Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-20
DAUGHTERS OF CoNFEDERACY.
Meeting Of the Richmond Chapter
to Receive an Interesting Report.

VI
to Receive an Interesting Report.
There was well-attended and inter-
esting meeting of the Daughters of the
Confederacy held at Lee Camp Hall yes
terday afternoon. This meeting was held
for the purpose OF giving information
to the Richmond Chapter concerning pro-
ceedlngs OF the convention OF United
Daughters lately held in Baltimore.
The Grand Division OF Virginia (taking
its name from the Grand Camp OF vir-
ginia, United Confederate Veterans). has
never belonged to the United Daughters
of the Confederacy. At the meeting or
the latter In Nashville year ago. the
sion OF Virginia to Join the United Daugh-.
tiers of the Confederacy, signed by the
president and secretary of the Grand
Division, was sent to Mrs. Raines, then
president of the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy. This offer. although ON
cial was orally stated, instead OF being
read, and therefore was misunderstood.
and the matter was not settled. COM
mittee was formed from the united
Daughters Of the Confederacy to confer
with committee from the Grand Divi-
sion, which woulp report at the meeting
In Baltimore. This was done, and the
injury was being done by further delay.
amended its former resolution. by full
vote of chapters, agreeing TO the mem
bership clause. whiah, although contain.
ing no material 0lHerence from tnat Oh
the United Daughters OF the Confede-
racy, was more explicit-that they
would pay the l0-cent tax required OF
each member; that the Grand Division
organized would receive charters from
the United Daughters Of the confede,,
racy through the president OF the Grand
Division. Also, the right based on the
first chapter in the State to continue to
Daughters of the Confederacy, which will
pay taxes thereto These chapters will
still be chartered by the Grand Division
ginia shall agree to be one and the same,
when all the chapters will be under one
State government. Each chapter shall
judge of the qualifications of its ow1
members.
Three chapters of the Grand Division
have not yet agreed to Join the United
Daughters of the Confederacy-namely.
Bethel, No. 2; Roanoke, No 4; Middle
bury, No. "a. Pickett-Buchanan, Norfolk,
withdrew from the Grand Division and
entered the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy a month before the Balu-
more meeting, there still remaining In
Daughters of the Confsderacy. thirty
four chapters, numbering 1900 members.
When these resolutions were presented
to the convention they were received
with the most hearty applause and cour-
teous attention, and Mrs. Giraud Wright,
acting as president OF the United Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederaoy, requested that
a vote be taken; that as the chapters
had accepted all resolutions of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy. the Grand
Division be at once admitted and allowed
to vote. This was also received with
reclamation, but there being some ques-
tion of legality raised. Mrs. Randolph,
of Richmond Chapter, accepted the cor
dial and courteous invitation, but declined
emphatically to vote, unless legally, and
not through courtesy. The vote was
again taken az to legality, and the Grand
Division of Virginia east their first vote
in the United Daughters OF the Confede-
racy. This vote was cast solidly every
time, for or against. as delegates were
sent not instructed. but TO vote every
time, as questions arose, TO the best OF
their knowledge for the good of their
State, and hence for the good OF the
United Daughters Of the Confederacy.
No one who attended the Baltimore
convention or the reception given by Bal
timore Chapter will ever again speak
of the Lost Cause" but will say, what
grand cause" when represented by
such gallant men and such lovely women.
Nothing was left undone by Baltimore
for the pleasure Of their guests during
the convention.