I am a
Daughter of the Confederacy because I was born a Daughter of the Confederacy. A part of my
heritage was that I came into this world with the blood of a soldier in my veins...a
soldier who may have had nothing more to leave behind to me and to those who come after me
except in heritage...a heritage so rich in honor and glory that it far surpasses any
material wealth that could be mine. But it is mine, to cherish, to nurture and to
make grace, and to pass along to those yet to come. I am, therefore, a Daughter of
the Confederacy because it is my birthright.
I am a Daughter of the Confederacy because I have an obligation
to perform. Like the man in the Bible, I was given a talent and it is my duty to do
something about it. That is why I've joined a group of ladies whose birthright is
the same as mine...an organization which has for its purpose the continuance and
furtherance of the true history of the South and the ideals of southern womanhood as
embodied in its Constitution.
I am a member of The United Daughters of the Confederacy because
I feel it would greatly please my ancestor to know that I am a member. It would
please him to know that I appreciate what he did and delight his soldier love to know that
I do not consider the cause which he held so dear to be lost or forgotten. Rather, I
am extremely proud of the fact that he was a part of it and was numbered among some of the
greatest and bravest men which any such cause ever produced.
I am a Daughter of the Confederacy because I can no more help
being a Daughter of the Confederacy than I can help being an American, and I feel that I
was greatly favored by inheriting a birthright for both.
WRITTEN BY MARY NOWLIN MOON
(MRS. JOHN)
A MEMBER OF THE KIRKWOOD OTEY CHAPTER 10, LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA
FIRST READ AT A CHAPTER MEETING ON JUNE 2, 1915.
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