The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-27
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The April Confederate Veterans
Magazine contains fine article on
the work Of The United Daughters
of the Confederacy reaching over
period of twenty years.
|. The growth of chapters the past
wear has been wonderful. Virginia
added nearly two thousand members
and twelve chapters: Georgia 9lS
members and 8 chapters, other
S ates have largely increased their
membership.
Virginia has been awarded the
certificate of merit for the largest
increase of members.
The amount of relief work done
by the various divisions and chap
ters in caring for INDECENT Veterans
and women of the Confederacy ag-
gregates thousands of dollars an
nually.
Chapters out Of the South have at
their own expense sent Veterans
back to their old home States to en-
ter the Confederate home. The Tex
as Daughters have built home for
Confederate women and presented it
to the State last year.
In history the Daughters are do
ing wonderful work in securing val
liable papers and letters and seeing
to it that correct and Impartial text
books are used. They are placing
portraits of Davis, Lee and other
Confederate leaders in schools and
colleges and are giving historical
names to public school buildings.
A new department has been taken
up this year in the study Of South
ern literature.
In the education Of descendants
of Confederate Veterans the U. ID. G.
are doing a splendid work. They
have large number of scholarships
in the different States, some valued
at 81 900 year.
Twenty-four States support 1877
scholarships, valued at $4,000. In
1912 the U. d. C. placed 2i8 scholar
ships as their tribute to the edu-
cation of Southern youths. A schol-
arship was presented by Chicago
University for promotion of the
study of the true history of the
South and another from Loretta
Mother House, Of Kentucky, valued
at $1,000.
Monuments to Confederate SOL
diers for the entire country are
largely due to the U. d. C. The most
important and the most expensive
yet erected is that to President JEFF
ferson Davis at Richmond which
cost SIT 1000. Enthusiastic work is
now being done for handsome mon
uments at Arlington and Shiloh cost
ing $4,000 each.
The Legislature of Tennessee has
been memorialized by the Tennessee
Division u. ID. &. to contribute 5000
to the Shiloh monument to be erect
ed on that sanguinary battle field.
The Daughters of the Confeder-
acy are making history. Chapters
are written every week. II is hoped
the record will be preserved from
the perishabie press and be uiti-
mately enclosed in volume.
The New President General d. A. II.
Mrs. William Cummings Story,
the new president general, d. A. Il.
has distinguished ancestors.
Twenty-three men of her family
were in the Revolutionary War, and
several of them were the personal
| friends of General Washington.
The first d. A. n. Office held BY
Mrs. Story was the presidency ol
the first society of the Children OF
the American Revolution, ORGANIZED
in New York City. During her tern
of Office as president of the New
York Federation of Clubs the mem
bership increased from 10000 u
10000.
A recent utterance of Mrs. Stor.
is of special interest to the peopl
of the South: mo patriotic society.
she declared can pay tribute to tn
heroes of the North without pawn
equal homage to the men OF TN
South, and the whole Nation nov
should be united in memorial til
!. butte to its soldiers of the war Q
the States"
A Pretty Church Wedding.
Tho marriage of Miss Mlldfe