The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-08-07
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
GORDON CHAPTER No. -,
Opelousas, La, July 81, 1897.

Meeting called to order by Miss Anita
Doremus. President pro tenn, at Sandoz
Opera House Mrs. Il. II. Settoon, act
ing Secretary. Minutes of the last
meeting read and approved.
The following new members were
added to the roll: Misses Ada Sandoz,
Lou Mudd, May Sandoz and Mrs. Br-
die Reynolds
The meellng ttscn went into perma-
nent organization Ivy the election of the
following officers : President, Miss
Anita Doremns; 1st Vice ePresldent,
Mrs. K. X. Settnon; 2h vice PIesi-
dent, Miss Bella Jacobs; 81 Wee
President, Mrs. r. Mayer; Record
responding Secretary, Miss Annie An
drns: Treasurer, Mrs. VIM. Evans
The selection OF & name was then de-
clared in order, and it was decided by IL
majority vote that the organization
should he known as Gordon Chapter
No United Daughters OF the Cnnfeh-
eracy,
A correspondence from Mis- --
- was read, in which !, review of the
organization iu the State was given.
On motion. MIR. y. T. Blackshear,
Chairman of the original committee on
organization, appointed by r. L. Lee
Camp No. IA, u, G. v, was authorized
to correspond with Mrs. Hickman for
the purpose of securing necessary doc
uments and information for Gordon
Chapter y. ID. Z.
On motion. the following committees
were appointed On BY Laws Mrs. r.
Mayer, Miss Pearl Harmanson, Miss
Ada Snnduz. On Entertainment-M Mes
danes l.. ID. Prescott, A. }. Anderson,
Birdie Reynolds, VIM. Evans and Jonas
Roos. On Membership Misses Corinne
Derbes, Eleanor Prescott, Fannie Du.
pre-, Fannie Thompson and Noona Og
den.
On motion, il was resolved that the
duties of the Committee on Entertain
ment will be tn provide ways and
means to give . grand Confederate En-
teitainment, including General Cor
don's celebrated lecture, "The Last
Days or the Confrdrracy,' and the Sec
retnry of the CHAPTER is hereby author
lied and Instructed 80 issue $50
tickets at II dollar each, said tickets TO
be distributed among the younger mem
bers of the Chapter, and to have on
their face recei pt for the amount and
an agreement to refund to holder, in
case the gagement of Gen. Gordon
should not nlatevializ", the amonnt real
lied therefrnln to serve as a guarantee
fund to enab1e the Committee on En-
tertainment to prepare for the lecep-
tion OF Gen. Gordon. All receipts
over and above the actual expenses to
he tnrued into the Treasury OF the
Chapter as IA nucleus tnr Confederate
Monument Fnnd.
Resolved, That. in order to stimulate
the exertions of the Young ladies having
the sale Of said tickets in charge, II
handsome prize will be awarded the
one selling the largest number of tick
cts, and second and third prize to the
two ladies selling the next largest
number. Returns of sales to be made
not later than Sept. ]. 1897
Onmotion, it was, Resolved. That the
regular meetings ~ the Chapter be
held on the last Satnrss>.X 9yeach month
alta O'Clock D. M. alternaSNy i'll Wash
ington and OpelousasP
The Secretary was fstructee,so fur
nish n copy of these psHeeedshgs to the
local Press with request tS'1cIbijsh.
Adjourned to meet Saturday, August
sS, 1897, at 4 p. m. at Washington, La.
MAll SANDoZ,
Secretrry U. d. G.