The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-25
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY
GENERAL CONVENTION TO MEET IN
WILMINGTON NOV. 18TH.
Meeting Of Cape Fear Chapter Yester-
day Afternoon To Make Arrange
ments for the Event-Chapters From
All southern and Many Western
states VIII be Here

The regular meeting of Cape Fear
Chapter, No. 3, Daughters Of the Con-
1ederacy, was held yesterday at IL
O'Clock at the armory Of the Whining
ton Light Infantry. Mrs. W. NJ. Pars-
ley. the president. presided. and Mrs.
John C. James. the secretary, was pres
ent- There was a good attendance,
this being h first meeting since the
suspension for the summer.
The routine business was transacted
and after that had been done, Mrs. II.
j. Gerken, in behalf of the delegates
from the Chapter, made a most excel
lent and interesting report of the pro-
ceedings of the State convention held
ten days ago in Charlotte. The dele
gates who attended the state owen
ton We're Mrs. II. J. Gerken. Mrs. NJ. S.
Willard. Mrs. E. K. Bryan, Mrs. r. c..
Cantwell, and Mrs. F. A. Lord.
In behalf Of the delegates to the state
convention, Mrs. Willard, in a most
graceful manner presented the chapter
with d souvenir of the convention. 1t
was a fac smile Of the last letter writ
ten by President Jeff Davis, n it was
in a large and handsome frame. The
letter was written by Mr.. Davis to the
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when he was on his sick bed just prior
to his death. The gift was accepted
most gratefully and is highly appre-
ciated by the chapter.
The most important matter before the
meeting was to make arrangements for
the annual meeting of the general di-
vision of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy to be held in Wilmington
November 13th-16th. The convention
met last year in Montgomery, Ala, and
the delegates from the Cape Fear Chap
ter then extended an invitation tC hold
it's 1901 session in our city.
In order to prepare for the V
ton, the chapter appointed the follow
ing committees On reception, or en-
tertainment. on decorations. on print
ing and on badges. The committee on
badges is to make arrangements for a
special badge to be worn by the mem
bers of Cape Fear Chapter during the
sessions of the convention.
Cape Fear Chapter will give the Wis
iting delegates a handsome reception on
Wednesday night, November 14th. A
handsome programme is to be printed
for the convention.
The chapter is very much gratified
that Mrs. StOnewall Jackson, of Char
1otte is to be here, as she has written
and accept the invitation of the
chapter TO be its guesL. Mrs. T.. B.
Vance and Mrs. T.. ]. Jarvis are also
expected No doubt Governor and Mrs.
Charles B. AycOck will also attend the
convention. as the chapter has also in
vited them to be its guests.
The Wilmington Light Infantry has
kindly extended the use Of its armory
to the daughters during the convention.
a letter was also received from Mr.. G.
c.. Brown. secretary of the Masonic
Temple Association. rendering the use
of The Temple to the chapter.
Tho convention will he an PXtTH0rdi-
nary event and Wilmington will look
forward to it with Il great deal of in
terest. From $50 to 500 delegates will
be in attendance from chapters in all
the southern states and in many north
ern and western states. Representa-
tives are expected from chapters in
New York and Chicago.