The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-06
July Meeting of Sophie Bibb Chapter.


 At the residence ofNMrs. Jno. A. Kirk patrick the Sophie Blob Chapter held It's last meeting for the SIpmer. The President being absent. the sector, Mrs where she presided with grace and dig nity.
 After the routine business had been despatched, the Chapter was presented q magnificent relic of the war. Through Mrs, F. H. Fillmore, the owners of the first flag of the Confectionery gave to So- phie Bibb this invaluable and most in- teresting relic. Mrs. Elmore made a most flag, which we give in full below.
 Mrs. R. P. Dexter received the flag TOT the Chapter in manner behtting so beautiful gift.
 The flag is "tattered and torn'-like the cause it commemorates, but tender, low ing hands have smoothed its wrinkles and clothed its rents, and, under it's protect ing shield of double panes of glass 1t is once more a thing of beauty as well as of interest. It is mado of white silk, | on one side there is great. golden star, above which. in golden letters, is the | name of the company, "Claremont Rifles, while below the star is inscribed 'Janu- | ary, 1S61." On the reverse is embroidered | a palmetto tree, surrounded by the legend. l When Honor, Liberty and Our State | Call" The flag staff was tipped with a beau | tiful silver spear head. in solid silver. | This the generous donor included; and, in | mounting the flag between double glass | and silver framing, this beautiful spear head was attached to a corner of the | frame. A complete roster of the com | pany was obtained by Mrs. Fillmore, and | has been attached to the edge of the | flag Very shortly after President Davis | was inaugurated. he addressed the Clare | mont Rifles and spoke of South Carolina s | historic Palmetto Tree" so Mrs. Fillmore 1 obtained a copy of Daviss speech and Included 1t in the mounting-placing 1t on | the t'Palmetto" side of the flag. | This beautiful and interesting object | will be placed among the priceless treas ures of the Chapter at the Capitol. The Chapter. appreciating Mrs. Fillmore g | untIring devotion to the Lost Cause and l its precious memories, has lovingly given her the name of '"The Gatherer of Treas l ures." She certainly deserves the ute, | for she reported having obtained for the 1 "Store-House' at the Capitol plane used In making the first Confederate gun | boat, a framed picture of Libby Prison l surrounded by Confederate tents-as it looked in 1863, an Extra" of The Charles ton Mercury announcing The Union Dis | solved" also letter written from Pe- | tersburg, Va, describing the explosion of "The Mine,' and giving good chart of the same.
 The following is the beautiful speech made by Mrs. F. H. Elmore in present. ing the patriotic flag of the Claremont Rifles to the Sophie Bibb Chapter of Montgomery. The flag is graphically de- scribed in the above report of that Chap ter:
 Madam President and Ladies-Members of a most patriotic Chapter of the noble order of the U. D. C., with loving pride bring you this relic of the Army of the Confederacy-a flag of 1S6l-made by loyal women end born aloft by the bravest of men.
 "Ah, dear old flag, how you carry me back To the roll of the drum and the bugles
 blast,
 To the martial tread of the men in gray To the brave, bright days of the dear
 dead past"
 'To the martial tread of the men fir gray" as they went forth in unfalterinG faith in the righteousness of their caust and full hope of ultimate success. I an told the star in the center of the fial indicated State Rights. each state being unit and our goVernment federation of States. Our fathers. thoroughly i'm
 bued with every feeling of honor, chiv , airy and patriotism deemed IL necessar!
 to withdraw from this federation, ant great must have been the provocatioi
 that made men willing to offer up thei