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that the faculty would take greatpleas-
ure in aiding them in any way.
A temporary organization was per-
fected, Mrs. Smythe being chosen
president, and Mrs. Miles secretary.
The president appointed the following
committee on credentials: Mrs. Clark
Waring of Columbia, Mrs. Bailey OF
Georgetown, Mrs. Buist of Greenville.
The committees report showed these
delegates present: ~
Charleston-Mrs. Augustine T.
Smythe, Mrs. L. @. McCord, Mrs. E.
R. Miles, Mrs. James Connor, Mrs.
Zimmerman Davis, Mrs. Fannie ones,
MISS. A. Smith, Miss Eta Kelly and
Miss Bessie Ravenel.
Abbeville-Mrs. w. @. MCGOWAN
and Miss Perrin.
Greenville-Mrs. Hugh Bu;st and
Miss Blythewood.
. Georgetown-Miss Munnerlyn and
Mrs. Bailey.
Edgefeld-Mrs. John Bacon.
Marion-Miss Durham.
Johnston-Miss Ready.
Spartanburg-Mrs. @. E. Flem-
ming.
Columbia-Miss Kate Crawford,
Mrs. Thomas Taylor, Mrs. T. j. Lips
comb and Mrs. Clark Waring.
The temporary organization was
made permanent after accepting the
report of the committee on credentials.
The chairman of the Charleston del
egation submitted draft of a consti'
tuition. which was referred to com
mittee of five. consisting of Mrs.
Smythe, Miss Kelly, both of Charles
ton; Mrs. Taylor of Columbia, Mrs.
Flemming of Spartanburg, and Miss
Ready of Johnston.
During the recess which was taken
until this committee should report,
refreshments were served in the ante
room of the senate chamber. Here the
ladies mingled freely together and
spent pleasant time making new
friends and chatting with old ones.
Tea and cakes were welcome to all
after the arduous duties of the morn
ing. and when the convention was
called to order everyone felt much
better,
The constitution was read and adopt
ed by sections. It declares the name OF
this division to be, Daughters of the
Confederacy, South Carolina Divis
ion." Continuing, it says: '"The OBJ
iect of this association shall be literary
charitable and social; to collect records
and incidents of the Confederate war
to aid in the preservation of the truth
of its history, the perpetuation of the
principles involved in that struggle,
and the memory of those who took
part therein; and to see that there i!
laid before the rising generation ar
impartial and just account of that Pc
riod of our history.
Those eligible to membership in this
organization are. 'HThe widows
wives, mothers, sisters nieces and
lneal descendants of such men a!
served honorably in the Confederate
army or navy, or civil service, or those
persons whose loyalty gave materia
aid to the cause, and also all women
and their lneal descendants wherever
living, who can give proof of persona
service, and loyal aid to the southern
cause during the war"
The constitution and bylaws a:
adopted, are concise and well written
and reflect credit on their authors.
Carrying out the provisions of tht
constitution, Mrs. A. T. Smythe O.
Charleston was elected president; Mrs
Conner, of Charleston, first vice presi
dent MRS Thomas Taylor of Columbia
second vice president; Miss Martha B
Washington of Charleston, secretar,
and Mrs. Durham of Marion, treasurer
Mrs. Bacon offered the followin,
resolutions, which were adopted:
Resolved. That we, the Unite,
Daughters of the Confederacy of Soutl
Carolina, in convention assembled, d.
greatly value the generous proposluol
of Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss o
New York, to donate $100, 1000 for tn
establishment of a grand battle able,
or memorial in the south, for the pre-
servation of Confederate relics and re
cords, on condition that the Who'll
united south contribute an equa
amount for that purpose.
2. That we heartily endorse tn
splendid scheme of this high-soule,
man, once poor Confederate soldier
now a wealthy New York merchant
ant, and will exert, our best efforts t
advance this patriotic project.
8. That it is the sense of this NEE
ing that no place will be so appropri
ate for the battle abbey as the Confec
crate museum the stately mansion fol
merly occupied by the Hon. Jeffel
son Davis, while President of the Cor
federate States, now held in sacre
trust by the Confederate Memoria
Literary society of Richmond.
Mrs. Miles spoke on the offer mad
by Mr.. Rouss, to defray one.half tn
expenses of erecting a memorial shat
at Winchester, if the ladies of Sout
Carolina would raise the other hal
Mrs. Miles said she had visited th
Stonewall cemetery and that 149 sold
ers graves were known AMI marked
but that there were 800 unknown
many of them from the upper part {
this State. The Daughters shoul
avail themselves of Mr.. Rouss' offe
Spd raise the reullired funds