The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-26


Mrs Mary G. Pickens speaks of the
| Children Of the Confederacy and their
work in Alabama There is nothing
like encouragement to give aid and
+ strength to any kind of work and / am
| counting a great deal upon the many
| encouraging words ! received at the
recent u D. c. convention. and prom
| Uses Of cooperation in my work from
most every chapter l came in touch
with. 1t was that, as well as the kind
way my report was received and en-
dorsed by the convention and the honor
of being reappointed at once to con-
tinue my work as director of the chill
dren that caused me to accept again
this duty and with these promises and
cooperation of the chapters made good
I hope to accomplish a great deal this
year. 1 felt very helpless and almost
| hopeless at times when / was first ap-
pointed director of the children by our
| ex-President, Mrs. J. N. Thompson
| two years ago. and l have tried to de-
Serve the honor she bestowed upon me
and with all the encouragement and
| aid she could give (for she was deeply
| interested in the children). / have
done the work cheerfully and TO the
best of my ability. l consider that the
historical questions Mrs. Thompson ar
| ranged and the gold medal she offered
| for the correct answers did much to
arouse interest in the children and
am glad to tell the children that our
new President. Mrs. Charles Brown,
will also offer a gold medal for the
lions, to be given at the next conven-
ton and every auxiliary is urged to
study and learn them, during the COM
| ing year, so as to be able to answer
offhand from memory when ques-
toned by their directors next April
and 1 do hope some plan can be ar
ranged so that every child answering
these questions correctly can be re-
warded. I hope there will be another
ESSAY" prize offered also. Whilst
could only report one new auxiliary
organized during the year, the Joe
Wheeler" out of Pelham Chapter, Bir-
| mipgham by Mrs. C. M. Tardy. 1t is
working with so much enthusiasm and
all the other chapters I mentioned in
| my report are so alive to the cause.
feel that our children and their work
will steadily grow in strength and i'm
| portance., l hope those auxiliaries less
active will take new life with the
| help of their parent chapters and join
at once In the Lee Memoriar' work
which will be a monument to the chill
dren of the Confederacy of the Ala
bama Division as we'll as to General
Lee (when ii can be said that a me-
mortal fund raised by them in honor
and memory of General Lee, our great
est generaD, is educating every year.
a girl or boy, who otherwise could not
go to school and I hope and believe If
/ the children will go right to work
With the Lee Memorial Auxiliary of
| Admission soon to be organized by Mrs
John B. Knox to lead with the work
we can be able to start child at Au-
| burn next year. My plan being this
As no tuition is charged at Auburn
we want to arrange that our Lee Me
mortal fund" pay for board and incl
dentals enabling a boy or girl with
out means to receive the best of
training in any department they wish,
in this splendid Alabapa school, and
as akmemorial to General Lee TO be
perpetual. l now urge the U. D. C.
chapters to organize their children and
those who have to help them and start
them on this great work-"greater than
any stone monument"-for children
are most untiring and 1 energetic in
every work and can Ado anything
If only aided and directed.
The Personality of Pelham.
Ate rthe battle of Sharpsburg, Stone
wall Jackson said of Pelham. He is
very remarkable man. He command
| ed today nearly all the artillery of the
l'seen more skillful handling of guns.
1t is really extraordinary to find such
nerve and genius in a mere boy. With
a Pelham on each flank, l believe that
could whip the world.
In speaking of Pelham, l find his
personality so beautifully portrayed
by one who knew him intimately, who
had associated with him in camp, and
had seen him in the shock of battle; /