The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-07
CONGRESS- IN TUSCALOOSA
ADDRESSED By MRS. SHARP
Yesterday in Socety-ss Rodens Coton Danced in Dom
inos-Mrs. Tuck's Afternoon Tea for Guests-M
and Mrs Fies Give Cotillon at Club.
Other Notes
BY MYRTLE MILES.

love and remembrance and they are,
therefore, fathers of these men. l am
proud that my ancestors fought under
General Washington to establish this
great country but am equally as proud
of those ancestors who marched under
our own immortal Lee to uphold the
laws of this country-States Rights. To
you Confederate veterans and Daughters
of the Confederary, l thank you heartily
for your kind word of welcome. In the
worlds chaplet of fame one of the bright
est stars is the Confederacy. We thank
you.
when we think of the colonial danes
it is as II the perfume of old lavender
has been waited to us and again we
hear the click OF the high-heeled slippers
on the polished floor as the beautiful hg-
ures of the minuet are danced, for they
were a romantic, courtly, mighty race,
still they were sturdy God-fearing peo-
pie who gave us those soldiers half
fed, half-cothed, almost frozen, fighting
at Valley Forge against taxation without
representation, and who by their unself-
ishness and patriotic devotion have given
us an example that has inspired the high
est type of citizenship in the world to-
da. To you, colonial danes. we thank
you for your gracious words of welcome.
Now, ladies. admit It would have been
lovely to have been met by the knight on
the white stesd and conducted by the
little page In the beautiful old castle. so
wildly described by Mrs. Losey-still the
walls might have been cold and dreary
and | am sure there would not have
been any bath rooms or electric lights
that adorn your modern home: so with
your beautiful and generous hospitality
we are content and am sure our visit will
be quite as charming as in the castle.
hn AL. az 10. l.~ -
ways stood for education and while Ala
bama has been very low in the list of
education percentage, through the influ-
ence of the clubs we expect to see her
rise to her own place near. the top OF tho
list We appreciate your welcome, clubs
Of Tuscaloosa. There are many revoIu-
tionary soldiers who sleep beneath Ala
bana's sod and 1t is the purpose OF our
organization to erect monuments to their
memory and to preserve anything of his
torfc value that bore upon their time or
lives, so that their motives may be per-
petuated as stainless as was their courage
and patriotism. But the loftiest monu-
ment that a nation can erect to honor
a hero the ruthless hand OF time will
shortly crumble Into ruins and the bright
est laurels that warriors have ever woven
will wither away unless watered at mem
ory's fountain with the tears of love.
Sweet arc the usages Of prosperity that
are filling this dear southland of ours
but there are some things, o daughters OF
those noble heroes. that are beyond all
worldly goods and earthly uses-things
such as love and honor and keeping alive
the names and lives of those heroes who
must not die with death. AS a tear is
dropped into an ocean and dissolves and
floats away into myriads OF bubbles SO
these seed of liberty of rs were dropped
into an ocean of humanity and from
them have sprung the grandest republic
ever governed by mortal man why,
in some respects we have surpassed our
modern achievements. And while we are
proud of our progress and our great
government, the love that Ia filling our
hearts and lives to overlooking Is for
those men that fought and died that this
great. free and independent country might
be ours.
And now In conclusion let me say to
that lovely and gracious lady whose life
rs TO us living benedictfon, for she has
always stood for the highest. noblest and
best in all things. She has borne the
standard Of patriotism SO high that those
who have marched with her have had It
implanted so deeply in their hearts and
lives that the minds OF time cannot take
IT. but 1t stands for centuries Mrs.
Bryce. we are glad that you asked us
to come to you and we thank each for
the kind words spoken and we do hope
that our stay with you will yield an after
math as, richly happy as has been your
welcome to u.s."