The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-01
UNITED DAUGHTERS
OF THE CONFEDERACY.


Patton and Orderly Sergeant Robert w.
Fourth-"Extracts relating to the war
from the Journal Of Ellen Virginia saun-
ders."
Fifth-"Ac count of the robbery of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert M. Patton by Federal
Solaiers' written by Mrs John D..
Sixth-"sketch Of Colonel r. o. Pick
EFT. Written by Mrs. r. 9. Pickett.
Seventh-"A most interesting account
Of the courtship of Major Falconnett, c.
9 A. and his marriage to Miss Charity
Eighth-Copy of letter found by Miss
Florida Canty of Camden. s. c.. at the
nal letter IS on file with the historian
Society at Richmond. Va. This letter
was written by certain Lieutenant
Thomas ]. Fryers. to his wife in Boston,
Mass. unblushingly he writes of the
IF. F. VS. of South Carolina" He saye
universal license to burn and plumber
was the order of the day. The chivalry
has beea stripped of most of their val
spoons, forks. etc., are as common In
camp as blackberries." Again he writes.
Il have at least a quart of jewelry for
you and all the girls; and some number
Mrs. Annie McLemore Allen, Historian
Owen. Kenan 'McLemore Chapter. La
fayette, writes. we are making sys-
temic study of the Civil War. holding
monthly literary meetings. We will fin
ish at our next meeting the different en-
gagements of the year sixtyOne.'
The Mobile Chapter Is preparing ar
ticles on the organization of several COM
panies from this county. and of their ser
/ vices during the war.
1t was my privilege to attend the Con.
federate Reunion at Dallas. Tex. While
| there | solicited and obtained the prom
| isaq nf Veterans n write sketches
| of the fallen heroes of those gloriously
sad days and the records of the times
when each Confederate soldier by his
deeds wrote his page Of immortal his.
| tory.
All papers and DOCUMENTS received by
Miss Annie Hobson former Historian
have been by her turned over to me and
are submit In WITH my pSdenoe this brief
port. The short period in which have
| filed the position Of Historian has al
| lowed me but scant time to gather vol
Respectfully submitted.
Mrs. Harvey e. Jones'
| Historian Ala. Div. U. ID. c.
These circular letters have been sent
| to every Chapter of the United Daugh-
| ters of the Confederacy. Let us hope
| many flowers and contributions for same
| will be forwarded to Mrs. Winder that
the memorial services at Camp Chase
.
history:
| Columbus. Ohio, May q 1892
| Daugkters-On June IA, 1902, at
l. clock D. M, memorial services will be
| held at Camp Chase Confederate GENE.
terry, this citv. on which occasion there
will be unveiled handsome stone arch
surmounted by bronze statue of g
Confederate private soldier. looking
| southwark towards the homes of oul
| dead heroes; this memorial Is the gift OF
an ex-Federal officer. Colonel William
II. Knauss.
These ceremonies will be more elabor
| ate and beautiful than ever before ant
| money for the purchase OF flowers to b'
| used upon this occasion, please expires!
flowers. charges prepaid. to Colonel VIM
| H. Knauss, No. Q 1-2 South High Street
| so as to reach him on June Is or for
| ward money contributions to Mrs. JohI
| H. ,Winder, president r. e. Lee Chapter
U. D. c., No. l the Cumberland.
please give all possible publicity through
your local papers to this honor which
| Is to be shown to our dead, Governo
| Nash of Ohio will make an address ant
| we hope to have our own General Johi
| B, Gordon with us.
This Chapter will. for the first time
these sleeping . nsro snd Wnq
thu contributions of flowers or none.
| with which to buy them will be so gen
| erous that there will be nothing visibl
in our little Confederate cemetery saw
the arch and the flowers sent and places
by loving hands upon the graves of GU
| own. our very own. who lie there at tn
| South's command.
| Mrs. Florence Tucker Windcr.
Miss Mamie Burke. President.
| Secretary.