The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03


marvel OF the world. How was it
done? By the efforts Of that gray
clad soldier with a Southern woman S
love, trust, confidence and encourage.
ment ever surrounding him. When
she saw him strong and forging ahead
with prosperity and success shining
upon him, did she sit down and take
her ease? Mo- Go with me every
where, anywhere and you will see
the work OF her never wearying |
hands. She gathered her daughters
about her and bade them to continue |
the work. Nobly they responded to
her call and the small number has
multiplied until today as the United
Daughters of the Confederacy they
stand nearly $4,000 strong and still
increasing. Will the memory Of the
Confederacy ever die with such an
array to keep the watch fires burning?
They wish no harm to harm to any,
but they, assume the right to guard
the memories of that sacred time for
ever. These chapters extend from
New York to the Pacific, from
the great lakes to the Gulf. What
have they accomplished these
daughters, offspring OF that Southern
war matron? Look! Hospitals mem.
orial halls, educational institutions
with free tuition ahd board for
Southern orphans and children Of
ex.confederateS, homes everywhere
for the battle scared veterans whose
lives are cheered and blest by their
sweet ministratons. The good works
of the Southern woman through her
loyal daughters are countless. North,
South, East aud West we find them
at work. Shafts of marble and
and granite raised on hilltop and
plain to the memory Of the heroes
sleeping there "awaiting the judg-
ment day."
Even in Washington City, the
capitol of this country, they have by
tact and gentleness persuaded con-
gre,s to donate plot Of ground upon
which will soon be erected grand
and fitting memorial to the Southern
soldiers. All these years their
hearts and hands have been full of
earnest work and they have had no
time to question history. The South
ern woman from whence springs our
noble organization, and there are
many left yet, thank God, never
studied historical conditions closely
before the civil war. She knew the
outlines and was we'll read but history
was left to her statesmen. When
the mutterings came, which preceded
the civil war, she knew that an insult
had been offered and blow to state
sovereignty given. She heard it dis
cussed and when her statesmen in
congress spoke in no uncertain tones
and demanded that the domestic
affairs Of the Southern states be let
alone she felt that they must be
needed because they were right. Then
when argument had no effect and she
saw the states seeding she felt nC
fear for the outcome. True her face
paled and she listened vito bated
breath as the guns from Fort Moultrle
} In South Carolina harbor thundered
} forth a demand for the surrender Of
Fort Sumpter That was but the
3 beginning. She heard the roar o
e cannon and rattle Of musketrY al
, Bull Run and she can yet tell of those
D other terrible battles which left
t ineffaceable scars on the breast Of thai
e dear "mother Of states" Virginia
She remembers the agonized tear
e she wept over husband and son
e brought home dead and yet in he.
+ heroism she gave other dear ones tt
!, fill the gap In the fast thinning ranks
o She remembers the gaping wounds
the severed limbs and all the horror
t Of that time. Still fresh in he
e memory is that devastating march 0
e Sherman to the sea. That marcl
!. whose path was marked by pillage
IS devastation and ruin. She can tel
!, you of Chicamauga, Missionary Ridge
k Vicksburg, Wilson's Creek, Shilol
II and hundreds Of others where he
}; loved sons laid down their lives 70
e states rights. To her the cause wa
d just and right, for Davis, Lee, Jack
l. son, Johnson and Beauregard and
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