East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1910-11-04
SPLENDID ADDRESS
ANNUAL REUNION
OF the Mississippi Division, United
Confederate Veterans, Held at
Hattiesburg, Miss, October
1918, 1910.

The convention of United Con
federate Veterans, at this annual re.
union, haying under consideration
the following resolutions, to-wit:
Resolved, That the 21st day of
November be named as Womans'
Day, and on that day all Uonfed-
crate Veterans, and Sons of Veter-
ans, Cnited Daughters of the Con-
federacy and Daughters of Veter-
ans of Mississippi, take the necess
ary steps to. collect funds for the
Confederate WomaD's Monument.
and toGemit the same to Clay Shar-
key, Treasurer Of the fund, Mt Jack
son, Miss. That all teachers of
public schools give public notice of
this, and each scholar to contribute
to the,fund in any amount they
may see proper to contribute; that
our collegesbe likewise requested so
to do, and each private school do
the same, the amount so contribu-
ted to be remitted to the Treasurer
as above named. Our mothers must
have a monument to their heroism,
and it fitfst be done Mt once. The
resolutiph'pa unanimously.
Comyade Wiley y, Nash. a dele
gate from, Oktibbeha Camp, Stark
vile, Miss, United Confederate
Veterans, in support of the above
resolutions, spoke in a general way
along the following lines:
Hon. w. A. Montgomery, Com
handing General, Confederate Vet
erans, United DaHglr-s rs Of thdfon-
federacy, ladies and gentlemen:
Il live at Starkville, Mississippi,
0ktihbeha county, Little Home
Cit )" located something like
mile and q half from the Missis-
sippi Agricultural and Mechanical
College, an Institution, dear to the
h}arts and home Of us all. Glad,
indeed am | to raise my voice in
support of this Resolution. request
ing the white people of the state to
aid and assist in raising funds for
the erection of the Monument to
the memory, to the honor and glory
OF the Mississippi womanhood of
the Southern Confederacy. Every
word that has fallen from the lips
of Comrade Hon. Clay Fl Sharkey
and General Pat Henry, finds an
echo in the hearts of every veteran.
every person, man, woman and
child, who sits under the sound of
my voice, and we are sure, will find
ready response in the hearts and
In the homes of the white people of
Mississippi. Am glad to see this
appeal so enlarged as to include,
throughout our borders the kith
aud kin of all those who in the war
between the States stood by and
fought for this beautiful Southland
We all love so well.
Land of the South, Imperial land.
How proud thy mountains rise,
How sweet thy scenes on every hand
How fair thy covering skies;
'Tis not for this, Oh, not for
these,
| love thy field to roam,
Thou hast a dearer charm to me,
Thou art my native home
These are the words of the i'm
mortal Meek, a gifted son of Ala
bama. ~,
" Let Mississippi,,m this moyemenf
come well to'the front, and if pos
s'ble take the lead and liEesom'
fhFels Goddess, heckon on her Sis
ter Southern States. The woman
hood = Missfssippi-yes, th,
Womanliood of the. South, bav
sRessn eyeE, busy, ell along thegear
iit our Itost hellum hiaiory,' in sue
1eSIll efforts. 10 construct erec
iind dedicate Monuments all ore
lhe S,utlF to the lnhns1ry.ait th'
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