The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-07
UNITED DAUGHTERS
 OF THE CONFEDERACY
omei.i Organ Aiab.m. Division.

A~@'@8#M Ma& aiA w - " H&hNNM9alalz<9 heroes. defenders of constitutional lib- erty whose devoted service is never forgotten. and it will be a loving privi- Iege to meet them again in general convention
 It is not necessary to call your at- tention to the shiloh Monument fund. Tor the able chairman, Mrs. A B. White of Tennessee keeps you fully apprised of the needs or this work, but your President will remind you Of duty In that connection, which ts tho placing of pictures of Gen Robert E. Lee In the public and private schools Tnese are sold by the Shiloh Monument committee for the benent of that Iund--thus giving you the opportunity or double service in one.
 The memory of General Lee fills the world. for he has been placed by high authority. in the list of five of the Worlds greatest Generals and Com manoers We honor ourselves in hon. oring him. and let us place the pie lures of Davis and Lee where the boys and girls of our land will learn of the nobility of character and service Of these great chieftains.
 me Recording Secretary General Mrs Dowdell. notifies you that there are stiil about 500 copies of the proceed ings Of the Norfolk convention in her hanos. ana that bs sending Che amount
 
 per copy. this valuable book may be secured IL is nor necessary to say to you that this report should be read by every Daughter of the Confectionery. for 1t puts you in intelligent touch with what Is being accomplished wherever He are organized.
 Again your faithful cooperation is asked in the preservation of all thar glorihes our history
 cornelia Branch Stone.
 President General, U. b c.
 Galveston. May H. 1908
 In Memoriam.
 As a member of the Committee on Resolutions on Mrs Woods death. I have tried to express the sorrow and sympathy of the Alabama Division. U D. C.. in their loss of so valuable a member-but in addition to this. I feel I must speak a personal word and a word In behalf of the Troy Chapter. in memory of our neighbor. friend and co-worker. Melona Park Wood. who. on March 25. in the noon-time of the day. in the noon-time of her life. sank into silent and dreamless sleep. sleep which will kiss her eyelids down forever moro.
 '"Twas at thy door. o friend. and not
 at mine.
 The angel with the amaranthine
 wealth.
 Pausing. descended and with a voice di-
 whispered a word that sounded like
 Death.
 Then fell upon that house sudden
 A shadow on the feat6rss cold ana And softly from that hushed and ss-
 Two angels issued when but one had
 entered there.
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 The human soul is blown from etern- 1 ity forth Into eternity and as 1t pasHes the earth t blossoms into form that develops and expands from day to day until 1t reaches its zenith. then de- clines, while 1t proceeds on its way to it's destiny.
 But she whose memory we commsn- crate today. had not reached the de- cline, but stood in the zenith of mag nincent. useful womanhood in the full noon-time of her glory. when the final simmons came.
 The hearts of those who are left be- hind, also outward bound. are filled with a sorrow that cannot be voiced in words. Especially do we feel this sor- row today, when we recall to memory our dear friend and co-worker. who was so recently among us and of us. and Is now to be no more. except in the astral body. Our memory of her cannot easily be severed. but will live through the days. the months and the years.
 As individuals and as an organix- ation. we miss her strong personality. her wise counsel, her splendid mind. her guiding hand. her kindly sympathy. her word of encouragement. the sweet hospitality which emanated from her house--a home which she filled with the glad sunshine of her sweet presence
 As Daughters. we realize that in her death, we have lost our mainstay, our wisest counselor. Through her zeaioua work we caught. in measure, her en- l thusiasm and now we feel like ship | without it's rudder. Our little chapter. though, will not go to pieces among the breakers. her shining example shall be l our inspiration and we will ever seek. as she did, for the best and highest that | Is within us. That which attracted ua | to her still lives. will still inette to worthy deeds and exert potent innu- ence through all future years--for the Spirit of Good like the Spirit of Man | is immortal.
 Just as the waters that run murmur- | ing down the mountain side, and there | help to form the rivers majestic cur | rent, at last make their contribution to the sea, that reaches every coast and add their voices to the oceans mighty | roar, so the woman1y virtues of our dear friend. who has crossed the bar | and seen her Pilot face to face" will l Still contribute vital influence In our destiny-an influence ever widening and broadening till 1t reaches the shores of distant years to come.
 An old Anglo-Saxon poet speaks of | Life as bird that enters from the dark ness, tarries a moment and disappears | again into the wintry darkness whence l 1t came. The thinking mind has always been fascinated in comparing the short l life of things visible with the infinite and overpowering immensity of things l invisible-feeling, conjecturing and | questioning along the borderland--try- ing here and there to lift the vell-- but the mystery remains a mystery l still. No wonder that the husband who had left her only few hours be- fore. seemingly in perfect health. cried | aloud in his grief: "I do not under stand cannot understand" Nor can we; but this we know; God understands and His ways are always right. We know too. that the spirit lives on and that life Is not a cheat and mockery. l The ship has been carried beyond our moorings to be sure. but the compass is certain and the anchor has been cast in the port of everlasting peace. and there we shall moor our vessels when the tempests are over and thers some time some time we shall see her again. beyond the spiral wreath of stars. and God shall wipe away all tears from our eyes and there shall be no more death. neither sorrow nor crying. weep then. if you will for the days | tt,. rxffH rN