Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-10-22
From Frid ay's Daily.

Mrs. 1. w. Faison, of Charlotte, Pres
ident of the North Carolina Division
Daughters of the Confederacy, now in
twelfth annual session here, presides
over it's deliberations with graceful
dignity and decides questions of de-
bate with parliamentary accuracy that
would make any statesman, of recog
nized deliberative ability, "sit up and
take notice" Mrs. Faison is a daugh-
ter of the late w. J. Yates, editor Of
the old Charlotte Democrat, one of the
ablest newspapers ever published in
sfhe State and she therefore comes by
y her ability and gracious presiding ca
pacity as an Inheritance from her
Sturdy-brained and talented father.
At the noon hour yesterday the
President announced the special order
the unveiling and presenting to the
N. G. Division the oil paintings of
Gen. Robert Ransom, Col. s. Med.
Tate and Capt J. p. Phifer, in the
order named, to be placed in the
States room in the Confederate Mu-
scum in Richmond, and with this an
nouncement the President presented
zGapt. T. w. SIocumb of this city, who
spoke as follows:
Madam President, United Daughters
of The Confederacy, Ladies and
Gentlemen:
l extend my most cordial fluctuations
to this lovely array of loyal daughters
of North Carolina, and in the language
of Tiny Tim say God bless you every
one, For way down in my heart l
have feeling for you" Carolina,
Carolina, Heavens blessings attend
her"
country without a history is will
derness, and history without it's he
roes is myth. 1t is the pride of all
North Carolinians to know that our
grand old State has great and glor-
ious past, and history replete with
the heroic deeds Of her loyal sons and
daughters. At the rou call of duty
North Carolina always answers Here
/She demonstrated this in the. Revolu-
ton with Great Britain, in the patri-
ot1c action Of Mrs. Kings Tea Party
at historic old Edenton, beside her
inland sea. She re-echoed it back
from the rugged hills Of old Mecklen-
burg when her sturdy sons renounced
their allegiance to King George, and
proclaimed to the world that North
Carolina is a free, sovereign and inde-
pendent State. She thundened it back
with her guns from the historic battle
fields of Moore's Greek Bridge. Kings
Mountain and Guiford Court House.
In the war between the States her
record is known and read of the world,
for she stood at the head of the
column of the boys in gray during the
memorable days of the Sixties and
sealed with blood her devotion to her
Cause ON every battle field from Big
Bethel to Appomattox; and when our
starry cross went down in blood and
tears on that fateful field and all was
4 lost, she stood by the bier of our per-
ished hopes with the devotion of a
Theban at the grave of Epaminondas.
Y When the war cloud lifted and she
stood desolate, amid wreck and ruin
wrapped in the habilaments Of sorrow
and, woe, when hope had deserted her
ansA fed, and melody had gone from
8 heF song, did her children desert her
a IN her extremity? Nay, verify! When
with outstretched hands and pleading
eyes she turned to her children, her
faithful daughters took once more
their harp from the willows, and with
prayer for their dear old mother,
wooed hope back again from her hid
N ing place, and the Confederate soldier,
storm swept and battle SCARED stood
once more in the breach. With brave
heart and willing hands he laid deep
and well the foundations OF her social,
politieal and commercial ife upon