The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05

Monteyallo would be probably the same as at Auburn.
 Can we not unite before the New Year in the great work of honoring our most distinguished Daughter and at the same time bringing en- lightenment and joy to some soul to whom the light of knowledge would be shut out?
 Very Respectfully
 Mrs. John B. Knox,
 Chairman Ex- Com. U. DC.
 A few programs for chapter meet ings are given below.
 Most of the chapters have probably gone over the ground already. in one way or another; but for the benefit of the new chapters we print them:
 Program for U. D. c. Chapters.
 The seeding states take them in turn as they seeded making thirteen meetings.
 1st. A sketch of the early history of the state.
 2nd. Sketch of, its Confederate his- tory.
 3rd. Its war heroes by different members, according to the time to be disposed of.
 4th. A poem concerning some inci- dent or hero of the state may be read oA ACNAtSQ IT SuCu tucIe Dt-
 Battles of the war. commencing with the first engagements and taking the twelve most noted ones for the years meetings.
 list One or more accounts of the battle
 2nd. Sketches of the most noted ot- ficers engaged in 1t.
 srd. Songs, poems. or recitations oh the subject.
 4th. Impromptu speaking and infor- nation concerning the songs, etc.-as to their origin and inspiration.
 The Confederate navy.
 1st. One war vessei--its history.
 End. History of its commander.
 2rd. Other officers.
 4th. Battles in which it was en- gagged and other incidents concerning It's career.
 The last will not take up twelve meetings. but they may be intefspers- ed with those which have current hap penings for their topic
 Alabama Day''-(The February ineeting).
 lst. Recite the names of Alabamians most noted in the history of the state.
 End. Those most noted in the stir ring times which brought on the war
 2rd. Those most noted in the Con- federacy, as having achieved military fame; those who served in the Confed. crate Congress and Senate; those who did service as engineers and in other capacities.
 4th. Those who rendered service in reconstruction days; with quotations from their speeches.
 Close with taking a ballot to decfde who was the greatest of all Alabam- ians,
 The following communication from Mrs. Caroline Goodlett. the beloved founder of our great organization. is especially applicable to the situation in Alabama:
 Loving greetings my Daughters: l wish to confer with them on some mat ters of vital importance to the life and growth of our organization, and more especially to the upbuilding of our dear old Southland. There Is one matter that we have not given the at tention we should have done--that is. educating the descendants of our old soldiers. While there have been spas- modic efforts In that direction, there has been no systematic effort to stamp out the illiteracy that Is filling our Jails. penitentiaries and poor houses with the descendants of the men who once wore the gray.
 "The longer I live, the more I req lize that education and Christianity are the ground work of all good civili- zation. and when we build on any oth- CT foundation, we are like the man who built his house upon the sand I blame myself that I have not pressed this matter on our national conventions. have sat by and have seen thousands of dollars given away to build mona- ments and other things that might have waited till our dear old South was able to educate the rising genera ton and remove the stain of illiteracy that hangs over her as a pail today. waited, thinking that the monument fever would abate, and that the most thoughtful and best educated women in our organization would realize that the grandest monument we could build in the South would be an educate motherhood, and now believe that the time has come when our national con vention will create an educational fund to be divided between the Southern States. where 1t is most needed Hun dreds of splendid Southern girls, whose parents are only able to give them a very limited education. are begging for assistance from the Daughters to com- plete their educations. so as to be able to make their living. and assist their parents in taking care of the younger children in the families. Shall we turn deaf ear to their cry. and go on in the stone and mortar monu- ment business,< gratifying our own vanity by erecting monuments to our pet idols? Or shall we spend our money in nobler cause-in raising the standard of Southern women. Daughters, which shall we do?
 My address Is No. 1905 Fourteenth street and Grand avenue Nashville, Tenn. Will be glad to see or hear from any of you.
 Caroline Douglas Msriwether Goodlett.
 Cannot more papers like the fol- lowing be sent in by the Chapters of the State? It is their peculiar work
 Colonel John Luther Branch.
 John Luther Branch, a brave Con- federate soldier and Christian gentle man. was born at Abbeville, s. C., Au- gust 27. 1925. He was the oldest son of Samuel and Elizabeth Branch. en- tered the Citadel Academy of Charles ton in 1S43 and was a member of the first graduating class in 1S46. He soon returned to the Citadel as Assistant Professor of Mathematics, with the military office of commandant. In 1850 he began his career as civil engl- neer. entering as rodman the corps of engineers on the Nashville and Chat tanooga Railroad. His promotion was rapid and constant, he soon became assistant engineer and then Chief En- gineer He was connected with the antn cd fo