The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-06
DELEGATES ARRIVE TO-DAY.
THOSE VINO ATTEND CONFEDEH-
ATE DAUGHTERS CONVENTION.

They VIII ne Met At the Trains ~
Committees FROM the savannah
Chapter 81 Daughters and AuNiIi-
nry Committees From the Camps
of Veterans aud sons of Veterans.
Escorted to the Homes at which
They VIII he Guests-Armory HAIL.
where Reception Is 20 He Held. II
Now scene of urauty-De soto
Drawing Room WiII Also he Hand
someIy Decorated.
Most or the delegates 10 tho state CON
ventlon of Daughters 81 the Confederacy
VIII reach the city to-day ana tonight
They will be- met "a the trains hy cone
mittees from the Savannah chapter q
Daughters and auxiliary committees from
the camps 81 Veterans aud Sons u Vet
Grams. emf escorted to che homes 70 which
they viii be- entertained durlne th.ir
stay.
Most OF them are expected on the trains
reaching tho city on the Central ~
O'Clock and on the Pant System az
O'Clock this evening Many. however will
come early 30 the day. among the latter
being Mrs. Hillie AlexaUder Rounsavllc.
the president Of the division. Mrs. Edwin
c. Weed. the president of the United
Daughters of the Coufederlcy. viii ach
the city early tomorrow morning.
Yesterday the members OF the various
committee were kept busy. Armory
Hall. In which The reception 20 the dele
gates and other visiting Daughters. tcn-
icred by the savannah chapter Viii be-
given has been deliberately decorated 0nd
ifs bald and bare aspect entirely trans
formed Pictures Of Confederate generals
and heroes intcrapersed with battle flag
AMI war relies Of various kinds twined
with vines and crowned with wreaths of
laurel and magnolia. decorate the walls.
FLAGS and bunting Boo the COME ierate
colors and Erfeuctg 81 every Kind nave
been used touutlfully ard tastctully while
festoons OF bamboo sway between the
chandelier. The decorations Tor this huil
have not been entirely completed. but even
81 their present state the result Is a reVe-
latlon and % delight.
To-day the efforts 81 the Committee on
Decoration. ~ wh.ch Miss Elizabeth Nc
Laws Is chairman. wii bee devoted largely
20 the drawing room OF the DE soto,
where the business sessions Of the CON
vention viii boz held The decorations Of
the drawing room VIII be- on % scale less
elaborate than That OF Armory iail. but
they will be- equally tasteful and equally
beautiful In the scheme OF decoration
there. palms wAl play an important part.
To the very great regret 81 Barlow
Camp Of Sons OF Veterans. the Daughters
have been compelled 20 decline the camps
invitation 90 entertain the delegates and
other visitors 20 the convention.
Il was found that every huur 70 the
"a 81 aHfH b. Dr. AL
,aken up. either by business sessions or
by entertainments for which arung ements
had already been made. ana there was no
time a. which the reception the Sons de-
sired 90 give could be held
The reception 80 be- given 40 the rcsl-
dence OF Mrs J s WOOD on Whitaker
and Gwinuett streets. on Thursday after
noon. D. rendered the members OF the
Savannah chapter. as well as The visiting
Daughters and delegatcs. There seems
90 nave been some Misrepresentation on
shis point and Mrs Wool and the other
hosieSses % the occasion desire 90 have
81 very thoroughly understood. The mem
hers OF the Savannah chapter are expect
I'd and urged 90 be present on that day
The Convention u going TO BE- very
largely attended Even yesterday there
were new notifications as 60 the attend
once of delegates from some OF the chap
tiers that hnd not reported before. ana 90
s. expected chat s,iil others viii drop In
to-day. There are important matters Tor
tho convention 60 consider and q pro-
Eramme OF great interest aud attractive
ness has been arranged
The trip Co Tybec on Friday afternoon
win be quite short. tho train leaving tho
city az about 23o o'clock ana returning In
ample tiEe for those delegate who De-
Fire 20 DO so leaving on the evening trains
for their homes. The oyster roast an th,
inlet club House which g. 90 form Iari
Of the Veterans entertainment. viii o.
ready and waiting when the visitors reach
the island. n the day De fair. Hs every
one hopes n win be. this concluding fco-
ture Of the convention Will Doe one OF The
pieaEautcst