The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09


tevallo, Ala.
Mrs. Harvey, =. Jones. Historian.
Montgomery. Ala
Mrs. y: II. Gilmore. Registrar. Noun
Mrs. j. A. Rountree. Recordsa Of
Cross Of Honor, lsVV. Eleventh Ave-
nue.. South Birmingham. Ala.
Mrs. Mary G. PIcAeas. director ano
Registrar of the Childrea OF the Com
teaeracy Greensboro, Ala.
Auditing committee--Mrs. Ellen Pa
tsr-Bryce. Tuscaloosa
Chapter Extension, --Mrs. R. A. Lee.
Greenville. Chairman.
state Souvenir Plate--Mrs. W. L.
Durr, Montgomery. Chairman.
Monument Fund--Mrs. 3. B. Ross
Auburn, Chairman.
hospital Relief. Soldiers, Home.zMrs
Frank Elmore. Mountain Creek. Chair
man.
Echolarship--Mrs. j. A. Thompson
Tnscumbia Chairman.
Corporal Tanner and The Wirz MOnu-
ment.
As was to be expected, the proposed
erection Of the wirz Monunent at An
Jacksonville has raised storm of indig-
nation at the North comparable to what
would be felt in this section at the
placing of a shaft to Sherman in Allan
ia, or to Sheridan in the Valley of Vir-
gfnia. Among the bitter denunciations
from Corporal Tanner remarkable for
its unconscious testimony to the inabil-
ity OF the South to provide for the army
of prisoners forced upon Ii by the brut-
sal policy OF their own government. Says
the Corporal: TT is true that more
prisoners died in northern prisons than
union prisoners died in Southern pris-
ons. The explanation of this is ex-
frenely simple. The southern prison.
ers came North worn and emaciated--
half starved. They had reached this
condition because of their scant rations.
They came FROM a mild climate to a
rigorous northern climate. and all
though we gave them shelter and plen-
~ to eat, they could not stand the
change"
1t Is up to Corporal Tanner to ex-
plain how he would expect any govern
ment to feed properly an army of 3d.
o0e prisoners when it's own soldiers
were in such a starved condition that
even the luxurious fare of northern
prisoners could not recuperate them; or
why the change from a mild southern
climate to rigorous northern one
should be any more disastrous in its
eifects on the human system than the
reverse-which has always been re-
garded as the more fatal.
have always been and am still,
strongly opposed to the placing of a
both as an offense against good taste
and as showing a lack of proper re-
gard for the feelings of the sufferers
in that great tragedy. 1t is case
where it would have been better, in the
words of the hornely proverb. to 'let
sleeping dogs lie." But when an at
tempt Is made to saddle upon the South
the odium of a calamity brought about
by the deliberate policy of the North,
every daughter and son of the Confed-
eracy has right to protest
E. F. Andrews,
Sophie Bibb Chapter.
The James d webb Chapter of
Greensboro, held their regular monthly
meeting with Miss Eliza Gully, Tues
day january ~, good many members
being present Mrs. Kate Taylor read
the circular letter from our President
General, Mrs. Stone of~Texas and Mrs.
Mary PIckens was requested to read
her circular letter, recently sent out to
all the Chapters in regard to the child
rens work. 1t was favorably comment
ed upon. The Chapter pledging col
tributfon to the Lee Memorial Scholar
ship fund. Mrs. Pickens also gave her
report as chairman OF the refreshments
for the Veterans dinner given them re-
Gently in honor Of General Lees birth
day, at which time twelve crosses were
presented to Veterans, and an eloquent
address by Honorable e. W. de Graf
fenreid and beautiful poem on Gen
eral Lee read by Miss Aspey. Mrs.
Pickens handed in five dollars left from
the dinner contributions, and asked
that 1t be sent to the Veterans at
Mountain Creek Home, which was de-
cided upon.
The Chapter decided to have the
Tuscaloosa Glee Club to come soon
and entertain for the benefit of their
treasury. Mrs Julia Powers one of our
most gifted members read an original
poem on the birth of General Lee,
which / send you to publish when you
have space, as it is beautiful. Mrs.
Taylor rendered a lovely instrumental
piece on the piano and Miss Mary Pick
ems sang two charming songs. after
which delicious refreshments were
served and the meeting adjourned to
meet with Mrs. James Locke next
month.
The Emma SAMSON Auxiliary of Troy
recently reorganized by Mrs. L: Nj. Ba-
shinsky is fiourishing under her Di-
rectorship. This Chapter was reorgan-
lied only three months ago and has al
ready made by rummage sales and 9TH
err ways over a hundred dollars, they
sent a box to the Veterans at the
Falkner Home with a valuation Of
$3e,15 and have in bank, including
twelve dollars, gift from their Di-
rector, seventy-five dollars towards the
Lee Memorial Scholarship fund and
hope to make 1t over a hundred by the
Convention. II all the auxilaries and
their Directors would take this great
work to their heart as the Emma San
som and its Director. some poor boy
< would soon be enjoying the benefit of
the Lee Memorial Scholarship.
Seny Chapter.
On February T. the Seay Chaptar held