The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-06

and members will be expected to collect
from participants written accounts, narra-
tives. memoirs histories of battles cpl
sodes. and occurrences of war, also orig
inal documents, including commissions
paroles. reports, rosters, maps, diaries,
journals and old letters and also war
relics and mementos, such as flags, uni
forms. swords, arms and equipment. Re-
newed efforts will be put forth to Sc
cure the the use of unobjectionable his
tories and historical works in all of our
schools and libraries The members Of
the historical committee in their re-
spective divisions will be expected to be
centers of healthy historical influence.
The commander in chief will personally do
all in his power to aid the roster COM
missoners in the several southern states
in the collection of original war records
for the compilation of rosters now being
made by the United States war depart
ment. and he will also undertake a bibli-
ography of current war literature, with
critical notes and estimates. Further eff
fort will be directed to encouraging the
establishments of departments of archives
and history In the southern states as the
best method of administering the duty
of the state to historical work and en-
terprise.
| In the largest measure every individual
pected to carry out both the letter and
' the spirit of the provision of our con-
| stitution, which declares that we will
| strive -(section y ITO see that the dis
abled are cared for; that a helping hand
| Is extended the needy Confederate vet
Grams widows and orphans are protected
and assisted" The veterans are rapidly
passing away. and what is done for them
| must be done quickly. Public opinion,
\ favorable to increase of pensions and
/ better support of soldiers homes, will
! be cultivated Practical beneyolence in
! other forms will be encouraged.
Attention is here directed to the sue
cessful effort of the Mississippi division,
| U. s. C. ", whereby Beauvoir was Sc
cured for a soldiers home. as an example
/ of helpfulness worthy of emulation in
every division of the Confederaey.
Monuments.
| While many monuments have been
| erected here and there In the south,
many worthy objects and individuals are
yet to be concentrated. Following the
! recommendations contained in the report
of the monument committee made to the
! last reunion, the assistance of every men,
! Der of our organization will be urged
i in all worthy monument effort by whom
| soever undertaken. Divisions Will be ask
| ed as a specific task, to locate and identi-
| fly all places or scenes within their linn
, its, made historic by some event in Con-
J federate history, with view to subse-
| quent marking or commemoration.
Camps will be asked to undertake some
/ definite monument work. particularly the
| task of marking with suitable headstones
the graves Of the Confederate dead In
| their vicinity heretofore neglected All
| sons will be asked to make some contri-
| button. however small, to the Jefferson
| Davis memorial and to the John B. Cor
| don memorial.
| Women's Memorial.
( The task, which the sons set for them
selves in May, 1899, to collect funds for
| the erection of a memorial to the heroic
/ and noble women of the Confederacy,
will, it Is hoped, be pushed to a prac-
| tical conclusion during the year. At the
| reunion of 1904, the veterans who were
| engaged in a similar undertaking, form
| ally relinquished the task to the sons.
| The movement is now on a thoroughly
| business footing. and Gen. c. Irvine
/ Walker. Of Charleston. S. c., the legally
| authorized representative of the women's
memorial comittee has in motion sew
/ eral plans, from each of which much is
expected. General Walkers efforts. as
we'll as all other efforts in this behalf,
must be encouraged and supported In
every way
| 1t is desirable for many reasons that
/ this work should be speedily concluded.
| 1t Is the noblest effort which could en-
gage us, and It should not on that ac-
| count be longer delayed. Again II should
/ be finished in order that our energies may
| be released for other activities. The last
| formal utterances of the lamented Gordon
| at the last reunion he ever attended
| New Orleans, 1909 was on this subject
and while made to the veterans them
| selves. who had not at that time given
| up the work it will bear repetition here:
| II will give you my last message: DON'T
you die until you have built monument
to southern womanhood.' Those glorious
women repel the idea, but It is simply like
| them. They did not charge you one cent
| for the tears they shed while you were
/ at the front and while their hearts were
| breaking with anxiety for you and the
| cause They did not charge you one cent
| for the devotion which followed you in
camp and in battle. They did not charge
you one cent for the patient self-sacri-
| fee during the black night and cruciflxion
of reconstruction. Don't stop until you
have built them a monument, and let 1t
| tower | know reflect your sentiments
when say that no marble shaft, let 1t
| tower ever so high. and no marble. be 1t
ever SO white and pure. can ever express
our love for the martyrdom of our glor-
ious southern womanhood-"
Cooperation With the Veterans.
| From its organization in 1896 the Uni
| ted Sons of Confederate Veterans has had
| the cordial sympathy and encouragement
! of the United Confederate Veterans 1t
was felt by the Confederate soldiers that
their descendants should be banded to-
gether for historical and benevolent pur-
J poses, and to that end they have bid us