The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-18

galveston, Texas, December 1.-THE
State convention OF the Texas division,
Daughters of the Confederacy. met at Ca
thedral hall in this city today, the session
Icing opened by Rev. Father Kirwin OF ST
Marys cathedral.
Mrs. c. b. Stone deiveroi the address OF
welcome, and the president, Mrs. Kate
Cabell Currie, responded in delightful
manner.
Then were read the reports of the differ
ent chapters by the secretary.
Only delegates from Dallas, Alvin. Vic
toria, Houston and Sherman are here. The
other chapters sent letters anu telegralns
appointing proxies. Ten letters and
two kilograms were received by the sec
rotary.
AIRS. L. Gray, president of Alvin chap
ter and Mrs. Saran rontaine and A. Il
Willis are among alvin delegates.
lie CHAPTERS nave not ali sent in their
dues SO il IS Impossible to state the cen-
dlucn O. The finances.
lie total memUeranip In Texas exceeds
lcVv. Al present there are seventeen chap
tiers, houston having Joineu mis- morning,
san Marcos nas "a gani4ed. out has not
Yet eceiyeu ner chartSr. lnree other or
s..ii4anons are waitlns for ddmitsanee.
Inc Texas daughters sh0ulu ieei proud.
for Lhey have Increased in NUMBERS more
rapidly than any Of the other states, And
were II not iog the fact mat Virginia JOIN
ed It's TWO divisions Texas woulu have the
largest member ship.
Delegates from Dallas, Houston, we
tCrta and sherman were present. Mrs
Kate CabelI CuiIie and Mrs. Charlie orion
o. Dallas, Mrs. Foster and Houston Of
Houston anG Mrs. j. h. Dupree OF Nfelolia.
The sherman and Bolton delegates had not
| yet registered.
! IN stage is beautifully decora,d with
| palms and flags. In the center is small
rainting OF the three Confederate flags.
| The Old Coutedcrates. the Daughters or
| the Coafederacy and the sons OF the Con
| iederacy, painted by en- old one-armed
] Confederate solli,r in the home for vet
| Grams 10 Pike sYiilo. Md. The Daughters
want 10 thank Mr. Frank McGill, Mrs.
| Hates and Miss phelTs Mr.. l-ioherman and
Misses Liebermsn and Knoll for their
kindness in decorating the hall. Mrs Mol
| lie Macgill Res uberg has hal framed PIE
lures of all the historic places in Rich
mend Va. aud she Is going to present
this to the Galveston chapter
Mrs. Kate Cabell Currie, Mrs. Charles
Orton and Mrs. J. I. Duproe were sero
nadsd at the TremoDt hotel last night bS
the j. b. Hood fife and drum corps.
The reception is TO he given in honor o
Mrs. Kate Caboll Curi1a, who was recent,
elected to the houored office OF president o
the United daughters, and TO members 6
The Texas division. The first session endoc
at 1890.
At the afternoon session about the onl
business transacted was the election OF OF
ficers, as follows: Mrs. c n. Stone 0
Galveston, president Mrs Lee c. Hughe
Of Dallas. first vice president Mrs, Wat
son of Houston second vice president
Mrs Tobin Of Aus,n, third vice president
Mrs. j. Terrell Of Fort Worth, fourt
vice president Mrs Horny Sampson d
Alvin secretary Mrs. NJ. r. NJ Rosen
berg of Galveston treasurer Mrs. j. NJ
Bronson o. Victoria registrar; hrs, Jt
G. West of Waco, historian.
Tonight at the Presbyterian church
reception was rendered Mrs. Kate CabaI
Currie. Tomorrow will conclude the S
| sion There Is very little work TO be done