Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-13
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CON
FEDERACY.

To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette.
Dear Sir Allow me to make the fol-
lowing statement as to the affairs of the
Daughters of the Confederacy in Yir-
ginia. At the convention of the Vir-.
ginia chapters of the National" /" now
to be called the Omitted Daughters of
the Confederacy,n held in Alexandria,
October 22nd, State Division was or
ganized, by the adoption of a constitu-
ton and bylaws, and by the election OF
officers. A convention was then called
in Lynchburg to meet November 1st,
for the purpose, as was stated, of TAX
ing up some "unfnished business with
the object of perfecting the organiza-
tion." 1t was ascertained, however, at
this meeting, that the State organiza-
ton was complete, and there was no
unfinished business to take up. But
the Lynchburg paper in reporting the
convention said that several amend
ments to the constitution were submit
ted and after a full discussion and
careful consideration, were adopted"
This is entirely erroneous. No amend
ments were made to the constitution.
The convention had no power to make
them, and, apparently, no desire to do
so. The convention was not composed
of the delegates that met in Alexandria,
and dtheAlexandria convention alone was
empowered to form the State division
and perfect its organization. A con-
vention called together by the State
president was bound by the laws of the
constitution adopted in Alexandria
which instrument provides for amend
ments as follows:
Act XI. This constitution may be
amended at any convention ofthe State
association, provided notice of such in
tention to amend, be fled with the re.
cording secretary at least thirty days
before the day fixed for such conven-
ton. Upon the filing of such notice
the recording secretary shall forthwith
extend the same to each of the officers
of the State association, and to the re-
spective secretaries of each division.
The officers elected at the Alexandria
convention were. President, Mrs. Lot
tie Preston Clark, Lynchburg; Vice
President, Mrs. Saml. B. Davis, Alex
andria; Recording Secretary, Mrs. G.
w. Hunter, Appomattox; Correspond
ing Secretary, Miss Ruth Early, Lynch
burg; Treasurer, Miss Virginia Beverly
Corse, Alexandria; Historian, Miss
Belle Hunter, Warrenton; Registrar,
Miss Margaret Morson, Warrenton.
Between October 22d and November
1st, within these nine days, Mrs. Hun
ter sent in her resignation as recording
secretary, and though urged to recall it
she declined, thinking that the work
would interfere with her duties as pres
ident of the Appomattox chapter. The
only business done at the Lynchburg
convention, therefore was the election
of Mrs. NJ. l.. Harvey, of Appomatto1,
as recording secretary, in the place Of
Mrs. Hunter, resigned.
Mrs. Lottie Preston Clark having re-
signed her Office of President of the
.Lucy Minor Otey Chspter,n of Lynch
burg, to accept the Office of president
of the State Division, Mrs. Norvell
Otey Scott is now President of the
Lynchburg Chapter. Mrs. R. G. Fl.
Kean, of Lynchburg, represented the
"Lucy Minor otey Chapter" at the con.
yention of the "United Daughters of
the COn1ederacy, nelO ln Ablhnth NO
vember 9Th, while the other Virginia
chapters were represented by our State
President, Mrs. Lottie Preston Clark.
Each Chapter is entitled to it's own re-
presentation, and by the new constitu-
ton State representation is not allow
ed, so Mrs. Clark acted as proxy for the
Virginia Chapters, Lynchburg alone
having its representative present. Mrs.
Clark returned from the convention
and from the interesting services OF
Confederate Day, November Sth, full OF
enthusiasm for the objects OF our so.
ciety, and she writes that she will
devote her time to building up the
State Association" and she hopes for
the hearty support and cooperation of
each chapter in our united work"