The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-17
KINGS DAUGHTERS, ooNvENTIo 4
Three Sessions Held Yesterday Clos
ing with "a Reception.

ing with "a Reception.
The Kings Daughters held three sessions
yesterday. The morning Eesrien began at
1880 o'clock and was devoted principally
to the reports of the Credential COMMITTEES.
consisting of Mrs Holt, Mrs. Fruror, and
Misses Kennedy, Middleton, and Baker.
The report showed twenty-six accreditet'
delegates entitled to take part in the work
of the convention; a number of proxies hal.
been conferred among the visiting dele
gates by circles that had no del gate in
attendance, but, by the rules Of the order
these proxies were not recognized.
The meeting was called TO or Ter by Mrs.
c. A. Rowland, state secretary, who re e
a portion of scripture. and then reque ST 2 4
Mrs. Isabella Charles Davis, the national
secretary, to take the chair.
The first business was the confirmation
of the minutes of the last annual conven-
ton. At the suggestion of Mrs. G. l. Tag
cart, who stated that these mi lutes had
already been published and were widely
circulated among the members af the co1-
venton, the minutes were not read, but
were confirmed without any further hear
ing. Mrs. Taggart then read the minute,
Of the preceding evening which were APP
proved. Mrs. Rowland's report followed.
She said that during the three years Of her
secretaryship the work had been carried
forward rapidly and successfully and that
now the membership Of the order in this
state lacked only eight of being 40.
At the conclusion of Mrs ROw1auds re-
pot, Mrs. Davis paid her almost glowing
! tlibute, stating that she knew of TO more
faithful orker than this lady, who, dur
ing all of the three years of her incum-
bency of the office OF secretary of the
order in Georgia lad never once forgotten
her charge. She closed her eulogy with
the wish that the state order should be
able to give TO this secretary something
mere substantial than mere thanks Per
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1t may be possible TO pay the incumbent
Of this post on a salary"
MIS-. Rowland, who is also the treasurer
of the state society, read a report show
ing balance On hand of $j9.ss.
The question of help for the Georgia In
dus rial Home was again taken up. Two
of the dsIegaes from Macon assured the
chair that it was a worthy institution and
in every way deserving of help. The mat
ter will be discussed later.
The meeting was to be adjourned al 1
o'clock, but it was much later than that
hour when the business was finally fin
ished. AT 4:S0 o'clock the work was taken
up again, this time consisting of the read
log Of the reports of the circles. Eleven
reports were read one being of a local
circle of Kings Sons, one of a local circle
Of Kings Daughters, and the remainder
of circles at different parts of the state.
They all show the order to be in most
fiourishing condition, and constantly in
creasng both in efficacy for good and in
numbers.
The reading of these reports took up
the entire afternoon. The convention was
adjourned fer the second time about
O'Clock but met again at Sis 10 enjoy a
talk by Mrs Davis and programme of
music and Rotations that had been pre-
pared under the direction of Mrs. silva
Tea s1ale and was given by her pupils.
Mrs. Davis reviewed briefly the work of
or n "a hoA hsa n, h Co,,fA
and said that It showed not human
strength, nor energy, nor the result of
wisdom of the mankind, but proved that
anything could be done when undertaken
''In His Name" She was proud she said,
of the work of the order, and of the men,
bers who composed 1t. and she prayed that
its usefulness would be continued and in
creas ed.
Al The end CT her address an excellent
programme of music was given. as fol-
lows:
Quartette, Row, Row, Gently Row.
Quint-AIisses Wilson and Morgan, Messrs.
Spring and Teasdelc.
Vocal solo, THE Violet" Miss Kathleen
Wilson.
Recitation. "Um HIM." Miss Marion
Cooper
Vocal solo, Goodbye" Tosti-Miss
Ellen Morgan.
Ladies' quartette. THE Bird and the
Rose" Misses Baker, Wilson, Morgan and
| Hoffman.
Vocal solo, Sand o'Dee," Clay-Miss
| Phoebe Baker.
Recitation, THE Watermelon" (by re-
quesO, Miss Marion Cooper
| Quartette, Jack and JILL" Misses Bank
er and Morgan Messrs. Spring and Teas
| dale.
Vocal solo, Good Night, Farewell"
| Miss Adele Hoffman.
Ladies' quartette. Good Night" Tool1er
Misses Baker, Wilson, Morgan and Hoff-
| man.
| Accompanist Miss Beckett.
| Miss Cooper scored her usual hit, and
| was forced to give two recall pieces. Tho
first was Cupid. Swallowed" and the
| second THE Sympathetic Sandcrab."
| At the conclusion of the programme re-
| freshments were served to all the dele
| gates, the ladies who had assisted in the
| ntrtainment, and 10 the visions.
| The attendance at all of the meetings so
| far, has been exceptionally large, and the
ladies are very much gratihed.
This morning a session will be held
| from 10 o'clock until /, when the meeting
| will be adjourned for the day. The after
| noon will be spent at Tybee, where the
visiting delegates will be the gusts of the
| Savannah Union.
Before adjourning, however an informal
| ballot for the next state officers of the or
der will be taken. The regular election
| will be held on Friday morning.
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