Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-26
MRS. CAMPBELL TELLS
OF WORK BY THE j. D. c.
Hisiorian-Gcncral Makes Tx.
position of Organizations
A Accomplishment.
WAS FORMED - YEARS AGO
ii0nors Memory Of Those Who Scry-
cd md Those who Feel in Cnusc
"d md Those Who Fell In Cnusr
Tor which South Willingly t:n,r
All.
ny Margaret Walter Freeman.


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I defined ,s ,li, '"' -
''"'"'"' history.
tn" business and objects OF the
| society are historical. benevolent.
| uoai"hhI, and social-to honor III.
memory OF those who served and
'h"Se "h" feel in the scrvic" OF ,I..
states: !" protect. pre-
serve and mark places mad" his
| ~ ""' t"era'" vaI"r: To col
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/ 't"'hiui hiSt"rI of the War Bctwc, u
'hc states; 90 record the part taken
/ ny southern women In patient en-
"urhncc az hardships and natr!c,i,
/ devotion during IN. struggle AS In
un;!ring efforts after the war ,,r.
| ing tho reconstruction Of IN. :nn,,,
| To fuliill ,hns. s,,,o,
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XXI. w -" '"' TIES OF iri"ni-
".'""t 'ha members Of til. or
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H''.r IN" hfth convention. held at
nor springs, Ark. in 1898. what
might b" termed the era of local
monuments began. Tho Sou,h haI
been mindful Of her dead lon, ho
for. this time. however AIR. Ill.,,
Logan. in 1865. was imnr.scod ,.;,t
the care Of graves r,n,,
nlds and f,o,, a., ""'''c
mounds "a, ,IaI,,.,,. r"Nered
'"''H"o"a ana Peters
fnr ..c,, "''e"eratc flag
ido. so'u'tr' sh" derived the
men General Logan carried
49, vi h"u"hh. Decoration Day.
ross OF fi"n"r for Heroes.
The Richmond convention ., ,s..
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Of Honor submitted by Mrs Mar -
cahhctt. The bcstowal Of mi. ,rovs
upon veterans has been ono ~ ~.
great privileges OF tho avsoci,,in,,
"a: the Richmond ronv.,,,nn
1899 the l. D. {. assumed i,s drs,
great cnt,rprisc Tho c,mn1.,io, -,
the jefferson Davis mnnum.r, -,
Richmond Tn. mex, large nndor
taking was the shiloh mouiimcn,
designed by Frcdcricl IIuhi,rd 4,
the Norfolk convention i'm 1907 Cal
"ncl Hilary Herbert, asked ,ha
Daughters to assume I'll. comnIo,inr
of the Arlington monumen, .rba
cost of Arlington considerably ~
cccdcd the estimate of $50 O00 I'm,
no one who sees IL can feel that lis
value can be committed in nonoy
The sculptor Sir Moses rzclici nno
of the New Market cadets ana n ma.
tive OF Richmond. considered its his
masterpiece. and. in accordance with
his request. he was buried near /,
"CocvaI with these rrcat NOM.
mcnts came the expansion on other
lines. Three new general officers
were added in 1905 The office al
third vicc-prcsidcnt ,rcyivcd, ,nJ
the Office OF registrar general ana
historian general were created
The first historian general ,yns
Mrs j. Endors Robinson. of Rich
mond. She chose the motto. Low
atty TO the truth OF Confederate his
tory" inaugurated the historical
! evening at conventions and gay, IA
IL tho charm and dignity of her rar,
! personality.
| Mrs. Rnn,IuIph's Work.
| I'm 1911 the committee on relief
! is listed for the first time. with Mrs
! Norman V. Randolph. OF Richmond.
honorary president. 4. -. G., as its
| beloved chairman. Some who see
our monuments may not realize that
our benevolent work. while less
| spectacular. is our paramount OBJ
Jec'. Every division has its own
/ 'hcrlShSd methods OF extending aid,
ana l" many men ana women OF the
SiN'ts me SINAI! stipend of the
S"'crS Is me s"'c lGht AT the
c'"Se Oh Sotnoer uaN
'n',."i W'ho"W I" me WON
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a,;p . ~. W.sh'ns'"h, IN" publ
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/ ZION Of +, dnc,cnu.ction ~, .o,,t,
/ literature IN Tho RndI.i.,n Iihr.r,.
/ OxfnrI aud our don.,i;nr en- ~.
/ CUNNINGHAM monument ar. anon.
/ our achievements These. rcnrescnt