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Women Of the South

When the reunion of the Confederate
veterans takes place this month IN
Richmond, many Will be the recollec-
lions Of scenes and OF happenings or
days gone by that will pass through
the minds OF those present but 1 think
that nothing will hold q warmer place
in the memories OF all than the deeds
of the womanhood In the South VIM
the war was in progress.
On Memorial Day. and on several
were marching in body, have heard
an enthusiast exclaim, What a glori-
Gus sight! Those men who We're ready
at any moment to lay down their lives
with those words, but little did that
one think that there were others who
were just as faithful in their cause,
and are just as much TO be praised
The veterans will remember how, when
winter was on, and the snow was
rags and with no provisions were
| marching into battle. how they passed
through village or by farmhouse,
and how girl ran out and placed IN
their hands hat, a pair OF socks, or
! something that she had made with
| her own hands. How the women from
the porch or from the windows would
hand them provisions, and inviting
\ them In. would offer them the best that
the house could afford, while the In
mates Went without.
| Many brave deeds were performed
by the women during the period OF
strife, for while the men fought the
battles away from home thsy concert
| ed with many domestic troubles-main.
lily the instruction of the negroes And
/ so 1t Went on for four long years. the
men and the women, and even the chill
dren. working hand in nand for coa'.
mon cause. But an "nd must come To
all things. and this was 40 exception.
| When the news cane OF Lees sur
render. and all hope and expectation
was doomed to disappointment, then J.
waa that the true ties: must come. And
| how did the women bear it? Was IT
not with the sane heroism and con,
stancy that had cyer characterized
| them?
and may the day soon come when she
| shall give place to some acknowie1g-
ment that will snow forth her appre
citation of their deeds. ,,,,p
JAMES FAIR LAT1MER,
| ;Ago. IA years,
No. 1901 Main stree. fredericksburg
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JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Jefferson Davis was born June g..
1905. in Christian county. KY. He was
educated at Pennsylvania College,
Kentucky. and the Military Academy,
at West Point. When lie resigned from
the army he married daughter OF
Colonel Zachary Taylor. and settled
as a cotton planter In Warren county,
Miss. In February e>1846, he was gain
married TO Miss yarina Howell, OF
AT Beauvsir he wrote Rise and
Eau of the Confederate Government"
he Was taken sick at his plantation,
ana returned to New Orleans, where,
after a brief Illness surrounded by his
family and friends, he died, December
g. 1889. aged eighty-one years and six
months. Governors and other promi-
nent representatives went to New Or
leans to attend the funeral The cas-
ket containing his remains. was depos-
tied in the vault of Northern Virginia,
in Metaire Cemetery, New Orleans, and
in May, 1898, was borne to Richmond
by loving escort. The body was laid
for a while In the Stnte Capitols of
Alabama, Georgia and Virginia. TlNen
1t was laid to rest In beautiful Holly
wood, where sleep so many Confederate
heroes. A noble monument Is erected
in Richmond to his memory.
LOUISE HITE,
Lowerville, Va.
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}. Il. n. STUART.

General Stuart was born in Patrick
county, Virginia We all enjoy read
ing about this great general because
ne was so full of fun and frolic. He
made every one laugh near him One
night he went to the settlement near
orange Courthouse. where he expected
to meet General Fitzhugh Lee. He
went TO sleep on porch of one of the
settlers. Next morning when he awoke
he saw n regiment coming up the road.
he called one of the officers to see IL
1t was Lee. but he found it was his
enemy. He jumped on his favorite mare
'Sky-lark' which was grazing in the
yard without either saddle or bride
and dashed off into the forest where
he escaped. He fought his enemy at
yellow Tavern" where ne was killed.
When told that he was dying he said,
Il should like to have seen my wife,
but Gods will be done" Then came
the death of our great hero.
RUTH AGNES GORDON,
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Our Reunion Page
One Of Our Best

Dear Children OF the club.
do not know when 1 have ever felt
more pleased or been prOudcr Of my
boys and girls. Sometimes ] have
heard people say that the children arc
not being taught or the South and
Southern heroes. and that they do not
know or care about the Confederncy
snn Its glorious life. ] want to say,
and | think you have proved II, that
Virginia children, at least. are loyal
and true to the Confedcracy, and all
that 1t stands for. ] know by your
work, done for mo within the last
three weeks. that you are familiar
with the history Of our heroes and
their deeds; and ! believe that your
parents and teachers have done we'll
In Keeping the examples OF such men
bs Robert H. Lee, Stonewaii Jackson,
Jefferson Davis and j. II. -. Stuart
constantly before you. / am proud OF
your mothers and teachers. but am
proudcr still OF you. who have listened
with such interest and remembered the
lessons taught by them.
Congratulations for your work. l
will not take up any more space In
praisng you, for your work speaks
loudly for itself. Just read the page.
Yours with kindest regards.
THE EDITOR.
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Jefferson Davis was born June D.
1905. in that part OF Christian county,
KY. which now forms what Is known
as Todd county. When Jefferson Davis
was but ten years old his father moved
to Mississippi. He went TO west
Point Military Academy in 1924. He
had r. E. Lee for a schoolmate. When
the Mexican War broke out he was
appointed colonel of the Mississippi
Regiment He won his distinction at
the battle of Buena Vista February %,
1877. After the Mississippi Re giment
was ordered home he received COM
mission from President Polk as briga-
dier-general., but did not accept 1t. On
February 4. 1861, at Montgomery, Ala,
he was elected President of the Con-
federate States OF America. When the
Confederate moved the capitol to Rich.
mond he decided to live there. He
continued to DO President Of the South
ern Confderacy until his capture at r.
winsyille, Ga, May 10, 1865, having
left Richmond few h/.rs before
General Lees troops withdrew, and
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Life Of Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis was born in Ken
lucky June 8, 1905 The slave trade
had then been finally abolished some
months before this great man was
born, and has never since had legal eX-
istence In any Of the United States.
Jefferson Davis first made himself
conspicuous as a member of the House
of Representatives, and afterward was
elected by the Legislature of Missis-
sippi. and entered into a new term of
service In the Senate In 1851.
In building, in rearing live stock
and the like occupations the time
passed pleasantly until he was inter-
rupted by an invitation to take place
in the Cabinet of Mr.. Pierce. who had
been elected to the presidency of the
United States in November, 1852. AL
though warmly attached to Mr.. Pierce
personally. he declined the offer. This
was followed by an invitation to at
tend the inauguration, which took
place on March 4, 1853. While in
Washington on this visit jefferson Da-
Wis was induced BY public considera-
ton to accept the offer of Secretary
OF War. While in the Senate this
great man advocated the construction
of railway to connect the valley of
the Mississippi with the Pacific Coast,
and an appropriation was made TO de-
termine the most eligible route.
Jefferson Davis was chosen Presi-
dent of the Confederate States, and
was reelected for six years in 1862,
After the fall OF Richmond Mr.. Davis
was captured. A reward OF one hun
dred dollars was offered for this great
man. The Federals would not give
him up for the reward. In 1865 he
tried to escape. and was put In prison
for nearly two years. He was released
on ball in 1857. After visit to Europe,
Dir. Davis settled at Memphis, Tenn.
Later he wrote The Rise and Fall of
the Confederate Government"
Mr.. Davis died December 6, 1889. In
May his remains were brought here to
Richmond and laid in Hollywood Gene
terry. To honor his memory a great
procession of old soldiers escorted the
sacred dust.
BESSIE L, MORRIS.
2i2S Eenable Street Richmond ",
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SOME CHILDREN or THE CoNFED-
EItACY.
(Prize story.).

think, perhaps. the members of the
T. u. c. c. Will like to hear some
stories my grandmother has told me
OF some children she knew during the
war.
These children had what we would
think very poor fare. In summer they
had fruit and vegetables. but only one
piece of wheat bread was allowed each
child at a meal: the rest must be corn
bread One little boy did not like corn
bread. so his mother got after him with
a switch. Then he ran around the
table, saying, III you will just let me
alone, I'll eat corn bread, wheat bread,
any sort OF bread"
In early spring there was so little to
eat that the children used to go and
get wild onions. and they didn't nave
to tell what they had been doing, you
may be sure.
In winter for dinner they had pea
soup and dried apples. One piece or
meat was used several times to make
the soup.
In summer they were sent to gather
straw berry, raspberry and blackberry
leaves to dry. Then the grown people
These children had very little TO
wear. One little boy had some trousers
made from his mothers plaid shawl.
All the children admired them very
much and would gather in crowd 70
look at this boy when he came out 70
play. or course. he was very proud
of his trousers OF many colors
This boy told an o...cer of high RANK,
who came to supper. that his mother
ran about with tallow candle In a
bottle till he came: then she brought
out wax ones Wax candles were
scarce, but bad boys were as plehl'iui
EJIZARETH LCERRANT.
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WHAT AN ENGLISH OFFICER sA1D
OF OUR MEN.

VIZ WIN MEN.
Will tell what ] remember of some-
thing read TO me written by an English
officer who went into Pennsylvania
with our army
General Longstreet told him that
though we had right on account of
the way we had been treated to de-
stroy things In the enemys country.
yet we would not do it. General Lee
gave orders that no one should touch
anything except the chief commissary,
who had to pay for what he took in
Confederate money.
Once when they were at supper, some
women came running up and said their
hogs were being killed. General Long
street said. yes, madam, it is very sad,
and this has been going on In Vir-
ginia over two years" At first the
women scorned Confederate mony. but
soon they were very particular to get
every cent.
The officer was much amused at
some Texans who were ordered to de-
stroy some barrels OF whiskey. for they
wanted 1t themselves. but they tried
to do 1t cheerfully.
When the army was passing through
Chambersbug, the women laughed and
jeered at the ragged soldiers. One wo-
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(PrlLe SlOTy.J
NV uncle. who was lieutenant In
the war. has often told US of the thrill
ing experiences in the war he had
once when he was home visiting his
mother. They thought they heard the
enemy approaching. Uncle was so
frightened that he ran off in the woods
TO hide. and, when they went to look
out to see, they found the horses had
gotten out of the stable. They were
all so glad to find out it was the
horses they ran off down in the woods
to find him, and they all had GOOD
laugh, after they had gotten home.
Another time when he was nome ne
was on his horse about to ride away,
when they looked around and saw the
enemy approaching, and he knew IT
they caught him they would take him
prisoner So he put spurs to his horse
and galloped away up the road as fast
as he could, and there was a gate
across the road, and his horse leaped
over 1t, and their horses We're tired
and would not. So. while they were
getting down to open the gate. he es-
capcd.
But some time after that he was
captured and taken to a prison, ana
stayed there six months after the
war, before he would take the oath
OF allegiance: and he left only one
prisoner there, and he said he would
stay there until he died before he
would take the OATH
ROSAMOND e. WRIGHT.
No. 326 Twenty-seventh Street, New
port News, Va.
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man said. look at Pharaoh's army gos
ing to the Red Sea" The soldiers took
everything good-naturedly, just laugh
ed and checred.
The only thing he saw the soldirs
destroy was some fences. and they did
that to make the road wide enough.
MARIE TORRANCE GUERRANT.
Galloway, Va.
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after General Lees surrender. when
he was endcavoring to reach the Army
OF the West He was carried to Fort
Monroe, and indicted by the grand jury
of the District of Columbia for treason.
He remained at Fort Monroe two years.
where many indignities fell upon him.
His trial never came to anything, and
he was released. For several years
he was president of Southern in
surance company at Memphis, Tenn.
The last years of his life We're spent
at Beavoir, Miss, on an estate which
he bought from Mrs. Dorsey before
her death.
He died in New Orleans. La. Decem-
Der 6, 1889. and in 1898 his remains
Were removed to Richmond. Va, and
buried in Hollywood Cemetery.
ANDREW G. BRYANT.
Franklin. Va.
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CONTRIBUTORS ron THE WEEK..

Anthony. Blanche HIte, M. Louise
Babet. John l.. Hale. Mary e.
Baber, Julian Il. Herndon. j.
Baker. Joe Willie Hopper. Elizabeth
BRYANT, Andrew ingram. Dorothy
Beckett. Stratton Joyner, Helen
Beale, Mary h. Latimer. j. +.
Bailey, Lucille Lacy. Ruth
Blake. Maggie McCraw. Louise H.
Coyner, Gertrude Morris, Bessie L.
Cordes. Amanda Mercer. Roger w.
Coulter. Mary Miller. j, A., Jr.
Ca laway. G. Palmer. Gladys
Galloway, Willie Prag, Isabel
conn, Edna Ross, S. Lcnnice
Chrraway. G. Reid. Elizabeth
Dickinson. Lotto Roberts. Carl
dudley, Mary Robertson, s. L.
DominicI. Teresa Reamey. S. w.
Dudley. Marguerite Smith. w. D.. Jr.
Ford, Rubie NJ Stands. VIII r.
French. Jean station. Lewis
Guerrant, Elizabeth Sharoye. Alexande,
Guy, May Tarnowskv. ivan 4
Ganzert Il. NJ. woodall Inez
Gray, Margie Winston. Kate v.
Guerrant, Marie l.. womack. Leslie
Gordon, Ruth A. Wright. r. p
1ary' Gertrude Wingheld r.
Gary, Dorothy Whitehead Ress,o
Hutchinson, A. WYATT. Grace
u"hhlcutt, Myrtle Wood, c. E., Jr.
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MEDALIsTs ron MAY.

Mss Elizabeth Gucrrnnt, Galloway, Va.
mister Arthur Hutchinson, cure Gef-
ferts Store, Station u, Riclmond, Wa.
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Age, twelve years,
PRESIDENT IEEEERsnN DAVIS.

President Davis, the son of Captain
Samuel Davis, of Georgia, who distin-
guished himself in the War of the
Revolution. Jefferson Davis was born
June the Sd. 1905. in Christian, now
Todd county, Kentucky, He was reared
in Mississippi, and educated at Trans
ylvania College, Kentucky, and the Mil
itary Academy at West Point, where he
entered September. 1924 and graduated
IN 1928. In February. 1s45. he was
married to Miss Varina Howell, of
Natchez. and in December of the same
year he took his seat In Congress as
member in the House of Represen-
tatives Jefferson Davis died at his
home in Mississippi. December g. 1889
His body rests in Hollywood. Rich
mond, Va. He, was 81 years old when
he died. noble. monument has been
erected in Richmond to his memory.
EDNA CONN.
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Dear Edltor,-Ths week I send you two
drawings and hope one of them will please
you l like the birds that sing around my
home. love animals. too. Ny sister has
two dogs and two CATS OF them has
three little kittens. hope my letter will
miss the waste basket. will close. hoping
to have one OF my drawings In the paper.
Your member JEAN FRENCH.
East Radford. Va.
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1921 Beverly Street. City.

Dear Edtor.--Our paper Is out now. but
my cousin takes 1t and sends 1t to mo when
she gets through reading 1t. wrote for a
ceived 1t yet Please send me one as soon
as possible and my little sister one. too,
You Will find inclosed a story entitled Feed
Ing Time Please print it and my letter.
Your member, DOROTHY INGRAM.
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WELCOME TO CONFEDERATE VET
ERANS

ERANS
All Confederate Veterans are invited
to read our T. y. C, c. page this week,
and see how much all of the members
think Of them for lighting SO bravely
for the South. It shows how much
they love their country l am sure
none of you know how much we think
of you. All OF the T. D. c. G. members
hope that all Confederate Veterans
will attend the Confederate Reunion at
Richmond.
Written by
MARY ELIZABETH HALE
Rocky Mount. Va.
OUR CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS.
Soldiers of the sunny South,
Who fought In 'sixty-one;
You are, welcome here again,
You needn't bring your gun.
Soldiers of the Southern States,
Who fought in 'siXty-two;
You are welcome here once more,
Come, SEQ the city through,
eolders-wearers of the gray,
Who fought in 'sixty-three;
Come, for You are welcome
In this land-for it ia free.
soldiers who have trod the paths
And fought in 'sixty-four;
Open are tho gates to you
or Richmond-here's the door.
soldiers. you are old and gray;
You've fought in 'sixty-five;A
You've lost an arm-perhaps, a leg;
Although you're now alive.
d. 4 + j. Y "
Holders, veterans OF tho war,
You made grand old fight;
Although defeated, you fought
For cause you thought was right.
!, JULIAN T. BABER,
! Pocahontas, Va.
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Dear Editor.--I send you inclosed with thit
"Welcome to the Confederate Veterans"
and an essay Stuart, entitled "Con.
federate Cavalier" l chose your subjects
because liked them best. I most sincerel,
hope we Will have n splendid page In honor
of our dear old patriots. thank you very
much for printing my rhyme in last Sun.
days paper. 1 will close. Your de-
voted member.
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Dear Editor--I wish to become member
of the T. ID. C. C., which find very Inter-
esting ! am sending little story, which
I composed for the club hope that IL Will
escape the waste basket. am little
French boy. / have been living in this
country for five years with my father and
mother am, dear editor. respectfully
yours, IVAN DE TARNoWoh1.
Aged eight years.
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Letters From
Our Children

hE4sa4s
Dear EdItor,---I am sending some jumb1cd
names and "a sketcis-.cf- Jefferson Daviy't
life. have never received q prize, and l
am trying my best to deserve one, Wishins
all tho members much SUCCESS Sincerely
Lowcsviie, Va. MARY LOUISE HfTE.
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Dear Editor,-I would like very much to
become a member Of the T, D. c. c., as !
like to read the Chlldrcn's Page. will SEND
this time drawing, which hope Will p3t
be burnt UP. / will try to do bettef next
time, Please send me badge iIstyou have
any, because I want to shoY< 1t to m"
friends. Our school will ba%out this week,
md now we are having examinations. and
they ARE real hard-I will look for a badge
real soon, Lam, yours truly.
BESSIE WHITEHEAD.
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Dear Editor.-As-I have been very busy
with my lessons | have not had time to
write to you. Please excuse me for not
writing before, l send You little draw
ing. though 1t Is not very good. hope Il
will not reach the waste basket. Hoping
success to all the club members as havv
already reasons to believe they will be sue.
cessfu | remain your old club member.
TERESA DOMINICA.
513 n Twenty-hrs Street. City.
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Dear Editor.---1ncloscd Is drawing
which drew. None of my drawings have
been. printed yet but will keep on trying.
Hoping the club much SUCCESS, remain
your friend. RUTH Lacy
Scottsburg Va.
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.ochre. Va.

WELCOME.
Welcome, welcome, Confederate SOL
diers,7
who fought for cause so great
and dear.
Come and meet your friends and com
rades,
with whom you faced dangers with
out fear
There will be Il grand reunion
At Richmond that old historic place;
IT will be joyful moment
When you see your Presidents face,
Though it be only statue,
1t will bring memories OF bygone
days
When you were with him.
Influenced by his noble deeds and
ways,
Come/and let the reunion be
.-.s5ne of the happiest days of your life;
You will see again your comrades.
And march to the sound of the drum
and the fife.
SARAH LENNICE ROSS.
Edgerton, Va.
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Dear Editor.-T have Just drawn a pic
ture entitled Might" which hope will be
good enough to publish AS have not been
able to get n picture in The Times Dispatch
lately will try little harder. Our school
viii stop soon.i and we will have long
holiday. / hepe to go to the Jamestown
Exposition, and 7 will write you about my
trip. We'll. will close for the present.
Your member.
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THE wEEIx,s PRIZE WINNERs.

Nnry Elizabeth Dealc, IL. r. u. No. i,
TunstnlI, Va, for illustrated verse
entitled "Thc Confederate Battle-
Flag"
Irving rutherford WinRneId. No. sts
West MnIn Street, Richmond, Va, for
directing to the veternns.o
ROannOnd Il. Wright, No. 326 Twenty
seventh Street, Newport News, vn.,
for story entitled Gan. unrcconstruct-
cd REBEL
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Dear Edi,or,-I wish to become member
OF tho II. ID. C. Club take great inter-
est in the paper. and see there are some
fine members. Enclosed you Will And two
drawings, which l hope to see published.
Please send mo n badge. and Will try to
BIO faithful member. Yours truly,
ELIZABE>1H HOPPER.
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An uNnEcoNsTnucTED REBEL.

ELIZABETH LCERRANI.
Galloway, Va.
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DARLINGTON CALLAwAY.
Norwood. Va.

Dear Editor,-lnclosed you will find piece
entitled president Jefferson Davis; also
some jumblel animals. thank you very
much for printing my stoSy and letter.
think the T. D. C. G, Page is improving very
fast, and I hope 1t will continue to do so.
Everything looks beautiful in the country
now. My uncle's Strawberries are getting
ripe Hoping the club much success. will
close. am your fond member.
Ochre, Va EDNA CONN.
n. ST. also send you flag which I
drew.
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Dear Edi,or.-I wish to become mem.
Der OF the 7. ID. G. c. read the Chill
dren's Page first every Sunday, and enjoy
1t very much. 1ncloscd you will find
drawing, which l hope will go into tha
paper. Please send me badge. remain
yours truly ROGER w. MERCER.
sos w. Grace Street. City.
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Dear Editor,---Please accept the drawing
I send you for tho Reunion Page. was
very glad 10 SEQ my last drawing q shakes-
peara in Your paper. and also hone 10 see
this drawing In there also. We VIII have .
sham battle OF the Crater here July 3oth.
and would take great pleasure In seeing
some OF my brother and sister mem,pers
u. ID. &. Weste Basket for me, Yours truly
ALEXANDER sHAROvE.
II Bank Street. petersbWg, va, ~
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BESSIE l.. MORRIS.
2i2s Eenable Street, Richmond, Va,