The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-03
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As the Convention of the United Daushters of the Confederacy. to be held at Wilmington, N. C.. tn Novem- Der, draws near, the subjects tnat VIII be brought before this body of inteiii- gent Southern women for decisions, grow ln interest and importance, we think It will be apropos to copy from en old vet sran the following interesting history: Origin of the United Daughters of
 the confederacy.
 At a regular meeting of the Nashville Chapter No. of the United Daughters bf the Confederacy. held in Nashville on November 1, 1900, the following resnlu- ton was unanimously adopted'
 Whereas. At the Richmond Conyemn- tion of the U. D. C. in Noyember, lsss, Mrs. ,. A. Townsville. President of the Georgia Division. suggested that proof should be taken as to who originated the Idea of uniting all the organizations or Southern women into one fedsrauon' m minutes of the Montgomery Convention' and whereas, the Nashville Chapter. No l. of the U. D, C., have taken Prool,
 and ,ts the fact S~t Mr, M mated the idea On March 2S. 1898. the ladies of Nashville organized and hao eesr.sseS dsnf.deeate she seldisrs Home. and Mrs N. c. .Goodiet was elected State Regent
 On May lo, 1892, at dinner giysn sby in Nashville, 1n motion of Mrs. M, C. Goodlet, the name of the Ladies Aux IiaFy was changed to Daughters or the
 in 1894, Mrs, Geoolett having conceived the idea of orga anizing all associauons of Southern women into ons body. to be known as the Daughters of the Conteo- erasy, in May of that yaar, at meet &n~ 1FS ha GhanfNr fhA 06feCt was brought forw ard and published In The Nashville American. Shortly there after Mrs. Goodlett received letter from Mrs. l. II. Rainss of Savannah, that A copy of thu Ccnstftution, charter and by laws of the Nashville Chapter should D. sent her for examination. and asking Ii savannah women could be or gsnjzed under the Nashville charter. Thereafter tha Nashville Chapter issued 8 call, inviting all Southern women to meet with t on September ? & isst; m sne sns tho organization of all Daughters Of the Jonfedera9y into ono federation. The 'p'l0v ins ls dieE attsnded this meeting; NesdameG M. C. lioOdlett, Jno. P. Hick- nan. JohE Overton, with q number Of pthera from Nashville; Mrs. l.. H. Raine7 lt saVanuah. Ga, and Mrs. Myers of rexac. On that night Mrs, Raines wGat M Ter tho Constitution of the United Con- Eederate Veterans. On the next morning Mrs. Goodiett and Mrs. Raiues present. d draft of tho new Constitution of ;ho National Daughters of the Confed- sraey. which, after b'ing amended. was adopted, and the following officers were ''tss sSodet st 'GS Sashss shsnS ss ' Mrs 7 n. Raines. Savannah. First Vice President: Mrs. J. c, Myers. Texas. Second Vice President Miss White May. Nashville. Third Vice. President; Mrs. John T. Hickman, Nashville. Secretary; MFs. J. E. Lindsay Nashville, Treas- hat NashVilie Chapter should be known t5 No. l. and the Savannah Chapter as So. [. Several errors and inaccuracies IeiBe discovered in fhe constitution as meet at the same place on March 90. Ssb. This meeting was attended by all tha ladies above mentioned, besides Eev- sral others from the Nashville Chapter. MFc, William Parsley of Wilmington. N C., Mrs. Fleming du BiHnon and Miss l1amaf of Savannah Ga., and Mrs. R. A.. Allison of Jackson Tenn.
 At thi1 meeting the constitution was amended. Mrs. Static Cabell Currie was made Vice President in thu place of Mrs. Myer'. Mrs: smythe and Mrs. Parsley were made Vice Presidents. and ihe vii Cha'lsst0n Chapter No. {, and the Jack sen Chapter No. :.
 Inla proof has been gotten from the rtcords in the office of our Secretary of State. prnaf by tho parties who were present at the meeting, and from nu- merrous lettern from Mrs. L. H. Raines t1 Mrs. NJ, C. Goodlett. which arc now in tha posse Ssion of Mrs. Goodlett, which have been exhibited to and read by tho Chapter.
 If Mrs. Goodlett did not originate the inea, WEv was sho made the first Pres ioent? and why was the Nashville Chap ter g'ven, the honor of being designated
 All proof taken and all letters from Nus, RaineS with all original papers will he submitted to any committee the Con Yenuon may See proper to appoint, if 1t IS not convinced by the statements here In set fCrth. Therefore,
 Resolved. by the Nashville Chapter No. that thii statement of facts shall be rad at the Montgomery Convention of tho United p7ushters of the Confeder- acy, and printed in the proceedings of