Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-12
EVENING CAPITAL NEWS TUESDAY NOVEMBER r. 1912

concluded since It IL felt that ali of
those entitled 70 them have been sup
piled.
In the matter Of preserving the ma
terial and data for the history OF the
struggle between the two sections, the
daughters have done much by erect
ing markers and monuments on the
lesser fields Of the great struggle. as
well as by Identifying for future gem
erations the scenes Of particular Incl
dents Of bravery and heroism. The
writing Of essays upon Confederate
history by the school children, with
especial reference to neighborhood In
cidents. has been recommended as a
means of securing the interest of the
children, as well as Of recording the
Impressions Of survivors.
In the matter of benevolence to those
who were especially entitled to their
aid, the daughters have always been
most liberal. In fact, 1t was the wo-
men who composed the auxiliary con-
nected with the Confederate Soldiers
home in Tennessee who first conceived
the idea Of a national organization of
southern women. and there never has
been any diminution Of the generosity
with which all OF tho wants OF these
old veterans have been supplied. Some
Of the chapters regularly send boxes OF
gifts to these homes and frequently the
old men are invited to state the things
they most desire and they are promptly
Forthcoming. The order has a special
maintenance fund for the purpose of
giving speedy relief to Confederate SOL
n {oro xry1,n a., h.
homes.
Monuments and Memorials.
There have been numberless monu-
ments and memorials erected to COM
memorate some especial event or per-
son connected with some location in
the south. Sometimes they take the
place Of public drinking fountains and
thus serve a two-fold good. Recently
the desirability of naming public school
buildings after southern heroes has
become popular and the Robert E. Lee
high school in Fayetteville, Tenn, owes
much of its equipment to the daughters
who wished continually to keep in the
minds Of the students the splendid
qualities of this great leader.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
have also secured a number Of schol-
arships which thew award to pupils
who desire a higher education. Miss
Ruth Wilkins of Gainesville, Ca. lately
has been sent to Vassar college under
the auspices of the Georgia division of
the Daughters of the Confederacy, and
the Louisville division maintains n
scholarship at Loyola university. A
number of well known schools and col :
leges have donated whole or partial
scholarships to be awarded by the
daughters to. deserving children Of the
Confederacy."
Although less than 20 years old the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
has become one of the most important
women's organizations Of the world
1t now has over 1900 chapters repre-
senting almost every state in the I'M
Ion. There are % states having d.
visions numbering at least chapters
The total membership now approxi-
mates $4,000 and it is rapidly increas-
ing as there have been :rizes offered
the different chapters for additional
| members. There are strong bonds OF
| unity between southern women and in
whatever state they settle they arc
untiring to form new chapters and tc
make their organization more power
full each day.
Tomorrow-City "Clean-Up" Cam
paigns.