The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
Announcement.


 On Saturday. January 24, the following bill. tper request) was introduced by Mir Glover into the House:
 To appropriate s10.0O0 to aid in the cree ton of monuments to the memory Of Alabama soldiers who fell on the battle fields of Gettysburg. Chickamauga. Sh'- loh and Vicksburg. which said battleheids are now National Parks
 The Chairman of the Monument Com mittee most earnestly urges every Chap ter to comply with the promise made In Demopo.is. to use their influence with the Representatives and Senators from their respective counties.
 We have labored zealously for this mo- hle cause for four successive years. and now. if the Daughters of the entire state will rally to this appeal. we may. at last, realize the consummation of hope and work--an appropriation that will en- able Alabama to proudly rank with s,s- ter States hy placing an enduring tcs- timonial of love upon these national bat tlefelds.
 In view of the great clamor over the State for uniform text books. and the bills looking to that end, that are now pending in the Legislature. the interest of the great organization of the Daugh- LeTS or tne t.DnI N CtntVTeu the histories that will be selected for the schools of Alabama It is a matter of no small importance to place in the reach and study of Southern boys and girls correct histories, written by unbiased historians
 The United Confederate Veterans. the Sons of Veteran and Daughters of the Confederacy have no higher, grander or nobler purpose than that of making for future generations true history. and sec ing to it that the true records of those brave heroes wao fought In defense of the principles of right and that cor rect history Of the causes that led to the conflict are passed to posterity.
 These organiza tions nave common aims and purposes in their historical objects, and recognizing this fact they have form | ed a Joint Historical Committee com posed of three Veterans. three Sons of Veterans and three Daughters of the Confederacy. The members who have been appointed to represent these respect l i've organizations in this joint committee ! are pre-eminentiy fitted to judge and pass upon the histories which they in- | spect. The report of this committees work as presented py the '. D. C. rep resentatives to the State Convention last l May. is given in full. in this issue, and H worthy IHe CdTelul anu H1OSt tnOukHt- full considerat ton, not only of every Chapter and member of the Alabama D!- | vision. but of every man and woman in the State. Let me urge you to read thoughtfully this report. and with d fixed determination to further its purposes and to stand by the committee. which ha < been so wisely selected to represent you. The Joint Historical Committee have fully investigated, by careful study, all of the United States histories that are now being taught in the schools of Ala bama. and have selected as safe for use in the Alabama schools: "A School His tory of the United States" by Dr. J. Vim. Jones. and the New School His tory of the United States" by Miss Su- san Pendleton Lee. Those two histories written one b. an honored Confederate Veteran, the other by a noble Southern woman stand upon their true merits, and need no commendation but to urge your intelligent investigation. As Presi- dent of the Alabama Division I hereby earnestly request the presidents of the various Chapters over the State to ha ve read before the next meeting of their Chapters this report of the Historical Committee. with Miss Bullock it's chair man. which was read before and adopted by the Convention in Demopolis--then IuhH tO itS suppuIl.
 Should a bill be passed to have uniform text books in your county. appoint strong and intelligent committee from your Chapter to petition the School Boa I'd to adopt one of these histories which have been so highly recommended by the State Historical Committee.
 The plans and purposes of the Daugh- ters of the Confectionery can only be pro- noted through the Chapters and the in dividual member: it's success can be measured only by the degree of interest which is manifested by the Chapters The pulse of this enthusiasm grows quicker. and beats the faster when we heartily support and rally to the work of our State Committees, also heartily request you to read the urgent appeal in this issue from Mrs. l.. G. Dawson, Chairman of the Monumental Committee
 Now Is truly the accepted time to bend every energy to rally to the support of these two committees-the Historical and Monumental. Mrs. A. l.. Dowdeil,
 Pres. Ala. Div. L. b. C.
 Report of Historical Committee. To the President of the Alabama Division
 and to the Daughters of the Confed-
 eracy, in Convention Assembled:
 The undersiRned members of the Joint