Woman's enterprise., 1921-09-16
RECOGNITION ABROAD.

RECOGNITION ABROAD. :
At the annual convention Of the I
Georgia U. D. c., October 1917, the : :
following resolution written by Mrs.
Elizabeth E. Hanna was offered by :,
Mrs. Med. Wilson and unanimously
adopted:
"Resolved, That the U. D. G. OF ,
Georgia, in convention assembled at
Dublin, establish a fund by popular
subscription among its members, to
purchase a library of Southern Ills
torical works and other literature and
its institutions, and that this library
when completed, be presented to
prominent English public library by
the u. D. C. Of Georgia.
As chairman of the committee to do
this work, I am appealing to this
chapter for subscription to help the
committee to carry forward this un-
dertaking.
The other members of this commit
tee are Mrs. T. T. Stevens, Mrs. Al
Med. Wilson, Mrs. Joseph Derry, Miss
Mildred Rutherford.
They are all deeply interested IN
this cause, because they know how 1T
tie understood the South is abroad
and how gravely slandered we are'
and have always been, by the Am
erican writer's, whose works on Am
erican history have found their way
into foreign libraries.
Il For fifty-seven years we have borne
\ these Misrepresentation, never tax
Il ing any practical means to defend
ii our section, and change these hum'l'-
Il ating conditions.
= Why continue silent under slander
= Whv let northern writer's tell the
story of the South
Why not tell it ourselves!
Trusting that this appeal will meet
liberal response, remain,
Yours cordially and fraternally,
ELIZABETH H. HANNA.
This work was begun some year
ago by a patriotic U. D. G, Mis-
Katherine Stiles. Surprised at . tn
conditions which she found to exls
in English libraries as to the absene
of any books giving correct informs
tion in regard to the South and tn
Southern people, she began, sing
handed, an earnest effort to supp
this need. She crossed the Atlant
five or six times carrying books OF 6
lines of literature in regard to Il
South, and she placed these books
English libraries. Miss Stiles dl
without leaving a record Of the wo
she had accomplished. Later, Nj
Helen Gray, of New Orleans,
formerly of Atlanta, became intere
ed in this cause, and through her
mort of conditions this Foreign
brarv Movement" has been begun
The United States has been invo
ed in the great European war;
now that peace has come to the We
there is renewed interest in Amerl
History. Shall we not see to it
times that the South receives
recognition abroad, and that her "
derful work in the making OF
Great Republic is understood and
ognized?
The appeal made by this comml
met with an enthusiastic response
, onlv from U. D. c. Chapters, but +
Authors, Publishers, Book Sellers
from the Press. the Atlanta
stitution placed in its columns at
service of the committee and also
tributed some valuable books.
1919, appreciating the growing
nortance of the work, the Get
Com, through the State Presi
Mrs. Herbert Franklin, asked
Gen. U. D. c. at the Louisville
vention to take over the work.
Presi. Gen., Miss Mary B. Poppe'
hastily endorsed the request
was granted. The chairman O.
Georgia Committee became
chairman of the Southern Liter
and endorsement Of books and
man Of a Sub. Conn.,, to carry q
Library work, with CON-, OF tv
two members in as many OH
States. Later the Sub. CON-
merged with the Southern Lite