The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04

erdcy december y l3UL.
association has been phenomenal from
this beginning.
1t has more than 600 Chapters 10
Gated In every State In the South aud
In California, Indiana, Montana, New
York. Ohio, Pennsylvania aud Indian
and Oklahoma Territories.
II has an approximate membership
Of 80, 900 earnest, devoted and patriotic
women. It is one of the largest or.
ganiZations VI women In the United
States.
1t 10 q growing organization, there
being chartered every year from SO to
100 new chapters.
We will next speak of the objects Of
this organization.
Article III Of the Constitution pro
vides that the objects shall be social
"educationaln memorial "benevo-
lent" and "hlstoricsl."
II 10 ''social" not only In bringing
together the women OF the South, but
likewise the members Of the local
Chapters.
It IL educational" In that II teaches
the principles for which we fought
and aide In counteracting the many
heresies promulgated by the North, e.
pecisliy In School histories.
1t Ii memorial" in building monu-
msnts Of stone and bronze to COM
memorate the illustrious deeds Of
Southern men and women.
1t IL benevolent" In caring for the
poor and needy soldiers Of the Confed-
eracy, their widows and children, In
burying the INDECENT dead, and annu-
ally decorating their graves with fow-
ers In recognition Of their self-devotion
10 principle; In assisting to maintain
the Confederate Homes and providing
delicacies for their hospitals. South
ern women who have formed Chap
ters in Northern cities have exempli.
fied the benevolent features Of the
society by assisting Southern girls In
search OF employment. In Philadel-
| phi position have been attained at
Wannamakers and other large stores
for proteges Of tho society.
1t In Historical" In preserving the
memory Of those deeds more especial.
/ W connected with what is called the
/ Old South.
venti0n at New Orleans.
In the list Of general officers we find
the name Of Mrs. NJ. e. Goodlett O!
Nashville at the head as President
and founder and Mrs. "Stonewall'
Jackson as honorary president.
Mrs. J. A. R0undsaville OF Rome,
Ga, 10 president Of the general Society
with Mrs. RosenburR OF Texas and
Mrs. Latham Of Memphis vice-presi.
dents.
Mrs. John P. Hickman Of Nashville
has been recording secretary since 1897
and Mrs. McSherry Of West Virginia
% corresponding Secretary.
This organization has omplished
much good and its deeds of benevo.
lence are attested by many grateful
veterans, widows and orphans.
Thousandsof whitehead stones, and
carefully tended graves bear evidence
Of the memorial work Of the society
likewise many monuments In stone
and bronze, windows In stained glass
tablets on historic spots, and memorial
museums In which are collecged price.
less relics, and records Of iEestimable
value.
The enterprise Of greatest import.
snce at present engaging the attention
OF our organization Is the erection of 9
monument to Jefferson Davis, Presi'
dent Of the Confederary, to be erected
In Richmhnd, Va, the Confederate
Capital. 1t will take the form Of Q
memorial arch, and will cost about
$75, 900.
The women of South Carolina have
erected at Columbia q magnificent
monument In memory Of the Coined
crate dead. 1t stands In ircnt of tht
State House and the inscription on Il
In 30 beautiful that we reproduce tn,
words. They are as follows: