The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-13
MRS. j. G.. LEE,
Vice President for Alabama Of the Confederated
Southern Memorial Association

Mrs Lee, now residing in Montgomery,
Is the widow of DIR. ]. Cooper Lee, VINO
gave his services to the Confederate
cause for four years, and who was
relative of the great captain, Robert II.
Lee. She is a niece Of that gallant and
splendid soldier, Col. Tennent Lomax, VINO
was killed leading his regiment cfhird
Alabama) into the battle of Seven pines.
Her father was DIR. Thomas Graves,
cultured gentleman of worth, ana
grandson of Samuel Scott, of South caro-
lima who gave his time and means TO
the Revolutionary cause with SO genef-
Gus a hand that he was called READY
Money Scott" Her mother, Harriet Lo-
ms Z, was descended from the LomaX,
Ten1ent and Middleton families of South
Carolina, each of whom contributed 10
the success of the cause of the colonlsts
in the war of the Revolution-so by IN
heritance Mrs. Lee is well GROUNDED IN
all the principles and traditions oil SOUTH
err life and thought.
Mrs Lee is vice president OF the Lanes
Memorial association of Montgomery,
A.; she has been an honored and
useful member of this association for
thnty-elght years. There Is no one
more deeply Interested in the Confed-
crate cause and who co-operates more
zealously in I'll efforts to promote It's
success She is also an active mem
her of the White House association OF
Montgomery These two associations
sho-.- their high appreciation of her SER
vices in all Confederate work by in
st,ucting their delegates to the {. 5. Nj.
4. convention to vote for her reelection.
THIS endorsement is well deserved, for
as vice president for Alabama, she has
filed the office with honor and dignity,
The Advertiser of June 3, 1903, says;
conc thing done b. the Confederate
Southern Memorial association in conVen-
ton in New Orleans last week, was OF
es1ecial interest to Alabamians and par
ticularly to Montgomeryans 1t was the
appointment of Mrs. J. c. Lee of Mont
gomery as vice president for Alabama
of the c. s. NJ. A for term of three
years. This is quite distinctive honor
and one Justly and wisely conferred.
The Times Democrat, of New Orleans,
SAYS Mrs j. C. Lee Is one of the most
interesting attendants at the convention
of the C. S. NJ A. She wears the badge
of her membership to the association
which Is dated 1868: she is well known in
Montgomery for her unselfish patriotism
that for all these years has made her de-
vote to the noble work OF her orsanlza-
ton. Yesterday, she was the centre OF
a littla party wamen in the reception
was Obliged to tell many times her
ex ,erierces during the war that have
MICE her name so well known and we'll
loved in her community. At the out
break of the war, Mrs. Lee and her hus-
hand resided in Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Arkansas This county lay along
Red river and was considered the Nile
of the west The country was filled with
ma y wealthy planters and the settle
m Mt was largely on the side of the
I-n.on, so on the 9th of January. 1861,
the leaders of the Union party having
ha made large national flag, WITH
the words The Constitution and the
Union Forever across the stars ana
stripes flung it's co.ors to the breeze.
"On seeing this. the small but determ-
| ined hand of southern sympathizers APP
nealel to their wives to make them a
southern flag. Mrs Lee at once took the
| Iea- In the matter and called to her
| aid Mrs. NJ b. Wellborn. the wife of
Judge NJ. b. Welborn (of General Prices
staff later on) and Mrs. A. j. Marshall,
! no. of Camden, Arkansas. Quoting from
| Mrs. Wellborn's diary: This flag was
| the work of Mrs Lee assisted by myself
! AMI Mrs. Marshall. We met at her house
| an. did the work. We We're small band,
bu true and united friends, all full
| of hone and Jealous patriotism in be-
| half OF our cause. The coat of arms
| of Arkansas was painted in oil on white
satin by Mrs Marshall, and the words:
states Rights Forever surrounded it,:
! on the reverse lone five pointed
| star or blue ground with the date
January g. 1861 The alag was erected on
| the public square of Lewisville Ark. JAN
uary, 6 1861, and fioated proudly to the
breeze.
| eve can tell what dauntless love and
womans courage were stitched into every
| seam: both the union and secession flags
were made of very fine and expensive
| silk and velvet gowns. All during the
| war Mrs. Lee kept her home open to
the soldiers and II became a hospital
from which no one was ever turned away.
She took care of many of General Ran
dalls brigade, particularly Colonel
Ochltrees regiment. who were encamped
at Louisville for some months, so she