The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-08-20
Tribute To The Veterans By
Miss Anna Bryant Of Macon, Ga.
Sponsor For Georgia Division U. D. c.

stands for all things high and enobne through all your lofty
efforts and abors of love of your community
lead in that unity beauty and of action
which has brought success in many worthy
You have given time money energy skill the devope
ment of institutions of learning in all of Georgia.
Wisdom and tact has been displayed in presenting the
Legislature for consideration petitions in which was
urged the enforcement of laws strengthen
catona system in our State.
The slogan Woman's Club has euer been Education;
HOUSEHOLDER CITIZENS Oae purpose long sought
has been COMPULSORY EDUCATION union there power
and may yet attain GROWING success.
1t was the club of Georgia who secured the passage
of the bill providing for the Georgia Trannng School fer Girls
And has the Womans Clubs been considered that
Miss Boswell appointed the to organize clubs
in Panama.
At beautiful Taulah Falls the Federation School located
and the Chair of Health at Shorter College,
You inspired with the unsalsh desire be of service
to humanity 1t has been the wish and of Clubs
emulate part the 31st chapter Prov stretch
eth her hands She forth hands to the
needy Strength and honor her clothing She we'll to
the of her household and eaeh enes
You noble organizations; composed of Georgias best in
beauty of spirit and mind
deeply grateful Womans Club for the sweet spirit
Of interest shown on this occasion.
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Daughters of the Confederacy,
Sons of the Confederate Veterans,
Children of the Confederacy, and
Citizens of Fitzgerald:
am delighted to be in yonr city, and the honored
guest whom you beautifully voiced welcome No words of
could forcb touch the sweet spirit
and hospitality that you display in open hearts and
doors to these matchIess Heroes of the Sixties.
beg that accept behalf of the Georgia Division of the
United Confederate Veterans merely my thanks but heart
of gratitude and appreciation
bring you my Confederate Heroes, joyous greeting
greeting Of love fathers comrades who gave the
best years of lives for the defense South Now feel
the need the wand to produce diamond pointed
do justice whose tongue pen can describe
though shall claim sacred trust the of patriotism
Tor the harvest of the future of the generations may keep
alive your memories when monuments decayed and forgotten
and records shall be gathered and sacrey preserved
ndesructibe tablets of time richest heritage
Of Georgans patriotic pride recalls the many vaorms
deeds of Geogas Georgia claims the browning victory
when Ogehrope with hundred and eghty-two bra We Geo
gans and only two poorly equipped ships arms against
five thousand well dcpned men of This dawn of
light shed from the the early settlement chartered Colony
Georgia SOIL But for this victory would not be assembled
here to-day do honor Confederate Heroes But for this
victory there would have been Battle Bunker HILL no Cow
Saratoga Kings Mountain York Town. nor any
famous battle in the Sixties But this FIRST and CROWNIN
victory Georgans Spain would be ruling Americans rule
to-day This recognized achievement Georga early settlers
ancestors and mne who brought across the sea the
light of freedom the torchht of liberty liberty and free
dom was unknown without refuge the face of the earth
1t was Georgas brave boys who organized the first
regiment to fight for independence and the first schooner
battle against the British it was joseph Habersha
with other Geoans who seized all the powder the magazine
at Savannah and capturing much from the British which
was used with great effect in the battle of Bunker HILL It was
Georga Liberty Boys who laid the which was reared
free Government when they sent the powder Bunker Hill
rend the yoke Of oppression.
The first Georgian promoted for bravery was won in tho
effort of independence by Samuel the father of or Cr
crate President Jefferson Davis Seven years of struggle and
TOLL The victory the dazzling meet with electrical
vvdnes leaving the brilliant of anscenden glow on the
Amecansheroes Georgia patriots the source from which
was kirded the spark of Americas independence
Some comparisons have been made of great men of or
history when denied the privileges and rights that God intended
thrust into the harsh nurse who roughly rocked
them into the strength and athletic proportion their minds
bling with great aims and dsadvanageousy wrestling with H.