The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-06
ed forth the highest commentator Of
friend and foe alike"

ed forth the highest commentator of
friend and foe alike"
Mrs. NJ. E. Drew of the Martha Reid
Chapter, u. D. c., of Jacksonville, Fla,
has written some verses in which she
chronicles the history Of the U. D. c.,
but she errs in locating Mrs. Rounsa-
Vile, president in 1902, at whining
ton, N. c." as Mrs. r. resides at
Rome, Ga. Mrs. NJ. c. Goodlet and
Mrs. l.. H. Raines are named as the
ones who took the first steps" to or
ganize the United Daughters of the
Confederacy. The University
of Florida, at Lake City, sent three
companies of cadets TO the Jackson
vile carnival opening day exercises,
and they won hearty applause by their
fine soldierly appearance and excel
lent marching, and reflected great
credit upon the university by their
very good conduct at all times and in
all places. Lieut.. ]. n. Taylor Ga
Florida boy) of the Twenty-fourth
United States Infantry, is command
ant at the university, and has put the
battalion up to a high order of merit.
South Carolina has been fav-
ored with many gifted poets who sang
the praises Of her Confederate soldiers.
One of these. George Herbert Sass, or
Barton Grey" has had his poems
collected in a book, 1.-THE Hearts
Quest" and one of the choicest poems
in the volumes is the one to 1.-THE
Confederate Dead"
How grand a fame this marble
watches DER!
Their wars behind them-God's great
peace before.
They fought. they failed, yet, ere the
bitter end,
Them, too, did Fortune wondrously be-
friend.
They never knew, as we who mourn
them know,
How van was all their strife, how
vast our woe;
And now the land they gave their
lives to save
Returns them all she has to give-a
Gravel
Although born in Illinois, in 1864,
First Lieutenant George e. Lowell of
the Seventh United States Cavalry,
Troop II, which has delighted carni-
val patrons the past week. we claim
as a Floridian. During the Spanish
American War, from May, 1898, TO
May, 1901. he was a captain in the vol
unteer service. and was appointed to
his present position In July, 1901. He
is a brother of Brig. Gen. Charles p.
Lowell of the Florida State Troops
and both are accomplished and popu-
lar officers. / recently compli-
mented an editorial in the Metropolis
Of Jacksonville on Education and Pa
triotism," in which an appeal was
made for flags on school houses, es-
pecially the Central Grammar School
house in that city. / sent the edi-
torial, with a nice letter. to the
Youths Companion OF Boston, Mass,
and forthwith came a favorable re-
sponse a big fifteen-foot flag for
pleasant DAYS and smaller one. for
bad days. For nine years / have been
special aide in charge of patriotism I'm
the schools OF this department. under
nine successive chief special aides to
the COMMUNICATIVE chief OF the G.. A.
r., and during all these years the
Youths Companion has never denied
request from me for flags and pa
triotic literature and engravings for
our public schools. It's work has been
along broad and unsectional lines, and
old Confederates have heartily Joined
old Union soldiers IN the unfuriing OF
these flags. 1.-The Stars and Stripes"
reflect not only the glory OF Concord
and Lexington IN the North but also
Kings Mountain and Eutaw In the
South. Tine blood OF Southern and