The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-05
Sophie Bibb Chapter, Montgomery.

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 The Sophie Bibb Chapter held the first meeting of the season at o'clock on the afternoon of October 1st, at the home of Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick. All the off, cers were present, and the average mem bership.
 Many of the members had been off to mountains or seaside, all had had the benefit of the summer rest, and were ready to turn with new zest in thought and deed to the Chapters work. Ever since our Southern women have been reused to the sacred duty of preserving the relics and memories of our civil war they have gladly given their best efforts to this noble purp )se. After proceeding to business in the usual order the sum mer work of having lawn parties for the benefit of the Soldiers Home was re- ported by Mrs. Frank Elmore and Mrs. Frank Taylor. the committee in charge. As a result of the work several articles of furniture had been sent to the Home for the room furnished by the Chapter.
 Mrs. Augusta Cheney, a venerable and much esteemed citizen of Montgomery, gave to the Chapter. for the Home, two beautiful quilts of log cabin pattern, the work of her own hands. Mrs. Cheney has passed her SOth year. and in appre- citation of her loving tribute, 8 rising vote of thanks was moved and carried. In response to a letter written to Miss Fannie Blount by Miss Lucy W. Russell. Vice-Presdent of the Virginia Memori Il Association. asking means to place in "Stonewall Cemetery" Winchester. Va, a fitting monument and headstones to Alabama's dead soldiers, the Chapter pledged it's aid
 In this cemetery lie 5000 Southern deal. A large monument has been erected to the unknown and lnrecorded dead; sep arate lots have been apportioned to the different States. Some of these have their monuments and marble headstone3 5. The Alabama lot has only the old and falling wooden headboards. It will take $50 to place a monument and headstones. Miss Russell is interested in directing this labor of love asking from Alabama the needed aid. This amount the Sophia Bibb Chapter will supply through Miss Fannie Blount in response to her elo- Quent plea in behalf of the monument and her generous gift heading the list for subscriptions. Miss Blount is a na- tive Virginian, but an adopted child of Alabama, loving and beloved. Another letter of importance was read from Mrs Chas. G. Brown, Treasurer of the Ala bama Fund for the Jefferson Davis Mon ument. Mrs. Brown draws attention 10 the fact that a bazaar will be held in the interest of the general fund at Rich mond, Va, during the coming spring and begs Alabama to send q contribution. It was moved and carried that each member of the Sophie Bibb Chapter should send either an article of handwork or 50 cents.
 Among other matters of interest Mrs. Frank Fillmore read a letter from MT. D. P. Harrison of New Haven, Conn.,, His torian of the Flags of the United States. It will be remembered that the beautiful battle flag given to Mrs. Fillmore by MT. with glass and framed and presented by Mrs. Elmore to the Sophie Bibb Chap ter at it's closing spring meeting. The fame of it has reached MT. Harrison's ears and he asked for a picture and history of it. These will be sent to him.
 The election of delegates to New Or leans resulted as follows: Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. W. c. Clanton, Mrs. R. P. Dexter Miss Fannie Blount. Mrs. Frank Duncan. Mrs. A. T. Goodwin. Mrs. Frank Taylor, Mrs. J. c. Crenshaw.
 Mrs Frank Elmore was unanimously chosen a delegate. but with her usual gen erosity she asked to give way to some one who had not yet had the honor of representing the Chapter as delegate to a convention. She was afterward elect ed as an alternate and will no doubt yet figure in the New Orleans Convention with conspicuous honor to the Sophie Bibb Chapter
 The meeting adjourned.
 Mrs. A. T. Goodwin, Cor. Sec.