Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-13
DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFED-
ERAGV

The United daughters OF the CoDleu'
eracy, AFTER having bsen in session IN
Richmond for four days, concluded their
labors shortly before midnight Satnr.
day and adjourned to meet next No
vember in the city Of Montgomery, Ala.
"The following letter was received
from Mrs. Jefferson Davis:
ITO the Daughters of the Confederacy,
My Friends and Country women.
accept my grateful acknowledge
ments and those of my daughter, Mrs.
Hayes, for the splendid manifestation
of your love and esteem for my Winnie.
For the short remnant of life left to me
it will be never failing sou,ce of hap
piuess to nae and to her sister.
"Auother and ever recurring source
of satisfaction to us is that you have
graciousiy assumed the controlling and
active interest in the effort to build the
Confederate monument to my husbands
memory.
.'Such manifestation of approval
from his own beloved people will be
the richest heritage you could confer
upon his Child and her descendants.
whether you, noble efforts ara
crowned with success or not, VS. shall
know your patriotic hearts are in the
work and love you for what you have
striven to accomplish.
"I thank you with ell my heart for
your loving welcome and hospitality
during our visit here, and beg you to
believe ms with cordial appreciation. :"
The rules were suspended to consider
motion made by Miss Stuart, OF Alex
andris, that the U. u. C. accept the
plan of Messrs. E. B. Thaw ard ". L.
Wnring of purchasing Beauvior and
con vertiDg it into home for Coefed de-
rate soldiers ard Sailors. (MrsIDevis,
it ia said, desires to go to New Orleans
to live and will do so when her place is
sold.) a letter from Mrs. Davis was
read endorsing the motion, and Offering
TO sell Bssuvoir for that purpose for the
sum of S25, 900.
Miss Stuurt explained that the letter
hsd reference to plan formulated BY
Messrs W. L. Waring and E. Is. Thaw
OF Rich onf. She offered a resolution
that Ills convention give its hearty en-
doTsement 10 the scheme, and Messrs
Waring and Tnaw were invited 10 the
platform 10 explain their plan. Mr..
Thaw stated that, together with Mr..
WariDg. be had formulated plan 10
raise money iu all parts OF the United
States by subscriptions of 81 on mem
bership certificates; 20 purchase Beau.
voir, and turu ie over in fee simple to
the Daughters, and to raise sufficient
funds to make the home selfsustaining.
1t was finally decided to give en-
dorsement to the scheme, and the en-
dorsemeDt was given by rising vote.
At the night session, however, the
convention reconsidered this action and
voted unanimously not to endorse the
scheme to purchase the Beuvoir es-
tate and torequest the newspapers
throughout the country to make notice
of the fact.
The cause of this sudden action is
not known, but the evening meeting
lasted until midnight, and is said to
have been quite stormy.
1t is likely that those now in control
of the scheme will endeavor to push it
to success, Notwithstanding the adverse
action by the United Daughters.
The Daughters voted $500 from their
. treasury to the Davis monument fund.
The monument committee, consisting
of one member from each State, held
meeting and decided to constitute q
small working executive committee to
be located in Richmond, which can c.
operate with the Davis Monument
Association, and the matter OF raising
funds for the monument is to be vigor-
ously pressed.
Mrs. Parks offered the following,
which was adopted:
"That each State division of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
appoint museum com mittee of three,
of which the State president shall be
member ex oficio; the State regent,
chairman and the other two members
appointed by the State president. This
com uittee shall have charge of the in
terests of the museum and keep it be-
fore their State division. Further, that
each State president shall, after pre-
senting the matter to the State conven-
tions, recommend the appropriation OF
sum of money, varying according to
the financial condition of each treasury,
for the running expenses OF this treas
ure house, which expense has hereto
fore been borne by the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society alone.
Further, that each State president shall
recommend that each chapter in her
division set apart annually sum &C.
cording to its ability for the mainte-
nance and enrichment OF the room az
propriated to it's own State"
The committee on constitution was
and submit such changes as are neces-
eary to the various subordinate chap.
tera forty FIVE days before the next con.
ventiop.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. E. g. Weed, OF Jacksonville, Fla,
wife of Bishop Weed, of Florida, presi-
dent; Mrs. William Reed, New York,
first vics presidsnt; Mrs. F. T. McCul-
Tough, Staur ton, vice. president; Mrs.
John G. Hickman, Nashville, Tenn,
recording secretary; Miss Mary F.
Meares, North Carolina, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Jefferson Thomas, At
lanta, treasurer.
BRYAN IS SATISFIED. Colonel Will
liam J Bryan 10 statement telegraph
ed from Lincoln, Neb., says: Taken
az whole, the election returns from all
the States give encouragement to those