The National tribune., 1906-08-30

9 and Flag and the duties Jf the Amerl
= can citizen as this day-and citizens
a Sunday. She recommended that all Pa.
!. triotic Instructors call especial atten.
3. ton to the observance OF these day.
; through National and Departments
o General Orders.
t She reported nearly $500 in tn.
:. Southern Memorial FUND.-
AndersonSilie.
OF Andersonville she said:
Not to visit Andersonville would
mean to neglect duty and leave unre.
corded a page in the work Of this ad.
= miEistration, for Andersohville belongs
to the Woman's Relief Corps. and the
: preservation Of that sacred spot Is to-
> day lesson in patriotism, that is being
/. learned by many who know its history
There we hnd a quiet, nwell-kept home
where the stranger may find shelter and
; rest as he looks out upon the prison
grounds. while his thoughts 20 back to
those other days that we would blot
from the pages of our country's history
If we could. Since that can never be-
we should, with loving care, guard and
hold in memoriam the place where men
suffered and died rather than exchange
their honor for freedom or life itself.
THE isolation of the place can never
be overcome; you may build mansion
at every corner Of the old stockade. and
throng with life the prison grounds yet
lover all there is silence. not OF the
present. but the sorrows Of the past,
and we speak more softly and tread
more lightly than is our won't.
and yet 1t Is beautiful to behold.
On the earthworks where once the rebel
guns were sighted toward the helpless
prisoners are now groups of dark pines
that rear their branches toward Heav-
en-. as though supplicatins for mercy
and forgiveness from Him who reigns
above. On the banks of the shallow
wells are twined vines and blooming
| flowers, the seeds of which were
brought there by the birds Watered by
rain and fostered by a Southern sum-
they have grown luxuriantly, until 1t
seems as IL a merciful Father had hid
den from the world the sins and cruelty
of His people.
Here are the monuments dedicated
by different Departments in honor OF
their heroes. There Is Providence
Spring; across the tiny stream and up
the hillside Is Star Fort, where the un-
| fortunate soldiers were first taken and
robbed of anything that might give
them comfort. And now we stand at
the North Gate. through which were
| carried. day by day. those who could
not endure the hardships and who. dy-
ing. longed for one last glimpse of the
blessed Stars and Stripes
ITO finish the picture, we turn to
| where. in front of the rose garden, old
Glory waves every day in the year.
| fiinging out to the winds its red, white
and blue, bearing the message of Peace,
Liberty and Union.
For many years Massachusetts. true
to her ancestral teachings. has kept tnis
starry banner there, but now we ask
that she share the honor with other
Departments, and I make
Recommendation No. s. That here
after the Flag that waves over Ander-
sonville be purchased from the general
fund.
For one other gracious act are we
indebted to Massachusetts,. She has
given to us one whose lifework Is the
guarding of AndersoRyiiis. No hard
ship has been looked upon as such
where work was to be done. Such funds
as have been intrusted to her have been
used judiciously, and for each dollar
expended we have reaped reward a
hundredfold. Her own labor has been
as naught. In slight recognition OF such
services / make r. 90
Recommendation No. .. That Liza
beth A. Turner be made permanent
Chairman of Andersonyille Prison
Board" -,p
Monument to Loyal Women.
OF the prospective monument to
loyal women she said:.
"AlI over the land fars monuments
reared in commemoratton of great
deeds and great men, but how few do
we find dedicated to woman or wo-
mans loyalty. and It has been left for
the Woman's Relief Corps OF the De-
partmenl of Tennessee to take the ini- |
tiative in paying this tribute to the loyal
women who from 81 to '65 suffered in |
silence. grief no pen could describe |
nor picture delineate.
Patiently. but with comparatively |
little success. the promoters Of this |
movement have worked. until the heart |
grew weary and they became discour-
aged. But within the past few months
they have gathered new strength and |
enthusiasm. and have inaugurated a |
campaign which they feel assured will |
bring about the required results. The
project having been indorsed by the
Women's National Conventions, thereby
sary, committee of three members of
the Order have been appointed to con-
suit with the local committee, ascer-
tanning as nearly as possible the amount
of money necessary to complete the
monument, also specifications as to style
and material. This committee to report
at the present Convention"
The G. A. II.
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
she said:
mo record Of the Woman's Relief
Corps would be complete without some
mention OF that organization to which
we owe our existence. No chronicler
can tell the story of their valor in words
which will do them Justice. Soldiers
going forth to battle for their country's
cause while yet in LIES Springtime,
they returned after the battle was
fought and won. stalwart men, ready to
enter upon a new warfare fcs human
ity and good government Nowhere IN
the annals Of history has there ever
been such an example Of the higher
as exhibited by this great
army of soldier-citizens
las time. with Its relentless sword,
decimates the ranks Of the Grand Army
of the Republic. we. their auxiliary,
should with greater zeal take up the
work which Is ours to do, and through
the inspiration given us by the lessons
taught by their valor and their sacri-
fees. keep ever before the young people
OK this era the perfection of that ideal
presented to the world by the volunteer
soldiers OF the '60's
'As memory recalls to us the univer-
sal courtesy received. the words OF en- {
couragement given and the fealty at all
times expressed by these veterans ]
everywhere during the year. we are
deeply impressed with our Indebtedness
for all such. and pledge anew our alle-
glance to the principles Of Fraternity,