The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29
Daughters of
COnfederaCy.
News and Notes in Re-
gard to Texas Chapters,
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Mrs 8eueder-z 3. Toam. president austin.
Mrs 4. So Houston, hr-I vice president
San Aal"nta.
Ms. stella 5.asassrs. ,hlrl vice president,
Mrs A Q. j8aason. fourth vice president
Mrs Caz- Johnson, corresponding sscre-
2lFa. Iefa T. Bonner. recording secretary
Tyler
Mrs A v. wtnEler, treasurer. Corsioana
Irs " p Lane. registrar, sherman
Miss Adelia a, Dunovaut. historian. Hous-
tan
Please send all communications for this col
pmn TO Mrs. Seebrouk W. Sylnor, 14l6 Frank.
In avenue Houston. Texas
Mrs. scabrook W. sydnor Houston. Texas.
orange, Texas, July 26-My Dear Mrs. sgd
nor: Recently we have organized a chapter
OF the L, D. Z. at Orange, and l write you
by request Of Mrs, Cora johnson to notify
you our chapter will be known as the Pei
bam chapter. We have seventeen charter
members with the following ladies as Of
Gcors, Mrs $. W, Shoars. president Mrs,
~. SWtpfoyd, first vice president; Mrs. George
Buncrolt, second vice president, Mrs. u K,
Ford. third vice president; Mrs W. o. Brile,
secretary, Miss NJ. Scurre, treasurer; Miss
Hattie Chennult, historian and registrar After
receiving our charter We hope TO increase
our membership, and take up our share OF
work in advancing our great cause, The
date of our organization was on july 20. 1900
Respectfully yours, Mrs. w. o Brice.
Secretary.
a very delightful luncheon was given in
the Empire hotel New York. on Tuesday,
June 9, to our president Mrs Weed, Of Fioc-
/ ida, who expected TO sail for Europe on the
/ following day
Around the beautifully decorated table was
seated our honored member, Mrs, Jefferson
I Davis our president of the grand division,
Mrs Weed our charter president, Mrs Helen
/ Rcdu our FIRST vice president and organizer,
Mrs r. L. Gaillord; second vice president,
/ Mrs. Pauline puBose; treasurer. Mrs y. n.
! iiuSthnll; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Chlde; Mrs. r. J. Moses, and Mrs. L. II.
Lane
] We enjoyed Mrs Weeds good company and
were fairly charmed with the geuiality OF
/ Mrs Jefferson Davis, whose conversation rs
always not only Interesting. hut instructive
/ She smoke with great appreciation Of what
! the South was doing toward showing 1t,
/ love for her cherished dead. but did not hest.
tate to say that the dearest object Of hei
heart WAS the orphanage IN Luray. Va, tbs
memorial TO her beloved daughter Winnie
1 The corresponding secretary, who is a write
OF dialect verse gave by request two or three
original Rotations which carried all bach
in memory to the days when
Ebon shadows
Fitted through the sunshine.
Truly II was charming gathering and W,
were loath TO dispense, and indeed did MOI
until one OF the members had invited Mira
Weed, after her return in October. to ar
entertoinment at her house 10 meet agar
The ladies who he'd spent together 90 enjoy
ahle AN afternoon. Mary Fairfax Childs
Corresponding Secretary.
New York, June 1900
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All old Contederates will regret to learr
OF the death OF Right Rev Richard Hooper
Wilmer. Episcopal bishop OF Alabama. OF
June H. He is remembered Nationally 10
Ms recommendation 10 the clergy OF his dio
! eese TO omit the prayer "for the presldeu
/ thority,' on the ground that only a militar,
government existed in Alabama This VIA
I y the reconstruction times, and for this n
5 was suspended by General Thomas ana for
hidden to exercise the functions OF his office
eut was afterward reinstanted by Presiden