Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERATE.


second Annual Convention Held In Char
Les Town Last Week.
Special Correspondence of the Register.
CHARLES TOWN. w. Va, July H.
The second annual convention of the
Grand Division of the Daughters of the
Confederacy for West Virginia convened
here this morning at 10 a. m, In the court
house. The meeting was called to order
| by Mrs. Virginia F. McSherry, president
of the division, and Rev. Dr. A. C. Hop
/ kins, pastor of the Presbyterian church of
Charles Town. opened the convention with
prayer Mrs. Margaret Aisquith, presi-
dent of the Lawson Bolts chapter OF
| Charles Town. followed with the address
| of welcome. which was responded TO by
Mrs. DR.. r. l.. Harris, Of Hedgesville.
| The business of the convention was begun
with the calling of the roll of the chap
| tiers throughout the State. which was fol-
J lowed by the reading OF the minutes of
| the last convention by the recording sec
rotary, Miss E. McCurdy. The reports of
| the chapters represented in the convention
+! We're read and adopted, and the reports
| of the treasurer and recording secretary
were also read and adopted.
The committee on credentials, compose d
| of Mrs. Col. r. P. Chew, Miss H. Ruck-
! er and Mrs. c. n. Campbell, reported the
| following delegates and number OF mem
| bers each chapter had. viz: Berkeley
| county chapter. delegates, Mrs. Buckles,
| Mrs V. F. McSherry, Miss Bette Hunter.
| Mrs. l. Burkhart, Miss Fannie Weaver
| and Miss Myrtle Burkhart; number of
| members, 1872 Moorefeld chapter, dele
| gate, Miss Carrie McMechen; members,
| So Mildred Lee chapter delegates, Susie
! Price, Fannie Mclaughlin, Daisy Yerger,
| Mabel Ligen, Myrtle Warner; members
| 35; Children of the Confederacy, of Mar
| tinsburg, Matte Furgerson; members, p.
Ronceverte chapter, members, is. Robert
| E. Lee chapter, of Wheeling, delegates,
| Mrs. W. w. Arnett, Mrs. Robt. White:
| members, G5 Stonewall Jackson chapter
! of Romney, delegates. Miss Mary NJ. Hop
kins and Miss Ann NJ Gibson: members,
| 3d. Shenandoah chapter of Hedgesville,
| delegates, Miss Albertine Dunnan, Mrs
Frances D. Light: members, So. Randolph
chapter, of Beverly, delegate, Mrs. ]. H.
Dale: members %. Lawson Bolts chap
ter of Charles Town. delegates, Miss F.
F. Undertake, Mrs. H. Rocker. Mrs. F.
j. Manning. Mrs c. N Campbell, Miss
Fan Gibson. Miss Ruth Brown members
Go.
A resolution was read by Mrs. McSher-
| ry. president. in favor of the division
| joining the United Daughters of the Con-
| federacy, which was adopted conditional
| ly. The following officers were elected
| for the ensuing year: Mrs. Virginia f.
McSherry, of Martinsburg, president;
| Miss Mccartney of Romney. first vice
| president: Mrs. E. Boyd Faulkner, second
| vice president; Mrs. Robert White, of
| Wheeling, treasurer; Miss r. McCurdy,
| recording secretary; Miss Burkhart, cor
| responding secretary, and Miss Moore of
| Wheeling, inspector. A resolution thank
| ing the Lawson Bolts chapter of Charles
| Town, and Mrs. Margaret Aisquith, for
| courtesies extended to the visiting dele
| gates, was offered by Mrs. John H. Doll,
| of Martinsburg. Mrs. McSherry presi-
| dent of the division, made an address up
| on the condition and progress of the var
| ious chapters throughout the State. Her
| address was interesting and received with
| enthusiasm The next meeting will be
| held at Wheeling, the time TO be fixed
| by the local chapter of that place.
| The convention closed with prayer by
| Rev. A. c. Hopkins