The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-06
coNFEDERATE DAUGHTERS MEET
Miss Meta Branch Succeeds Mrs.
Raines As President.

The annual meeting of the Daughters Of
the Confederacy was held yesterday after
noon for the purpose of electing officers
for the present year.
Nearly every member was present. Deep
regret was felt and expressed that Mrs.
L. II. Raines declined reelection to the
Office of president, which she has so ably
filed for four years. 1t was she who con-
ceived the idea of organizing the Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy throughout the
south, and to her untiring efforts and
marked executive ability is due the sue
cess and life of the Savannah chapter
Mrs Raines submitted her annual report,
as follows:
THE year Just closing has been one that
should bring happiness to the hearts of
the Daughters of the Confederacy all over
the south, anf5sspecially should the hearts
our Ow q come 1t was Geor-
gia woa amt who gave to the
south the --.s.4ul idea of Memorial day;
another copcelvedfthe idea, and put it into
action, thatSpf Emitting the women of the
entire south under one name and one
badge-with one purpose-within the past
month two more brave Daughters of the
Confederacy, Mrs. N. C. Nicely and Mrs.
Lucy Jordan Blount Of Waynesboro, by
their energy and zeal, with the assistance
OF the late T. p. Oliver, representa- tive
from Burke have succeeded in having a
ball passed in our legislature making the
birthday of Jefferson Davis a legal holiday
in our state, and l feel confident when
say that other states will follow Georgia's
lead.
In our own chapter the year of 1897 has
seen the contamination of one of my most
earnest wishes, the uniting of the Ladies
Memorial Association with our own, and
to-day We should feel proud that we have
these honored mothers of the confederacy
who, by their lives and their work, have
proven to us what a few earnest women
may accomplish. I feel l am but voicing
the thoughts of this entire members hip
when l say we feel honored in having you
as our advisers and counsellors, feeling
we cannot err if we follow in your foot
steps. When l look into the faces around
this room, look in vain for two bright
faces that will never again be with US
two who were ever ready TO respond to
the call of duty-Miss Alice White and
Mrs. s. J. NJ. Baker one called when
Just budding into young womanhood, with
all the future before her-the other after
a long life of usefulness and good works
Our cemetery committee, as You have
heard, has not been idle, and hopes, with
the coming of spring, to show some good
results. The city has promised water IA
cilities in the cemetery lot, and with the
small outlay of So or $40 for hose, we will
be able to keep the grass green the en-
tire year Before closing my report I
want to thank you all for your kind pa
thence, and feel that my successor in TAX
ing up the reins of office can promise her
self that 1898 will, indeed be a red-letter
year in our history"
The election for officers resulted as fol-
lows:
President-Miss Meta Branch.
Vice President-AIrs. II. S. Dreese.
Secretary-Miss Dreese.
Treasurer-Miss Eleanor Chapeau.
The chapter proposes to celebrate Lees
birthday by entertaining the veterans at
the Guards armory There will be music
and Rotations. and an address by Judge
Falligant followed by a supper.