The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-11-15
WOMEN OF THE SOUTH
UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE G0NFED-
ERAGY IN SESSION HERE.
The Eight Convention VIII Convene at
the Y. NJ. c. a. Auditorium This
Morning-Mrs. Stonewal Jackson Is
Here-Governor Aycock TO speak
This Morning

The eighth annual convention of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
will convene at the Y. NJ. c. A. audito-
rum this morning at 10 and will be in
session till Saturday.
Yesterday officers and delegates
poured in from all sections of our coun-
try, and at no time in it's history has
Wilmington ever witnessed such a
gathering of the representative and pa
triotic women of the south. The spe-
clai Pullman of the Seaboard Air Line,
came in yesterday afternoon from At
lanta. bringing large number of ladies
from different states. Mrs. Stonewall
Jackson came with this party and is
the guest of Mrs. Gabriel Holmes, 21S
North Third street. Wilmington is
greatly honored by the presence of this
lady and she will receive the love and
homage of true hearts while she is in
our midst.
AS the delegates and visitors came
in yesterday they went to headquarters
at The OrtOn. The Orton was ablaZe
with light last night and every apart
ment wore a festal look in honor of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
d
fair army all day Almost every state
in the south and many from the north
are represented and delegates are still
arriving. The parlors have been elabo-
rately decorated with wild smilax in
honor of the occasion and i'm prepara-
tion for the handsome reception to De
given this evening by Cape Fear Chap
ter, of our city. Above window, over
railings, across doors and upon mantels
appear the green waxen leaves of the
plants as decorative and yet so common
to our North Carolina bays. The dark
foliage forms a striking contrast to the
pretty walls of the salon. which when
filled with animated groups of beauti-
1ully gowned women this evening will
present brilliant scene. None the
less beautiful are these southern women
themselves. There are many striking
ly handsome women among the visitors
and intellect is represented as well as
beauty.
THE DELEGATES.
The ladies of Cape Fear Chapter have
a bureau of information and headquar-
ters in the reading room at The Orton.
Mrs. r. w. Hicks is at the head of the
bureau and Mrs. M. L. Slower is sec
retary. They have quite a number of
assistants and as fast as the delegates
arrive the ladies assign them to their
homes and give any other information
sought. AT the bureau book is kept
and the delegates register as they ar
rive. Up to last night the following
delegates had registered:
Mrs. Edwin G. Weed, of Jacksonville,
Fla, president of the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy.
Mrs. NJ. c. Goodett, Of Nashville,
Tenn, temporary president of the Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy.
Mrs. W. w. Read, of New Work, first
vice president of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy.
Mrs. John P. Hickman, of Nashville,
Tenn. recording secretary of the Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy.
Miss Mary T. MeareS, of Wilmington,
N. c.. corresponding secretary of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Mrs. J. Jefferson Thomas, of Atlanta.
treasurer of the United Daughters IF
the Confederacy.
Mrs. w. H. Overman, of Salisbury, N
c., president of the North Carolina Di-
vision.
Mrs. J. Pinckney Smith, of New Or
leans, president of the Louisiana Di-
vision
Mrs. Thos. H. Blount, of Washington,
n. c.
Mrs. r. K. Borden, of Goldsboro, n. C.
Miss Sue Collier, of Goldsboro. N. c.
Mrs. r. p. Dexter, of Montgomery,
Alabama.
Mrs. J. w. McSherry, of Martinsburg,
w. Va.
Miss Mary Faulkner. of South Caro-
lima
Miss stribling, of Columbia. S. C.
Miss Gertrude Swanson. of Tuskeegee,
Alabama
Mrs. c. HELEN Plane, of Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. B. ID. Bell, of GaIlatin, Texas
Mrs. W. E. Love. of Chattanou ga,
Tenn.
Mrs w. T Young, of Nashville Tenn.
Miss Martha Hill, of Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. C. B. Stone, Of Galveston. Texas.
Mrs NJ. A Gamwalt. of Houston.
Texas.
Mrs. Dudley S. Reynolds. of Louis
Vile, Ky.
Mrs. w. d. Harton, of New York
Mrs. Charles Roberts, of Bardstown.
Kentucky.
Mrs. Nancy Lewis Greene, of Lex
ington. KY.
Mrs o. W. Blacknall, of Kittrell
N. c.
Mrs. A. c. Bircn, of Montgomery, Ala
Mrs. F. A. Chase, of St joseph. Me.
Mrs. James Hill Pa1 ham, of Hender-
son, n. G.
Mrs, W. Scott Parker. of Henderson
N. c.
Miss Mildred Lewis Rutherford
Athens, Ga
Mrs. James Rounsav;lle, of Rome. Ga
Mrs. Annie n. Afien. Of Lafayette
IAlaBaIIla.
Mrs James H. Reynolds, of Rome, Ga
Mrs. Rufus Barringer, of Charlotte
n. c.
Mrs. Armistead Burwell, of Charlotte
N. c.
Mrs. j. Lenoir Chambers. of Char.
Iotte, II. C.
Mrs. Henry A, London. Of Pittsboro
N. G.
Mrs. William Floyd, Of Memphis
Tenn.
Mrs. Jessie Lamar, Of Montgomery
Alabama.
Mrs. H. w. Bruce. Of Louisville, KY
Mrs. A. K. Dowdeil, Of Opelika, Ala.
Mrs. Charles G. Brown, or B1rmlng
ham, Ala.
Mrs. M. c. Clanton. OF Montgomery
Alabama.
Miss Adelia Dunovant, Of Houston
Texas.
Mrs. J. Pinckney Smith. OF New Or
leans.
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