Evening star., 1912-11-12
The United Daughters Of the Confederacy.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

, In Arlington national cemetery today
the laying of the corner stone of the Con-
fedefate monument that is to be the GEN.
) trail feature of the Confederate section of
the cemetery will mark the opening Of
, the annual convention of the United
) Daughters Of the Confederacy, to be held
in the neighboring city Of Washington.
, That these women, who's especial service
) is to honor the memory of the men who
fought for the lost cause and to succor
, the needy and Ill among the survivors OF
) the armies of Lee and Johnston. should
hold their meeting in the National Cap
ital and have charge Of the erection of
great monument in a national cemetery
under the, direct supervision of the Sec
retary Of War is proof indeed of the
proud fact that there is no north. no
south, that fifty years have hushed every
angry voice, have extinguished every
smoldering hate and have left only that
pride that every hero bequeaths in leg
lacy for his own people So now the
younger generation. in loyal unity. are
separated only in service to the memory
of those who sleep under the lilies the
gray. under the roses the blue"
The monument is now In process of con-
struction in the studio Of Sir Moses Eze-
| kiel, the noted
Monument Ia Now Italian sculptor
Being Constructed. ,se6 that t shall
be completed in time for erection next
June. when it's unveiling will be fitting
ceremony in connection with the celeora-
tion of the fiftieth anniversary Of the bat
tie of Gettysburg, which Is part or the
five years program of the jubilee ceie-
bration Of fifty years peace between
the north and the south. The monument
alone is costing $4,000 and $4,000 addi-
tional is being raised to provide for the
pedestal and the preparation of the sur
rounding ground. The erection of this
monument was first taken up by the hVe
chapters which then comp rosed the District
Of Columbia Division of the Daughters Of
the Confederacy At the convention held
in Norfolk five years ago the entire or
sanization took up the Wor-i. Contribu-
tions for it have come from every state In
the Union, the generosity OF many per-
sons outside OF the ranks OF the order
giving one more proof of the unity of
feeling which now exists between the
north and the south.
After the corner stone laying the real
work of the convention will open. and
for four DAYS these Daughters from the
south, who are now to be found in every
state of the Union. will give their atten-
tion to the promotion Of the various lines
of good work for which the order was eS-
| ia blished While these may have seemed
narrow to the outsider. who is not aware
| of their scope and breadth, 1t is safe to
say that there are few organizations that
have in so short period accomplis- I'd
more genuine good.
! ~
| The United Daughters Of the Confed-
| e-acy had it's origin in Nashville, Tenn,
where it was
United Daughters Had the outgrowth
Origin in Nashville. the women Of
| that city to secure greater interest in pre-
| serving the spirit and historic achieve
ments of the south. Its objects as origi-
| nally stated are memorial, historical,
benevolent, educational and social, name
| ly. to honor the memory of those VINO
served and those who fell in the service
! of the Confederate states; to record the
part taken by the Confederate women in
patient endurance and patriotic devotion
during the struggle. as well as untlrlns
effort during the reconstruction Wnlch foi-
lowed, to collect anu preserve tHe
| terial for true history of the war be-
| tween the north and the south: to pre-
serve historic places of the COnfederacy;
| to fulfill the sacred duties OF charity to
| the survivors of that war and their de-
| pendents; to help educate the needy de-
| scendants of worthy Confederates and
| to cherish the bonds Of friendship among
| the members OF the society.
One of the most important works Of the
4 nj
| the establishment of the Confederate mu-
scum in Richmond, Va, in the house
| which was occupied by jefferson Davis
while president of the Confederate states.
| One room is devoted to each of the thir-
teen Confederate states, Kentucky and
Missouri being included with the eleven
that actually seeded. In this building
are collected all kinds of relics connected
| before and during the war and it's value
! is being continually enhanced. Contribu-
tons come from all sources. One of the
| Of the District of Columbia division by
! a Union soldier. This was the chair in
/ which, Jefferson Davis sat during his con-
| finement at Fortress Monroe. This SOL
| dier. who acted as Mr. Davis guard. be-
| came deeply attached to the distinguished
| southerner and preserved the chair as
memento of him..
| When he learned of the opening Of the
| Confederate museum by the Daughters Of
tie Con-