Excerpt from Address, Delivered by Miss. Mildred Lewis Rutherford, Athens, Georgia, Historian General, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1911-1916: The Civilization of the Old South; What Made It; What Destroyed It; What Has Replaced It It has brought me in close historical touch with distinguished men and women all over our land, and it has enabled me to form many charming friendships, for which I thank you. The beau tiful words of appreciation I have received from all have touched me greatly, especially the tender, loving words of encourage ment, cheer, and help that have come to me from our Veterans. God bless and keep them with us many more years to aid us in righting the wrongs against our South and her high ideals. I must not lose this opportunity, Daughters of the Confederacy, one and all, to thank you for the lovely roses you have so freely cast into my life I have ever believed in the doctrine of throw ing the roses while one lives - so there will be no need for you to send any floral tribute to lay upon my casket when this life on earth shall have ended. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.