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the Southern Woman
Beautiful Tribute to
Hon. W T. Ellis Paid
Hon. W. T. Ellis of Owensboro, Ky.,
paid a beautiful tribute to these brave
Southern women in a Memorial Day
Address:
“I declare to you that future gen
erations ought not to forget to honor
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the women of the South. During the
four years in which the South strug
gled to establish its independence
the women by their virtue, patriotism,
self-sacrifice, and loyalty to the cause
of the Southern Confederacy did more
to make that cause a success than all
the armies, glorious as they were,
which the South ever sent on fields of
battle.
“There was no situation too distress
ing, no condition too adverse, no dis
aster too severe for those loyal wo
men of the South.- By their unabated
fidelity to a cause which all the world
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now concedes was right they succeed
ed in inspiring the armies of the
Confederacy with a patience, a loyal
ty, fidelity, and bravery for the cause
they defended to the extent that they
made it possible for the Confederacy
as an organized government to strug
gle for four Continuous years in an
unequal contest to establish its ide
pendence. But for these women of the
South the Confederacy could not
have aurrived for a single year. In
spired by their example, their con
stancy, self-sacrifice and patriotism,
he South was able to maintain its
organized armies in the field for four
of the bloodiest years that mark the
highway of ancient or modern his
tory. If Confederate soldiers won re
nown on fields of battle, which they
did, and if they shook a continent by
their heroic endeavors and fiilled the
whole world with the glory of their
achievements, the credit for their per
formance is primarily due to the
women of the South. No man could
year a Confederate uniform and not be
a good soldier under the influences
’ iglit directly to bear upon
him. Therefore whatever glory clus
ters about the performances of the
men who made up the Confederate
army should be set down in the first
instances to the credit of Southern
women.
“At the breaking out of the war the
women of the South were the most
highly cultured, the most accomplish
ed, the most patriotic, and the most
beautiful women in the world. They
devotly believed in the justice of the
Southern cause, and with their accom
plishments, their patriotism, their loy
alty, their virtue, and their beduty
they made the armies the most formi
dable array of warriors that ever
marched under martial banners in all
the tide of time.
“The shattered ranks of Confederate
veterans ought to gather about them
today their children and their grand
children and inspire them with the
example of these glorious women of
the Old South. It only remains for
Confederate soldiers to do a few more
important things they ought to see to
it that their descendants erect monu
ments to the memory of the women
of the South, so that future genera
tions can never forget their glorious
example. From the fajl of Fort
Sumter to that memorable day when
General Lee had his last conference
with General Grant at Appoxattox the
women of the South never abated their
devotion, their ardor, and they loyalty
to the homes which the armies of ihe
South were marshaled to defend.
very ceremonies we are here observ
ing today had their copception ana
origin in the loyal hearts of accom
plished and devout Southern women.
—Extract from speech in “Confeder
ate Veterans'*
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THE TRUE CITIZEN SATURDAY JUNE 7TII, 19*24.
Wayside Home at
Mien Subeject of
Interesting Sketch
Wayside Home at diiilen, Georgia.
“In November, 1860, Mr. Lincoln
was elected President of the United
Btates ajid in December following
South Carolina seceded from the Un
ion. In March 1861, Mr. Lincoln was
inaugurated, and in April Ft. Sumter
fell which was the signal that war
had begun.
“When Napoleon died at St. Helena
it was wired around the globe, ‘the
world it at peace, Napoleon is dead’
after 25 years of bloody war ‘peace
reigns.’ The first gun fired from a re
fusal to surrender Fort Sumter, 1861
was not a signal of peace, but the be
ginning of the bloodiest struggle of
warfare in history. Every man took
up arms and the soldiers were hur
ried to Virginia to hold at bay the in
vading army of the north, as they
marched across the old historic Po
tomac. The soldiers from Florida
and South Georgia had a long and ted
ious journey to Virginia, hence it re
quired the establishment of an eat
ing house or wayside home where
they could break the monotony of the
trip, and be refreshed with everything
good to eat.
The loyal and patriotic ladies of
old Burke came forward with the old
war spirit and organized the fam
ous “Wayside Home,’ at Millen, Ga.
It went into effect sometime during
the year 1861, the exact date not
being known. It was a large house
with a spacious d,ining room, bed
rooms, kitchens and pantries, and, as
I now look back on it, I am remind
ed of the widow’s barrel of meal and
cruse of oil. There were three cooks,
a Miss Bailey served as matron and
there were special room for wounded
and sick soldiers, as well as rooms
for those who served on committees.
A married lady with three girls would
serve three days and nights and then
another committee would relieve them.
It worked with system and uniformi
ty, there never being any confus
ion or misunderstanding, as every
body knew their duty and did it.
“Mrs. McKenzie, grandmother of
Mrs. Margaret Cates and J. Hope Mc-
Kenzie—served as first president, but
soon resigned on account of age. She
was one of the most accomplished
ladies of the state and a scholar of
the old school. Mrs. James Jones
was elected second president, but died
in a very short time. Mrs. Ransom
Lewis, mother of the late Mrs. T. M.
Berrien and Mr. Wilbur Lewis, was
elected third president.
“Should a book ever be written
about the ‘Home.’ Mrs. Lewis should
take the leading role. She canvass
ed the county every week in her car
riage and kept the house supplied
with /everything necessary for the
comfort of our soldiers, not only in
the way of good things to eat, but
with bed and table linen, which at
at times was immaculate. In after
years our old soliders in passing
Airs. Lewis, would tip their hats and
give three cheers for her.
“The home was one of the greatest
of the war, which was donated and
maintained free of charge by the peo
ple of grand old Burke. All records
were destroyed during the invasion of
General Sherman’s Army. Contribu
tions were given da,ily for the sol
diers, often as much as SSO, as ev
erybody considered it a grand privi
lege to contribute, or serve in any
way a Confederate solder. After the
close of Mrs. Lewis’ term of office,
Mrs. Amos Whitehead, grandmother
of Mrs. Clarence Rowland of"this city,
served with great efficiency. Her son
Willie Whitehead, being color bear
er, Company A (Burke Sha,rkshooters)
2nd Georgia Regiment, was the first
Burke County boy to give his life
for his country. Would that I had the
time to mention the noble work and
deeds of all ofl the knights of the Old
South who laid down their lives in sac
rifice for their country, and who im
mortalized their names in chivalry
and patriotism that shall live on and
on, till stars shall cease to shine.
“Mrs. A. M. Rogers, formerly Miss
Jennie Blount, served as secretary.
The women of the South acted a most
important part in carrying on the
war, as did the womene, children and
slaves had to be fed and clothed at
home, and ,our army was entirely
dependent on the South for everything
as all ports were closed to the outside
world. We wore homespun dresses,
hats made of shucks and palmetto,
but we were proud to wear them.”
'When our., embracited army, in rags,
shoeless and hatless, were drawn up
in line confronting General Grant’s
magnificently equipped army at Appo
matox, imagine their humiliation; but
it must be said to General Grant’s
praise, however, that he ordered his
quartermaster to serve 25,000 rations
to 25,000 hungry Confederate solders.”
—(Mrs.) Julia Garlick, Margaret
Jones, Chapter, U. D. C., Waynesboro,
Ga.
Reminiscences of the old Wayside
Home
“On Friday last a committee of the
U. D. C. Chapter of Waynesboro met
with a committee of Millen Chapter of
of Millen Chapter of the U. D. C., to
discuss plans for the erection of a Me
morial to the Mothers of Burke and
Jenkins county, on that old historic
spot, the Wayside Home, Millen, Ga.
“I was impressed with the solemnity
of the occasion as we approached the
old site. The scenes of those bygone
days flashed across the mind like a
panorama and I imagined myself
wandering through the old Home, see
ing the familiar faces and hearing the
blithsome laughter of the committee
of young women who were there to
serve the many soldiers as they came
through. In that old attractive din-
ing room so immaculate and inviting
where four long table were groaning
under the burden of everything good
tc eat, I saw in the kitchen, rolls,
milk and butter galore. I remember
the telegram saying ‘at 12.30 a train
of soldiers will pass through Millen
with only one hour to eat and Max a
little after a long ride from scolhern
Florida.’ In a little while the old train
came puffing and blowing with its pre
cious freight of the ‘Boys in Gray.’
“Again I saw the young lady com
mtte donned in their homespun dress
es and palmetta hats on that big piaz
za awaiting the arrival of that train.
Everybody was on the highest tension
and excitement. When the old car
pulled in the band was playing and
the soldiers yelling, and when the
train stopped the girl sang:
“ ‘My dress is plain, I know
My hat’s palmetto, too;
But then it shows what Southern girls
For Southern rights will do.’
“Outside on the track stood the old
tired engine; it, too, was resting for
its long trip ahead. In a little while
I heard the conductor say, ‘All aboard
for the Army of Northern Vihginia,’
and amid yells and hurrahs for our
Southern girls the hand struck up and
the boys sang ‘Dixieland in the land
of cotton, old times there will not be
forgotten, hurrah for Dixie.’ I see
old father Gray, who kept the hotel
coming over every morning to see if
he could in any way be of service
to those brave women who had to
carry the heavy burden of the home
themselves. The old men were look
ing after the farms and there was
no man on whom the great responsi
bility could be placed, but the brave
women said, “Mr. Gray, we are-South
ern women and equal to all emergen
cies.’ “The Carathagenian women cut
off their beautiful tresses to make
bows to fight the Roman soldiers, but
there was never a Carthagenian or a
'Spartan woman that equalled th» he
roic deeds of our mothers of the
Southern Confederacy.
“Well, their grandchildren after six
ty-five long years, are going to build
a monument on the sacred consecrat
ed ashes of that historic old Wayside
Home. May it be an inspiration to
coming generations, and when our
youths :pass the sacred spot, may
their heads in loving reverence to the
sacred dead.
Met Misfortune With
True American Spirit
They had shut off the largest oil
well in America three days before.
There were not enough pipe lines to
handle the flow. It had filled a 1,000-
barrel tank in 20 minutes; then, te
prove that its performance was ne
flush production freak, had filled three
more tanks in exactly one hour. When
we arrived the monster was still, but
preparations were being made to open
It up, writes Max Bently in Harper's.
They opened it up cautiously when
they were ready. They thought they
were ready. The driller waved an Im
perious signal. The chief roughneck on
the rig swung a lev r er.
“Stand back, everybody!”
Ges, faintly blue and transparent,
sprayed thinly from the flow pipe.
With an ear-filling roar the oil came.
A six-inch stream shot from the pipe
against the splash box. The pipe trem
bled, buckled, reared backward. Then
as we looked, rooted to the spot, came
disaster. The top of the well blew
off. Through every obstacle that man
had assembled the ruthle&s monster
tore its way to freedom. A jet-black
stream leaped cleanly upward until
it attained a height of 200 feet. As
the oil began falling the deep green of
the pine trees was blotted away. On
the instant they were turned a greasy
black and their befouled branches lit
erally rained oil.
The owner of the largest oil well in
America had watched the proceedings
from a convenient hillside. Sitting
loosely In his saddle, hat pulled down,
he had Idly overseen the preparations.
It meant a lot to him to save that well,
but he gave no sign. He could only
lose; it is to his everlasting credit that,
losing, he lost cleanly and gamely.
Made Stable in Cellar
for His “Nice Males”
William Conquest so loves his two
mules that he keeps them in the cellar
of his house at Queens boulevard and
Tremble street, Winfield. Queens and
the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals worried about them
so that Conquest was taken before
Magistrate Doyle in the Flushing
court, says the New York Herald-
Tribune. L. Ray, an officer of the soci
ety, said that somewhere in the case
there was undoubtedly cruelty to ani
mals, but Conquest said not.
“They are nice mules,” he said, “and
they have a good time in the cellar.
They like to stay there. Every time I
put them in the stable they are uncom
fortable, and as soon as I leave the
door open they go back to the cellar.”
“Why not put tlrem in your dining
room?” asked the magistrate.
“Well, I might,’’ said Conquest.
“They’re nice mules. But they prefer
the cellar.”
“But the officer says their health is
endangered,” said the magistrate.
“You can’t hurt a mule,” said Con
quest. “They’re jus’ mules. They
haven’t any health. Mules don’t get
sick. They’re just mules until they
die.”
As no evidence was offered to show
that the mules were other than frisky
and happy, the magistrate dismissed
the charge. He directed the officer,
however, to keep an eye on the mules
and see how they were treated.
Like Time and Tide
An elderly woman, who has lived
most of her life at Franklin, but who
now lives with a son at "Chicago, has
been obtaining much enjoyment from
his radio receiving set.
Early every morning she tunes in,
and listens to programs of music,
weather forecasts, and other such mat
ter thrust over the broadcasters. Re
cently she tuned into a station that
was broadcasting recipes. One of
the recipes started out as If it might
be good.
“Just wait a minute, will you, till
I get pencil and paper?" she asked.
When she came to a moment later the
station was signing off. —Indianapolis
News.
To Halt Shifting Sande
Oil is being used to prevent sand
from being drifted by the wind across
the tracks of the Oregon-Washlngton
Railroad and Navigation company
and impeding or even preventing traf
fic. Dunes near the tracks in the Col
umbia river valley are sprayed with
crude petroleum which has been heat
ed so as to secure the required fluid
ity. A thin layer of asphaltic material
then forms oil the sand and so pre
vents the drifting of the surface. One
application serves for at least a year
pn/i in some locations for as many as
two or three.
More Autos in Europe
The use of motor vehicles Is In
creasing as rapidly in other countries
as In the United States. The develop
ment hag progressed most rapidly in
the English-speaking countries. Great
Britain hag <655,318, Canada 642,511
and Australia 180,540. France stands
next to the British empire, with 400,-
000. -
Absolutely
A man’s tendency to give advice is
in inverse ratio to/his ability to mind
his own Transcript.
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