The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-11
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Daughters. of
COnfederacy.
News and Notes IN Regard
to Texas Chapters, U d. c.

Hlten Daughters Of the foufcdpract, l.. ).
Ross chapter ~ Brnn held meeting Tor
ihe purpose Of fndorsipg candidate for
state president at the coming election Il
state officers TO be held a. the convention
Of United Daughters OF tile Confedrracy
10 convene az San Antonio In December
Several letters were read and after much
discussion Mrs. Sarah Fontaine Sampson
u Alvin received the majority vote. So
Oh l2tI uiiimo Ice elsam aud cake We
friends OF the chapter to RINSE fdtds 10
pay OF small indebtedness
Mrs. William A. Banks,
Ter, United Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy.
Waco Texas, August Z The Mary West
chapter, Daughters OF the Confed racy, +
Wnco, on Tuesday afternoon. the 6h met
with about thirty I'VE, boys, girls aud
young misses upon the lovely w. S Heard
lawn aud through Mrs. Branson as chuIr
man, perfected an organization of the emit
dien Of the Confederacy, whose purpose
shall be the study, in clusscs Of Southern
states.
program of songs, recitations and in
strumental music arranged In u charm
lngly lmpromptu manner, served 10 pat
every one, at case and led up 10 short
laik ny MIS- Ht1nson ON the purposes OF
the meeting, which, when explained, WAS
heartily indorsed by every Young pcrsou
pr seut and Immediately thirty five nam
We're enrolled on the membership list.
Bimont1ly meetings with regular pro-
gram work VIII be the regular mode o.
procedure at all future meetings. but this
icing Inc initial one the Daughters had
secretcd huge freezer Of lee cream in "A
ylne -clad bower and while the young folks
eroke up INTO litue groups q hevy, o.
Sol thcrn beauties, namely Misses Eli
Blown, Lucille Frost Mamie Cornelius
nollic Burgher Berta Woods ANA others
took charge of fhn flow UppErl fublp.
whose centerpiece was a codniorpnrt of inc
loved stars and Bars, and proved them
server dainty hhndnaideus to the young
guests nnd elder assistants, President
West Mrs Bronson. with Mesdumcs og-
CESS, Weaver and Richardson, have reason
70 be proud OF this highly successful meet
ing which became enthusiastic despit
The August heat. TO Daughters elsewhere
who would see to It thlt Southern chill
dreu are taught Southern history would
say, Go thou and do likewise.
Miss Bette Drane, secretary Of the
Honey Grove chapter, desires to correct an
error in the recent chapter report. The
6 E AND Pc 2 sfa Of 2gy S5 T2ye OF
list, I'D aud I'D, as reported.
Orange, Texas, August my Dear Mrs.
Sydnor on August members OF Pelham
chapter, United Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy met at the home Of their chap e.
president, Mrs. s. w sholass. After dis
posing Of old business the question of the
candidacy for State president WAS brought
before the chapter Tor consideration. J. he
members present remembering with gratt.
tudc, the truly patriotic zeal which Miss
Adclia a. Dunovant has ever nanlt S {
! In the great work Of Assisting aud direct
ing the Efforts Of tue Daughters Of the
Curfcdcracy to move upward and onward
In the hattle for right and justice In wnncl
We strive for the victory when the priest
den' called for their decision, declared
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president Texas division, United Daughte
OF the Confederacy.
Mrs Seabrook sydnor. City.
Houston, Texas. August G.. Accoi ding to
promise take pleasure iuiaddlug my poor
mite to the cause you ana the noble wo-
men Of Texas are engaged In. To tht
Texans NJ all familiar with the early his
tory of their State the name of Albert Sid
ncy Johnston shines Ike It beacon 'is t,
ScIutyllattng its manifold rays over the
gle against Mexico for freedom, and later,
Ia The van of the great Confederate army,
hghtng for the maintenance Of principle
the world knew TO he right but wnicl IN
world, furnished auuies 10 crush. Ills
last request, that % handful Of Texas dirt
be thrown upon his grave, proves chat his
great heart beat solely FOR Texas. lie
was Intensely and entirely Texan.
Superhuous would 10 be to enuuieratc his
manly struggles In peace and war Tor his
adopted and beloved Texas, as At woud
require too much Of yotr space. There IS
perhaps no other state Of This Union bur
Nned with a law iorbidding the applO.
priation OF funds for the erection 0i
monument to It's hencfactnrs. The amount
necessary IN this INSTANCE would never lie
itself to the world as an migrate should
she fail to erect "A monument to this grea,
man, who. IN the long line of able states.
men and warriors who struggled Tor IL
In the days when 10 needed such men. was
sm passed by none. Texas owes Ah,rt
IN tIaIat gIA.,
pay. \ rev generous words from our
governor tWho was himself Il typical Texas
soldier aud now controlling her deStipyi TO
me legislature would prompt that hodv 60
brush away any opposition ana I'm III this
monument Just a little urging by GOV.
obicci. The legislature is All bnt too
willing 70 perform good deeds at IN le-
ling.
Nc2rly every chapter Of the United
of the United Confederate Veterans %, Inn
portancc have forwarded a petition 10
Governor Savers hesceehing his good offices
in this behalf, and II he has the same oil
warm Confederate heart we once knew II
VIII heUi responsive to our solicitation and
The monument IS au accomplished fact.
Philip H. rail-.
10 tho governor somt days since, and as
adiutant / cpdeavorcd 10 stir him I'M In
Qulte lengthy appeal PILE
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My Dear Mrs. Sydnor; u IS gratifying
to have ones efforts recognized even
late day-and / thank tho Kind friend
who has done this hut win yon deem n,e
dsccuri5ous II dlsclaim some Of tho
credit that was generously given in the
Daughters Of ito Confederacy" column
las: sunday? I feel as though I we're re.
ce,virg praise at the expense ot nv TWO
eS presidents, especially Mrs. Cornelia
Rmneh stone OF Galveston.
can hut feel that her houorcd name
wns omitted ny an oversight of the priuter.
for al Daughters OF the Colfelcrac, m
TEXAS must know wharf she has done Tor
ihe Texas division, and whic I was state
secretfry fully set forth Ia my reports |
10 tho general conventions the work OF the
twn distinguished ladies who founded ana
orgenxrd our State assoc atlon.
" ga Sour permission I woalt Ike To
make a statement as 10 me two cX.presi |
Geals under whom had the pleasure OF |
I MIS-. Currie's work was that OF the pro |
clUimer ~ good tldlBgs; to the east N /
the west. t0 the north. the south OF oiir |