Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-14
Is Presented to State Convention OF
Daughters of Confederaey at
Lynchburg by Mrs. L. E. Uhler as
Worthy of aid.
Worthy of aid.

Vlce-preSlQenC OF Tie SHHe Lee NC
mortal Home for the Aged, recentl!
opened in Alexandria, before tht
Convention of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy, now in session
in Lynchburg, on Wednesday night
delivered a stirring and powerful ad.
dress in behalf Of the Home.
Mrs. Uhler has asked that the
State Division appropriate $1,000 to
furnish and endow a room in the
Home to be used for the widow or
daughter of Confederate Veteran
who can be sent here from any sec
tion of Virginia.
Mrs: Uhler's address, in part, fol-
lows:
Madam President and Daughters of
the Confederacy:
AS first vice president Of the Board
of Governors of the Anne Lee Me
mortal Home of the Aged it is my
privilege and great pleasure to speak
to you today on a subject which must
appeal to every Southern woman. A
memorial to Anne Carter Lee, the
mother Of Virginia's illustrious SOL
dier and statesman, General Robert
Edward Lee, whose brave deeds,
noble patriotism and honorable re:
cord won for him undying fame ana
the love and devotion of a grateful
Confederacy. Of his mother General
Lee once said "All am l owe to my
mother and General Fitzhugh Lee
writes of her, 81 have always heard
that to her noble influence the per-
feet formation of General Lees
character was DUE" Thus to Anne
Carter Lee the South owes her IL
!ustrious leader.
About seventeen years ago the
women sf Alexandria, prornpted: ,by
a desire to commemorate the virtues
of the mother of their beloved gen
eral, formed an association, ''The
Anne Lee Memorial Association, OF
which Mrs. l.. Wilbur Reid, now
president of the Seventeenth F!r.
ginia Regiment, chapter U. d. c.,
of Alexandria, was president. SuiIi-
cient funds were not raised at tta:
time for a suitable memorial and
the money was invested. in Marco,
1915, the work was again taken up,
a board of governors elected and
pIans formed to make the memorial
a home of the aged.
No more suitable place for TINS
memorial could be selected than
Alexandria; Anne Lees home was
there, she was a member OF Ola
Christ Church and but a few mics
away at Ravensworth her remains
lie buried. And no more beautl1nl
tribute to her memory than the care
Of the aged, who are without home
and loved ones to brighten their fe"
remaining years.
Il was in Alexandria in the yard
of Old Christ Church, of which ne
was at that time a member, all"
vestryman, that General Lee annouh-
ced his determination to cast his lou
with his native State in the pendiil&
conflict, stating his purpose TO leave
next day to join the army OF 'lle
Confedcracy and offer his sword III
defence of his native State.
We have purchased the old colo
nia] home of the Herbert family IN
the historic section of our city, WIZ
in a few steps of the Carlyle Fouse'
Braddock House and General WASH
ington's headquarters, idca' LOT our
purpose, with. wonderful posslDlii-
ties but very much 'ut Of repair
When all improvements are COM
Melted we will accommodate from 20
to 25 inmates.
The Seventeenth Virginia Resl-
ment chapter through the untlf'nS
energy of our president, Mrs. l.; L.
Wilbur Reid, has erected coio"'il :
nortico and entrance at Gus. "
500. and on the ground hoor - q
beautifully furnished reception r lo"'
which is alsoaa gift of the Seven,
teenth chapter. Checks have been sen sent
to the chairman of the Finance 0on'. !,
nittee from the New York chapter
and .The Mary Mildred suillvar IN ):
! chanter of New-York," lhe piAi'
/ Club of New York" and also Mary
land, Chapter of Baltimore and , FAR III,
! fax chapter Of Fairfax. ana w
most earnestly solicit the co-opera
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