The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

day afternoon o'clock, October I. with Mrs. George. Stowers. It was a short business meeting. The dele gates to represent the chapter at the General Convention. in Atlanta, No- vember II, are Mrs. T. H. Mabson. Mrs. J. E. Andrews. Aiternates. Mrs E. E. Langham and Mrs J.. N. Walker, To the Children of the Confederacy.
 Alabama Division:
 Greetings of love and good wishes from your State Director, who asks your careful consideration and earn est co-operation and. help this year in accomplishing the great work you have so bravely begun. Your splendid reports | have just read in the new minutes, prove what you children can do, and with determined effort by all, we can bring to the next conven- tion reports from every auxiliary showing every cent raised for the Lee Memorial"
 Our president. Mrs. Brown. has promised a special time set apart next convention for hearing the Children of the Confederacy reports, and a beautiful banner is to be presented to the Chapter with the best report, and will be contested for each year thereafter. A gold medal will again be awarded for the best answers to historic questions. At the last con- vention a lovely pin was adopted for the c. of c. of Alabama. They can be procured from S. N. Meyer, Penn syvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., at a cost of 50 cents each.
 And now while you are all so happy and busy preparing to begin school, remember there are many who are unable to go, especially large boys and girls with some education, but ..usA A.. Al cure positions. The Lee Memorial Scholarship" is for that purpose. . At the close of the war General Lee was offered thousands of dollars to go North and give hts name to some bus ineeA enterprise, but he declined. and said: T shall devote my life to the care and education of the youth of the South" which he did until he died.
 And could he speak today he. would tell you children that no monument however great would please and honor him more than the Lee Me- rnoriar' you are working for; a me- morial in his name to help for all time to come some descendant of the sacred cause he loved. And ask you chil- dren and your directors to give this year to the accomplishment of this work-make the effort of your lives. and let us report at the next conven- tion every cent of the $1,250 needed. on hand. and then arrange for the en- dowment and for some child to enjoy its benefits.
 I will nov give a list of the auxil- iarfes and of what has been given, and the amount. want each auxiliary to do its utmost to raise by next June. It can be sent me as made. I ask a prompt response to this appeal from every. Chapter. and hope that each one will pledge the amount asked of them. Some may. be able to make more. and some less. but tried to proportion it as best | could. Troy has made the hundred she pledged, so I ask a little more of her: and An- niston, Talladega and East Lake prom ised to try for hundred. and know Auburn will do likewise. opelika has promised to organize an auxiliary. to work especially for the Ice Memo rial" and I have promises and hopes of others.
 Following are the amounts. wanted and already given this-year sR, 1. K. E: Lee Anxuliary, Eufauia Ss5. $35: total. aso.
 2. Joseph p. Johnston, Athens. s2b Sf: total, $s2. ts
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