The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-14
A LETTER FROM MRS. DAVIS
To the Daughters of the Confederacy.
Proposition to Buy Beauvofr-Elec-
tfon of Officers.

Richmond, Va, November 11.-At
the morning session OF uhe convention
! OF the United Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy the following letter was received
from Mrs. Jefferson Davis:
TO the Daughters Of the Confederacy.
My Friends and Countrywomen Ac-
cept my grateful acknowledgements 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 win
be neyer-failing source of happiness
TO me and to her sister.
Another and ever-recurring source
of satisfaction to us is THAT YOU have
graclously assumed the controlling and
active interest in the effort to build the
confederate monument to my husbands
memory.
Such a manifestation of approval
from his own beloved people viii be the
richest heritage you could confer upon
his child and her descendants.
Whether your noble efforts are
crowned with success or not we shall
know your patriotic hearts are in the
work, and love you for what you have
Striven to accomplish.
II thank you with all my heart for
your loving welcome and hospitality
during our visit here, and beg you to
believe me with cordial appreciation"
The convention endorsed the move
ment of several gentlemen to buy
"Beauvoir'' and turn 1T into a home
for confederate soldiers and sailors.
Mrs. Davis offers to sell Beauvoir for
THAT purpose for $4,000. Thas idea Of
the promoters of the scheme of pur-
IS To
of $1.00 each and sell them throughout
the south. 1t lis probable THAT General
FItZhugh Lee, General Joseph Wheeler
or some other distinguished confeder-
ate will be asked to accept the posi-
tion Of president of the association,
which will be known as the Southern
Home Association for Confederate Vet
erans,' and that vice president will be
appointed in each state.
Mrs. Parks offered the following
which was adopted:
''I move that each state division of
THE United Daughters of the Confeder
acy appoint a museum committee of
three, of which the state president shall
be member ex-officio; that the state
regent shall be chairman, and the other
two members shalA be appointed by the
state president
''This committee shall have charge
it before their state division.
II move further, that each state pres
ident shall, after presenting the matter
to her state convention, recommend
the appropriation of a sum of money,
varying according to the financial con-
dition of her treasury, for THE running
expenses of this sacred treasure house,
which expense has heretofore been
borne by the Confederate Memorial
Literary Society alone
'1 further move that each state pres
iG,ent shall recommend that each chap
ter in her division set apart annually
a sum according to it's ability for the
maintenance and enrichment of the
room appropriated to it's own state"
Mrs. John G. Brown moved that Mrs.
E. G. Weed, of Jacksonville, Fla, wife
of Bishop Weed, of Florida, be elected
president of the United Daughters by
acclamation. This was done, amid
great enthusiasm.
The other officers elected are:
Mrs. William Reed, New York, first
vice president.
Mrs. F. T. Mccullough, Stanton, Sec
ond vice president.
Mrs John K. Hickman, Nashville,
Tenn, recording secretary.
Miss Mary F. Meares, North Carroll
ma, corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Jefferson Thomas, Atlanta,
treasurer.
. Montgomery, Ala, is to be the next
meeting place.