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PAGE EIGHT JEFFERSON DAVIS (AN ACROSTIC) * (By Caroline Dent.) J-ust a man we might say E-very inch a man— F-rom his stately forehead F-raming God's own plan, E-very thought a purpose, R-ight to do, his creed. 8-uch men make up hist’ry O f such men we read N-oting their distinction. D-auntless, brave and true: A-rmed with noble courage V alor ever new, I nspiring those who follow S ome worthy deed to do. Two Girard Children on Founders Roll Two names from Girard have been sent in to the Children’s Founders Roll of the Stone Montain Memorial They are: Louis Bartow Royal, son of Dr. and Mrs. L. B. Royal, in honor of his great-great grandfather, Riley Tur ner. Howard Guilford Royal, son of Dr. and Mrs. L. B. Royal, in honor of grand father, Guilford Royal. * COMPLIMENTS OF J. R. ODOM , GIRARD, GA. General Merchant % Mules and Horses Ginnery \ COMPLIMENTS OF FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK GIRARD, GA 4% Interest paid on Savings Accounts s I $1 starts an account Member Federal Reserve Bank Origin oi the United Confederate Veteran In response to a call issued by joint com mittees representing the Associations of the Army of Northern Virginia, the Army of Ten nessee, and the Confederate Veteran Cavalry, a convention of delegates from other Confed erate Associations was held at New Orleans, .Tune 10, 1889. The purpose of the conven tion, as stated in the call, was to form a confederation of associations, benevolent, his torical and social in character, that would care for needy and disabled Confederate Vet erans and assist the widows and orphans of fallen comrades. The convention met in pursuance of the call with delegates from ten associations in attendance. With the view of effecting a per manent organization, a committee on organi zation and resoltions was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws. This committee repotred after several hours’ labor, submit ting a constitution which was read, article by article and adopted as a whole. Article l is declaratory of the objects of the organi zation and reads as follows: “The objects and purposes of this organi zation will be strictly social, literary, his torical and benevolent. It will endeavor to unite in a general federation all associations of Confederate Veterans, soldiers and sailors, now in existence or hereafter to be formed; to gather authentic data for an impartial his tory of the War Between the States; to pre serve relics or mementoes of the same: to cherish the tjes of friendship that should exist among men who have shared common dangers, common sufferings and privations; to care for the disabled and extend a help ing hand to the needy to protect the widows and the orphans, and to make and preserve a record of the services of every member, and, as far as possible, of th se of our comrades who have preceded us in eternity.’’ The other atricles of the constitution re lated to officers and their duties and to the management of the organization. Upon the TO JEFFERSON DAVIS. (By Caroline Dent.) The years in their passing Have dimmed not his glory; We still will honor his name, And tell to the whole world In verse and in story The truth of his life-work, His sufferings and fame. We write in his mem’ry These few lines about him Hoping that some who may read, Will catch a true vision, Refusing to doubt him, But follow forever His teachings and creed. His justice in ruling, His patience in sorrow, Today and tomorrow That will make mankind better. More true and sincere. adoption of the instrument and the election of officers, the convention effected permanent organization, and the “United Confederate Veteran Association’’ entered into organized and permanent existence. General John B. Gordon was the unanimous choice for Com mander-in-Chief, and this gallant and distin guished soldier was selected annually to suc ceed himself as long as he lived. Major-Gen eral George Moorman, of Charleston, S. C. was chosen Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. The first reunion was held at Chattanooga, Tenn., July 3, 1890. There were 18 camps represented by delegates. Confederate Flags and Their Origin Colors: Red—typifies courage and strength. White—typifies purity and innocence. Blue —typifies constancy and sincerity. In 1860, when the South -found that war was a settled fact, the first thing that pre sented itself to the minds of the leaders was that a flag must he chosen as the emblem of the South. It must be remembered when the Stages seceded the North kept the flag and the South kept the Constitution. The old flag , was greatly beloved by the South—their ancestors had gained glory and renown under its folds during the Revolu tionary days, and so they said the new flag must .be as near like to the old flag as possible. There were four flags in all —and changed for important reasons. The first was chosen by a committee ap pointed in Montgomery, Ala., during the meet ing of the First Provisional Congress, Feb. 4, 1861. It was the Stars and Bars (No. 1). The union was to be square (blue); upon it seven stars representing the seven seceded States, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas, the stars were to be five-pointed, and the length of the flag one and a half times the width. On March 4, 1861, the “Committee on a Proper Flag for the Confederate States of America," made its report, which was ac cepted and by 3 o'clock that afternoon the flag floated over the capitol building. This flag was very much like the U. S flag, only not so many stripes and stars. It was one white bar between two red bars, and he square of blue. When in battle and the flag had wrapped itself around the staff it was hard to distinguish it from the U. S. flag—so a change became necessary. General Beauregard then designed another flag to be used on the battlefield, and Gen eral Joseph E. Johnston adopted it. This flag was simply the square of red with a cross of blue, and the thirteen then seceding States in stars upon it (No. 2). This was not used until after the first battle of Manas sas. The first of these flaggs were made by the three Misses Carsy. of Baltimore, and the next flag (No. 3), adopted at Richmond, Va., May 1, 1863, was the battle flag on a field of white. This did not prove satisfac tory, for the reason when it was wrapped about the staff it seemed a flag of truce, so on March 4, 1865, it was replaced by another (No. 4), which added to the white field an otuer bar of red half way the union square. This flag was only used a few weeks before the surrender, and never received the baptism of blood. Then there were the naval ensigns, naval Jack and pennants. The first naval ensign w r as No. 3 flag, only the white field longer; the naval Jack was No. 2 flag elongated n the pennants were long, narrow strips rep resenting the four flags. The veterans saw how often these flags were distorted by manufacturers until South ern people did not really know their own flags when they saw them, so when General Stephen D. Lee was General Commandant he issued the following request after a commit tee on flags at Nashville, 1904, had made their report: “The Commander-in-Chief urges all Con federate Veterans, Daughters of the Confed eracy, the Confederated Southern Memorial Association, and other Confederate Memorial Associations to exert their utmost influence in support of the resolution and the abridged report as above given to the end that man ufacturers of flags, designers, engravers, and others, may hereafter be required to conform therewith in all respects. “By command of “STEPHEN D. LEE, “General Commanding. “WM. E. MICKKLE, “Adjutant General and Chief of Staff.” Origin of the Confed erate Uniform Is Told There is no doubt that Mrs. Napoleon Locket, a Virginian, living at this time in Marion, Ala., with her son, deserves the credit for securing the design for the Confederate uniform. Nicola Marschal, an Austrian artist, was also living in Marion at this time. He had painted the portraits of many prominent fam ilies in Alabama, and was known to Mrs. Locket. She requested him to design a uni form for the Confederate soldier. At once came into his mind the beautiful gray uniform worn by the Austrian sharp shooters of his own home city. He immedi ately made sketches of the uniform, indicat ing the different colors to be used on collars to denote the branch of‘service. The officers were to have buff. The cavalry were to have yellow. The infantry were to have blue. The artillery were to have red. The Austrians had green upon their uni form. Now these suggestions were made and adopted, and this tells the story how the uniform of our Confederacy originated. By many it was thought that Francis Bar tow first suggested the gray color, but when we realize that our hero fell in the first battle of Manassas before the gray uniform was suggested, we can readily understand that this could not have been true in any official way. Memory Book of the Children’s Founders of Stone Mountain The BOOK OF MEMORY will not close until every child knows about The Children’s Founders Roll and has had the privilege of enrolling. The slogan now is: “Every child in every Southern home that no Confederate hero may be forgotten.’’ The U. D. C. Chapters are asked to assist in the memorialization of these old Confed erates by appointing a Children’s Founders Roll chairman to enroll as many children as possible and to enlist the co-operation of every organization in their community in see ing that no Confederate is left out. Bend in names continuously but make par ticular effort to signalize the Confederate anniversaries, such as the birthdays of Lee, Jackson, Davis and other great men of the Confederacy by a demonstration enrollment of names for the BOOK of MEMORY. Every child who becomes a member of The Children’s Founders Roll will receive a small bronze medal designed by Gutzon Borglum, the world-famous sculptor, who is carving Stone Mountain, as token of the child’s par ticipation in the creation of history’s great est memorial. Later, when the child’s name i 6 actually inscribed in The Book of Memory each child will receive a certificate giving the number of the page and the number of the line on which he is enrolled. On one side of the medal will be the figures side the words, “In Memory of the Heroism of the Confederacy." This small medal will be a priceless possession in the later years. Every child’s name should be enrolled. THE TRUE CITIZEN, SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH, 1924 S. A. Cunningham, Editor Confederate Veteran, Conceived the Idea of Marking Jefferson Davis’ Birthplace in Kentucky Bv Mrs. Herbert M. Franklin, Tennille, Ga. Sate Director 1917-1924. “O noble shaft, lift high thy head, And pierce the vaulted blue. Rock-hewn thy cradle in earth’s deeps, Thou callest in review The gray-dlad legions of the South, With war flags flashing high— The starry cross, unstained alway— The Southron’s battle cry!” The idea of marking the birthplace of the President of the Confederate States origin ated with Col. S. A. Cunningham, the late editor of The Confedearte Veteran. General Bennett H. Young, of Louisville, Ky., was associated with him, and brought the sub ject before the General Convention, U. D. C., held in Dallas, Texas, November. 1916. In his elokuent address, General Young said: “Mr. Davis was great enough to command the admiration of all men, but when we con sider his sufferings and sacrifices for the South, it is'his just reward that somewhere in the Confederate States which he loved so much, and where he lived out his days, there shall rise up some structure which in so far as art in its feebleness can proclaim, shall declare the love and veneration of the people for whom he gave his all—time, money, place, citizenship, health and lifelong peace. We must see that the men who come af terwards and look upon • this magnificent obelisk, towering amongst the clouds, grace ful in the lines, superb in its immensity, will thoroughly understand who Jefferson Da vis was, what he did, and who were the peo ple that he led, /who loved him, and made under his guidance transcendent and im measurable sacrifices for the great principle of self-government." The Daughters of the Confederacy agreed to assist the Veterans in the erection of this monument. Each State President was put in charge of the work in her State, and as President of the Georgia Division, U. D. C. COMPLIMENTS OF FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK VIDETTE, GA. ~~~ COMPLIMENTS OF C. W. BURKE GENERAL MERCHANT VIDETTE, GA. COMPLIMENTS OF WALDEN’S GARAGE VIDETTE, GA. Come to see us when you have car troubles We will appreciate your business and give you a good job was appoited State Director. In 1917, the erection of the monument began, and the Confederate Veterans who were leaders in the work were: Gen. Bennett H. Young, past commander in-chief U. C. V.; Gen. George W. Little field, of Austin, Texas; Gen. John H. Leath ers, of Louisville, Ky.; Col. Edmond H. Tay lor, Jr., of Frankfort, Ky.; Gen. Julian S. Carr, of Durham, N. C. (who died recently) ; Col. V. G. Cook, of aßtesviile, Ark. ring the World War work on the mon ument was discontinued. General Young and other Veterans passed into the Great Be yond. After the War was over, and the monument had been erected to a height of 216 feet, again, from lack of funds, the work ers rested. At the urgent request of the Vet erans, the U. D. C. assumed responsibility for raising funds with which to complete the monument. Various means were used, small banks were sent out to the Chapters, each holding five dollars in dimes. Later, one dollar certifi cates were sold by the U. D. C. To frequent appeals of the State Director, Georgia has responded nobly. Our dollars have spoken of our patriotism with mighty voice, and Georgia has a splendid share in the monu ment. When the Christmas drive for SI,OOO from our state was put on, many contribu tions were sent at once, and necessary funds were taken from the state treasury. We hope the full amount will be repaid to the treas ury before the close of the year. The monument is in the form of a great Egyptian obelisk, 351 feet high, second high est in the world. Washington’s monument in the Nation’s capital towering above all others in the world is an indication that our country holds him above all others. The j Jefferson Davis monument shows that the President of the Confederacy stands for the highest ideals of the Old and the New South. The plans called for forty-five flights of stairs, ten floors in the windows at each side near .j h !J? P ; he is an elevator, and it is said that the view from the top equals Lookout Mountain m its "to \he hTofthe mojum.... stands . B.p tist Church, small, weather-beaten, and sho W Bethel Baptist Church as * V«.er.n »* years, was of great assistance m inspectmgj the work until he became too feeble Then he sat in an easy chair on hl s b ackporc with a magnifying glass in hand looking at the monument. He sard to a Visitor . Yo have no idea the company it has been to me to sit here these years and watch it as it has grown in height but the sands of my life are running very low and “jV® see it ished quickly. I may « ot Je here *0 B ®e i, •ind I do so want to see it finished. Let us hope that his dreams are realized and he has lived to see the monument veiled this week. • . The father of Jefferson Davis was aGeor e-ian and we have an unusual degree of state pride In the erection of such a monument as Fs a fitting tribute to the President of the Confederacy. The monument shows to the world that Jefferson Davis will he loved and honored so long as there is left in this broad land of ours one loyal son of the South, true Daughter of the Confederacy! “Majestic shaft, art only stone? Ah no, a sentient thing. Is patriot’s blood, or woman s fears; Thou standest for a king! _ No lesser pile, great shaft is meet To mark the sacred place Where he was born whom Fate did make Exemplar of the race. . , Where stands his peer? O, friends, let us His people guard his fame, Till generations yet unborn, Shall reverently speak the name Of Davis, only President, The Southland’s martyred one Rare statesman, warrior, Christian, man, His glory like the sun!’’ Colds Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove the cause. There is only one "Bromo O’linine. E. W. GROVE’S signatuie on box. ? ! ‘c. COMPLIMENTS OF VIDETTE INSURANCE AGENCY GENERAL INSURANCE VIDETTE, GA. / COMPLIMENTS OF J. R. SMITH VIDETTE, GA. GENERAL MERCHANT WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS To My Friends in Burke County When you are in Vidette I want you to make my store your headquarters. You will be cordially welcome. I carry everything usually found in a st class stoie, such as Dry Goods, Notions, Hosi er, Men’s Furnishings, Peters, Endicott-Johnson shoes, all kinds of Family Groceries, Auto Accessori es and supplies, Tires and Tubes. A complete line Hardware, Crockery, Bolts of all sizes, Horse and many other things. My prices are right and I will be glad to serve you when in our city. E. E. PONDER VIDETTE GEORGIA Short Sketch of Mrs. Mrs. Sarah Wimberly By LUCY JORDAN BLOUNT. Mrs. Kacnaei McNorrell Wimheriv born in Burke County where she died. Dur ing the Confederate War she lived in Burke County, Between Waynesboro and Green’* Cut. She, as all true Southern womanhood was wedded to “The Lost Cause’’ and va ried and valuable indeed were the service s rendered by her and her two daughters, Alice Louisa. Everything in their power was done by them, chief of which was moulding can dies, caring for refugees, making clothin knitting socks and scarfs for the men in gray. Her home was always a veritable soldiers’ home. Once two soldiers were wounded in Waynesboro and she nursed, housed and pro vided for them for weeks and weeks, nmi] they were nursed by her tender hands back to health and returned to fight the invaders Often it was necessary for her and daugh ters to mould bullets for their own defence when stronger hands, but not stotuer hearts were absent fighting for them. She had two sons, James and Mack, who served valiantly throughout the war. W T hen there was a camp of sick and wounded at Green’s Cut she nursed and fed all of them she could, her services only being limited bv her utmost capacity. Her daughter, Louisa went to the Wayside Home with Mrs. Redd whose mission was to care for and feed the passing soldiers and while only fourteen years old, sb s did what she could waiting on older ladies and fanning the tables for the wear, soldier*. No Worms i a a Healthy Chill All children troubled with Worms have an un healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, im prove the digestion, and act as a General Strength ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispel the worms, and tk j Child will be in perfect health. Peasant "a take 60c per bottled