The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
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Address, Mrs. Lizzie George Tender. son. President General United DauRh- ters of ths Confederacy.
 Music nd--"Maryland. My Mary land"
 s Address Hon. William Richardson. Address, A. H. Carmichael
 Music. band--"AmericaA
 Presentation--M Mrs J. N. Thompson, President of the Alabama Division. U. D. c.
 Acceptance of the monument on the part of the United States government by Colonel Cornelius Cadle, Chairman of the Shiloh National Military Park Commission, representing the War De- partment.
 Acceptance for the Shiloh Nationa. Park Commission General Bazil W Duke.
 All women of the State may be proud of this something tangible that will stand for ages accomplished by the Alabama Division. U. D. C., and the history of the movement may be inter. esting and encouraging to the many, women of the State who are working for many noble and worthy causes to help the needy and impress the mem- ory of the States dead on future gen. erations.
 When the Alabama Division, U. D. C., met in Selma in s1S99, under the admin istration of Mrs. William A. Gayle, as President, In her address she called at- tention to the advisability of this work
 
 "A pathetic appeal comes to US from different battlefields that are now Ma tional Parks where Alabama's dead are still lying buried in trenches. It should be labor of love for Alabama Daugh- ters of the Confederacy to erect me- morials. however simple, on these diff ferent battlefields with the numbers of the regiments and companies engaged In those battles engraved upon them If we are not able yet to erect monu. nlAnfq If stone If ShOllld he done simply as possible to show at least our appreciation of the heroic deeds of Ala bama's soldiers and perhaps later with the assistance of the State government and the United Confederate Veterans in time we may be able to do more to per- petuate their glorious memory"
 Right here 1t Is timely mention Nhat can be made with pride that the U :. alone--with no help from either the State or from the U. C. V. It has been the work of committee appointed for that purpose for seven years At the time of the meetins in Selma In 1899 --ere was on these battlefields no mark
 any kind honoring the States dead.
 tough now there are markers
 The next day at this meeting Mrs !. c. Dawson of Sophie Bibb Chapter. J: P. C.. of Montgomery; asked as the for the monument work and offer the following resolutions. which were adopted. and cofnmittee authorized and Advisory Board to look into the
 Whereas. The Federal Government of the United States has purchased and converted into National Parks some of the historic battlefields of the Civil War; and. ., Nu..o States have expended large sums of money in erecting suitable nnnuments in commemoration of their soldiers,
 Whereas. It is the part of love and patriotism, that the Southern sofdiery, who fell on. these battle grounds. giv- ag ef as rrhs so saw it. should have some marble shat erected on each of these battlehelds in call; therefore be it
 Resolved. That we. the Daughters of the Confectionery of the Alabama Divis- ous camps of United Confederate Vete- rams and the Sons of Veterans of Ala bama to join with us in raising funds contributions will justify, upon these fields and within these parks, as an earnest token of. and tribute to, their heroism and devotion to the Southern
 "Itesolved. second, That we most -e- spectfully request Gen. F. S. Furgeson, appeal to the confedefate 6 s rate veterans sSse ana nd Sons of Veterans. setting forth tha aims and purposes in view. and secure SResolVed. third. That the Secretary be instructed to forward a copy of these resolutions to General Furgeson.'
 The Advertiser next day made the
 Mrs, Dawson's address before the convention on the subject of Alabama's the most interesting and instructive features of the convention. It touched the hearts and appealed to the sense O. eombination S at % of stubborn facts % and a Iegs teR. der sentiments"
 Mrs Dawson did as she resolved to S Trss and ssr sanr d ,S vysry sap m 6 % State, asking for help in this work, and 1t is interesting to state that she only from Sne annn h That
 She five years ago did go before the Legislature with an appeal. Her bill received favorable report in the com or received any more attention. There was no otker attempt made to get plished by the U. D. c. alone
 At a meeting of Sophie Bibb Chap ter. U D: C., held slhortl'' 7fter the con President of the Division, that the Chapter take up the work, and Mrs. l. c. Dawson was appointed to inaugu- fdkC It,
 She; as chairman of the State Divis- wonderful steadiness of purpose for seven years to bring about the resule cause to be so p' oud today. Her devo- tion to the aim has known no falter- Ing. On 1t has gone, through sickness and obstacles of various kinds, until the amount raised by her and her com mittee reached $3,000, the price of t monument that now stands to their credit on the battlefield of Shiloh.
 For some time the committee worked decided uI til later convention, held In Eufaula, on which battlefield the monument should be erected. At this edted because of the shan aet hse Ae bama had more soldiers there and few CT of them returned home. On this bloody battlefield there were more of Alabama's dead to honor.
 The Monument Committee. of which Mrs. Dawson is chairman, is composed of a member of each Chapter in the State. so 1t has been the work of che and the good of pulling together is shown in the work completed.
 On the occasion of the unveiling of the monument all of the ex-Presidents ent-Miss Sallie Jones. Mrs. J. A. Kirk patrick. Mrs. w A. Gayle, Mrs A. l.. Dowdell. Mrs. F. s, Wood, and Mrs. Lizzie George Henderson. the Gene 'resident of the United Daughters of the Confectionery, will also be in attend ance.
 coMMITTEEs FOR
 MEMORIAL DAY.
 The Ladies' Memorial Association has appointed the following committees to arrange for the observance of Memo