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 state Directory.
 Regsnt=Mrs. Aurora Pryor Mo- Vice -Re9ent-Mrs. Rhett 0oode. Mo secretary-MrA William Harvey. New Trsssar.r-Mrs. J. c. Street. opelik.. Chaplain-Mrs. Charles A. Staksly. onicial ieader-Mrs. L. J. Haley. Birmingham.
 Agent American Monthly-Mrs. J. M "f ffcst IIsurseMeIsI ISursate Hi.. Meta Thompson.
 Chapter Directory
 General Sunter-Birmingham Re- gent, Mrs. A. G. Smith.
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 Andrew Jackson-Talladega; Regent. Mrs. A c. prey.
 Light Horse Harry Lee-Auburn: Re- Martha Wayles Jefrerson-Opelika; ReE;n,. M.G. Mss W B. Watkin:. Rs~.nt ArS Rowena IT.. " Tuscaloosa-Tuscaloo Regent. Mrs. Ellen Peter-Bryce.
 Lewis-Eufaula; Regent. Miss Mary Nobile-Mobile; Regent. Mrs. Joseph stephens-New Decatur: Regent. Mrs. 'ssets Sssdsrisk Ast'' William cray-Annis.on: Regent, Mrs. Hiram Donald Barr. Francis Marion--Montgomery; Re- s Bi:nvilieHAnn,ston: wifi haa SanneS Regent. Mrs. Katherine Steel el-oxford: Regent. Mrs. James R. Draper.
 The D. A. R. and Child Labor.
 The sixteenth Continental Congress passed resolutions protesting against child labor in all forms. which is pur. health, and requested every state re. gent to investigate laws, absence of laws. and enforcement of laws in every state that pertains to child labor and report the same to the seventeenth Continental Congress. A copy of this resolution is to be sent to the President of the United States and to each gover- nor.
 Historical.
 From pamphlet published of Pro ceedings at the Unveiling of Battle Monument in commemoration of the Battle of Cowpens," 1781-1S81.
 GeOrgians at Cowpens.
 In the nasty gathering of militia by Colonel Pickens. in preparation for the fight at Cowpens, (that patriotic band of en-soldiers so frequently dis paraged by senior officers of the army throughout the struggle. by unfair com parison witk "Continentals," but who nevertheless resisted, and continued to resist. in South Carolina, through the gloomy days of 17s0-S1, and resisted to the very end,) and there came at the last moment, to General Morgan's camp. three military companies from Georgia. AS narrated, the American army, after the victory. found them selves with hundreds of prisoners. ma ny wagon loads of arms and stores. and CornNallis, with a largely superior force, within a days march To secure the fruits of the victory no time could be lost in reaching General Greene, in North Carolina. Before noon, on 17th January. Morgan's column was put in motion, General Pickens, in advance with prisoners and wagon trains. crossed the Broad Catawba and other ter. Cornwallis, burning his baggage, and with his army in light marching order in rapid pursuit! It is not strange under these conditions. that the particulars of this battle are not more fully given. From Colonel T. Bailey Myers collection of original pa pers we find in a letter of Major James Jackson to General Morgan, that the Georgia Battalion consisted of Captain Samuel Hammonds, George walton's and Joshua Inman's Compa- nies. under the command of Major Cum ningham. Major Jackson says: None of the authors who have written nave mentioned them in that action, nor did the account given by your Aide-de- Camp, Major Giles, to Congress, notice them. or any officer belonging to the State. Georgians have imputed this to the loss of your dispatches, and not to any intention of yourself, who have always been one of their favorite com manders. The detachment was small, but if you recollect you placed them in front of the whole. anl they strictly obeyed your orders in keeping up warm fire and gradually retreating. l could wish your expressing that they behaved as well as the other militia in the field. All behaved well, and were peculiarly serviceable to you in advertising you of the enemy's ap- proach and skirmishing with their ad- vance"
 Major Jackson sent a copy of his letter to General Morgan to General Pickens, and the following concise and characteristic letter was sent to GeneTdl
 Dear General: Our friend. General Jackson, has shown me this letter. His merit cannot be forgotten by you!
 T am, dear General,
 Your obedient servant,
 Andrew Pickens."
 In the brief space available here. in addition to recording the fact that Georgians have an honorable record In this decisive victory, l wish to allude to some of the chief actors:
 Major James Jackson, whose name has been gratefully inscribed on the soil of Georgia, and preserved the pos terity as a county name. was born at Moreton- -Hampsteal, in the county of Devon, England, September 21st, 1757. He imbibed a sympathy for fhe colo pies from his father, who favored the views of Edmund Burke and other prominent Englishmen-- "Conciliation with the Colonies" With such sentiments James Jackson. when IS years of age. left home and arrived CT, except to John Wereat. Esq, a friend of his father, before he left England. He began the study of law in the office of Samuel Farley, Esq, but the times were exciting. and the text books were soon laid aside, and with his bosom burning with the love of liberty, associated himself with that portion of the citizens who aimed at independence for the colonies. After various services, he was commissioned Major, in 177S. and the chronicles of the times speak highly of his military