The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-06-03

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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. G. McCord, Mrs. E..
r. Miles, Mrs. James Connor, Mrs.
Zimmerman Davis, Mrs. Fannie Jones,
MISS A. Smith, Miss Eta Kelly and
Miss Bessie Ravenel.
Abbeville-Mrs. w. @. MCGOWAN
and Miss Perrin.
Greenville-Mrs. Hugh Buist and
Miss Blythewood.
Georgetown-Miss Munnerlyn and
Mrs. Bailey.
Edgefeld-Mrs. John Bacon.
Marion-Miss Durham.
Johnston-Miss Ready.
Spartanburg-Mrs. G. E. Flem-
ming.
Columbia-Miss Kate Crawford,
Mrs. Thomas Taylor, Mrs. 7. 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 a 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 a 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. 1t declares the name OF
this division to be, Daughters of the
Confederacy, South Carolina Divis
ion." Continuing, it says: ''The OBJ
ject of this association shall be literary,
charitable and social; to collectrecords
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 is
laid before the rising generation an
impartial and just account of that pc.
riod of our history.
! Those eligible to membership in this
organization are. 1.-THE widows,
wives, mothers, sisters nieces and
lineal descendants of such men al
served honorably in the Confederate
army or navy, or civil service, or those
persons whose loyalty gave material
aid to the cause, and also all women,
and their lineal descendants wherever
living, who can give proof of personal
service, and loyal aid to the southern
cause during the war"
The constitution and bylaws as
adopted, are concise and well written
and reflect credit on their authors.
Carrying out the provisions of the
constitution, Mrs. A. T. Smythe OF
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, secretary
and Mrs. Durham of Marion, treasurer
Mrs. Bacon offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted:
Resolved. That we, the United
Daughters of the Confederacy of South
Carolina, in convention assembled, de-
greatly value the generous proposition
of Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss O.
New York, to donate 100000 for thu
establishment of a grand battle abbey
or memorial in the south, for the pre-
servation of Confederate relics ard re
cords, on condition that the whole
united south contribute an equa
amount for that purpose.
-. AAas WO ACdIIlly cuOOrSc Lut
splendid scheme of this high-soulec
man, once poor Confederate soldier
now wealthy New York merchant
ant, and will exert, our best efforts t.
advance this patriotic project.
3. That it is the sense of this meet
ing that no place will be so appropri
ate for the battle abbey as the Confed
crate museum the stately mansion for
merly' occupied by the Hon. Jeffer
son Davis, while President of the Con
federate States, now held in sacret
trust by the Confederate Memoria
Literary society of Richmond.
Mrs. Miles spoke on the offer mad
by Mr.. Rouss, to defray onehalf tn
expenses of erecting a memorial shat
at Winchester, if the ladies of Soutl
Carolina would raise the other half
Mrs. Miles said she had visited tn
Stonewall cemetery and that 149 soldi
ers graves. were known AMI marked
but that there were 800 unknown
many OF them from the upper part o
this State. The Daughters shoul'
avail themselves of Mr.. Rouss' offe
and raise the required funds.