The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
Letter to The Edis.r
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 The Editor of The Advertiser. The article in last Sundays Adver- tiser headed "obJeotions from O. A R., toint Memorial Day Not in Favor" has Commander Of the C. A T R. when when he he sasy sazys. Insre are some duties in the ilie .lie n which a community may not long to parties in Interest: duties not personal interest in their performances. theyp ase not are .sfa t0 De and l doubt not that voice the opinion of the Ladies Memorial Association, the Daughters of the Confederacy and Mr schwsrta is mintassn sas in hrst thiPkiHs the south has no Memorial Day. The year after the close of the war, . P0es of coSmbass aSbsa Mrs tse garsnS ing with flowers the graves of our dead heroes, and the Ladies Memorial Association have faithfully and Loyalty April 2eth. has since been kept sacred to their memories, not alone as a tes- timonial of our love and respect for ture generations, that the cause for which they fought and died is held in honor and reverence by their survivors, their children and grand children. The was selected, because 1t was then, our flag was furied. our star went down forever
 Lord God of hosts be with us yet
 Lest we forget lest we forget.
 do not doubt that true patriotism the M c. v. to consent to Mir. schwsrtz suggestion, not realizing, as Mr. Schwartz probably does not. the signifi-. canoe of the chance. Neither Gen. Lee as commander of the U. c. ". nor the inanAQr nf n ID of the Confectionery nor the Daughters of the Confederacy. have the authority to decide this. The Ladies' Memorial Association alone have the power and in some places in Alabama the birth day of Jefferson Davis, June 3rd is called Memorial Da,, and celebrated as such: the veterans claiming that This is not in accord with the orfgira- tors of the custom.
 Wherever there is a chapter of the as the birthday of our only President, and January 18th the birthday of Rob- ert p. Lee, are appropriately celebrate ed. but not as Memorial Day, except for the grand chieftains of our South
 The South set the example of having day set apart to perpetuate the nem- ories of our soldiers, and several years ton Day to give thanks for victory won. This difference precludes at once all idea of united celebration. bravest soldiers and the grandest cause that ever went down in disaster: the other gives thanks for great and
 President Mckinley won the im- perishabie admiratioa of every true Southerner when fin his Atlanta speech he said: Tn the spirit of fraternity f ths sars Of th n the GS5s s ton. and it Is ftting that in National oses Tssy ny 0s soa. thss hon S many of them descendants of the sol- diers of the Revolution.
 Let Us keep our own Memorial Day, but for those who are still with us, HGrand survivors of the conflict, Rebels, veterans old and lame For with the dead you share the fame That was won through tribulation, In loved and short -lived nation,
 Bless this day" Hallowed to us indeed is the 2sth of Aprili On this day, for a life time, our children have listened to the the brave deeds of their ancestors. thai old story, which
 It never can De told,
 Sing 1t as you will,
 It never can be sung;
 The story of the glory
 Of the men who wore the grey"
 Yes. indeed. there are duties in which others may not join," for they can have no personal interest, and aa Commander Brown says, "The pro- prieties are to be observed and they are not safely to be ignored"
 Mrs. S. ". Mitchell.