The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-06

Movement to Stop the Use of Winnie
Davis Name for Cigars.

Movement to Stop the Use of Winnie
Davis Name for Cigars.
At yesterdays meeting OF the Daugh-
ters of the Confedera.y Of Savannah the
chapter expressed lis Indignation at the
action of a certain manufacturer of cigars
In giving 90 one OF his brands The name
Of Winnie Davis. An Investigation viii
be instituted to determine If there is or
is not a method of preventing the further
use of the name in that way.
The brand of cigars, besides being the
cheap variety aud lacking even the
recommendation OF excellence or merit
save perhaps, as compared with other
brands of the same class is subject TO
other objections in itself. 1t is sold in
packages bearing an alleged portrait of
Miss Davis. of very forld description
The members of the chapter OF Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy here condemn this
abuse Of the name of the dead Daughter
OF the Confederacy. Al the meeting those
who failed to express very animated and
eloquent and decided opinions on the sub
ieGt were in a sma4 minority. Such use
of the name of Miss Davis is regarded
by them as grossly and insuIingly i'm
proper and, had they the legal right 10
take action in the matter, action would be
taken al once. As il is the secretary was
instructed to communicate with Mrs
Davis and 10 ask her 10 look into the mat
ter, and If possible take some step that
will result in an abatement of The nus
sance an bring the offending manufactur-
er TO realizing sense Of decency and the
eternal fitness of things. This sense, il
is very strongly felt, he very strongly
lacks.
The meeting was well attended by the
members OF the cha pier The president,
Mrs. Margaret Branch Sexton, presided,
and much Of interest was said and done.
The chapter appointed committees to look
after its share in the celebration of Mem
orial Day and the preparation of the mon
uments and soldiers graves for that oc-
casion. Mrs. Sexton urged the members
of the society to take a more general in
terest in this work, and especially in the
work Of preparing wreaths and similar
emblems for purposes of decoration, and
not, as in the past leave this to the devoI-
ed efforts of a few.
The chapter responded encoura gingly to
the appeal made to il for funds for the
erection of the Winnie Davis Memorial
Dormitory at the State Normal School. at
Athens. The amount of the subscription
has encouraged the president and other
officers of the chapter TO renewed efforts
in this behalf, and it is hoped that ere
long every member will have made the
contribution of one dollar that has been
requested by the state convention for the
purpose name. These contributions
may be sent to the treasurer of the chap
ter, Mrs George c. Freeman, who will
receive them al her home.
The Charlottesville Chapter has adj
dressed a letter to the Daughters here
urging their cooperation in an effort to
save Liberty Hail. the old home of Alex
ander II. Stephens from decay The hope
is to induce the aid of the school children
of the state, each of whom is asked to give
a penny. 1t is hoped further to have a day
set part in the public schools preferably
March 9, Stephens birthday when some
thing may be read or said of his contriou-
tons to the cause of the state and the
South. A committee was appointed 10
confer with Superintendent Ashmore Of
the public schools on this subject.
The KennesaW Chapter located at Ma
rietta, is engaged in a gallant attempt to
mark the graves of the 5000 Confederate
dead that lie buried in the cemetery there
with appropriate headstones.
Part of the work has been accomplished
but much remains to be done, aud the
Kennesaw Chapter has asked of its sister
chapters a contribution of one dollar each.
The Savannah chapter decided to make its
contribution five dollars.
The chapter donated ten dollars to the
fund now being raised for the erection
of a monument to Gen. McLaws and a like
sum for the monument to Gen. Barlow.
These donations will be turned over TO the
treasurer of these funds.
An invitation was directed sent to the
directress of the chapter of Children of
the Confederacy, asking and urging the
participation of the children in the cele-
bration of Memorial Day, and inquring
what part they would best like and would
be best fitted to play
For this day the. Confederate lot, in
Laurel Grove, is now being carefully
looked after by the Daughters, and extern
sive Improvements are under way.