The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

In this engagement two were wounded
IL was as brave deed as many more
widely heralded. yet very few people
In Alabama know anything about It,
and many never heard of it. There
should be beautiful stained glass win
dow in one of the buildings on the old
campus in memory of this little band Of
soldier boys and other university stud
ents who fought under the stars and
hars. And upon the spot where stood
the splendid library laid In ashes by
the Federals some memorial should be
placed. Last November at the general
convention | spoke to Mrs. Ellen Peter
Bryce about this and she has entered
INTO the idea with enthusiasm. Since
| then | have written DIR. George H. DEM
! n.y. president of University of Alabama
who is delighted with the thought and
VIII lend his assistance in every way
possible. Many of the prominent alum
nj or the university are also interested
ana are ready for work. My plan is
TO appoint Mrs. Bryce general chair
man of this special committee with a
chairman and committee of daughters
; from each prominent town. with an as.
soclate chairman and committee of uni
versity alumni of the same place. Al
ready many promises have been made
Tor good contributions to this fund.
RMS historic place could be and should
De made one of the most memorially
beautiful rendezvous in all the states
and the daughters and alumni who love
their state and Alma Mater should
not delay beginning this which
recommend as the work of the whole
division.
Our Old Homes
Jefferson county still bears the palm
In giving to our relief fund. Indeed, |
nope very much we can do more for
this fund. and get 1t better systema-
tized. We are always giving but no
account is kept. the money is not sent
through the division treasury. ana the
daughters do not get the credit due
them. Our president general urges
more liberal giving to this fund for the
need is growing each day with the ever
winter heads and more tottering steps
of our heroes. would recommend that
our daughters storm the Legislature for
more money to our veterans--they get
only for their pensions about Is cents
per day. Every southern state shoulu
do two things: Have pride enough to
place monuments on battlefieids and
Keep their old soldiers from want. Ii
they do not feel this call of duty we
should point 1t out-failing there, we
should beg it of them. The southern
chivalry fingers. it is deep rooted, we
always get what we ask. I know Of
no more chivalrous body of men than
the solons of Alabama-they have never
failed us when we called earnestly.
During the year a terrible disaster
visited the great county of Wilcox In
the cyclone which devastated the farms,
made destitute many families, and left
sorrow, broken hearts and desolation
In the wake, The whole country was
appalled,, and answered the call of suf-
fering with tender sympathy and cheer
full giving. Your president sent out a
call to the U. d. C. in Jefferson county
for these storm sufferers and was graft
fed at the ready response and beautiful
spirit of giving which resulted. The
splendid town of Camden commands the
greatest admiration and respect of the
whole country. for the magnificent way
in which she met the disaster. Heart
broken. stirred by following events,
tending the sick and clothing the needy,
she stopped not or faltered in her self
chosen task of entertaining this con-
vention. Her citizens, like the great
men from whom they are descended
went bravely on through trials and sor-
row, and our splendid welcome Is doub-
ly appreciated.
Historical
Our historian has done a magnificent
years work: We have begun the max
ing of book OF Alabama history, and
her papers published each Monday in
the Advertiser are of great value She
has prepared year book at no eX-
pense to the division. These she has at
convention and will sell to all daugh-
ters--in this way the books pay for
themselves. and we hope will create Il
fund which may be used for historical
work-next to help for veterans the
most important work of today. BY APP
pearing before the text book commits
sion We have succeeded in getting them
Interested to let the historical COM
mittee review the text books used in
public schools in order to do away with
biased histories, Biographies and liter
ature being used In our southern
schools. The look companies have real
lied our influence and desire to sub
NIT their texts for Endorsement. This
is a great step forward. The time has
come when forceful organization like
the u. D. G. are recognized not as Il
social or political body, but as the
moral defender and protector of the
records of our south. We should not
and do not advocate prejudice against
any section, but demand fairness and
justice to the work done by our south
ern statesmen and patriots In the for
nation and administration of our great
republic. In a quiet way some objec-
tionable history has been this year
eliminated from our schools. Our chap
tiers should take interest In the follow
Ing contest from the Mississippi divi.
sion: Believing that great results can
be obtained by creating a pleasant RI
valry between the state divisions U. ID.
c., thus stimulating them along the
lines of, historical research and in this
way securing much valuable data In
regard to southern history, Mrs /. e
F. Rose, president Mississippi division
offers to present to that state division
which sends In the best essay on a sub
ject to be selected by the historian gem
eral u, d, c., beautiful silver loving
cup, presentation to be made on his
torical evening by Mrs. Rose during the
next convention to be held in New Or
leans" l have promised that Alabama
will enter this contest. Our Alabama
historian will give you the rules. The
subject is 1.-THE Women of the Confed-
eracy." Let Alabama win.
Another valuable prize which has
been accepted Is given to Alabama dl-
vision alone. and is magnificent set OF
16 volumes of the Library of Southern
Literature, to that member of the d.
vision who will write the best paper
on the subject and under rules now be-
ing prepared by the committee APP
pointed for this purpose. DR.. Alderman
of the University of Virginia and other
scholars Of the south have undertaken
to reprint much of the valuable litera-
ture of the south out of print and other
wise hidden to view and are doing
a commendable task for the south. The
University of Alabama and many dis
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