The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
UNITED DAUGHTERS
 OF THE CONFEDERACY.

presented to the United Daughters or the
 Confederacy very handsome SIX nag
 designed from the first one adopted Dy
 the Confederacy, in behalf of Mrs. Mollle
 R. MoGill Rosenberg of Galveston, Tex,
 as a memorial to her parents pr. ana
 Mrs. Charles McGill of Maryland. The
 stan of the flag was surmounted by Maltese cross. the emblem or Marylaho'
 Miss Julia Lee of Richmond. Va. was afterwards elected the Custodian oi thls
 flag, with instruetiensS to place it In the
 Texas room sof the Confederate Museum
 at Richmond, and to see that this nag was carried to every convention of the
 United Daughters of the Confederacy.
 Miss Adelia A. Dunovant, Historian of
 the Texas Division and a member of the United Historical Committee. eloquently , addressed the Convention. Her subject, Principles in their Relation to Human | Action" was an able defence of the se-
 cession of the States from the Union. The first business of the Convention
 was the report of the Credential Com
 mittee. The rectifying and adding to
 noon session and part of the following
 morning. By way of parenthesis, we call
 the attention of our Division to the diff 1 faculties of this committee, which is
 usually formed of efficient representa- tives, who discharge in a faithful man | ner their arduous and tedious duties. l The acceptance of this report is always
 retarded by the anxiety. on the part Of
 the various States, to have the belated ] credentials of Chapters accented, which l will give to that State larger repre-
 sentation. This is a just pride. Yet 1 this faithful committee should not be embarrassed by this delay in accepting their report when they have faithfully performed their duty. according to the
 rules governing such duties, Let each State see that she sends no belated ere dentials. Alabama had but one; this
 reached the President at Wilmington tol
 late, and was ruled out in the list of other belated credentials. This State had only two Chapters that were not repre- sented personally or by proNy. Let us
 see that at New Orleans in 1902 all Ala
 bama Chapters are represented, person ally or by proxy. What is more praise
 worthy than patriotic State pride? We
 want Alabama to reach the high stand
 ard mark 0f perfection. in the work of
 this grand organization, as she stands first in the alphabetical list of States. The strength of Alabama in the Con Vention was seventy votes. Let us be 1 united in greater strength at the Con vention in New Orleans. The annual 1 address of the President was replete l with an interesting resume of the phe-
 nomenal work accomplished in the past year.
 l Great interest was attached to the re-
 ports of the entire Executive Board,
 which proved each one faithful in the l performance of her duty. The reports of | the various Divisions told of their four | ishing conditions and of the faithful work being carried on for the sacred
 cause. for which we are banded together,
 and to sustain with credit the unique l position we hold in the worlds history | of organizations California has recently organized a State Division numbering | eight chapters. The work of the Children of the Confederacy was ably discussed. and reported some good work accom- | plished by them in several States.
 The Jefferson Davis M Maaumeni Com init made an excellent report of their marvellous success, showing the amount
 raised and in the bank to be S3S 000, and l the committee has pledges for S20O0 more
 which will be forthcoming at any time l This committee has formed themselves
 into the Jefferson Davis Monument As sociation. under the auspices of the | United Daughters of the Confederacv.
 with Mrs. S. T. McColloughe of Staun-
 ton. Va. as President and Mrs. N V 1 Randolph of Richmond as Secretary, with other capable officers and a director in ] each State.