The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-11

made from different parts of the south
 and west. The chors have been most enthusiastically received wherever they
 have appeared in public, and I have re- ceved hundreds of letters from the old veterans from all over the south indoIs- ing them.
 The chief purpose of the organization is expressed in your constitution, but there
 are many other ways in which we may be of assistance, not only to the Veterans and Sons, but to all other Confederate organizations. Your meeting with the Veterans on their regular camp meeting nights. and singing the old songs so dear to their hearts, will greatly increase the
 attendance. We can gain place in their
 hearts by assisting them in the burial
 of their dead comrades and l must say
 that to me this is the noblest of all the
 work The scene, a corner of Gods acre; the sweet voices of our southern women raised in a requiem to the Most High. The old gray-haired men, heroes of many a hard fought battle and untold hard ships, standing with barred and uncovered heads, tears streaming down their
 bronzed cheeks, while one of their com rades is lowered to his last resting place l in the bosom of Mother Earth. This. l
 repeat, Is the noblest part of the work. | l would to God that this scene, in all of l its reality could be shown to every 1 daughter of our southland, and l am sure 1 that Confederate choirs would spring up | as if by magic in every city, town vil- ] lage and hamlet throughout the south. Well do l realize that it Is only a mat ter of a few years before the camps of
 the old heroes will fall a prey to the enemy death, and will be a thing of the
 past The duty of keeping their mem-
 ory green, and bringing before the world
 the true history of their great struggle for the rights of country and fireside will then devolve upon the Sons and
 Daughters To the Sons l say, "Gird ye
 on your armor, then, ye worthy sons of valiant slres, and prepare for the fray, and you will ever find the United Con federate Choirs of America ready and willing to encourage and assist you in every way, as your mothers encouraged and assisted your fathers in their gallant struggle.
 By authority vested in me, under your constitution, I have made the following
 Adiutant General-Mss Bessie Ridley of Porthmouth, Va.
 Assistant Adjutant General-Mrs. s. w. Harris of Portsmouth, Va. Quartermaster General-Mrs. A. 10. Owen, Jr., of Portsmouth, Va. Chaplain General-The Rev. James r. Hyde of Winchester, Va.
 Aide for Texas-Miss Katie Daffman or Dallas, Tex.
 1 have also issued commissions to the following:
 Mrs. Mary H. Miller of Memphis, major general Tennessee division
 Mrs. John A. Cathy of Memphis. bri- gadier general First brigade, Tennessee division.
 Miss Mary E. Williams of Norfolk, major general Virginia division. Mrs. R. A. Mccoy of Berkley, brigadier general First brigade, Virginia division. Mss Louise E. Stephen of Richmond, brigadier general Second brigade Vir- ginia division.
 Mrs. Elizaebth l.. Glenn of Asheville, major general North Carolina division.
 Mrs. Hattie Roberts Raguet of Tyler, major general Texas division.
 Miss L. Byrd Mock of Fayetteville, major general Arkansas division. Miss Grace McCulloch of St. Louis, major general Missouri division.
 The general officers as authorized by the first convention at Richmond, Va, are:
 Mrs J. Griff Edwards of Portsmouth, Va. general and commander r-in-chief.
 Miss Mary Brownfield Cash of Memphis, Tenn first lieutenant general.
 Mrs Willie Vandeventer- Crockett of Fayetteville, Ark. second lieutenant gen. eral
 Col. William H. Stewart Of Portsmouth, Va, general counsel.
 Col William H. Stewart of Portsmouth, Va, general counsel.
 The treasury of the organization has not been able to meet the demands made upon It. but Portsmouth choir has gen. erously advanced funds for the purpose as will be more fully shown by the re- port of your quartermaster general.
 The Virginia division, Sons of Confed- tl,A five ganization to indorse the choirs Then they were most gracousy approved by the Grand camp of Virginia, and the Vir- elnia division, Daughters of the Confed-