 closely allied With the
scope and purposes Of the United Confed-
crate Veteran association, and their loyal
and miselhsh efforts are 50 Intimately
blended with the hopes aud aspirations OF
the survivors Of the Confederate army,
that, inasmuch as their meeting IL TO he
held for the first time In the city where
the United Confederate Yetorans head
quarters are located, the general command.
Ing not only feels Il to be his bounden
duG, out with heartfelt auu sincerest
pleasure he calls the attention Uf AL camps
and commanders OF the United Confeder-
ate Veterans association 10 ais Interest
ing event, which Is or 80 much Importance
10 tnell, aud to ask them ind every Con-
icdctate survivor TO give all tnc AID uAd as
slst1nCe IN their power 10 make tuls meet
lag Of the Daughters OI the Contcuerucy
both epinenty successful und pleasant.
ne general commanding Is inlly aware
that IL needs no monitun from him to
arouse the southern survivors u the great
war between the States to sense OF
tEcir duty, nor to urge thcm % snow crate
ful appreciation tor the graud and molly
service being rendered 20 thClr living CON
rides. ANA 10 the memory of their heroic
dead, by these gentle women ol tue south.
A.afN hos tHH.s dor
nee, sshty To call attention 10 or unllch
their blessed deeds; for tnelr splendid life
work ia behalf Of the Confederate causc
and us survivors SPEAKS more eioquently
than words. ana viii stpud rs "A monument
90 their pure and devoted hcurts unu tire
less loving hands wnilc tlme lasts.
Comrades! Al that respiendcnt gathering
on tue l2th day OF November next wu
be assembled our uucrowned queens OF the
Houth--what gdlnNy Of beauty aud glory
VIII there be prCsvntetl--WA hat giullous
recocctions Of the past, aud what splcu.
uid promise tor the future VIII tucir pres
ence evoke!
Confederacy Yet lett viii bc tntie to grace
the occasion, who, after their ucngn and
glorious careers. are now slowly and peace
luil! sinking to rest behind the clouds Of
eternity iuto everlasting life; also their
Uedntitul aud lovely daughters and grand
daughters, worthy descendants Of those
| illustriOus women OF me sixties, Wild lie
there, shedding iustrc upon tue story of
the glory OF tue south, and wno Ia their
deafness devotion to Il cause uud then
people have won the admiration Of the
word, and have proven by their priceless
deeds that liluy are the highest, The purest
aud nohlcst types Of WomuulUod.
The old veteran who attends will once
aGaiu behold tHc survivors OF the gray
haired hcrolncs &C the ConfcdcrIcy whose
| iortitudc and hcrolsIn. like Nolumnia aud
Neigllia IN choosing between Corlolauus
and Rome. between the son aud husband
anu their country chose thclr country FIRST:
lor every one Of them sent their husbands
and sons to battle for their homes their
hreslucs dnd their native land" and with
the Spartan mothers dcathlcss Injunction,
Return with YOUR shield or upon it."
Ihey VIII be face 10 face with, and can
gaze Win love ana RAPTURE upOi those gen .
tie, Goldcn-hearted women who, In their
dllc distress and hour Of need. sent them
tood ana clothing. and who sustained their
drooplnC courage In the field whose every
message waited TO them was frcightcd
with love and hone; who ministcrcd 70
them IN tho hosptnls. closed their com
TadeS eyes In death. and then tearfully
laid them away In their graves Of glory;
who telled hravclv In sunshine and In
storm ana who wove and spun necessarily
Ia their lonely homes during those sad and
weary DAYS Of war: and who, with eyes
upturned hesCcchinglv to heaven wept and
prayed In the silence OF the night until
re very stars seemed to pity those desc
Also before him. radiant with youth and
! beauty, viii be ranged the daughters aud
| granddnuchtcrs. descendants ~ those moor.
| less women Of the ConfcdCracy. 81 whom a
| great writer has beautifully said They
! nave lost cause, hut they have made
| triumph They have provcu themselves
| worthy OF the best womanhond aud i'm
| their postcritv viii leave no race which
| shall he unworthy Of the cause which is
| lost or Of the mothers sisters mud wives
| who have taught such noble lessons Of vir
| tuouS EFFORT and womanlv cndurnncc;"
they Will behold these daughters and
granddaughtcrs. who arc now organizing
/ chapters all over the South. and huildin.
! monuments TO "our heroic dead who In