The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-16
KINGS DAUGHTERS CONVENE.
STATE DELEGATES WELCOMED TO
SAVANNAH.

sion mt Independent sunday SchooI
Building the Rest of the Week.
National Secretary Mrs. Isabella
Davis the Leading Figure-Rev. w.
r. Mumford's Address-Three Ses-
sions of the Convention To-day to
Be Followed by n Tea.
The fourth annual state convention of
the Kings Daughters and Sons began last
night in the Sunday school room of the
Independent Presbyterian Church.
Twenty-six delegates from other cities
were in attendance besides the delegates
from the local circles, and Mrs. Isabelle
Charles Davis, national secretary of the
order, and Mrs. c. A. Rowland, state sec
rotary. Fourteen delegates arrived yes
terday. They are Mrs. c. A. Rowland,
Mrs. II. II. Malone and Miss Emma Cuth-
bert of Augusta, Mrs. Holt of Macon,
Mrs. NJ. L. Baker and Miss Dillon of
Brunswick, Mrs. ]. T. Alexander, Mrs.
c. G. Shearon, Mrs. C. T. Shearon and
Misses Clifford Gorie and H. Acker of At
lanta, Mrs. Marion Wylly and Miss Lily
Payne of Darien. The remainder of the
delegates were already in the city, hav-
ing come several days ago to attend the
Woman's Missionary Convention, to
which body they were also delegates
The convention was opened by the sing
ing of Onward Christian Soldier" after
which the lesson of the evening was read
by Rev. DR.. J. Y. Fair. who followed it
with an eloquent prayer, in. which he in
voked the heavenly blessings upon the
delegates and the work In which they are
engaged.
Miss Florence Colding sang 1.-THE Lord
Is My Shepherd" and was followed by
Mrs. Rowland, who, in a short address,
told of the beauty and value of the work.
in which the society is engaged which,
she said, binds closer the hearts of it's
members with the ties of Christian love.
She declared the convention open and con-
graduated the delegates upon having al
the meeting Mrs. Isabelle Charles Davis,
whose presence" she said, lis always q
pleasure and an unspeakable blessing"
The delegates were gracefully welcomed
by Mrs. Pauline Roberts in a short adj
dress: The Honorable Mrs. Isabella
Charles Davis, visiting Kings Daughters
and Sons. Greeting: Our hearts and homes
are open to receive you. We are glad to
have you with us, to pers nally thank you
for the loving kindness and courtesy
shown to our delegates at your respective
homes. We hope that your stay in our
city may be as pleasant and profitable
as you made it for them, while they were
your guests. 1t will give US great pleas
IRE to listen to the eports of the Mas
ters work. We pray that the spirit of
Christ may be in all of our deliberations
that we may go forth from this conven-
ton, with hearts so full of love to God
and to our fellow man, that our state will
resound with the acts of kindness and
deeds of charity done by the Kings
Daughters and Sons In His Name" In
the name of the Savannah Union I bid
you welcome.
The response to this address was made
by Mrs. H. II. Malone of Augusta. She
told eloquently of the pleasure that the
visiting delegates experienced in again
meeting in Savannah. whose hospitality
is so Justly celebrated I'm ancient
Rome" she said, at was custom to in
scribe on the door step of the temples and
public buildings. a word of greeting. So
that visitors coming and going were met
with this silent greeting. With us, she
said, il is different, for instead of a word
chiselled on senseless stone, our welcome
Is engraved on hearts alive and warm with
Christian love, and loyalty to our noble
order
Rev. w. e. Mumford founder of the
Georgia Industrial Home, was the next
speaker. He came purposely TO address
the State Convention of the Kings
Daughters. The Kings Daughters at their
convention last year unanimously decided
to build a cottage at the home and al
ready a large sum has been raised. and
for that purpose. The Georgia Industrial
Home is only a little over one year old,
but has ad he most remarkable success
of any institution of the kind ever start
ed in the United States. 1t is located five
miles north of Macon on a farm of 200
acres. 1t is a home, school and farm for
destitute white children. 1t is the only
home ever founded in the South with the
specific object of the salvation of the
children of pauper and disreputable par
entage. 1t is not on orphanage, but pro-
poses to help that class of children whose
condition Is worse than that of orphan
age. II Is the only institution for friend
less els dhood operated on an undenomi-
national basis and open to the helpless
lttle ones of the entire state. 1t is the
Only industrial home for friendless chill
cren in cur state that proposes TO fit it's
benefciaries for the battle of life before
they leave 1t. More than SO coo has been
expended in purchase of land and stock,
and buildings; and the maintenance of the
home family which row consists of Is,
though the doors of the home were not
opened untf Feb. %, 1899. The work start
ed with mt dollar and all that has come
TO It has come as voluntary contributions
in small amounts Mr.. Mumford is per-
haps one of the most remarkable men in
pubic life in Georgia to-day, and is do
irg a work that will he says, save the
state millions of dollars In the years 20
come. His address last night before the
Kings Daughters of the state was lis
tered to with profound interest. Mr.
Mumford contemplates the building of
Savannah cottage at the home at an early
day. Already the Masons and the odd Eel
lows Ct IN S t. have taken quite an
interest in this n BILE and unique charity
At the end of Rev Mr. Mumford's talk
Mrs. Davis stated that she thought that
something toward this end had been done
at the previous convention and that she
would examine the minutes and see about
g. Continuing, she said 10 the delegates
that she was glad 10 get back to Savan-
nah, TO the place where the Georgia or
ganization was formed. She said that she
was afraid, though, that she was in spir-
itual danger; that she found herself grow
ing proud, proud of the order, of its pro-
gress, and wonderful growth IN numbers
and usefulness in the South.
She said that all of the conventions held
this spring showed a most remarkable and
gratifNiug result narticulariv fboea 80 Al