Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-01-10
ASKS AID FOR c0NFED-
ERAIE HEROES WIDOWS
Daughters of Confederacy Urged to
Press Relief Work

rinia Division, United Daughters o!
Confederacy. has issued the follow ,
iny appeal to the various chapters
of the Virginia Division, United
Daughters Of the Confederacy.
Your president. Mrs A. A.
Campbell, has sent her message to
the Virginia Division. In it she {
calls your attention to the relief
committee, of hich have the honor
to have been again appointed chair
man, and as such l now send my
words to the chapter and individ-
uals throughout our Commonwealth
The question is SO often asked ana
so improperly answered that senu
YOU officially an explanation OF tue |
objects OF the relief committee OF the
Virginia Division. 1t belongs 10 Mt
cnapter, no city, but 1T is AN organ
lied work OF the division. It's object
is to relieve as far as possible the
wives, mothers. sisters, daughters
of Confederate soldiers, the women
who have fought the unequal strife,
and in their old age cry out to us
for comfort. Shall we let this cry
fall on deaf ears? No, not while
there are FIVE thousand Daughters
in Virginia.
The relief committee is not a
Richmond enterprise-it stretches
it's relief work out to our country
women. Every chapter in Virginia
is entitled 10 help as far as we can
give IL. 10 Richmond there are i've
homes for aged women, together
with Lee Camp Auxiliary, which foI
twenty-five years has given aid tc
Confederate families outside OF these
homes. 1t was from this untirlnf
little band OF Confederate womer
(every one OF whom is member o
the Richmond Chapter) that 1 drew
my inspiration, and asked that TIT
Virginia Division should take III
relief work as part OF their organ
zation. Why not send those in nee'
to the many homes in Richmond
Because many of these old wome
have their own little homes, bu
nothing else. Many prefer to liv
with their own little belonging:
about them. Even the small amour
Of So per month we can now CIV
them makes them feel tneir ind
pendence. Wisely have our Daugl
ters, following in the foots tops
their mothers of the old Memoir
Association, erected their mon
ments in every county to their Co
federate dead, for it has kept ali
the sentiment of our cause and MAJ
il possible 10 have such a glorio
organization as the Daughters OF t
Confederacy. Those who forg
their dead have no heart in the ca
OF the old and decrepit.
Daughters, in very few yea
our Confederate women will ha
ceased from their labor; they "
not long need your help. Give Il
help now, at once. The winter
with us, winter, too. in the hea
OF these old women. Let ev'
chapter have an entertainment
some kind and send the proceeds
the earliest date to this relief fu
There is no red tape about the
Irritation. Send for record bla
whether you have contributed
not. for you may have pledged
support an old lady in some OF
home, which pledge it should
your duty to fulfill. but there
be some other old lady that just
little help may make happy.
alone, in your chapter, investi'
the case, and being responsible
it's worthiness. return the app
ton to me. 1t will be signed by
associate chairman, Mrs. Samue
Williams: then by the presiden
the division, Mrs. A. A. Camp
forwarded to the treasurer.
Samuel w. Rddick. and as soo'
the mail can carry the check it
TO the homes of the Confederate
men. Daughters, there is no
explanation of the relief fund oil
&c