The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-08

6eCI6hEf4 4uA5 = = u0..'ss s1s4n.ss
ssy lor. of Columbia ); treasurer, Mr.
Dnrham, Of Marion. In res
}; ,Ess,inae Is al invitation from tht
:fareenyiille Daughters, made By Mn
# e Il Il iIiisms, of that city, who isa daugh
| \ fsr 81 III Judge Hudson. the Ststt
sinyentiion decided TO meet in Green
vile next year.
TIE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
& Co,umbia, December 4 One q
I tha most interesting and important @
5 sfhepublic utserances in connection
s,,;;fh ,he Daughters Of the Confeder-
s. .ur s. ihe address Of Mrs Ellisoa
Es{,eners % the State Convention ia
! Ahbeville to-day Aside from Civ
iii, Inn 3 record Of the work Of The year,
H itc contains the views of patriotic
swsanan On The matter of sectional his
& fosieS The address, however, speaks
beI,t for itself, and reads % follow
Colunbia, November II, 1897.
the officers and representatives.
4 fghe South Carolina Division, United
/ ,snphfess of Copfederaey ! greet
:syon. ladies', IN al loyal affection, g
ia. representatives Of our South
!Harolina Division Of The United Dsugh-
III of the Confederaey, and wish
vo.l 8 hap2y and successd1i meeting
3; snf 7; yonr third annual Convention
aa| could NOT have assemled any
ri ;wfhere ia IL onr beloved State where
"a 'svo,a would meet 8 warmer welcome
sor e be.rtiier, sylmpafy than in the good
snld Town Of Abbeyille, which gave
gssnoesble soldiers 20 our county and
distanguished citizene 70 onr Ssate. 4
As Daughters Of the eonfederacy
"a cberish The memory Of her heroic
sdead, and hold upto our children the
] .ex,aaapaes Of her distiDg Dguished sons
nis my dnty, ladies', 70 present TO
wa { report Of the condition OF the
ssiyision and TO ofer you sach sng.
aest;ons g have impressed my mind
Wiith their importance. fhe South
Caroline Division 10 now composed OF
lie following chapters
Charleston Chapter, organized
November II, 1894.
Wade Hampton Chapter, 20
Iumb:a, organized December ~.
1895 !,
Marion Chapter. organized
III arch, 1896
Greenville Chapter, organized
Aprii, 1896.
Abbeville Chapter, organized
June. 1896
Mary Ann Bowie Chapter, Chee,
ter organized March. 1895.
Sparfanbarg Chapter, organized
April. 1896
S sumser Chapter. organized July.
1876.
eberaw Chapter, organized Sep
tenber, 1886
10 Maxcy Gregg Chapter, Edge
fed, organized 1896.
III Arthur Maniganls Chapter,
Georgetown. organized 1896
10 Ellison Capers Chapter. Flor.
ence, organized 1896
Is Edisto Island Chapter. Edistc
Island
II John Z Mclver Chapter, Oar.
liDgton.
Is Johnston Chapter, Johnston.
I6. Edward Croft Chapter, Aiken
1897
II. Robert E Lee Chapter. An
derson. 1897
Is: Ann White Chapter, Rock Hill
1897.
10. Drayton Ru.heraord Chapter
Newberry, 1897
OF tte above named chapters th'
last four have been organized since
our las. Convention. and | am happ!
10 state that others are now in pro
cess of forming. From correspond
ence with friends in different parts o
the State we may confidently e1pec
quite a number Of additions to ou
chapter list by the time Of our fourth
annual Convention. ] have the homo
TO report that all the chapters Of tb'
division are actively at work. pa
triotic interest being everywher
manifested in the preservation OF on
Confederate history in its honored in
tegsity