The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
ADDRESS TO DAUGHTERS OF
CONFEDERACY.
FLORENCE Il. WINDER.

since the Indian for ohio means
"GREETING."
The divisions motto is: "He wins
most who honor saves, success is not
the test"
The division exists under the hon
ored names of Robert e. Lee Chap
ter Columbus, whose motto is: Equal
to Victory-Superior to Defeat" Ju-
dab p. Benjamin, oxford motto:
THE Ages Will Justify Our Cause"
Stonewall Jackson, Cincinnati, motto:
DO Our Duty and Trust to Provi-
dence; and charter applied and
paid for a chapter formed in loving
memory of our late lamented soldier
and Christian gentleman. Jno. b. Cor
don, at Springfield, Ohio.
The II. IL. Lee Chapter is in Column
bus and cares for your living and
in sometimes dead for your liv ne
in sometimes finding and housing
Confederate Veterans who come to
them for aid. having helped several
in the last year: two from Virginia
who fought under Lee: one from Mis-
sissippi. and one from Louisiana-and
for your dead 1880 at Camp Chase
Cemetery, who sleep on their pillow
of southern moss. whose shroud is
the flag they fought under.
| am glad to tell you that, as a
President, I have been made perman-
ent chairman of it's memorial cere-
monies which take place in June. The
chapter has established fund for
this purpose and for the care of the
cemetery throughout the year, using
on vote OF the chapter. at its discre-
ton, some of the unspecitied money
you an have sent. Last year 1 told
YOU Mr.. Al. G.. Field headed a sub
-;-Ia III hXy
the names of many prominent citi-
zens who had financially helped in
the past. With this, we could repair
with timber presented by a lumber
firm, whose wife is from Texas, the
platform which was in bad condition,
having been erected years before by
that noble hearted Federal soldier.
Colonel Knauss. In the future, ad
dress your letters of inquiry to me,
please, Mrs. John H. Winder, No. l
the Cumberland, Columbus, o., and
your money for flowers or the eX-
penSes to the Treasurer of the r. e.
Lee Chapter, Miss Louise Trabue,
Columbus, o., as no one else, for three
years, has dared to touch your dona-
lions. We know you don't want us
to spend all the money on that day
and whole year thereafter let the
sacred spot be neglected, even though
the aforesaid fund that we have creat-
ed can keep it beautiful. the chapter
goes on each year with this loving
work and will continue to notify the
chapters each year of the day of the
Memorial Ceremonies. AT these cere-
monies this year, twelve large Confed-
crate flags decorated the platform,
something that had never before been
done-surely the small flags that had
leen sent with Wreaths had been
used-and it was known that so many
flowers had been received that an ice
company offered us its cold storage.
A firing squad from the National
Guard was there, something that had
never been done, and since then one
of our soldiers was buried with a
soldiers honor by the GAINESVILLE
Camp, G.. A. r..
Congress has appropriated $4,000 to
rebuild the walls which it had badly
put up years ago. We celebrated
with song and recitation the birthdays
of Generals Lee and Jackson, choosing
that time to pin Ion the sacred
breasts of 16 veterans the Southern
Cross of Honor-more precious to
them than gold. We have taken
flowers and nourishment into the sick
rooms of veterans. and when we could
take neither, we have taken the flag
that they love, and sometimes though
they We're too sick to partake of the
nourishment, they have never yet been
too feeble to give a Southern salute
when they saw that banner with its
bars of red.
The Judah z. Benjamin has among
its members, directors of schools and
sG be assured that the younger
women will hear something that is
true about the Southern history.
The StoneWall Jackson Chapter of
Cincinnati applied for its charter on
Nov. 18th, through Mrs. Hosea, niece
of Mrs. Moore, of St. Louis. The
chapter was organized Dec. T. 1903,
with y charter members and went to
work at once to be an active body OF
the division and, when only four
months old, through the zeal and
work of Mrs. Hosea, President, gave
an entertainment that realized over
$50, a part of which was sent to Il
paralyzed Confederate soldier: later
by luncheon given in connection with
Henrietta Hunt Morgan, Chapter of
Kentucky, ii made 500. Thus it was
assured that besides enough money for
charity thev had enough to pay the
general per capita tax, as well as the
State. SO that the Ohio Division could
hold its State convention in October,
TO which we all invite YOU.
If we look for any reward may it be
found at our last great convention in
the words; God will make all things
clear writ in letters of gold, and be
entwined in the rainbow of Promise
which we will fashion out of the many
brilliant hued flowers of the Confeder-
acy which we will gather in Heaven.
after having so tenderly cared for to-
gether while on earth.
Respectfully
FLORENCE r. WINDER,
President Ohio Div. u. ID. G..