The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19
"oUR WOMEN IN THE WAR"

| mercial.Appeal The receipts from
this edition are to be used for the
| erection Of state monuments In honor
Of the southern women, who did
much service for the southern cause.
Among the interesting articles con
tanned therein Is the following under
the title. "woman's Work for the
Confcderacy:"
out of the confedcracy there arose
no Boadicea to ride rcd.handed be.
fore the host crying, Vengeance
no maid of the forest that could
| interpret In the rustling Of the leaves
a voice from heaven, commanding
her to 80 forth clothed In armor
| and lead men to victory. But thero
were women OF Ama1onian strength
of spirit, TO whom there spoke "A
sull small voice and In whose face
there was a shining that lighted the
pathway of the soldiery even down
through the dark labyrinth Of want
| disease. defeat and death.
Under great stress OF circumstances
there Is real joy in action. hut to
hear the call II the buglc ami roll
~ the drum and feel within the in
splration to folloH. and courage to
conquer, and yet to be allotted the
part only to fashion the banner that
shall wave over the nghting ones.
aud with breaking hearts to smile
"A hopeful farewell to the departing
loved ones, requires indeed brave
spirit.
The women of the confcderacy,
however, did not stand inactive. too
soon their hands were filled with
nursing the wounded, burying the
| dead and contriving TO alleviate the
wants OF the living-uniitted for ser
vice upon the held-in clothing.
medicines and provisions. When the
remnant came marching home. the
cause lost. and hope for the future
wayering. ragged and weary. II was
| the women that met them with a
strength OF spirit unparalleled. and
| buoyed the INTO new life and purpose
with their words of comfort and
cheer. The two. reunited. out Of
the ashes of their dead hope sprang
pheonix-like faith and purpose anew.
to clothe the fair southland again
with peace and prosperity.
The confederate war took from
wives their husbands; mother, their
sons sisters, their brothers; and
| from swecthearts, their lovers; but
In their places 1t gave them heroes.
| Could women themselves dishonor
the chivalry of the southland by fall
ing short of the requirements to
meet with mated spirit these loyal
and true ones? Never; from every
part OF the states came stories of
suffering. prowess. selfsacrihce, and
devotion, in some cases even unto
death.
After the war closed. the women
continued actively at work. provid.
ing material means for putting the
disabled ones in a position that they
could grow In independence. They
rcburicd the dead ON permanent
| ground, and marked the resting
places OF the heroes with fitting
memorials. In Tennessee alone more
than twenty monuments have been
raisci and dedicated to the cunled.
erat, soldiers. mainly the work OF
the women. The Old Soldiers homes
tell OF their interest and labors also.
And what is there to speak to
future generations OF the service of
the women? Their hearts will live
again In the children born to the
race, but what memorial will tell
Of the work they wrought?
At Fort Mills, $, c., there is a
monument to The Women of the
Coniederacy," but 1t was the gift
of an individual, Captain Samuel
Elliott White.
At Gadsden, Ala. July 4. there
was unveiled monument to Emma
Sansomc the dashing young girl
! who ailotyd General FORESTS army
rho ford over Black creek at a
rilua moment This was the
work 1r the Gadsd.u chapter OF
the Daughtcrs OF the Conrcdcracy
In all the south, though, there are
many confederate monuments to the
soldiers, the work OF womaus effort
yet there is not one to commemorate
her service TO the cause, erected by
the concerted Efforts of the soldiers
The monument OF Emma Sansoni
shows appreciation Of a heroine. but
there are many deeds OF daring