The Washington herald., 1908-01-26
SENDS Her GREETING
President General Of [. D. OF
{. Addresses Members.
CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION
Believes II Fitting Upon Taking Of
flee She should Extend Wish for
Progress of OrEaniEatiOn-Erecti
OF Monument on shiloh Battlefield.
Appreciation Of Honor.

In q letter addressed to the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy. Cornelia
Branch Stone. president general of the
organization, extends greetings, as fol-
lows.
With a change Of administration. il
seems fitting that your president should
extend you a greeting, in which is in
closed a wish that the year 1868 may
come fuH-freighted with blessings 10 each
one Of my Daughters. and a trust
that no rude blast viii blight your high
est hopes or dispel your most comforting
realizations.
No DiscOrdant Note.
we are a large family. coworkers in a
great and glorious cause. so sacred that
10 inharmonious OF discordant note
should enter into our deliberations; so
let us strive together in unison for the
accomplishment of the great objects to
which We have pledged ourselves. Your
president needs your cooperation and
loyal support, and with this the year will
yield a rich harvest of patriotic fruition
Remember that upon the unit depends
the success of the whole body-a fact felt
ard emphasized by Gen. Lee when he
declared that victory came through the
men behind the guns
Therefore, let every Daughter of the
Confederacy take fresh courage and, for
getting self, give her best service to the
progress Of the work in hand.
We have undertaken the erection of a
monument or ShilOhs historic field. where
Southern vaIor never rose To greater
height, and where sleep some of our
Dravest and best. strong committee
with an efficient chairman has this work
IN charge, and if we keep the faith, we
VIII soon see the consummation Of this
great purpose.
Through the efforts Of Dr. Samuel f.
Lewis, of Washington City. a surgeon
IN the Confederate army. a bill was in
troduced in the Congress Of the United
States by Senator Joseph 3. Foraker pro-
viding for an appropriation to care for
the graves Of Confederate soldiers who
had died in Northern prisons. President
Roosevelt gave hearty Endorsement 10
this plan. and our Confederate dead in
and around Washington, once IN neglect
Cd graves. are now placed in the Airing
COMMANDING
site in a beautiful circular plat. taste
fully laid off, with center space for
monument and each grave marked and
kept They sleep in the soil OF
the home Of their great leader-the be-
loved Lee
The placing there OF these heroic dead
is the strongest testimonial Of that fra
ternal love that now cements us as one
people and gives to this country a com
mon heritage of valor courage. and
patriotism whether displayed by North
ern or Southern soldier.
The Confederate veterans Of Washing
ton had formed an association for the
purpose of erecting a monument over
these comrades of theirs, but feeling that
this work should be speedily done. they
sent a representative to the general con
venti0n in Norfolk to ask the Daughters
Of the COnfederacy to take charge and
raise the necessary amount to place this
tribute TO our dead. This sacred
trust was accepted. and we will show
them that their confidence was not mis-
placed. To this end. every State where