The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-01
CONVENTION ADJOURNED.
Third Annual Meeting Of the Daughters Of
The Confederacy.
MRS. STONE WAS REELECTED PRESIDENT
of Mceting--Constituti ana
By-lnws Amended.


United Daughters of the Confeaeracy. was
calets to order by the president. Mrs Stone
at . o'ciock yesterday morning. The traus-
action OF business was preceded by prayer
offered By Rev. Seth Ward.
Mrs Vests motion requiring all resolu-
tons to be presented in writing was car
ried.
A beautiful gavci made Of Texas grown
ebony bound IN silver and bearing tn,
owners monogram, was produced by Mrs
I a. w. Houston Of san Antolio and sent uI
to Mrs. Stone to be christened
The amendments to the constitution
proposed by the committee composed OF
MIS-. Rosenberg and Mrs. Sampson were
then brought up for acton, having been
postponed from the previous evening.
The first proposed amendment to the
constitution was defeated and tho article
1t dealt with left to stand as follows. 'Thi
division shall meet annually on the talid
"Wednesday In October at such place as the
preceding convention shal designate; post =
ponoment being left to the discretion OF the
| presiueHt.
he second proposed amendment WAS
adopted 1t was rs follows: TO a:..eDl
ara 90 o. cton }, by addinS Ana ~ .rnts
per capita for each charter member rs an
aainission fee making the entire section
read as follows A ice OF So shall pe
rha,g d each chapter !or ,ts charter and
| my application blanks, and ~ cents per
capita for each charter member as an ID
F, IN Sai0n Zee.
Tho third proposed amendment. making
! arL'cle b. 'eetlon :, read ds follows vas
also adopted: On the first day OF January
OF each year each chapter shall paw lao
! The treasury of the STATE division 10 ceats
Tor each member OF said chapter( ms ea or
! T., ~ ye8fiA dues h therto IN uSs) for 81 .
exp nses aud on the first day OF Feorutry
| SINAI send to the recoruinv secretary of the
| National United Daughters OF the Con
iedtfacy the ~ cents per capita tax tor
each member In goOd standing On It's roll.
The amendment To anticle of the by
| laws. wn.cn came neNt, was also passed
| II was as follows: Amend by striking
out: The rogt-itlar shall have, custody OF All
alplicaUlcns Tor charters and insert; 'nae
| registrar shall be supplied with cort.f-
Gates o. int mberShip: and upan registering
| an application. If the applicant so desires,
VIII furnish her with one of said cerif-
Gates for the fee OF 10 cents
An amendment clothing each chapter
with authority to transfer members to other
chapters wSen desired was presented and
| fay1rabiy acted on.
| Mrs. y. V. WinSler OF Corsicana, chair
man Of the State historical committee.
asked tho assistance OF the division in
| oltaling interest in the Confederate
rnssum.
nav I1bn.,o an ,.,,art.. -, s,ir .assn ,',a
| q resolution providing for the appointment
by the State president Of A represent alive
from each chapter in the State TO serve on
committee. the work of witch is to in
fluence LEGISLATION 10 the end that mon
anil ,1hrsi.,, MN AZ. h,,,sa1 u, ~.
state cemetery at Austin. Thc resolution
was carried. MS was a motion TO add Mrs
Curnle. the National president. Mrs. C. b.
Stone and Mrs. Sarah Fontaine Sampson
to the committee The appointments we're
then made as follows: Mrs Lee Hughes
Of Dallas. Mrs Rosenberg OF Galveston;
- a. ~ I'M "I Ws'.o Wv - ,"iu
Mis-. L. A. naffan OF Ennis. Mrs. w. \.
Wood of Victoria, Mrs. \. W. Houston OF
IN Ai',9n,'' Mss W., 49,, ~ spmAra NJ ~
"A n TohIn nj Austin MS 4 V WipEIer
or C:rsicapa, Mrs, Gililand OF Decatur,
MIS-. clayton Or fort Worm: MIS- ). :.
- 60, Narc's Mis- n,,,c,e N,,rray NJ Gate
CITY chapter, Donlson; Miss A. L.. Hugely
OF Lampasas, Mrs j. T. Tunnel Of Co
MI. ~ Feel
Of peeylle Mrs I. p. Talley OF Temple.
Mrs NJ l., Baton Of Wharton. Mrs. Stella
= plnsmore 9l snspnur I SpiansS' Me- NJ
T,n, trslseu ~ Rnnrram Miss Isrla CAV
of Grpham, Mrs. John Organ Of Doda City,
Mrs ~. r. BOYD @ Sarts'
rot,.ni,r = an odI,asr n, "Trutbfu,
ris,orv~ delivered nv Miss Adelia \.
Drrovont the historian of Robert Il. Lee
cbon,or
Discussion is n brave and noble steed.
,r,,g,,sraS and rtsden nv The yotaries
az t,hert, Va pesas,s Is he.
", staas,v nrassetb Ia the templo, Truth. |
+, ,,,, No hn,t. or n perrhancs. doth ,rlp. |
,asSs mi,st own. Il Is the riders fault.
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IN emoracHs 'ne p'eSs''' eppo'''l''.s ~
call your atteation-yohr most earheat |
attention--.-to osc OF tho declared objects OF |
o,,r ,seocia,ion there Is required. feel. |
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no apology i'o'i' INV 'o'' - s
momeutous subject as the ono feierreo
history--per onai,y retires