The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-18

The minutes of the Eufaula conven- ton have been received rom the puu- fishers. and have beeen distributed py the Secretary. We hope each Chapter has received them for distribution among the members. We note with re- rref two omissions in the minutes which we hope the President of every chapter will call 10 the attention or her chapter. The name Of our GeioNeu and honored honorary life Presloent' Miss Eallie C. Jones. should nave been in the list of officers. Miss Jones, as fine first President of the Alabama divl- sion ana rganizer and President of the Alabama Charter Chapter at Camden, is loved and revered by every Daughter of this Division, and it Is regretted that her name fails to appear in her ornciai place.
 Another omission. the White House Committee fails to appear among the list of standing committees This com. mittee is printed in full at the close ol the White House Committees report; :; Because 1t was inadvertently omltteu from the list. we print it in full below.
 The Constitution and Bylaws are also omitted. by error of the printer. which will be remedied. and sent out 'n printed form at an early date.
 White House Commfttee-Mmes. Carrie Phelan Beale. chairman; Saran Baldwin Bethea, Wilhelmina Clopton Lanier. Marie Lou Armstrong Cory, Annie Grigg Trimble. Lidia Doran.
 We read from the July number of the Confederate Veteran, the sad account of the tragic death of MT. Paul DaVls Cunningham son of MT. s. A. Gun ningham. editor of The Veteran. MT Cunningham was consulting engineer oi fhe International Boundary Commis- sion and the chief engineer in charge of an expedition on the Rio Grande river from San Marcial. N. M, 10 the mouth. He was drowned while ialtn- fully discharging his duty on July 1'' We extend to MT, Cunningnam. .nG 4e reayed father. our heartfelt sympatnies in this sad affiiction, which he IS called upon to endure.
 While the erection of a monument to "confederate Women" by the ehival- rous veterans is highly appreciated though modestly declined by the ma jority of the survivors of that army U, noble women. yet they gladly aecep' STe memorial that is proposed. by the IT. D. c. in the collection and preserva' fion of the record of their lives durlna those four desolate years or war. -vill he A monument which fs to place in enduring form. for the inspection oi rosterity. the character. courage. anc heroism of the women of the Soutn These chronicles, if all of them are ever written, will make pitiful, nerolc noble reading and will furnish rlcn ma terial for those, who shall catch ana nS in song and in story the traglcal set ling of these women's lives. "A grea smnetus has been given. not only 70 th' charitable. but the educational. an historical purposes of our organizatioh This is clearly shown in the admlra report to the Convention, by our tai xounr historian. Miss Hobson, and It Il a matter of great encouragement Una e,ich fine work. Is being accomplisneo We are glad to note that so many rec ards of women have been sent in They deserve a place as patriots. Tn courage which was shown by our sold fers was wonderful, but it was nothing to what the Southern women exempll fled at home-whilst the men did tn fighting the women did the enduring and in four long years, with more thal a soldiers courage bore more than soldiers hardship. Our historian evl dently "is resolved history shall, wit
 free mouth. speak freely of our acts. There is reason to believe these nara lives of Confederate women will be a valuable as those of the Revolutionar
 women by Mrs. Ellet, which is bein
 republished by the D. A. R. The ad
 miral report of the U. D. c. Historica