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Page one of Burney's undated "Children's Work" Speech. <br /> <br /> Children's Work<br /> <br /> Madam President, Daughters of the Confederacy, Friends:-<br /> <br /> Show me the womanhood of a nation and its childhood and I will tell you what the status and morale of that nation is. Robert Speer the great thinker made this assertion and I am sure that all within the sound of my voice realize the truth of it. <br /> <br /> In our work of keeping alive Southern valor and preserving authentic Southern history, we must look to our most priceless inheritance--the Children of the Confederacy. We must win the present generation, for we can not do without the splendid assets of youthful optimism, idealism, power of vision and spirit of adventure. <br /> <br /> The child is plastic, capable of being molded and youth is the golden period fo mental hygiene. There is no age more important than childhood, more interesting. If you wish to be of real service to the world, do something for young people and children. For many years a duty has been laid upon the womanhood of the South- to train the children in patriotism and loyalty to organize them into chapters of earnest, little workers, busy hearts and minds to be about the Southland and the appreciation of their valiant ancestors. Many women have heeded the call and chapters of Children of the Confederacy have sprung into being all over our fair land. These children are our heritage, they will inherit our spirit and our organizations. When we pass to them the torch, we expect them to hold it on high and to keep it burning with an eternal flame. <br /> <br /> It is our privilege to teach them this by example

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