The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-01
REPORT OF MANLY,S BATTERY
CHILDREN OF THE CONFEDERACy
organization OF granddaughter and Great Granddauob.
ens y manlys Battery, the First to Fire Salute Upon
announcement Of North Cardinals Secession I"

80 AHio series Will be continued
and completed during the foIlowine
year. That the chapter has or~o,nns
steadily is encouraging for 10 he > !
MEMBER levies alike on the purse and
the spirit. ~ ii
EiectionS are mad by ballot. and
are entirely within the control OF the
Sndp'er. Inc chapter has it's own
odhh and through the treas
urer draws it's own checks. Their on
.ertdlnments for replenishing the
treasury are organized and directed
10y committees appointed by the
cnapter. h chapter officers are:
President, Kathrine Baker.
Secretary, Randolph Hill.
Treasurer, Elizabeth Baker.
Assistant Treasurer. Adelaide ROWS
ton.
Chaplain, Miss Willie Ashe.
sponsor n Encourager, Mrs. Jo-
sephus Daniels.
In March they received from a
veteran in distress a call that an
pealed to them very hv
voluntary contributions they packed
and shipped a box of necessities and
d~ellcacleS valued at from $4,000 to
$1,000. To replenish an empty
treasury, they arranged and brought
to a successful social as we'll as fnan-
clal termination an Easter egg hunt,
realizing $500. In April, on request
of a veteran friend, they visited in a
body at the Home, carrying with
them his much desired sun cured leaf
tobacco for distribution among his
rheumatic patients. Here they spent
an hour going over the buildings and
visiting the hospital.
From Col. Olds they accepted an
invitation to visit in a body the Hall
of History, and there enjoyed a lee
ture for their especial benefit and
pleasure.
Annual Dinner.
In May the ladies of the Memorial
Association invited them to help
serve the annual dinner to the veter-
ans in the Capitol Square; and hon
ored them by leaving the decorations
for the occasion entirely in their
charge. They welcomed the veter-
ans at the gate of the capitol, serving
them at the table, took pictures Of
them untiringly for future distribu-
ton at the Home. Their contribu-
ton to the good things of the occa-
sion were $500 worth of cigars. and
the flowers and flags they contrib
uted to h decorations. May the 10th
found them, much to their pride, in
vited by the ladies of the Memorial
Association to ride in the procession
to the cemetery n to help decorate
the graves Of the 1000 soldiers who
lie buried there. This to them is an
: nually a work Of love, never ended
until each grave bears its spray Of re.
: ~membrance. To this work they con
!. tributed two hampers of flowers and
: two dozen Confederate flags. During
! this month they too application for
! Crosses of Honor from two comrades
at the Home and forwarded the same
with necessary data to the Custodian
: of Crosses. They also began theil
y work to obtain funds to buy a Con
l federate battle flag, having fount
e out that such a flag was greatly de
sired by the orderly and other vet
Grams at the Home. During the win
5 ter months they contributed to tn
q comfort Of one in bitter distress wht
had given her best of life to TIL
cause, seeing to her Christmas cheer
S and buying from her the manuscript
account of her FOUR years service a.
a Confederate field nurse with Gen
{ Forrest.
" This manuscript has aroused muc
interest, and has been sought by tn
y North Carolina Booklet n others
also it has furnished the nucleus 70
their growing collection Of historlca
manuscripts. Finally, it has bee
:, presented for publication in "Carolin
:. and the Southern Cross"
&c Chapter Scrap Book.
Faithfully kept by the presiden'
the Chapter Scrap Book has ha
many valuable acquisitions in tn
% last wear The North Carolina Scra
d Book grows in scope with their wider
ing knowledge of the history Of thel
h State. In line of historical researc
they have e~ndeavored to ave re
printed selections from. the old pa
lads and war songs of the siXtle
20 They have bought too a record {
6 Dixie and other songs associate
,s with war times to be played at the
,e meetings and which are lent whe
So an1nhrafianC at IN
10 Home and on other occasions. =
circumstances allow them they pul
e nose to add to this collection 1
or Mrs. Archbell they have sent a year
* subscription to Carolina and tf
Southern Cross" also they nave 0
tanned from the State Auditor a pc
al sion blank and forwarded 1t. Wit
necessary explanations for appiic
Nv RON TO a veteran to whom tht
ne thought it might afford aid.