The age-herald., 1898-02-19
DAUGHTERS OF
 THE CONFEDERACY Select Selma as Their Next COnV0n-
 tiOn City. PLANS TO ESTABLISH HOME For Veterans at Montgomery Referred to
 Special Committee. OLD OFFICERS WERE REELECTED Twenty-Five Dollars Was Appropriated to the Relief of Dan C. Emmitt the Author of
 Dixie, Who Is in Dishess--
 Adjournment Taken
OLD OFFICERS WERE REELECTED

The second days session of the second annual convention of the Alabama state chapter of the Daughters of the Confed- eracy was opened with prayer by Dr. G. c. Kelley of the First Methodist church. A communication was raed from Mrs. Kate Cabell Currie, first vice-president of the National Federation of Daughters of the Confectionery, inviting the state chapter to join the national organization.
 The president Miss Sallie Jones, ad- dressed the convention in opposition to the step, and the matter was dropped.
 Mrs. s. E. B. Harrison then delivered a short address, after which the report of the state registrar. Mrs. Margaret McISis- SICK, or Auburn, was read by the secre- tary. Mrs. MeKissick expressed regret at her inability to be present in person.
 The following committees were then ap- pointed by Miss Jones, the president:
 Printing-Mrs. Albert Bethea, Mrs. J. A. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Sidney Lanier
 Resolutions-Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. M Faunce, Mrs. c. N. Vaught.
 Auditing-Mrs. Ben Craig, Mrs. A. H. Cawthorn, Mrs. G. c. Kent
 The confederate monument fund was then brought up and was referred back to the various chapters to establish per capita assessment among it's members for the fund
 Mrs. Jefferson Thomas of Atlanta, treas urer of the national organization, was in- troduced by Miss Jones, and delivered magnificent address, which was received with great applause.
 Judge D. M. Taliaferro was then called upon to address the convention upon the offer of Charles Broadway Rouse of New York, who had offered to donate S1O1OO to a confederate veterans home if the south Will name a like amount. He responded in n1 tears as he graphically described a scene upon the battlefield. He asked the aid of tne Daughters Of the Confectionery to secure the location of the home in Alabama
 lie concluded his address by reading the souvenir poem by Miss Margaret O'Brien which was read at the reunion of con federats veterans in tllis city in 1894
 An appropriation of $25 wsrs voted to Dan c. Emmett. author of Dixie" who is said to be in desperate circumstances at the age of S3 years.
 The question of securing tfpe old confed- crate white house at Montgomery as con- federate home was referred to the commit tae to secure a home.
 Several ladies pledged themselves to fur nish room in the home in memory of some old soldier.
 Election of officers was next in order and resulted in the election of all the old officers as follows:
 Miss Sallie Jones. president.
 Mrs. William ArmStead Gayle, first vice. president.
 Mrs. Joseph F. Johnston, second vice. president.
 Mrs. Rose Garland Lewis, corresponding secretary.
 Mrs. Alfred Bethea, recording secretary Mrs. A. W. Cawthoane, treasurer.
 Mrs. Margaret Smythe McKissick regis- trar.
 Mrs. General Gorgas, historian.
 The place of holding the next convention Dv0 no1 hnft ttnvt sIFraa Huntsville and Openka were aspirants for the honor. A vote was taken which resulted in Selma being selected.
 The following report of the committee on resolutions was adopted, after which the convention adjourned:
 We, as body, individually, and Daugh- ters of the Confederacy, extend out sin cerest thanks to Pelham Chapter and Br- mingham for the gracious hospitality ac- corded the convention during it's sessions held in this city February IT and IS, 1898 ''That no chapter could have more per- fectly arranged every detail from the mo- ment of our arrival as delegates and visit ors until our departure, being assigned and invited to their lovely homes.
 That we extend our heartfelt thanks to Mesdames Lewis, president of Pelham chapter; E. J. Dunn vice-president and Mrs. Charles G. Brown, for the beautiful and most, enjoyable luncheon which was served so artistically at the Morris hotel, ana Tn the evening 10 the magnlncent re- ception given by the chapter at the resi- dence of Mrs. R. H. Pearson, to which the veterans were invited in a body to meet the Daughters of the Confederacy. We feel greatly indebted to Mrs. Pearson for the royal hospitality extended to the Daughters.
 'We extend thanks to MT. Lindsay for the beautiful decorations, to Messrs Cn- heen Vest Herzfeld and Oxford for their untiring attentions, but not least to the Elks for their courtesy in extending to us the use of their hall
 ''To the press of the city for their exact accounts of he proceedings of the con- vention. We extend thanks to the Sons of Confederate veterans for the music at the reception at Mrs. Pearson's last night. "That thanks of the entire convention is due to Mrs J. Jefferson Thomas, of Att lanta for her interesting paper. and to Miss Sallie Jones. president of the Cam den chapter, for her services, which were highly appreciated by the convention"
 MRS l.. R. MITCHELL,
 MRS M. N. FAUNCE.
 MISS MARY CLAYTON,
 MRS. c. N. vAUGHT.