The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-06-03
PATRIOTIC WOMEN.
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o., nc .ha COufcderacy


1 mos, enconraeing meeting OF the Able
willie I;ounty chapter OF the Daughters of the
Conrederacy was held at the public school
hall on Wednesday, June lst. AS stated In
the first article on trs ~ Ene 81 Fress
women that proposed TO organize the chapter
was TO have it q county chapter. TO this end
letters were written to thirty or more ladies
nT having. perhaps, six favorable replies, as a
baninnipg. Imagine the encouragement felt
| Mt receiving twenty-five gratifying letters. all
expressing interest IN the cause and In most nos
Abbeville county chapter has now enrolled
on its books The following names:
AbbeviIIe-Mrs; S. w; Smith, Miss Meta
Wardlaw. Miss Lucy White, Miss Mary McH.
White: Mrs. A. p. Templeton, Mrs. Robt.
Link, Mrs. W. I. Mcdonald, Mrs: W: A. Lee,
Mrs. p: S. Barnwell, Mrs. W. C. MCGOWAN,
Miss Lucia w. Parker, Miss Sophia Haskell,
Miss $. l.. Blake, Mrs. J. R. Blake, Mrs. +.
McCrady, Miss A. Wardlnw, Mrs. Lucy Thorn
Mrs win Wilson, Miss Lilah Norwood, Miss
Mary /. Hemphill Miss SalIe Marshall, Miss
NJ. l.. Smith. Miss Florence Templeton, Mrs.
B. F. Bailey, Mrs. j. c. Ellis. Mrs. G. D..
Brown, Mrs. Henry Norwood, Miss sallie
Marshall.
Long Cane-Mrs. w. o. Cromer.
Bordeaux-Mrs. s. A. Mcintosh, Mrs. j. B.
Allston, Mrs. Jane Allston, Mrs. Albert Gi-
O0rL
Mt Carmel-Mlss Sue McCaslan.
Calhnuns-Mrs. Morrah.
Due West-Mrs. f. L. Pressly, Mrs. VIM. M.
Grier.
Magnolia-MrS. l.. G. Haskell, Mrs. Edwin
Calhoun.
Lulah-Mrs. DIR. Sloan.
Nerdery-Mrs. Lalla Il. Scott.
Hunters-Mrs. Jno. Lyon.
DOnalds-Mrs. j. q. Caldwell.
Cokesbury-Mrs. q. w. Connor, Mrs. d. W..
Aiken.
Indian Hill-Miss Matte Reagan.
Antreville-Mrs j. + Brownlee.
Smithville-Mrs. Stamore p. Brooks, Mrs. K.
F. Hutchinson.
reenwood-Mrs. MCGEE, Mrs. Walker, Mrs.
]. C. Maxwell, Miss Florence Riley.
OFFICERS.
President-Mrs. S. NJ. w. Smith.
First Vice-President-Mrs. A. f. Templeton.
Second ice.President-Miss Meta Lythgoe.
Corresponding Sec.-Mrs. w. c. MCGOWAN.
Recording Secretary-Miss Lucia Parker.
Treasurer-Miss Mary White.
The meeting was called to order by the
President, Mrs. s. NJ. Smith, who stated that
the Rev. DIR. Clifton had been invited TO open
the meeting with prayer, but as he was una
BILE TO attend on account of indisposition
the Lords Prayer.
The minutes OF the last meeting were read
and approved.
The charter for the chapter was read and
then passed about for inspection.
The Corresponding Secretary read all mat
ter pertaining to the organization OF The State
Division in Columbia on June 2Sth and stated
that as neither of the delegates appointed to
attend that meeting had been able to do So
Mrs. f. K. Miles had been appointed proxy to
vote for thesAbbevlle chapter. A most In.
mittee on County Membership. giving the
the committee and the ladies written to.
One OF the most In nteresting features OF the
meeting was the ready response made TO the
appeal from Mrs. MCGOWAN for assistance
In the matter of the Rich mond Museum let
ters were read from Miss Hampton and Mrs.
w. L. DevausSeSse, regent and vice.regent lot
our State to do their share in this noble work
of preserving the memory of their herioc
dead. Fifteen of the ladies' present agreed 10
form South Carolina Room Committee. pay.
terest themselves In making collections for
the museum. In next weeks issue will ap-
pear a detailed account Of the Richmond
Museum, It's object and Its purposes
tie Abbey was also touched upon and the sem
timent Of the Getting was found to be unanf.
mously In favor of Its being located at Rich
mond.
Mrs. MCGOWAN spoke OF the articles she had
obtained to send to Richmond, among Others
photographs and relics Of the five colonels
who lived within sight of each other on Main
st.. in AbbeylIe and who all fell in the cause
Simkips and Perrin. With these are to be
sent two beautiful photographs, one OF Maya
zine !Hll and one of the Burt House now
owned by the Norwood family, which were
kindly presen ted by Mr.. w. T. Branch.
The President appointed the following COM
mittees:
On BY Laws-Mrs. E. McCrady, Chairman,
Miss Mary Hemphill Miss Florence Temple
ton, Mrs. w. G. MCGOWAN. Mrs. w. 7. Nc
Donald.
On Credentials-Mis NettIe RUSSELL Chair.
man, Mrs. B. +. Bailey, Mrs. j. G. Ellis.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The following board OF directors were asked
to serve for the ensuing year:
Miss McCaslan, Mrs Pressly, Mrs. MCGEE,
Mrs. Blake. Mrs. Grier, Mrs. Norwood, Mrs.
Brownlee, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Edwin Calhoun,
Mrs. Bailey. Mrs. Mcintosh, Mrs. Barnwell,
Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Perrin.
A meeting was appointed for Sale Day in
July.
The meeting then adjourned and the ladies
spent some time in pleasant social chat and
much friendly rivalry was shown as to who
shou Id have the pleasure of entertaining the
visiting ladies.