The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-17
TO CONFEDERATE WOMEN.
Gloucester County Erects Hand
some Tablet to Their Msmory-Un.
yelled With interesting Exercises.


The unveils OF the tablet TO The Con
iederaie women of GlUuces,er At Glouces.
ter C. II Monday, Nov. 9Th, was aD
event OF unusual interest President
VIM +, Watt called the a. emily TO
! order. Cumrado " III. Groves offered
prayer, after which Mr. Wat delivered
An interesting address The program
a. pub ishrd, was then carried out Dur
Jog the singing Of the b JnnIe Blue
F Flag, thirteen lovely littleis ies, great.
grsndchi dren Oi Confederate great
grandmothers, representing the thirteen
confederate States, assemble on the
rustrum and gracefully waved tiny little
hags the representative OF each Stale
coming forward Ia order ol its secession,
az follOws: South Carolina, Ehza Cary /;
Mississippi, Virginia Richardson; Florida,
Lee Field. Alabama, Lucy Sinclair
Georgia, Mary Sear-; Louisiana, Sanne
Kerns. Texas, LlEzie Rove Virginia, Re-
becca Stubbs; Ark .nsBs, Margaret Watt;
North Carolina, Ellen lAliaierr0, Tennes.
see. sabel Williams: Missouri, Lillian
Farinholt; Kentucky, Mary Eastwood
These were followed by another great.
granddaughter saille Cstlett, represent.
ing the Southern COnicderacy,' and
later by still another, Powell Byrd, repre-
senting MsrJ land, all Of whom were
under the supervision Of Misr Leah Tai.
iAierrO The tablet was then unveiled
by little Miss Rebecca Robins Stubbs, q
great great granddaughter OF two great.
great t-grandmothers, who were GlOuces-
ter women in Confederate days, and
granddaughter OF a gallant soldier.
The tablet was presented by Comrade
Jas y. Stubbs 10 eloquent words and
accepted by Comrade Marquis Jones in
graceful terms. Others who made patri-
otic addresses were Comrades T. s. Tai.
iafsrro. Chss Catlett, K A. Foxes. W.
" Williams and Judge j l. Taliaierro.
Comrades JnO. \. rabb and g. T. Gar
nett, were not in the courtroom when
their names were called and were unable
70 press TO the front, So densely packed
was the room
Mrs. Melvin Newcomb sang Sing Me
Song Of the Sunny South Mrs. Min
ME Wilson. Just Before the Battle,
Mother" and Mrs A. f. Segar, "Tenting
on the old Camp Ground
The closing incident was the presentR-
ton of "a beautiful Confederate button
by COmrade g. Stubbs To Rev Wm. f.
Watt Major Stu0bs announced that
he had three other gifts TO present oi q
similar character. one TO Mrs J Tabb
president of the SaIlie lOmpkins Chapter
L. d. { one t. Mrs Jno Tsbb, of New
stead, president of the Rebecca Lloyd
rabb Chapter [ d C., aud one to Miss
S,lie lompkiDs, Il Mathews
The tablet consists Of white marble
2bA5s mounted Oh a handsome hard
WOOD 0ase, bearing the seal of the Ton
federacy, the dag and the following in
scriptiOn:
This tablet iserected by The Glouces-
ter Monument Association to the mem
ory OF the women OF Gloucester during the
Confederate days, 1S61-'65, whose pious
ministrAtiOns To our wounded soldiers
soOthed the last hours OF those who died
far from the obtc OF their tenderest
love: whose domestic lahors contributed
much to supply the wants Of our defend
ers In the field; whose Jealous faith in
our cause shOne guiding star undim'
med by the darkest cloud Of war; whOse
fortitnde sustai ed our soldiers under
all the privations TO which they were
subjected; whose annual tribute expresses
their enduring grief, love and benevo-
lence for our sacred dead, and whose
patriotism will teach their children TO
emulate the deeds Of our revolutionary
sires"
November 9TH, 1904.
The exercises were made OF record In
the Clerks office Of the Circuit court oil
Gloucester county.