The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-12-08

father or mother or to wife and chill
dren. Thomas Nelson Paige has Civ
en- a touching and truthful incident
OF this kind in "Marse CHAINS Last
Battle"
An effort is being made to have
memorial window or tablet, commend
ing their faithfulness placed in the
Battle Abbey in the historic city of
Richmond, Va, which,. through the
liberality of Mr.. Charles Broadway
Rouss will be the most magnificent
memorial of the war on the Southern
side.
1t is to be hoped that a satisfactory
solution Of the negro problem in ac-
cordance with the Divine will, will be
reached.
In behalf of Southern womanhood
and the Daughters of the Confederacy
of Dickinson Chapter. l thank Cen
eral Long for the kind things said of
them.
Miss Jeffie Crutchfield, so pleas
antly remembered in the presentation
of flag to the Ocala Guards, was the
mother of Miss Jefferson Bell of Tai
lahassee, the talented correspondent
of several newspapers and of Judge
Joseph Bell Miss Daisy Bell and Mrs.
Sallie Bell Groom of our city. The
widow of the gallant Col. Edward
Badger, who received the flag in elo
quent and appropriate words, is a
charter member of Dickinson chap
ter, and to her untiring energy, as
chairman of our monument commit
tee, is due much of our success in
raising funds to perpetuate in marble
our love and reverence FOR the heroes
of the sixties.
But where all the Daughters of the
chapter were so loyal and so enthus-
iastic is their zeal in working for the
monument. the honor of it's compile
ton is shared by all.
AS their president, / have had the
hearty cooperation Of these noble wo-
men in all our plans to honor the
brave and loyal veterans of Marion
camp, to help the needy. and to aid
in the care of the old soldiers in the
home near Jacksonville, as well as to
assist in building monuments all over
our dear Southland, to tell
THE story of the glory
Of the men who wore the gray"
We have been cheered by the
thought that the love of our South
land still animates the hearts of her
true and tried sons. the lustre of
whose deeds will shine brighter and
brighter as the truth of history is es-
tablished. and prejudice gives place
to true appreciation of the principles
for which they commended
Now. dear friends, there is only one
cause dearer to my heart than that of
our beloved COnfederacy. 1t is that
of the salvation of precious immortal
souls. When earths warfare with us
is ended, may we all come off con-
querers and more than conquerers
through Christ who loved US and who
gave himself for US.
The opportunities for usefulness af-
forded by my residence of more than
fifty three years in your midst, and
the call to leadership in various or
CARNATIONS 1 accepted without
thought or honor or reward. But now
that 1 am almost laid aside with age
and infirmities, in the generosity of
your hearts you have chosen to be-
stow these unexpected honors upon
me, to cheer my declining days. in
stead OF waiting to place flowers on
my casket 1t was very kind of the
Womans Christian Temperance Union
and other societies and individuals
whose labors l have shared in times
past. to be present on this occasion.
Again thanking you all dear friends,
l wish for you the elevating joys Of