The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27
LARGEST IN ITS HISTORY.
CONVENTION Of GEORGIA DIVISION.
DAUGHTERs or CONFEDEHACY.

DAUGHTERS or CONFEDEHACY.
Less Than n Thisd Of the Chapters
Have been Heard From and Near
~ sixty Delegates Slave siEnthed
Intention Of CominE-There WIN
Certainly ne Hundred Delegates
In Attendance aud Probably More.
Others. Not Delegates, Wiii Come.
Sessions 90 lie In banquet Hail OF
DE soto-Rcception ON "Wednesday
EveninE-Encursion 20 Tybec.
The annual convention Of the Georgia
Division u Daughters Of the Confe1eracy.
tLat will be held ln Savannah on Nov. z.
and .. viii be more largely attended
than any previous convention IN the his
tory Of tho division. Loss than a third of
the chapters have been heard from and
already the delegates number nearly sixty
II Is confidently expected that the at
tendance Will reach a hundred delegates
aud believed that Il will be'far more. Be
sides the DELEGATES there will be a number
o. other visitors 70 tho city. who will be
drawn here Boy the fact that the conven-
ton will be In progress.
Mrs MarEarot Branch sexton president
81 the savannah chapter and chairman OF
the executive committee. reached the city
on Friday and assumed At once immediate
direction o. the preparations in progress
for the reception and entertainment or
those who are 60 be the chapters guests
Mrs Sexton said last night that She found
all the committees working most cheer
fully aud faithfully and we'll and that the
programme OF entertainment had been
practically mapped out
Sessions or the convention will be held
IN the banquet hall o. the De Soto. On
wednesday morning and Afternoon
Thursday morning and afternoon and Fri
day morning The convention viii ad-
lourn on Friday morning sine die. The
morning sessions VIII begin az 10 oclock
ard last until and the afternoon Sos
sions probably. az $3.50 and last until s.
II Is expected Tint reception 10 me
delegates will be- given on Wednesday
evening though tho date Tor this function
has nea been determined upon absolutely.
Al this reception Mrs Edward D. Weed.
wifo Of the Protestant Episcopal Bishop
OF Florida VINO b. the president OF the
General Confederation Of Daughters 81
tine Aunfffif'fNNtt "aaNfiN hH 1AtN AAt'ttf"
Alexander Roune8viie. president Of the
Georgia division and the presidents OF The
south Carolina. Alabama. Florida and
Tennessee divisions. ~ case they attend
tho convention. will receive Invitations
have been sent 20 an OF these officers. as
well as 20 tho officers OF the general con
federuton.
OF the latter u IL known chat Mrs J.
Jefferson Thomas OF Atlanta, who Is the
B. IA. the
time the convention IS 81 progress. II rs
expected that others will also attend
though their definite acccptancee 90 the
invitations sent them have not yet been
received
on Thursday evening the Children Of the
Confederacy Will eutertain the delegates
10 the convention The Winnie Davis
Chapter OF savannah is the largest IN
the South and. under the direction OF
Miss Addie Barnard aud Miss Nina Pape
the dlrectress and ASSISTANT directress. re
spectivesy has achieved degree Of sue
cess that has made ana tie work or
great interest. The entertainment by
the children will be given IN Guards
Hail There will be an address Of wei
come 20 the Daughters by one 81 the
children. followed by the singing OF
Mars land. The Bonnte Blue FaE"
Dixie" ana other Confederate airs Miss
Barnard vii also submit her report upon
che work that has been accomplished
Following the exercises by the children
there Will be addresses hy State School
Commissloner O.. %. Glenn and Or J. l..
VI. curry The latter in charge Of the dis
trlhution OF tho Peabody fund in the
South. Dr. curry is a graceful and elo-
queut speaker and his address viii be-
one Of the features Of the convention.
Friday afternoon there IS to be an ex-
cursion 70 Tyhce and an oyster roast al
tho Chatham Artillery club House on tho
inlet This viii boz the concluding feature
OF the programme Of entertainments and
il Is probable that most 81 the delegates
viii get away on the trains leaving 81
vannnh Friday night. though some Of
them viii doubtless proioug their visit 90
the city for several days.
There's some speculation as 20 who will
he elected the next president Of the divi>-
ion. Mrs Rounsavlle. the present presi-
dent has held the office Tor three years
and Il g. understood viii not accent q
fourth term. Indeed. Mrs. Rounsaviile ac-
cepted the office a. the Athens conven-
ton. held last year. only because the
work for the erection u the Winnie Davis
Memorial Dormitory. az the state
Normal College. had not been
conclused This project was conceived
by her and under her direction has been
crowned with successful contamination
Had Il been concluded last year. she
would not then have accepted the office
OF state president for another term. II
Is not known who viii b. her successor.
nor does it seem that there are any promi-
nent candidates yet in the field.
There will be meeting Of tho Daugh-
ters Of the Confcderacy on Tuesday after
noon. AZ which the programme for the
convention will be- decided upon nnal y.
While there may be- eore minor chanEca
q IS not thought that in essentials IL VIII
be different from that outlined above An
indications poinp TO "a convention success
ful above any "a the history OF the di-
vision.
GUESTS OF TIE SEABOAHD.