The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-19
UNITED DAUGHTERS
OF THE CONEEDERACY
oaeial Organ Aiabama Divss,e..

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From her southern shore .whers
groweth by the sea. her orange
tree.
To that northern vale where floweth.
deep and blue, her Tennesseew
Let us hear Of all this good work.
We have received the December
number Of Our Heritage" the oficial
organ OF tee Mississippi division y.
d. c. 1t Is published monthly at Car
roiiton, Miss. All communications,
should be addressed to Mrs. Halle
Sims Eggieston, the efficient editor.
This number Is especially interesting,
containing several fine articles from
the pens of Mississippi Daughters.
The Merrill e. Pratt Chapter met in
regular session at the Y. NJ. @. A.
hali Wednesday afternoon, Deeem-
Der /.
As the year draws to a close and
we look back in review over the past
| twelve months work. we cannot help
but look with degree Of pride and
satisfaction, feeling that 1t has been
good year, well spent.
Our monument fund has been re-
duced from $1,000 to $500. This money
| has been raised by faithful work. We
have served lunches during the court
weeks, had penny and elocutfon con-
| tests, sold tickets for lyeeum course.
contributed special assessments, and
worked In other ways.
We have supplied an Autauga coun-
| ty veteran at the Mountain Creek
home with clothing during the year.
! We have contributed to the Robert r.
| Lee scholarship fund, and made other
contributions.
: A very pleasing feature has recent
| ~ been added to our meetings. An at
| tractive year book with an instructive
| literary and musical program for each
meeting has lust been completed and
| distributed to each member. Mrs. w.
| T, Northington, President. ana Mrs.
Dan Pratt. First vice-President, kind
| ly had the printing Of these pretty
| and interesting books done without
| expense to the chapter
Our last work of the old year 10 q
bazaar, to be held on the nth OF this
month.
In looking back over pleasant and
profitable old year we look forward
to more pleasant and more profit
able new year. And may the Christ
mas tide and the 1910 year bring us
all happiness. courage and success in
our great and worthy cause.
Mrs. ] z. Wilkinson. Jr..
Secretary Merrill z. Pratt Chapter.
Prattville Ala.
Year Book Of PrattviIIe Chapter.
November.
Outline OF the plans and purposes
OF the General U. D. C.-Mrs. Mac
Smith
THE heights by great men reached
and kept
|. We're not attained by sudden flight.
But they while their companions
slept.
Were toiling upward in the night"
December.
]. Answer roll call with some fact
CLEANED from minutes of the last Ala
hama U. D. C. Convention,
2. Music.
3. Outline OF plans and work Of Ala
hama Division
4. Reading of message of President
General at Convention. Houston, Tex,
November. 1903,
s. Song. Maryland. MY Maryland
Chapter.
Speak History, who are LIES vic
tors? Roll back thy long annals and
say, are they those whom the world
called the victors, who won the suc-4
cess Of day? The martyrs---or Nero?
The Spartans who fell at Thermopo-
lae's tryst, or the Persians and xerxes?
His judges or Socrates? Pilate-or
Cnrist?"
January.
l. Answer to roll call with some fact
from the life of Gen. Robert e. Lee
2. Music. The Mocking Bird.
8. Brief sketch Of life OF Robert q
Lee.
4. Reading. The Sword of Lee.
8. America-Chapter.
Great thoughts are as q beacon light,
That shines through dark and dFeary
night;
They lead to higher. nobler spheres,
That strengthen with the coming
years.
February.
!. Answer to roll call with facts from
Alabama history.
2. Song, Old Folks at Home.
g. Extracts from "A Belle of the Fiji
ties"--Mrs. Clay Clopton.
4. Song, Alabama-Chapter.
Wait not to be backed by numbers.
Wait not till you are sure of an echo
from a crowd. The fewer the voices on
the side of Truth. the more distinct and
strong must be your own"
March,
!. Answer to roll call with an extract,