The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-24
CONFEDERATE DAUGHTERS
ANNUAL MKkTING or CAPS FEAR
CHAPTER YEsTERDAY

CHAPTER KESTERDAN
Tribute 10 he Memory Of the Heroic
Lee-Insercsting Report Of the Past
Years Work Made BY the President.
Money Contributed 60 be sent az once
TO the Soidferss Reconsideration OF
Onicer. and other Important. Natter
The regular monthly meeting OF
Cape Fear Chapter Daughters Of the
C~onfederacy. was held yesterday after
. noon and was more important than any
of its predecessors for a year past 1t
was also the fifth annual session, which
to a great extent counts for its ex-
| ceptional importance. However, out
| side the work of the yearly meeting,
such as election of officers, several in
teresting and loyal medicines marked
| the meeting as one of exceeding mo-
ment. In noting this We have foremost
in mind a thoughtful and patriotic step
taken by the chapter. 1t was a simple
observance of the day itself-that OF
the birthday of the great Christian SOL
der of the confederacy, General obi
E. Lee-but no tongue can el%oquently
enough tell, no pen can graphically
enough portray the great love and pride
that prompted it.
Just before the meeting was declared
adjourned a tasty laurel wreath, crown
ed by a bunch of violetc, was presented
to the chapter, accompanied by a reso-
luton that the ladies, in a body, go TO
the confederate museum and there
laurel the handsome oil painting of
General Lee, which adorns one OF the
walls of the museum and which is
pointed out with pride to every visitor.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted, and its direction carried out;
and while the ladies were assembled in
the museums, Mrs. VIM. NJ. Parsley,
president of the chapter, read the fol-
lowing beautiful sketchy, descriptive of
General Lee on the day Of surrender,
viz:
4 took my first and last book at the
great confederate chieftain. This is
what 1 saw: A finely formed man APP
parently about 60 years of age, we'll
oof lhC NCloS ISL az "a NANAA
rudy complexion-just then suffused
by a deep crimson flush hat rising
from his neck overspread his face and
even slightly tinged his broad fore
head, which, bronzed where it had been
exposed to the weather, was clear and
beautifully white where it had been
shielded by his hat-deep brown eyes,
a firm but well shaped Roman nose
ohnndorf orou how cilyr yray hoo ri
and mustache, neatly trimmed and MOI
overlong, but which nevertheless al
most completely concealed his mouth.
A splendid uniform Of confederate gray
cloth, that had evidently seen but little
service, which was closely b%uttoned
about him, and fitted him to perfection.
An exquisitely mounted sword, attach
ed to a gold-embroidered Russia leath-
er belt, trailed loosely on the floor at
his side, and in his right hand he car
ried a broad-brimmed soft gray felt
hat, encircled by a golden cord, while
in his left he held a pair of buckskin
gaunlets. Booted and spurred, still
vigorous and erect, he stood barehead-
ed looking out the open doorway, sad
faced and weary; a soldier and a gen.
tleman, bearing himself in defeat with
an dil-uIIOAotIouS dl5HllS lldI SdI well
upon him.-From THE Closing Scene
at Appomatox Court House. by Cen
erai George A. Forsyth, U. S. A., in
Harper's Magazine for April"
The resolution adopted also provides
that this observance shall become a
custom, and be carried u accordingly.
THE MEETING.
The assembly, which was quite large,
was called to order sharply at 4 O'Clock
in the afternoon by the president, Mrs.
William M. Parsley. The meeting
place, as usual, was the Wilmington
Light Infantry armory.
Reading of the previous meetings.
minutes, which were found to be with
out error or omission, consumed only
a short utime, and her the meeting
settled down to business.
A roll call of the members made a
highly satisfactory showing. Thirty
six members answered the roll.
The president exhibited a gavel made
from the flooring of the historic execu-
tive mansion of Hon. Jefferson Davis
in Richmond, Va, now Handsomely
fitted up and used as the museum.
Mrs. Parsley stated that the gavel was
a gift to Miss Sue Cumming. who wish
ed to present it to the chapter.
The valuable present was gladly ac-
cepted, and a unanimous and hearty
vote of thanks returned to the donor.
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL REPORT.
The annual eport of the president
was interesting and listened attentively
10 by the members. 1t was as follows:
o this cur fifth annual meeting
We record no loss, but an increase in
membership, so that We now number
10. With this number we should be
able 10 accomplish much, and each one
should feel herself personally respon-
sible for any and everything which
may conduce to the good of the CHAPTER
or IN preservation to the history and
nonorlng names of confederate times >"
The appropriation made at our meet
ing last year. together with a later one
mas been expended TO the best advan-