The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-01
HISTORIAN RUTHERFORD
URGES UNITED ACTION
SONS AND DAUGHTERS
TO FOLLOW GOOD EXAMPLE
sponsors and Maids OF Honor Given
Magnificent Reception by Sons OF
Veterans. Amid Oratory, Music and
Flags.

Beauty, grace and chivalry COM
btned last night at the City Auditor
fum In opening the proceeding incl
dtntai to the Twentieth Annual Re-
union of the Sons OF Confederate Vet
Grams.
The occasion was marked by the
presence Of many noted persons from
every section OF the South. From New
Mexico. from New Orleans from
Georgia. from everywhere they
came.
Beautiful women representing the
camps from all over the Southland
occupied places on the stage, and
throughout the vast audience sat rep
resentative people. who have made the
South what II liz, after the devasta-
ton of lsei-ss.
Young men who are leaders in
their own communities were present.
20 add 10 the hriiiisncy of the oc-
cosian, and behind them. surrounding
them and encompassing them were
the young women who are to help in
making the South even more pro-
yressive,
Miss Rutherford Speaks.
Miss Mildred Rutherford. historian
general OF the United Daughters OF
he cenfederacy, who has spent many
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he history and the progress If the
stonfeaeracy and the South. OF Athens.
Ca made a most interesting ana in
sfnetive add 'ess She told OF the
d.fficultles experienced in her work.
and showed that many OF the young
ptople ot the present day mad been
thrown in contract with books o! MIS-
tory wa,th rad taught them the wrong
IDEAS Of the causes and the progress
-Sf the wa
she appealed to the young men OF the
ssSonsT 20 see that their children are
supplied with histories giving the facts
and the true facts OF the happenings
before and during the war She de-
riared that Northern publishers had
slipped books into the schools of the
south which contained transformation.
and that such books should be aboi-
ished.
The Northern writer's of the history
of the war have been misinformed In
regard to facts said Miss Ruther-
ford. They have been spreading these
srong Impressions among our young
people, because they did not know what
Me facts we're. II is up TO you young
men and women to see that the school
boards OF these Southern States are d.
reeted In the right way, and that the
right and proper books OF history are
given our children. You can do II bet
er than we. who are growing old. can.
just Tell the Truth.
But" she said, impressive1y, Sin do
ing thiss see that the truth lie given.
see that the writer's of the histories
which our school children have to study
are written by persons who know what
they are writing about. and, above all.
do Ii honestly and with the idea OF
peace in your mind"
She paid a high tribute to President
y Wilson. and pictured him as the prince
Of neace.' AT this she received great
inflause.
The program was very long and aid
not start until nearly . o'clock. But It
was entertaining and Instructive, and
not until q late hour was there any
show OF nervousness on the part Of the
audience OF about two thousand people.
/ DIR. virEinius Harrison. commander
OF Camp n e. Lee, Richmond. called
the meeting to order, after the spon-
sors, maids Of honor and the matrcns