The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-03
WANT A JUST HISTORY.
Daughters of Confederacy Discussed
the Subject at Their Convention.

Daughters of Confederacy Discussed
the Subject at Their Convention
The Savannah delegates to the con-
vention of the Daughters OF the Con-
federacy. in Columbus, returned yes
terday greatly pleased with the work
thew ACCOMPLISHED, and with the treat
ment accorded the delegates. Mrs. a.
r. Hull of Savannah, was elected sec.
ond vice president, and Is g raeine1
with the convention. Mrs. Hun slate 'I
too, that the visiting delegates WeIe
charmingly entertained, ana tndt ZIG
civ was turned over TO them.
The most important matter trans
acted during the convention was tne
reading of the Historians report. MISS
Mildred Rutherford of Athens, is MS
torian, and was also elected presiueIl
by a unanimous vote. MISS hutIIe
ford takes a deep interest IN hel M't
as historian, and would not agree "
surrender that Office even for the pres
idencv. The delegates insisted that
Miss Rutherford should hold potn OF
ices. She is engaged at present IN
writing a history of the war Det"e
the states and the reconstruction pc
Rod. a. 1,.harford
that she be furnished with the correct
each county in the state at the OUT
hrealx of the war. The Daughters are
anxious that a true history OF the
troubles between the states be used IN
the schools of Georgia. The Daughters
commented on the histories that are
now being used and entered a plea lor
correct and just accounts OF the nap
penings during the sixties. MISS Ruth-
erford expects to have history that
int RI DeODle
Georgia. and one that will contain &C
curate information.
The proposed Winnie Davis Memorial
as an annex to the State Normal Scnool
was discussed during the convention.
The attention of the Daughters was
called to the fact that young girls who
cannot afford to pay their board are
being turned away, and 1t was urged
that something be done to start the
work of building the Memorial The
Daughters now have $1,000 in bank,
and it was agreed that when $4,000
more is secured the corner stone will
be laid. The Memorial will cost $4,000.
The educational work was fully dis
cussed by the delegates. Miss Ruther-
ford, who was elected president, lives
at Athens and was at one time princi-
pal of the Lucy Cobb Institute. She
is in close touch with the educa-
her time to that subject. The Savan-
nah chapter, during the past year, sub
scribed S154.50 to the fund for the erec-
ton of the memorial.
1t was agreed not to pay out any
money towards the erection of any
more monuments until the one to JEFF
ferson Davis is in place Money is put
aside each year for this purpose, and
thus far S35, 900 has been secured. 1t
will require 800, 900 to erect the mon
ument to the President of the Confed-
eracy, and the Daughters intend to
wait until that amount has been Sc
cured before turning their attention to
any other monuments. During the past
year $500 was added to the fund by the
Georgia Chapter. On this line Mrs. s.
c. Morgan of Savannah introduced a
resolution setting forth that no mon
ument shall be erected to the women
of the South until the Davis monument
has been paid for. The resolution was
unanimously passed. The next conven-
ton of the Daughters will be held at
LaGrange.