The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-19

one from r B. Horton. or
Missouri. commander Of the United
Sons OF Veterans. who sent greetings
$50 beautifully expressed that . resolu-
Ition OF thanks was adopted.
Under lie head of communications.
Mrs Thomas Worcester. OF Cincinnati.
TO-. president of Robert Patton Chapter.
lof that city. was recognized and she
went &c the rostrum and read n mag
Inihcent sester Of greeting from Mrs.
FLORENCE Tucker Winder, president OF
Robert E. Lee Chapter. at Columbus.
20. Mrs. Worcester. Is 4 beautiful and
most charming lady and her ~splendidiy
Emodulated voice and the dramatic and
graceful manner in which she read the
Communication marked her as a woman
lof extraordinary talent. She IS a Ken
lucky lady but resides in Cincinnati.
where she is very prominent in social
~lcircles. Mrs winder. she informed the
convention. is a North Carolina lady.
her husband being Colonel o H
lWinder. who is now president OF a rail-
road in Ohio. Mrs. winder Is president
lof L. r. Lee Chapter. OF Columbus.
which has forty-swo members. Her
greeting was expressed In classic and
poetic phraseology and IL was really q
lgem as il fell from Mrs. Worcester's
Ilips. She also writes Interestingly OF
the Confederate dead buried near CO.
Ilumbus. 2.260 OF the south's heroes
having fallen in graves there. She tells
the usual story OF North Cardinals
sacrifice. several hundred OF our brave
boys being among those who sleep the
leternal sleep in the Confederate GEM
letery." 4 plot OF ground OF about two
and 4 half acres. She writes In the
most grateful and appreciaUVc terms
lof Colonel William H knauss, a Fed
leral soldier. with a great big heart and
humane nature through whose efforts
THE cemetery has been surrounded by
Ia wall and is kept in good condition by
his assistance. Mrs. Winder's commu-
I~nication was greeted with applause.
land on motion the convention instruct
led the secretary TO formally thank
Colonel Knauss for his kind and gen.
ferrous acts.
While this matter was under consid-
Ie~ration. the question OF the go@ern-
Iment's refusal TO allow head-stones To
lbe erected TO the Confederate dead.
was brought up. On motion OF Mrs.
Randolph. Of Richmond. il was ordered
that southern congressman and sena-
tors be requested to get permission TO
leither allow the bodies OF the heroes
Ito be brought home or permit their
lgraves TO be marked.
Mrs. Cantrill. OF the committee APP
POINTED to consider the matter of n sou
lvenir spoon. reported and recommend
led that the souvenir be the ordinary
tea spoon with the e OF JEFF Davis,
"a cotton boil. and other designs
IClS GU III lt Do"l- ne toIuIliLltt =
Recommendations We're postponed to
the next convention.
Bv resolution offered by Mrs. Cooley,
lof Florida. the bylaws were so amend
led as to allow state divisions only ten
minutes in which To make reports to
conventions.
The New Orleans delegation brought
a fine invitation from New Orleans
Chapter No. -, for the convention 10.
meet in that city. 1t was beautifully
engraved on copper and was signed by
Mrs. ]. Pinkney Smith. president OF
THE Louisiana Division. Mrs. w. j.
IBehan, president of the Ladies' Confed-
lerate Memorial Association, Governor
w w. Heard. commander Leon Jas
ltremski. Louisiana Division, United
Confederate Veterans, Mrs. Alden Nc
lLellan. president of New Orleans Chap
ter. Miss SaIie NJ. Owen, corresponding
secretary of the New Orleans Chapter.
Mayor Paul Capdeville, and Gen. Geo.
iMoorman. adjutant general and chief
lof staff. United Confederate Veterans.
IOther cities also sent invitations.
lamong them Jacksonville. Fla The
convention adopted a motion aoknowl-
Lodging the invitation and expressing
sympathy with that city in the disas-
ter which befell it by the recent confa-
lgration which visited that city.
The following offered by MIS-. T.. T.
Fillmore. president of Albert Sydney
Johnston Chapter, of Austin Texas,
WAS unanimously adopted:
BE il resolved that the heartfelt
THANKS of the General Division United
Daughters of the C~onfederaey In con-
%IventiOn assembled, is hereby rendered,
the Cape Fear Chapter. the Whining
ton Light Infantry, the mayor and cit.
liens of Wilmington. also the Carolina
Yacht III for their most cordial well
Icome and generous hospitality.
Resolved, That especially do we
Ifhnn1 tho ypac nf yVEl-~;--tD o. A.
generous space given in their columns
Ito the proceedings of the convention,
also to the Colonial Danes for their
lkind remembrance OF the visiting
) Daughters, to Miss Mary r. Meares for
her untiring efforts in our behalf TO the
tElks for rendering their beautiful tenn
: pie. to Captain John w. Harper for
generously offering his steamer for an
: Excursion. and to all the officers of this
: general convention who SO nobiy and
efficiently filled their positions"
:. AS it was only a few minutes till
midnight. the session was brought to
a sudden close by the appointment OF
/, a committed consisting OF Mrs W. NJ.
: Parsley and two members Of Cape Fear
q Chapter. OF Wilmington, to- assist the
, secretary in preparing last nights
. minutes and in completing the unfin-
= lished business.
9 The convention. after having necn in
: session since Wednesday. came - a
= Iclose with the singing of the lonk ne
!. tier doxology as the clock struck IL.
> The convention adjourned to meet In
. New Orleans on the second Wednesday,
: jim November. 1902.
I The ladies who have been here at.
g tending the convention say they veer,
!. much pleased with Wilmington. Ths
n messenger does not tell half the storJ
|, when IL says Wilmington was charmed
with them. They represented the beau
n lty and most noble womarhood of Tn,
s south and would be an honor to an,
a kingdom on earth. The Messenge
n hopes they had a pleasant stay In on
II city and would gladly welcome their re
n turn.
e Some Of the delegates left last even
g. ing at 6 o'clock on a special train owe
the Seaboard Air Line and others too
y their departure on all trains out on tn
IL Atlantic Coast Line. Others viii depar
ltodar and for ALL W. mish -