Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-08-23
U. D. G. Meeting.

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ent have requested that have my repor
published, kindly ask that you give i
space in your paper.
Madam President and United Daughters :
A little more than year ago at meeting
OF the monument fund committee, com
posed Of members of the Ridley Brow
Camp, U. c. ", it was proposed by MI
John W. Holland that chapter U. D. c
be organized for the purpose of helpin,
them to erect monument at Rockville
saying lit would take ladies to do it, fo
whoever heard of men erecting monu.
ments." Mr.. Holland was most insisten
that it be done right then, as there wert
present the necessary number to take the
hrst step. Mr.. Elgar l.. Tschiffely Their
asked the privilege of paying for the char.
ter. So with pleasure we will always lool
upon these two gentlemen as our god.
fathers. feeling that to them we owe o
debt Of gratitude that we are United
Daughters of the Confederacy, and we are
proud of our chapter name, selected to
honor not only Col Rideely Brown, but the
Rideely Brown Camp, U. CIV.
AS corresponding secretary of this chap
ter. have used my best efforts to serve
you well. For the mistakes have made
humbly ask for your forgiveness, and II
there are any suggestions any of you can
make to further the good work we are doing,
am ready to carry them out to the best
of my ability.
AS it has also fallen to my lot to be sec
rotary for the monument committee, it has
meant to me much work. but assure you
I it has been labor of love-" have kept
no separate account of the letters written
for the simple reason that wish to pay
the expense myself, in order that nothing
might be taken from the fund. have
written 709 letters and 400 postal cards,
which include notices of the seven chapter
meetings and invitations to the veterans
to be present at our celebration of Gen. r.
E. Lees birthday and shiloh Day" also
sent Shiloh post cards to the veterans,
which were donated by our president, Miss
Margaret Fields. upon which wrote Christ
mas greetings" from the Rideely Brown
I Chapter. To our members who have been
visited by sorrow have sent a few words
Of sympathy. With the transfer of two
members from the Stonewall jackson Chap
ter, No. 20. of the District of Columbia,
came letters from their president Mrs
Maenus Thompson, saying how sorry she
was to give up those Daughters, who had
been true and loyal. never failing her when
called upon for duty. To them wrote
notes of welcome, and to Mrs. Thompson
| said Twas sure her loss was our gain and
that knew from the goodness of her heart
she was willing to give to our chapter these
experienced members At the Richmond
convention it was my pleasure to meet
Mrs. Walter w. Preston. who has honored
us by her presence today. AS soon as
knew she had been made our Division
President wrote her congratulations and
told her felt that | could pledge not
only for myself but for our chapter love
and loyal support in all her undertakings.
had not been instructed to do these
things. but felt that you would wish me to
do so.
We Maryland Daughters feel very much
the honor of giving the First Vice-Presi-
dent General, Mrs. Frank G. Odenheimer
who organized our chapter and has come
today to visit us. another thing to swell
our pride.
My one thought after we became a
chapter was what can we do to make a
creditabe amount for the monument. and
very soon saw in the Confederate Vet
eran" an account of calendar gotten up
by Mrs. John G. Harrison, of New Orleans,
by which 10000 was raised for the JEFF
ferson Davis memorial of that city. at
once obtained permission of Mrs. Harrison
and our president to start the scheme on
a smaller scale, which, when carried out,
will bring us in something over $1,000.
1t takes more than 5000 names to COM
plete it, and as a veteran in New Orleans,
when sending me $40, said, 1T seems like
rolling up hill" But now that we are
year old. with our machinery well oiled
and our go members ready to turn our
best efforts to the wheel, we must succeed,
for Daughter" do not know the word fail.
On August 3rd. 1912, | have been requested
to report to the committee what amount
has been raised by the solicitors. as they
wish to let the contract at that time. Now
| make a most earnest appeal to you all
that be instructed to pledge from this
chapter $1,000. feeling that to be the least
possible sum that we could give with credit
to ourselves. and know that we can do it..
To our President General Mrs. Alexander
b. White, wrote to know if ! might ask
other chapters to give me their names
for the calendar In reply she said she
saw no reason why | should not do so,
sent me her name, and said she wished
all chapters were as wide-awake as
ours then wrote to each Of the officers
of the General Association. All responded
save one. OF the 33 Division Presidents
to whom wrote. II sent their names and
several sent some names from their chap
tiers. Mr.. Cunningham, editor of the Vet
eran," gives me rs cents on each subscrip-
ton send to his magazine. In this way
have small amount which | have put
in the calendar to the memory Of Gen. K.
E. Lee and Col. Gus Dorsey from the chap
ter. and please remember what do is for
the honor Of the chapter and not for my
self. Mr.. Cunningham also published an
appeal for help for our calendar, which has
brought $22 and much valuable informa-
ton. Captain Rasin. of Newport News, Of
Company E. First Maryland Cavalry, has
asked that save space for all Of his Com.
pany, about 100. He has already sent rs
and 1iVen the oFioinal reaolntiona Dassed