The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-14
SOUTHERN WOMEN'S DUTY,
SHOULD SMOOTH AWAY GERMAN
WARS WRINKLES.
Mrs. JOscphus Daniels Tells L. ID. G.
That Their Best Work Is to UprOOt
AnimOsity.

Savannah, Ga, Nov 1O.-Southern
women should recognize and more
fully accept the part they may play in
eradicating any lingering animosities
between the North and South, de-
clared Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife
Of the secretary Of the navy. in an
address at the opening session here
tonight Of the annual convention Of
the United Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy. Mrs. Daniels, here as a dele
gate from North Carolina. spoke in re.
sponse to an address Of welcome.
Let those of us who know of the
travail Of the eos keep alive the glory
of sacrifice and the valor of the van
quished to the latest day Of our
lives" said Mrs. Daniels. But let us
not look mournfully upon the past
but ask ourselves the question: How
can Southern women of the goth CEN
tury prove worthy of their lineague
and transmit to their children the
graces and virtues which were incar-
mated in the Southern women of the
war and Reconstruction periods?'
First of all, we must know that
love Is greater than all besides. Our
children must be taught to love the
flag Of their country, and sons and
daughters alike given to see the pa
triotism of those who wore the blue
as we'll as or those who wore the gray.
1t was said that Henry Grady died
loving the country into peace
1.-The first duty of the Daughters is
to love all men. and illustrate the
best traditions Of the South by per-
mitting no seed of bitterness to mar
or narrow our own lives or the lives
of our children.
Second. to preserve the history
the home life history Of the South
during the War Between the Sections.
Southern histories in plenty tell Of the
glorious conflicts on land and sea. But
there is a history Of those days not
yet fully written. There Is untouched
a history Of heroines. There was
stimulus to men who went to death
marching to martial music, under in
spring banners. cheered by their COM
rades. Women poured out their lives
in apprehension and labor and sacri-
fee and unutterable loneliness. Many
stories Of their deeds have been writ
ten but more have been buried in the
hearts Of heroines who never tasted
honor or fame. But their daughters
owe it to coming generations to illu-
mine the pages Of literature by COL
lecting and printing in permanent
form these deeds.
Third. the duty Of the Daughters
Of the Confederacy is to keep fresh
the memory Of the brave men who
wore the gray. Let them be cheered,
now that the snow that never melts
has fallen on their heads. by the
knowledge that sons and grandsons
hold them in honor and point to their
service as illustrative Of the noblest
knights Of the race"
Mrs. Daniels paid tribute to Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson as "the best type Of
Southern womanhoOd."
when the whole nation mOurncd
her untimely DEATH" she said, there
was solemn pride in the South that
the home of her youth was selected
for her last rcpOse. Her memory will
live in the hearts of all her country
women, but here in the South it will
be our privilege, as we decorate the
graves of Southern heroes. ever to
keep green her last resting place, and
emulate her virtues, her graciousness
and her practical helpfulness.
At the opening session Of the con-
vention tonight Mayor II. j. Davant
welcomed the visiting delegates on be-
half Of the city and Mrs. w. ID. Lamar
Of Macon, president Of the Georgia di-
vision. on behalf Of the State. Capt
F.. ID. BlOOdswOrth, commander Of
veterans camp No. 765, also spoke.
Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens, pres
ident general, delivered her annual
address.
At tOmOrrow's session reports of
committees and general officers will
he made and resolutions will be
adopted in memory of Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson.
The following officers will make re-
port tomorrow: Recording secretary
general, Mrs. T.. w. Williams; cOrre-
spending secretary general, Mrs Ed
ward SChnabcl: treasurer general
Mrs &. B. Trte, rcgistrat general
Mrs. Orlando halliburton; historian
general Miss Mildred Rutherford,
custodian Of flags and pennants, Mrs
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