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

They endured the Ice or winter III threadbare rags; faced famine; marched with bare feet; charged breastworks; filnched not before laundering artillery and blazing rifles in bearing their red battlefag to victory, and with unwayer- Ing courage eourted death and wounds for home and country.
 Even as bitter an enemy as Henry Ward ioeecher said: "Where shall we find such heroic self-denial. such upbearing under every physical discomfort, such patience in poverty in distress, in absolute want, as we find in the southern army?'
 The privates were matchless in the pri Vations and perils of war, and 77 of their generals were killed and died from wounds received on the battlefield to 45 of the tederals.
 From the best sources it is calculated that about 900 men of all arms were enlisted in the armies of the Confederate states, about 100000 lost their lives and after this loss of one-third of their num- bers in death, they did not yield to the 2,S64,272 enlstments in the northern army until forced more by starvation than by overwhelming bayonets.
 There were r great wars during the nineteenth century costing S11, ,105, ,000tO0 and 3.0S1 O0O lives
 The one of the greatest cost in money and blood was the war between the American SIdIeS, 1u Wnlcn bbJ,ZJS lives were sacrificed; the second was the Grim can war, costing 4S5,OOO liyes and the third on the list, Russia-Japan, costing 100000 lives
 What splendid arlthmetical record for the true Confederate soldier to shine on the pages of history?
 Although the southern republic is lost, how much would it take to buy the ex- perience of private soldier who full filled his duty to it?
 At what price could you purchase the honor of soldier who faithfully served that country through the four years of war?
 Millions could not buy 1t? Not enough money has ever been coined to make him blot out the glory of Beauregard's battle flag or forget the cause for which t waved
 Who will cherish these memories when the last Confederate soldier is gone?
 Poland Is still alive in the song and soul of her chldren
 Although crushed by the most unprin- cipled alliance that ever disgraced crowned hears, torn In pieces by the spoilers over 100 years ago, her very name wiped from the map of Europe, yet her beautiful and exalted soul still lives as vital force In the world.
 Generation after generation has grown up unueT IOT6lBn rue, put lne love IOI the old land cannot be killed in the hearts of her people.
 Our children are not unlike the people of Poland in their devotion to the states of the south. and their love for the cause of the Confederacyl
 Our children will save it's name and fame from the oblivion to which insin- uatng enemies would eonsign them!
 l here and now warn our people to Aol, 1xrff T. inspired by the northern ideas of "civ- ilizlng the south,' of defying Federal war leaders and of eovertly branding Davis and Lee as traitors!
 Southern refinement, patriotism and chivalry are high. pure and noble as of any people on earth.
 Oh, children, save them from the enemy in disguise, whose gold comes to de- grade the white people of your landl
 The gift is a Trojan horse! The gold is poison!
 Some of our wise men have already been duped into conferring literary hon ors upon northern educational mission aries whose aim is to drag you to so- cial degredation so revolting that I will not name 1t in this presence.
 Yet there be no faltering in the convic tion of the justice and righteousness of the Confederate cause
  from all school rooms and the love of Dixie land with its traditions of martial glory and its principles of constitutional liberty be ground in the binds and hearts of all its AngloSaxon school children!
 Like unto this no man has seen more beautiful tribute!
 The choristers marching to the ceme- tery on Memorial Day with the southern cross and the stainless banner floating on ba u-ipd of ta6 bv OIa ard of Confederate Veterans, each in gray vest ments, with bunch of white flowers, which I saw them place at the foot of the monument in the city of the dead; then I heard them sing. oh, so sweetly and tenderly. that I wished the spirits might hear and love the sweet voiced vocalists who thus honored the ashes of our dead.
 These patriotic singers hail the Confed- crate states with the motto, Song For bids Glorious Deeds to De," and linked together as a band of sisters and broth CTS, they bear tokens of their fealty in their vestments, bring love Ion music's golden wings and endeavor noble things to make life. death and that vast for ever, one grand, sweet song"
 Their songs will incite Us to live In the beauty of innocence and purity like the blooming flower of the field; and then death, the parting of the soul and body, will be as the perfume of the fading rose floating out on boundless space to be the spirit of universal love.
 Harkenl This institution of American vocalists will follow the generations in the march of centuries, like Polands chll- dren, with songs of the Confederacy to keqep alive its memories in the souls of its children!
 The United Confederate Choirs of America, as the lifesavers in the surging sea, are to save Confederate lore from the deluge of time
 All hail, Alabama, "here we rest" to sing the songs of Dxieland!
 Mrs. Edwards Address.
 The following was the address of the commander-in-c of the Confederate Choirs of America:
 To the United Confederate Choirs of
 America:
 After being elected general commander in-chef of the Federation of United Confederate Choirs of America at the first meeting held in Richmond June l. 1907, l assumed command on June B. 19O7 In general order No. l. copy of which is hereto attached. l assure you that I appreciate the compliment of election to the high office of commander chief and promise to devote my whole heart and mind to the work intrusted to me. It gives me pleasure to report that the idea has spread beyond my most san guine expectations in the past 12 months. In this time 12 choirs have been fully ganized, with 243 members, and appliea- tions for a number of charters have been