The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-06-05
WOMEN ORGANIZE.
DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFED-
ERACY IN CONVENTION.
Constitution Adopted-Mr. Rouss'
Proposition Endorsed.

The State Convention of the United
Daughters of the Confedoracy met
Thursday in the Senate chamber at
Columbia. Below will be found the
proceedings of the conventions. ... :.
DR.. j. w. Finn opened the meeting
with prayer. At the conclusion of the
prayer he submitted the following:
TO the United Daughters of the Con-.
federacy, South Carolina Division:
Ladies' have the honor to report
that an escort of honor has been ap-
pointed from Camp Hampton veterans
to tender your most honorable body
any service you may require in aiding
your plans. The escort consists of the
following gentlemen: Col. r. G.. La
mar. Col. McMaster, Col. Cardwell,
Col. w. H. Manning, Col. Youmans,
Col. A. d. Goodwin, Col. r. w.
Shand, Col. I. j. Lipscomb, Adjt.
ID. h. Flenniken, DR.. L. B. Lagare.
Prof. Rev. j. w. Finn, d. d. These
gentlemen are at your bidding. Res
pectfully, j. w. FL1NN.
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 3 report showed thsee
delegates present:
Charleston-Mrs. Augustine r..
Smythe, Mrs. l.. G. McCord, Mrs. e.
Il. Miles, Mrs. James Connor, Mrs.
Zimmerman Davis, Mrs. Fannie Jones,
Miss S. A. Smith, Miss Eta Kelly and
Miss Bessie Ravenel.
Abbeville-Mrs. w. G.. MCGOWAN
and Miss Perrin.
Greenville-Mrs. Hugh Buist and
Miss Blythewood.
Georgetown-Miss Munnerlyn and
Mrs. Bailey.
Edgefield-Mrs. John Bacon.
Marion-Miss Durham.
Johnston-Miss Ready.
Spartanburg-Mrs. G. E. Flemming.
Columbia Miss Kate Crawford, Mrs.
Thomas Taylor, Mrs. Il. j. Lipscomb
and Mrs. Clark Waring.
The temporary organization was
made permanent after accepting the
report of the committee on credentials.
The chairman of the Charleston
delegation submitted draft of a con-
stitution, which was referred to COM
mittee of five, consisting of Mrs.
Smytbe, Miss Kelly, both of Charles
ton; Mrs. Taylor of Columbia, Mrs.
Fleming of Spartanburg, and Miss
Ready, of Johnston.
The constitution was read and adop-
ted by sections. It declares the name
of this division to be. "Daughters of
the Confederacy, South Carolina
Division" Continuing, it says: '"The
object of this association shall be
literary, charitable and social; to col
lect records and incidents of the Con-
fedcrate war; to aid in the preservation
of the truth of its historys, the erpetu-
alton OF tho principles involved in that
struggle, aud 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
period OF our history"
Those eligible to membership in this
organization are: ''The widows, wives,
mothers, sisters, nieces and lineal de-
scendants of such men as served honor
ably in tho Confederate army or navy,
or civil service, or those persons whose
loyalty gave material aid to the cause,
and also all women, and their linoal de-
scendants wherever living, who can
give proof of personal service, and
loyal MD to the Southern cause during
the war;"
Carrying ont the provisions of the
constitution, Mrs. A. Il. Smythe, of
Charleston, was elected president; Mrs,
Conner, of Charleston, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Thomas Taylor, of Colum-
bia, second vice president; Miss Mar
tha b. Washington, of Charleston, Sec
retary, 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, do
greatly valuo the generous proposition
Of Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss, of
New York, to donate 500, 600 for the
establishment of grand battle abbey
or memorial in the South, for the
preservation OF Confederate relics and
records, on condition that the whole
united South contribute an equal
amount for that purpose.
:. That we heartily endorse the
splendid scheme of this high. sonled
man, once poor Confederate soldier,
now wealthy New York merchant, and
will exert onr best cmorts to advance
this atriotic project.
3. That it Is the sense of this meet.
ing that no place will bo so appropri-
ate for the battle abbey as the Confed-
crate museum the stately mansion
formerly occupied by the Hon. Jeffer-