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United Daughters 6 Contb9deracy
ORIGIN GROWTH AND OBJECTS OF THE So
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Paper Read by Mrs. Eugene B. Gary at the Meeting Of the
Daughters Of the Confederaey December 9, 1902.

Paper Read by Mrs. Eugene
Daughters Of the Confes
Az we sat meditating what to say
upon the origin, growth, and objects
oil the United Daughters Of the Con
fodesacy . panoramic View OF the
strugRle that gave rise % this associ'
alton passed before our minds eye.
We saw the North trampling under
: foot the Constitution Of the United
States, snd the rights Of the Southern
Htstss. for selfish aud fanatical pur.
poses-thus impoeing upon the South
she necessity Of resoEting 70 arms, to
ureseryo the Consultation and Of de-
{onding the rights OF the States.
We know that the war which en-
g,od hae bean attributed TO various
cauaes. but there is no doubtStha the
Scuthern States fought for Constitu-
flonal liberty. When war was de-
clared ne saW the flower Of Southern
chivalry quickly volunteering their
seYvices.i sdefense Of this principle.
ThoM -.say nave been soldiers In the
peek who fought O. brayely as our SOL
dlers. in o pitched battle or for short
tirue, be- history does not furnish an
exau,ole- where soldiers have ever
fought % brsvely for Q continuous
length of TINA, against such odds and
under nneh trying circumstances. -,
We mw our soldiers upon the tented
laid and around tha camp-fres, with
brave and tender hearts awaiting the
sound OF battle. When the bugle
{ sounded the alarm We saw them form
n solid phalanx, hoist their nags ID
the breese and march against the enc
nv with the .'Rebol Yell,n while they
lIsteued 70 the inspiring notes Of their
lovtd war soug-Dixie. Wuen the
.rattle Of musketry, the booming .oi
cannon. and tho clash Of sabres had
ceaped. we aaw the wounded dead and
dying upoa the red Eands OF the battle
In 4 fsr away homo We likewise saw
q mother, 9 wife, adaughtef, . sister.
and .saanothef not q sister 10 the happy
days gone by'' anxiously awaiting the
news of the battle.
And lastly We aaw onf troops crush.
"a by ovefwheimtng numbers, and
the nag Of the Confsdsracy furied for
evss.
Those sed memnEies, and the patri.
osio pTide, and pleasure which the
women Of tho South feel In perpeiua'
ting che noble deeds Of her soldiers,
bring to mind the words Of the poet
. that
There b : pleasure which 10 born Of
Ths rave of al things hath its violet
Else Why through years which new.
or come again.
Roems Hope With that strange long
ing Ike regretf
Why pat the posy in the cold dead
Why plant the tree above the lonely
grave 2
Why deem the dead more near II
native landf
Why bring the corpse across the salt
! But. We are adnonished that We ar,
% speek Of the origin, grnwth and Oh
iectS az the United Daughters Of thu
C0nSsdsracy. We will first tell Of IL
In 1854 ths State OF Tennessee be
came tho owner Of the Hermitage trac
Of land, bat permitted the widow o
Gsnersi Jaekson's adopted son TO oc
cupy is free Of rent until she died IL
Imuedlstely after her death Frsnl
Chsatham Bisouae Of Confederate sold
icss, tbok steps toward inducing th,
Legislature TO convert IL INTO . Con
iedefsis Soldiers Home.
In 1859 the legislature gave 70 th,
Confederate Soldiers AIS acres Of tn
Hermitage tract for q Confederate sold
ier's Hpme and at the same time mad
an appropriation OF SIC, 900 TO fence th
farm, built cottages and care for tn
inmates.
This appropriation proved to be In
sufficient, wkereupon the ladies' o
Nashville, organised and chariere,
what Was known % the Ladies' Aux
iliary 70 the Confederate Soldier
Home. This organization turned owe
90 the trustees during the first yea
&6. 900 and continued its work for tn
Home until 1892, the Legislature Il
tho meantime making appropriation
that amply provided for the absolut
u6U3B W b150 AoAAAnsoos
In leo2 Mrs., M. G. Goodlett, sus
gssssd the uniting ofall organization
Of Southern women into one gran
body.
This suggestion was taken up b
the uswspapess and brought prom
neatly before the public.
In 1894 Mrs. Goodlett wrote lettel
70 every organization of which st
could bear and 70 number OF prom
nsnt women In the South invi,in
them 70 meet In the city Of Nsshvil
on the 10th Sept. 1894, for the purpo'
sOf orRanixati0n.
Georgia, Tennessee and Texas wei
the only States represented. The
however organized an ass0ciatio
known % the National Daughters
the Confederacy, adopted . constitl
tion and bylaws, elected Mrs. M.
0oodlest President and Mr.. Jno. Hic
man, secressry and adjourned 10 me
again ut Nashville on 30th Marc
1896.
Georgia, North Carolina, South ca
olina, Tennessee and Texas were :
presented at this meeting. It appro
I'd she action Of the previous meetiI
! and issued an address to the SOuthel
\ women which was SAINT to every Sta
In tn 9 South urging them to nui
with The organization.
The next meeting was held on 81
Nov. 1856 In Atlanta, Ga. This mea
I6uR Vns more largely attended,
EySe~tcts AaSv1aud Uantuckv I'll