The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14

she on another, and, eometimes. sho more trying battle ground. In Fhis delphia. on her way South. Mrs eempie met a friend who suggested to her that more soldiers died from sickness than tbe bullet, and that she inaugurate a movement for the establishment or bospitals, which she did as soon as sne reached Richmond. in May, ls6l'
 They arrived there the day the bIpckade set in. Then she met her father, who was member of the con federate Congress, and he obtained permisison of Hon. Pope Walker, Con federate Secretary of War. to establish A hospital in williamsburg. Mrs. Sem ple's appeal to the ladies of Williams burg was heartily responded to. Col onel Benjamin s. Enell was In com rnands of the peninsula, and with other gentlemen encouraged and assisted the movemev The female seminary, which stood uron the site of the Colonial Capitol was selected for the purpose desired.
 The ladies went to work diligently, Mrs. Semple making the first bed with her own hands. Very soon seventy-nVe cots were in place. pr. Tinsley, now a physician in Baltimore. and pr. w. '. Shield were the surgeons in charge Very soon troops from different points were centered there. About that time $. turned after the battle of Bethel. June il. There were then so many refugees from Hampton and other places ana SC many sick soldiers (none wounded as yet), needing attention ana comfort' that William and Navy College. the court house and seversN churches were taken for hospitals, Dr. Willis west moreland in charge. pr. Westmoreiand sent a message to Mrs. Semple's resi- dence asking her to inspect the instt- tuition, which she did. and when she found so many needing more than the kind citizens could Immediately sup ply, she went to Richmond the next day for supplies. General Moore rem dered all the assistance he could, and the people of Petersburg, Pfttsylvania and other places contributed Iperally of food, clothes and bedding.
 The first death in the hospital was that of young Ball. Company A, of Fairfax county, Va. The young nero gave up his life for his country, and that was all that waa known of him there. but the lady who received the tender look from the soft blue eyes, and smoothed his golden hair for the last time never forgot him. It is to be hoped his family found his remains. The New Orleans tFrench) zouaves, and Captain Zachary's troops were stationed there at the time nnd the la dies made and presented flag to them, the address being made by MT. Edwin Talliaferro. General Magruder now took command of the troops. Among them was a brigade from Geor- gia under General McClaus. Colonel Ene1l also was there with his regiment, waiting orders. All of them gallantly assisted the ladies in their work. Knowing the part Mrs. Semple had taken in the noble work, Colonel Enell asked General McClaus if he had called upon her. He answered. NO. but I'll go directly" When he returned from his visit to Mrs Semple and the Colonel asked him what he thought of her, he said: Why, sir, I hadn't been in that room five minutes. when If she had said to me, McClaus bring me a bucket of water from the spring. would have done it."
 So the women of that daX helped the cause ycheering the living and caring for the sick and wounded, and the beautiful woman who inaugurated such glorious work. still smiles en- couragement to every generous and loyal deed for the good of our loved Southland. The women of this gen. eration also have a work to do and they are banding together for this pur- pose. In Washington, besides the sol diers and their families, there are needy ones from every States, who have been shipwrecked on the sea of life.
 From "Cullings fro mthe Confed- eracy."