The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-22
INTERESTING MONTHLY SESSION
Transaction of the Daughters Of the Con
federacy In Regular Meeting Assembled
Yesterday.

1t was 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when the work of the regular monthly
session of Cape Fear Chapter, Daughters
Of the Confcderacy, of this city, was
commenced, and then transacted earn
estly until finished, when an adjourn
ment, was taken. The meeting
was held in the Wilmington Light
Infantry armory, Mrs. William VI. Pars-
ley, the president, acting as presiding
officer, and Miss Mary F. Sander faith
fully fulfilling the duties required OF her
as secretary.
After the reading and approval OF the
minutes the meeting settled down to
business.
The report of the treasurer, Miss Mary
Meares, showing a balance OF s1O3.0 OF on
hand, was read and ordered on file.
The nance committee reported the ac-
complishment of work they were in
structed to do, and this report was ac-
cepted.
The memorial committee reported that
Captain o. A. Virgins had accepted the
invitation to deliver the annual memo
rial Grafton. Captain Virgins letter of
acceptance, a decidedly terse epistle, was
read to those present.
The history and relic committee made
an Interesting report about the different
relics received, and entertained the as
semblage with a short sketch of the his
tory of some of the curios.
At the previous monthly meeting res
ignations of W ladies, one on account
of a change of residence to South Caro-
lima and the other on account of the re-
hpipO alacfad nraciIapt of n ahor
ter Of the same association in New Bern,
were read, and reluctantly accepted. The
report of the corresponding secretary,
Mrs. II. L. Borden, was read to the effect
that she had notified the two members
that their designations had been accept
ed, and expressed the regrets of the
chapter.
The following letter from Baltimore.
Nd, was read:
The undersigned. appointed by the la
dies forming the Confederate Relief Ba-
zaar, desire you to aid them in making
a collection of interesting and valuable
relics of the civil war, which will be eX-
hibited at the fair or bazaar to be held
IN the city of Baltimore at the armory
of the Fifth Maryland regiment, Mary
land National Guard, during Easter week
and part of the following week, of this
year.
Due precaution will be taken to pre-
vent loss or injury of the relics entrust-
ed to this committee. The armory stands
in a public square, apart from other
buildings, and will be s~afe-guarded by
the Baltimore fire department and by a
special police guard. On the closing of
the fair, the articles will be returned to
the SenderS.
If your association, or any of it's men,
bers, or friends, possess or know Of per-
sons having articles of historical value
or interest, such as original documents,
portraits, pictures, flags, standards,
weapons, camp equipage, etc, you will
confer a favor on the ladies of the bazaar
and on the committee, if you will kind
ly correspond with the undersigned and
send a list of articles to be exhibited in
order to enable the committee to make
a selection before March Doth, giving a
description and history of the relic, and
the name and address of the sende Ar
ticles Of great bulk or weight are not
desired.
The proceeds of the bazaar will be
devoted to the relief Of needy and infrm
confederates in the state of Maryland,
and will be expended by the Daughters
of the Confederacy and by the Society
Of the Army and Navy of the Confeder-
ate States in the state of Maryland:
MISS ALICE KEY BLUNT,
919 Cathedral Street.
CHARLES E. GROGAN,
Chairman Relic Committee, Fifth Reg
iment Armory.
The ladies' discussed the above matter
thoroughly, and also the fact that the
major portion of the relics in the confed-
crate museum were only loaned and
therefore they could not send them to
Baltimore without permission from the
Two bylaws were presented and adopt
ed. The first was the fining of all men,
bers absent from regular meetings with
out a good excuse, and to always send
proxy when absent.
The second was on the 10Th of Decem-
Der of each year, one month previous to
the annual meeting and election of Off
GERS, to provide each membe with a
blank ballot. to be carried home and pre-
pared during the month following with
the list of officers she wished elected.
These ballots are to be deposited when
entering the assembly room on the day
of the meeting, the three ladies receiving
the highest number of votes for one office
to be declared the nominees for that Of
flee, and an election then entered into.
Next, an adjournment was taken.