The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
Daughters of
Confederacy.
News and Notes In r..
gard to Texas Chapter
u. d. c.

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The Post having assigned a corner
week to the Daughters OF the Coss
eracy. it becomes my pleasant dur,
appointment OF the president OF tho n
division to chronicle any items OF in,s,
10 the United Daughters OF the CoSs,
eracy OF Texas.
This movement is undertaken ~
hope that It may be beneficial In n3
ways to the cause so dear to us--by ~
couragng the weak and upholdinr h.
strong by recital OF noble deeds M
and hopes OF achievements for the NJ
ture. Please send Communications q n,
kind OF interest to the United Dauah,
of the Confederacy to Mrs. SeabrooS
Sydnor, 1416 Franklin avenue, Hour
Texas. second vice president Texss NJ
vision, United Daughters Of the Con-
eracy.
1t is q matter of deep regret and ch,u
that the Twenty sixth Legislature
journed ignoring our memorial in MI
of the grave of General Albert san
Johnston. After thirty-flve years Of VA
lect the State of Louisiana might mi
claim his ashes. Save for the effort II
the Albert Sidney chapter, headed By E
noble Mrs. Benedette Tobin. the plss8
handful of Texas earth" is all the s,4
of Texas has given. This chapter MI
pared steel vault costing $500 and M
quiet dignity, in the presence Of ch.s#
few, reverently laid the body therein &
The response to the fund for the c.
federate home Is as follows: VIM 1,
Rogers chapter, Victoria, $50; Rober u
Lee chapter, Houston, SIS; Comabl1
chapter, Comanche, 81. Report ma
chapters contributing will be given taT
week 10 week.
The address OF Rev. H. D. AYES, che
lain CT Terry's Texas Rangers, before y
association, June 6, in opera house,
toria, was on the life and characts Il
Robert E. Lee, the type OF Southern CID
tian soldier. 1t was pronounced by Lt;
gem thought, worthy a place among N
English classics. Mr. AYES was re-eieslt
TO the position of chaplain, and the ~
meeting will be in historic Gon1aH'
Hon. James F. Miller president.
The Lavinia Porter Talley chsrl !
United Daughters OF the Confederacy, x
Temple, held a most interesting mes6
last week. Committees were appohH
for the ensuing year and work dec
upon, which will be of great interest 70 V
convention at Austin in October. Is
The Navarro chapter, United Daugtsls
of the Confederacy. of Corsicana is iSl
fine work. There are 215 members IA
such active women in the lead as VI
Halbert. president; Mrs. a. C. JOHNNY
secretary, and Mrs. A. F. Winkler, E
torian. The following report from r
secretary Will give an idea of their WI
AT our last meeting we turned owe u
the funds remaining in our treasury toll
trustees of our monument fund Wet31
Mrs, Winkler our subscription to the nol
orial window in the Texas room IL Il
Confederate museum at Richmond, "
AT that meeting We voted So to The N
gan fund for the soldiers home at AuIal
We gave to three Confederate cemetssSl
We have just had twenty-five headstsI
put TO the unmarked soldiers graya5S
the cemetery. and have as many monW
purchase. Then, too, we are having Sc
lot in the Cemetery. There is not W
but that va have calls to help needy c5l
federate soldiers and we always respvs
TO these calls. In addition TO all this IL
are working so hard to raise our m9yyss
ment fund in order to unveil our ma.s!
ment in 1900 when We shall expect M
State convention 10 meet with us" q
Mrs. A. F. Winkler of Corsicana, reg
for Texas of the Confederate museum 81
Richmond Va, desires that the menfr
of R. E. Lee chapter, United Daughhl
of the Confederacy, should send hers
soon as possible all war relics which h,7
would like TO have placed in the TaA
room in the Confederate museum. q
Mrs. Cornelia Branch Stone OF Gaus2
ton. president Texas division, Udss
Daughters of the Confederacy, left n
Saratoga Springs, N. Y, last week. ~
address until October ] will be Wats9
hotel, So Franklin street. saril.
Springs, n. Y. AZ
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