Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-05-31
THE SOUTH AS \
NATIONAL ASSET

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Sir; In the present international
crisis the South is the nations
greatest asset and the United
Daughters of the Confederacy
one of the greatest assets of the
South. In addition to all its
regular Confederate relief work
and its education work. includ-
ING the raising of $500 en-
dowment fund, the United daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy have al
ready subscribed over 50, 900. 600
or Liberty bonds, this amount
being more than that subscribed
by the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, which is much
weather. organization. In &C.
cordance with the plan of the
war relief committee at the last
convention also each state d.
vision is arranging to endow
either a ward or bed in the
American military hospital at
Neatly, France. Sixteen of the
state divisions have already re-
sponded and the rest are falling
into line.
The wards already endowed
are named in honor Of the follow
ing Confederate officers and or
CARNATIONS United Daughters
of the Confederacy Ward, JEFF
ferson Davis Ward" Hoods
Texas Brigade Ward "R. E.
Lee Ward" Wade Hampton
Ward" Harvey Heth Ward, -
Joseph Wheeler Ward,' Pat
rick Cleburne Ward,' Richard
Jackson Ward,' ''Zebulon B.
Vance Ward" ''Beauregard
Ward, " John B. Gordon Ward"
ALBERT Sydney Johnston Ward
Nathan B. Forrest Ward" and
"Shappen Mitchell Ward The
different chapters are also max.
ling generous contributions to the
Red Cross many United daugh'
tiers of the Confederacy women
are serving on Red Cross and
national defense. committees
some of the chapters are con.
ltributing field ambulances and
Kitchen trailers, while others are
taking French children to sup
lport.
| All of the chapters are also en-
lgaged in all kinds of war relief
land conservation work, i. e., sew
ling, knitting, making surgie al
dressings and bandages and COM
tort kits, gardening, canning
fruits and vegetables, etc. One
member alone, Mrs. Robins, oil
the Stonewall Jackson Chapter,
lot Chicago, averages 20 comfort
kits week ; another chapter re
lported so trench bags and zoe
knitted garments. One of thess
United Daughters of the Con
federacy workers, Mrs. Harriet
| Angelina Spinks Thornton, Of
| Nashville, Tenn, celebrated hel
lone hundredth birthday last Oc'
tober, and still she has register
ed for war service and is work
ling just as intellectually now
for our boys in khaki as she did
! for our Confederate boys in the
|sixties.
| In addition to the contribu.
tons being made by her daugli-
tiers, the South is giving many
Iof the bravest and best of hel
sons to the cause. The Com.
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mander-in-Chief of our army is a
Southern man, and many other
prominent officers in the army
are descendants of Confederates.
The contributions of the Con-
federate Navy is especially in
teresting. The Confederate
Navy. poor in resources, rich in
genius, developed ironclads and
fought in the great naval battle
in Hampton Roads that reyolu-
tionized naval warfare created
the ironclad created the best
and most effective rit1ed gun Of
the time, the Brooks rifle Gre
ated and expanded a torpedo SER
vice. and operated the first sucs
cessful submarine torpedo boat !,
ind mauy OF the descendants of
the Confederates States Navy
officers have gained place and
fame in our present navy.
Another contribution that the
South is making is the rebel
yell" United States marines in
training are practicing the rebel
yell. Confederate veterans, who
take a keen interest in the activ-
|itives of the sea soldiers, are
teaching the boys their battle