Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
before the several chapters, which sent
delegates instructed as to .hsir. wishes.
the committee held no further meeting.

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delegates instructed as to their, wishes.
the committee held no further meeting.
THE VOTE ON UNION.
y when the vote was taken on union 1t
was found that every chapter desired 1t
except one, and that the majority voted
for the new name, UNITED Virginia DE-
vision" in order to effect union IN the
State. The constitution was adopted, ex-
cept clause concerning proxy votes.
IT was agreed at the joint committee
meeting in Richmond, in June, that "a
majority OF the chapters OF both divisions
would be necessary to the adoption OF the
new constitution. Therefore, Richmond,
with 4e3 members and 10 delegates, was
given no more power than SeWickly, "a,
with II members and delegate. we tnus
placed this large chapter at a dlsadvan-
tagc. .eRicfmond' desiring mo change in
name" and .sewickly-- being willing for
it, to effect union," but we kept to the
very letter OF our agreement, and no in
f1uence whatever was brought to bear on
our chapters. An extra session was held
on the nth to await the decision OF the
Virginia Division, all our plans having
been made with q view towards union Ior
the next convention. TO our surprise
news came that the Virginia Division re-
fused to ratify the plan proposed by ITS
own committee at Richmond, four out OF
five of their committee having changed
their minds on the subject OF union. as
shown by the Norfolk papers; majority
of the convention voted against the pro-
posed plan OF union, led on by the very
ladies' who had so recently expressed
themselves as ardently desiring that the
two divisions should be "harmoniousiy
united.'' The Morning Herald, Of Balti-
Co0
cably effecting the union of the two bodies
were thrown away by the action OF the
Virginia Division in going back on the
action of its committee" Reports from
the Norfolk Convention, however, sho"
that four out of five Of the committee had
already "gone back on themselves. and
the convention had simply followed suit.
1.-THE Grand Division of Virginia, after
practically conceding everything, as the
press truly states. was forced in self
respect to rescind its vote "for union ana
adoption of the new constitution as
the larger body, and the first IN the
State to organize, it could afford 10 pc
Observation-Disclosures obliSe-out TO give
up it's history and identity, as we'll as
it's honored name and Official paige, coulo
not be expected OF it.
THE SAME WORK.
by side as heretofore. 1t is the same
work. dear to all southern women. the
care of the living and the dead. the build
ing of Soldiers homes" and monuments
historical, benevolent; and rescuins from
oblivion the records of the men VINO
wore the gray" from whom these
.DauEhtcrs'' are proud to claim descent
and to place the fact on record. Inc
existence of two divisions in the State
means no division in heart or WORK for
the Daughters OF the Confederacy IN Viz
ginia are one and the same in purpose.
To the oft-repeated question. Why are
these two Divisions Of Daughters OF the
Confederacy in Virginia. there is but
one answer: 'It was originally caused
by the United Daughters OF the Con
fefcracy headquarters at Nashville IN
issuing two charters to organize IN the
Same State, but the Virginia Division is
alone responsible for the fact that union
is not now effected"
Mrs. JAMES MERCER GARRETT,
Honorary President and Historian OF
the Grand Division of Virginia, United
Daughters of the Confederacy.