The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-09
AMONG THE DELEGATES.
Some of Those Present Have Done
Great w ork fof. he Cause.

Kentucky has sent some especially
bright and charming women. conspicuous
among them is Mrs. Basil Duke. Who was
Miss Henrietta Hunt Morgan, Of LeXng-
ton. XIV. a sister OF General John Nor
gan and Mrs a. =. Hill. Mrs. Duke 8
husband six brothers and brother-in-law
and a large number of immediate relative
served with the COnfederacy. She is al
present the president OF the Kentucky
Division of United Daughters Conied-
eracy and by her splendid executive
ability has added largely TO the number
of chapters of that organization MI"
Duke has given her lite TO the work o.
aiding the widows and orphans Of Con-
fedeIdtes.
A LADY EDITOR
Miss Florence Barlow. associate editor
and business manager OF the Lost
Cause. is O. native Of Lexington ny.
Size is daughter of Capt Milton Bar
low, who served with Sallanlry ana credit
ON ihe STAFF of Cen. Abe BufOrd and later
with General John Morgan. Miss Barlow
is az present recording secretary of the
Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter OF Louis
yDlr. The Lost Cause is an illustrated
journal % history devoted TO the work
and interest 0I The Daughters OF The CON
fedcr1cy.
IN au editorial. referring 10 the placing
of portrait of Gen. Il. j.. Lee al West
Point. Miss Barlow says:
1--WE do not sympathize with the EFFORT
% put the picture Of Gen. r. l.. Lee lh
the portrait gallery of West Point as ons
of the supernleudeuts. Ills is the only
face lacking of all West Point cadets
lacking The conditions have been pre-
scribcj. That ii The portrait is hung ii
must Dee painted I'm a blue uniform. CEN
Lees glory is not founded with his official
work 40 West Point lie sheds lustre on
West Point. not West Point on him. He
does not belong to West Point; he be-
longs 10 the world. and I'm the name OF
the Confederate people. i'm the name OF
the Confederate solder. We enter protest
against ibis memorial
eft is unworthy Of Gen. Lee, unworthy
of the cause for which he fought. and UNI
worthy of the magnificent and heroic
armies he lead"
Miss Barlow is a delightfully."- interesting
woman She will remain at the Jeffers ON
for ID rev days and vii then be the guest
OF Mrs Ashby Jones.
SOME OTHERS
some of the other Kentucky women
present are Mrs. Tom Wallace, of Shell
byviue Ky. who is a delegate from the
chaptcr named from her husband. Mrs
judge II. w Bruce, Of Louisville. whose
husband was "a member OF the Confeder-
alta Congress. Miss jamie Davis Black
burn. a descendant Of the Wickliffs and
B.ackburns. of Virginia; Mrs. Cantreh
wife of Judge and EX-Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Kentucky. and Mrs. Norburn
Gray State regent.
Mrs Aruett. delegate Of Robert L. Lee
Chapter Is the guest of her daughter
Mrs Chas. NJ. FerraH. 1910 Grove avenue.
Mrs Sarah Cooper Saunders. is pres
ident of Last Cabinet Chapter Of Wash
inrton Ga. There are fourteen mem
bers I'm this chapter whose main object
IS 90 buy the historic building in which
the last meeting of the Confederate Cab
met was held and to preserve it.
Miss Norma boswell OF the University
of virginia. Is delegate of Albemarle
Cbauter. This is the oldest chapter OF
the Daughters and was organized by
Mrs Garnett. There are one hundred and
eleven members. whose work Ia helping
the needy soldiers has been very great.
This chapter gives no money TO monu-
ueuts but rather aids the living.
Ms James T. Halsey. president Of the
Dabnev If. Maury. Of Philadelphia, is a
most charming woman and has accom-
plished great results under many ad-
verse circumstances. This chapter was
organized three years ago with seven
members and has grown TO member
shin OF forty-seyen. Their main work
has been 10 place a monument over the
two hundred and twenty-four COnfeder-
ate dead I'm Philadelphia, who have hith-
erto had no mark Of recognition and to
care for and find employment for the
needy wives and daughters of the Con-
federacy
The delegates accompanying Mrs. Hal
sey are Mrs James Hoffecher. Whining
ton. Del: Mrs. Turner Ashby Blythe. Of
Philadelphia and Mrs. VIM. X. Baird.
secretary of the Dabney- Maury Chapter.
Mrs 5. ]. Frazier delegate Of Chatta-
noga Chapter, is the guest Of Mrs Bev-
erlv Munford 500 west Franklin.
Mrs r. J. Balch OF Jackson. Tenn, Is
staying with Mrs ID. L. Wllbou, 5ls
South Third.
Mrs Joseph Pulitzer. wife OF the Edl