The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25


 fund was gathered by the Children of the Confederacy and represents several years of effort on their behalf with the able assistance of Mrs. Pickens and it was she who delivered the following presenta- ton address:
 This occasion is full of pleasure to me, and I cannot express the pride and honor I feel in presenting the Children of the Confederacy of Alabama, and be- ing the bearer of the fruits of their labor -s1250-to endow this memorial scholar ship to our great general, Robert p. Lee; memorial while honoring him, will for all time be giving aid and pleasure to some worthy Confederate descendant.
 Less than four years ago I proposed to the Children of the Confectionery, through their directors, to concentrate their work and establish this scholarship at Auburn, and, that they responded most heartily and have worked faithfully and successfully under their splendid directors, IS needless to say. The seed was sown In hearts loyal and true, and the labor has been sweet to them though hard sometimes, and the gathering in is like the harvesting of sweet flowers, whose seed once sown will bloom every year to brighten and give pleasure to some one.
 T now place in the hands of Dr. c. c. Thach, president of the Alabama Poly technic institute, and his committee, s125O, given by the Children of the Confectionery of Alabama for the endowment of this scholarship. This fund is to be held in trust by the Alabama Polytechnic institute. whose guarantee is given for s10o a year for all time.
 This hundred dollars. to be known as tho R. E. Lee memorial scholarship of the Children of the Confectionery of Alabam.- Is to be given each year through the president of the Alabama Polytechnic institute to the boy or girl selected as the beneficiary by the Children of the Con- 1ederacy and their directors and their United Daughters of the Confederacv state president
 l give below list Of every oontrfhu- tion and pledge to this fund. With heart felt and loving thanks to each child of 'he oon1ederacy and their directors, to whose efforts the crown of success Is mostly due, and to everyone who has contributed and aided me in the work especially our state presidents, Mrs. I. N. Thompson. Mrs. Charles c. Brown and Mrs. B. B. Ross.
 The list of subscribers to the fund includes:
 h- n. Lee auxiliary, Eufaula ....s 5000 Ji H. Forney auxiliary. Jackson wife .......:. .'....................... 800 onaiI auAiiiary, Tuscumbia 5.60 E T n Leg auxliiary, Anniston 125.00 Joseph b. Johnstone auxiliary.
 Alhens .............,............ N.0O Ellen Peter Bryce auxiliary, Tus- calooSa ......................,..., 4 95 George F. Harrison auxiliary, Au-
 burn ......................... 100 oo U. D. o. camp, Auburn -.......... 100. % I-hil,ia Sansom auxiliary. Troy... 156.04 J. E B. Stuart auxiliary, Mont gomery .......................... 800 Ei1za T. Porter auxiliary, Green Nllle ......................... 25. co Joe Wheeler auxiliary, Birming-
 .ai .'....'...... ................ 25.0O William H. Burr auxiliary, Talla-
 dega ....................... 162 60 Sam Blackwell auxiliary, Deca- tur .......-................. 100 Winnie Davis auxiliary, Montgom-
 cry ......................... 1000 | Sam Davis auxiliary, Clayton . 16 % George F. Harrison auxiliary No. | z, Alexander City ................. 5 .0O 1 Eliza Wells auxiliary East Lake 25. .0O Dixie Wells auxiliary. Union Springs .......................... 15.0C | F. A. Green auxiliary, Seale..... 200 Mary G. Pickens auxiliary, Flor | ence ........................... 26 .0O l Contributions other than auxiliaries: John T. Morgan chapter, Talla- dega ............................ 2.50 U. D. c. chapter, Tuscumbia -..... 800 U. D. c. chapter, Tuscumbia ...... 250 James D. Webb chapter, Greens porO ,...-.................. b.OO Mrs. B. B. Ross, Auburn ......... 200 Mrs. Gielow, Washington ......... 100 Mrs. White, Washington ........ loo Mrs. Butler, Washington .......... 100 U. D. c. Bessemer --................, 2.5O Mrs. Benners. s.. ......-............. 100 Mrs. Christian ..................... 100 Miss Hamilton ........................ 100 Mrs. Ellen Peter Bryce ............ BOO Mrs. Ray ........................ 200 Mrs. W. w, Screws .............. 200 Dixie U. D. C.. chapter, Mont gomery ......................... 2.U Sidney Lanier, Alexander City,. 500 Mrs. c. B. Stone, President Gen.
 eral ......................... 200 Mrs. W. J. Bonner ................... BOO James T.. Beck, Camden ........ 200 Mrs, J. c. Winter ................ loo Mrs Harvey Jones .................. 1.00 Miss Cornelia Taylor, New York 25O.00 Total .Sl,2 ,2ol 5S