The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-02-05
The Daughters d the coriederaev

Inc following Is the report at he
Dickinson Chapter No. So, United
Daughters of The Gonfederaey 10 lle
state division of U. ID. c. during lis
session in ocala, January 9th 1897, AS
furnished by Mrs. t. d. Crawford, sec.
retary:
The state executive committe, Con-
federate Veterans Home, Florida, met
in Tallahassee December 10th. 1890,
for the purpose of devising ways aud
means 10 erect a home for invalid
Confederate soldiers, and in connec-
tion Herewith the Ocala ladies' execu-
tive committee of the Confederate
Veterans Home association was or
ganized for work February Goth, 1891,
with the following officers: Mrs. F..
r.. Gary, president; Mrs. Edw. Badger
vice-president; Mrs. J. J. Finley,
treasurer, and Mrs. J. J. Dickson, Sec
retary. AS the result of their efforts
the Ocala committee, aided by fhe
Jealous subcommittee at Orange
Lake, had the pleasure of contribute
ing five or six hundred dollars to-
wards that commendable and much.
needed institution, the veterans home
at Jacksonville. They also expended
one hundred dollars in aiding a w0r-
thy veteran in Ocala who had been
disabled by an accident.
The veterans home having been Sc
cured, as there was no other special
work to claim their attention, the So
ciety ceased to keep up its regular
meetings. Indeed, st was virtually
disbanded.
On March 9Th, 1896, pursuant to
call from Mrs. F. r. Gary, the presi-
dent of the former association in
Ocala, meeting was held in the new
armory building for the purpose of
considering the advisability of organ
izing chapter of the association
known as the UUited Daughters of the
Confederacy. After some prelimina-
ri's it was decided very heartily to
have such an organization, and the
following officers were elected for the
year by ballot: Mrs. f. r. Gary,
president; Mrs. Thos. Smile, vice
president; Mrs. ]. J. Dicison, cores
ponding secretary; Miss Berta Badger,
treasurer; Mrs. T. ID. Crawford, record
ing secretary.
aIar rtn Tod IN
"Dickison Chapter" No. Sc. 1t now
has on its roll more than sixty men,
bers, and application blanks are still
in the hands of parties who have not
yet filled them out. There is a graft
flying interest in the work in the
Ocala chapter.
Two delegates represented us in the
meeting in Jacksonville July 18th, at
the formation of the state division.
We also sent a representative to the
national convention in Nashville on
November 11th. In spite of the great
financial crisis through which we
have been passing, the report of the
years work, as given by our treasurer
at our last meeting, is quite encourag-
ing.
The chapter has had the honor of
forwardining 500 to Colonel Wood, of
New Orleans, for the "Battle Abbey
of the South,n and ten dollars to Mrs.
Fleming towards the fitting up of the
Florida room in the Richmond, Va,
museum, in addition to same amount
expended athome.
While our chapter is composed of
some of the noblest and most Jealous
women to be found anywhere, and
while they have been aided in every
undertaking by the generous co-opera-
ton of the local camp of Confederate
Veterans, as well as by many other
kind citizens of Ocala, yet they would
say, without dissenting voice, that
the success of the work has been due
largely to the devotion, intelligence
and untiring energy of our president,
who has made sacrifice after sacrifice
for the cause so dear to her heart.
Dickson Chapter congratulates it
self on its efficient and honOred leader.
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