The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-01

instance the details OF which have re-
cited. During the period public .s and pr,-
pitation of the conflict, she counseiled
resistance. to the aggressions OF he
North. On the eateful eleventh day OF
January. 1851. when. amidst tne most ex-
political history. the bonds which held
Alabama in the Union were dissolved by
an ordinance OF a convention OF the SOW
s sonss os spwens into
litical hosannas. in commemoration Of the
event. Her hands fashioned the State
nag, which on the same day was flung
to the breezes as the star spansled ban pan
courage when later. the hrst tocsin OF
war sounded. In the camps OF organiza-
ton and instruction she was minister
to the h faiterins and Respondent. Daily
her prayers assembled In pehaif OF loved
ones at the front and for the success
of our brave armies. In the hospitals
where the mangled and bleeding soldiers
hands tenderly bound up their gaping
wounds, and brushed the death damp
from the brow Of the dying. With hus-
or father; or ans son tns arm agd of
the farm. with the slaves. deyolved on
her, and in economy OF administrator.
right well did she demonstrate her mt
fui energies largely fell the burden Of
supplying clothing for the army. and in
It's manufacture she toiled with sacrihcial
zeal. In meeting the demands for ma
and self-denial which are now Incredible.
The Jewels were torn from her neck.
rings from her fingers, and In many cases
she sold the hair of her head, to aio IN
raising supplies for our struggling armies;
Hardly had the smoke of battle cleared
away when she organized memorial asso,
Citations for the care Of the soldiers
graves. and inaugurated the beautiful
exercises Of Memorial Day. And to her
zeal, fidelity and persistent efforts Is
principally due the erection OF our beau,
tiful Confederate monument- on Captoi
Hill at Montgomery, as well as those IN
other towns Of Alabama.
And after the terrible ordeal by combat
had closed, with a change Of social and
domestic conditions so abrupt as to pc
simply appalling. the women Of the state.
bowling heroicaliy to fate, readjusted their
lives 10 the new order. Thousapds Of
them reared in luxury; schooled only 70
the arts. learning and accomplishments
OF the higher walks Of life. bereft sud
denly Of all domestic help and labor:
found themselves the only resource of
their families for the support and main
tenance Of home. DID they repineF NO.
Did they falter or hesitate? No. VITA
the same lofty courage with which they
urged their husbands and sons to battle,
and the same fortitude and resignation
with which thev saw them laid away IN
soldiers graves they moved iosW war I'm IN
lapse of thirty-five years. how fadhIuily
they have struggled and how well they
ahve met all emergencies Is known ana
read of the whole world.
Turning now from the past 10 a CON
sideration of her condition and achieve-
ment in the present, happy OUTLOOK
greets us. The restrictions OF an arnl-
trary body Of laws have been pr s aMana
lions of business life are open to her.
and no, questions of propriety embarrass
her selection. Many of these she has en-
tered. and her success mas 9 Ths a s9SM
positions of postmaster notary pupnc
and register in chancery are at her com,
mand. The opportunities for advanced
her through necessary pressure were
never greater. She Is admitted TO our
State University and the Polytechnic In
stitute; the special institutions tor her
NJ mber and standard. and the State mas
proyided an Alabama GIFTS Inoustriai
School for particular domestic ana
polytechnic training as wei as as IN .ne
neous opinion which has hitherto OBJ
tanned that woman is without skill In the
deliberative assembly ana does not pos-
sess the cohesiveness necessary LOT or
1anized effort has been safely dispelled
and no more healthy and successful or
ganizations exist any where than the
Women's clubs of Alabama, the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution. the ART
leagues. the Woman's Christian Tenn,
perance Union, the Colonial Danes. ana
the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
And now ladies' of the Alabama u
vision of the United Daughters OF tne
Ccnfederacy. to you who are r,.s doing so 20
much through your organizauon IN
drawing into closer bones OF friendship
the descendants Of the soldiers IN grey
in stimulating the commemoration OF tne
heroic deeds of our Southern dead IN
rendering charity to the needy SURVIVORS
of our Lost Cause and their families:
and in obtaining an impartial history OF
the struggle, that the children OF our
Southla nd may be taught to reverence tne
brave men of their o@n families, VINO Ialo
down their lives in defense OF the phrsest
nrinciples of patriotism from 1851 to 300.
In the name of the State or Alabama IN
whose service / am and to Wnlch your
lives ard conduct add such lustre, ! ac-
cent this portrait as a further evidence
Of YOUR progress in thought and aspira-
ton. The grateful appreciation OF our
people Is yours. 49, S.o.o r,av,.o,
Hung on the walls of the state CApltoi.
surro,inded by the likenesses OF the great
or of our past this painting Will serve
as IN Inspiration, memorial noth 10
YOUR enlightened appreciation ana to the
| fair fame of one who IN pissiui u.co on.