The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-12
v1T1 WORDS FROM MRS. DAVIS.
rcr,TEs WORK OF DAUGH-
TIERS OF CONFEDERACY.

later Upon Their Assumption
he ~. EGort to Erect the MOnH-
~ President Dnvis-'Beau-
-. Nuy Be Sold for a COnfeder-
SoIdiers' HOme-Museum Com
,...es 10 Be AppOinted-DRugh
or. Elect officers.
EDMOND Va. Nov. u.-At the morning
If the Convention of the United
s-,1fars of the Confederacy, the follow
litter was received from Mrs. Jeffer-
son Davis:
W, tine Daughters of the Confederacy-
= -. rrfsrds and Countrywomen: Accept
grateful acknowledgements and those
INV daughter, Mrs. Hayes, for the
lid manifestation of your love and
,...em for my Winnie. For the short
ont of life left to me, it will be a
..nar-f,iling source of happiness to me
and to her sister.
another and ever-recurring source Of
..tsfaction to us is that you have gra-
s,rsIv assumed the controlling and active
,tnTpsr IN tle tlAOl " btAAAA tAAC NOAiANh-
@r,.e monument to my husbands mem
-. such a manifestation of approval
tram his own beloved people will be the
,i,best heritage you could confer upon his
,sHd and her descendants.
aWhether your noble efforts are crown
ii with success or not, we shall know
vonr patriotic hearts are in the work, and
i've YOU for what you have striven to ac-
eomplish.
81 thank you with all my heart for your
hving welcome and hospitality during our
visit here and beg you to believe me with
r,riial appreciation, etc
The convention Endorsed the movement
n several gentlemen to buy "Beauvoir''
and turn il into home for Confederate
n.ders and sailors.
Mrs. Davis offers to sell Beauvoir for
that purpose for $25 900.
The idea of the promoters of the scheme
of the purchase is at present to issue GER
ffcates of 81 each and sell them through
ont the South. 1t is probable that Gen
Nzhugh Lee, Gen. Joseph Wheeler, or
some other distinguished Confederate vet
eran will be asked to accept the position
Of president of the association. which will
he known as the Southern Home Asso-
cation for Confederate Veterans" and
that vice presidents will be appointed in
each state.
Museum Committees.
Mrs. Parks offered the following, which
was adopted:
Il move that each state division of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy APP
point a museum committee of three, of
which the state president shall be a mem
Der ex-oficio; the STATE regent shall be
chairman, and the other two members
shall be appointed by the state PRES dent.
This committee sha have charge of the
interests Of The museum and keep it be
fore their state division.
q move further, that each state presi-
dent shall after presenting the ma ter to
her state convention, recommend the ap-
Topra,ion of a sum of money varying
according to The financial cond t on of her
treasury for the running expenses of tn S
sacred treasure house, which expense has
heretofore been borne by the Confederate
IMMORTAL Literary Society alone.
4 further move that each state presi-
tsnt shall recommend that each chapter In
her divis on set a. art annually a sum ac-
ending 10 its ability for the maintenance
and enrichment of the room appropriated
@its own state
Officers Elected.
Mrs. John c. Brown moved that Mrs. E.
g. Weed of Jacksonville, Fla, wife of
Bishop Weed of Florida, be elected presi-
dent of the United Daughters by acclama-
ton This was done amid great enthusi-
asm.
The other officers elected are:
Mrs. William Reed, New York, first vice
pesldenti Mrs f. T. Mccullough, Siaun-
0n second vice president; Mrs. John K.
hickman, Nashville, Tenn, recording Sec
retary; Miss Mary F. Meares, North Car
oina, corresponding secretary; Mrs. JEFF
lerson Thomas, Atlanta, treasurer.
Montgomery Ala, is to be the next
meeting place.
VIII Not Purchase 1t.
The United Daughters of the Confed-
eraey, at their final session tonight, which
dld not adjourn until midnight, rescinded
with great unanimity their action of the
morning in regard to purchasing the Beau
Volr estate and requested the newspapers
throughout the country to make notice of
the fact.
The Daughters voted $500 from their
treasury to the Davis monument fund
Inc Monument Committee, consisting of
one member from each state, held a meet
ihg and decided to constitute small work
ins executive committee, to be located
mere which can cooperate with the Davis
-donument Association, and the matter of
Idlslhg funds for the monument is to be