Nesbitt honors gold mothers, wives : The Adjutant General, Major General Nesbitt, Commanding General of the National Guard speaks during a patriotic program on the Fourth of the July. In the fourth year of the Patriotic Program during Conyers Fabulous 4th Festival, he honored the Gold Mothers and the Gold Star Wives. The Gold Mothers is an organization for mothers who lost a son or daughter in war, and the Gold Star Wives is for wives who lost a husband in war.