The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-16
A North Carolina Real Daughter.
On gOing to Baltimore recentlY l hal

On going to Baltimore recently l had | delay of several hours at Salisbury. ,. C., and while there met a very old
 ady, who proved to be a Real Daugh- ter" She came into the station alone and took seat near me. She was plainly dressed and wore a sunbonnet. 1 be- came interested in her at once-drew near and introduced myself and as quickly as possible told my purpose in speaking to her. She was very attentive, a smile spread over her wrinkled face, her dim eyes frightened. as she said: Yes, my father was a Revolutionary soldier. I do not know in what command, but he belonged to North Carolina troops" She gave me his name and said she would be glad to be made a Real Daughter. She also told me she was on her way to visit her daughter in Concord, N. C. About this time her train came rolling in and she hurried away to take it. Tn the very few minutes allowed me could not get all the information l needed, her | address at Concord. etc. On reaching | Baltimore l wrote the postmaster al Concord and the following appeared in | The Concord Tribune:
 | "A Daughter of the Revolution
 l Postmaster Patterson has a letter from | Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, State Regent ol l the D. A. R. in Alabama, written from | aged lady whom Mrs. Smith met at the depot in Salisbury. The letter says the old lady was on her way 10 concord, to the home of her son-in-law. Mrs. Smith
  1 Patterson that she is entitled to mem l hership in the b. A. R. since her father ! stived in the war of the Revolution, ana | can joinp without any expense Mrs. | Smith says the lady must be near O | years of age and wants some informa | ton concerning Ter, together with the | name of ner son-in-law. The old lady l came to concord on last Saturday. night. l the lady, and would be glad to hear | from her Her friends in Concord can 1 perhaps do her a kindness by furnish ing MT. Patterson or The Tribune further | attenuation concerning this Daughter | of the Revolution. fsF
 i The lady to whom We referred lew days ago as Daughter of the hevolu-
 ton. is Mrs. E, H. Eller now with her Hill She is now 91 years of age. Her
 husband was Henry Filler. Mrs Filler | was the daughter of J. J. Secrist who
 was a soldier of the Revolution:
 II The postmaster sent me the clippings II and then wrote to Mrs. Filler ard sent application blanks She replied very l promptly, telling me more or her tatner and herself and said: T was born oc.
 years old. I appreciate your Sidnness
 very much and am sorry l did not have time to talk 10 you longer I I have written The State Regent Of that Mrs. Filler has been admitted as l Real Daughter and has received her | souvenir spoon
 l It will be A surprise 10 some Alabama
 D. A R. to learn that Georgia has | proved the claims and has had admitted l to membership in that State eight Real l Daughters" who live in Alabama who | should have been ours. This feature or department of our work admits of no 1 delay. Very soon will it be abandoned l and no longer will the question be asked | of any venerable woman now living.
 Are you Real Daughter?' for all will have passed away. All Alabama Chap ! ters feel somewhat the importance of
 this work and are doing something but
 we need to be more active. more dili- 1 gent Now Is the tim~i
 state Regent. | We were gTatihed to receive the foi-
 lowing irtere sting letter from West
 Point cadet; 1t is pleasant to know that
 our work Is appreciated by the young
 men of our State
 l "I. have noticed the earnest efforts on | thessparti of the D. A. R. to locate t1e
 graves of the Revolutionary soldiers l Buried in Alabama. consequently l nd l vou the following short sketch of my