The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-16
WON BY MRS. W|NDER.
The Daughters Pay Tribute
to Her EIoquence.
Reused 10 Grea Display Of Enthusiasm al the
R.union Held in NV
Orleans,

of the Confederacy in New Orleans at
their great annual reunion there occur
red a scene of great enthusiasm, whose
central figure was a gifted North Caro-
lima woman, who though living now in
a Northern State, is always proud to be
known as Southern woman and North
Carolnian, one who wherever she is, is
always foremost in praise of her native
State.
This is Mrs. Florence Tucker Winder.
known and loved in Raleigh and the
State. Now a resident with her hus-
band, Mr.. ]. H. Winder, in Columbus,
Ohio. she has taken leading part in
work for the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, and last year was president of
the r. E. Lee Chapter at Columbus.
One term is all that can be served, but
Mrs. Winder has been promoted to the
position of vice-p president of the State
Division. and in company with Mrs
Thomas Worcester the president, and
other delegates, attended the great meet
ing, and added to the pride which this
State has in her.
y.
ouent speech that aroused the convention
to splendid enthusiasm. Mrs Worcester,
who is a charming woman, and who has
done magnificent work for the Daugh-
tiers in Ohio, after making her report,
graciously presented Mrs. Winder to the
convention. These two ladies were the
central figures of the day and the New
Orleans Picayune, in it's account OF the
meeting, in big headlines, credits them
with this, and beneath their pictures
SAYS that their reports reused the
Daughters to remarkable display OF
enthusiasm
When the report from Ohio was called
for Mrs Worcester first spoke, and then
she and the President Of the convention
Mrs. Rounsaville, presented Mrs. W1nder,
who, in the words of the Picayune,
proved herself one of the most eloquent
speakers who ever addressed New Or
leans audience" 1t was distinguished
honor conferred on her, and continuing,
the report says:
She was a daughter of the old North
State and said that the tar, pitch and
turpentine were still attached to her
heels and when she touched anything
she stuck to it. At the close OF hel
magnificent address that rang like the
clear note of silver bell through the
hall, a scene dramatic in its intensity
took place. Under the electric influence
of her eloquence, Mrs. T. B. Pugh, presi-
dent of the Louisiana Division, advanced
with the Louisiana flag, and Mrs. Wor-
cester seized the North Carolina flag,
and both ladies took her by the hand and
asked the privilege of waving the flags
above her head. The entire audience
rose in a burst of applause as the beau
tiful and gifted woman caught the folds
of the flags to her heart, knelt beneath
them and touched them with her lips.
Then rising ana still acting under
the impulse of the moment, she wound
the flag of her native North Carolina
about her, and throwing back her head,
sang in a sweet clear voice verse OF
the old war song,
Carolina, Carolina,
! Heavens blessings attend her,
while we live we will cherish, protect
and defend her.
Hurrah, the Old North State forever
Hurrah, Hurrah, for the good Old North
State
The audience went wild with enthus-
iasm and there were rising votes or
thanks, while the convention grew more
and more enthusiastic. 1t had been
swept off its feet by Mrs Winder's
splendid eloquence. Mrs. Hudson, or
Cincinnati, daughter of the late Robert
Patton, for whom a camp of CINCINNATI
United Daughters of the Confederacy was
named, added her greetings to those of
Mrs Winder In the splendid scene fol-
lowing Mrs. Winder's speech the North
Carolina delegates and the State flag
bore a conspicuous part.
The Picayune publishes the entire
speech of Mrs Winder, which is pro-
nounced the gem of the occasion, ard
which is as follows:
Madam President and Daughters of the
Confederacy:
Il come before you as convalescent
chiId-for last year we drew our milk
from the mother Chapter in Cincinnati
and as that mother was sick, with a
yirulent case of fever-forming chapters
we nursed with its milk of human kind
ness those germs, and like fever con-
valescent-I am hungry. Yesterday my
bodily hunger was appeased by the gen.
erous hospitality OF the Louisiana ladies';
TODAY my mental hunger by the sweet
crumbs that fall from the table presided
over by our generous and gracious presi-
dent. My appearing before you makes
your loss twofold. First, this short re-
port which l am about to give you,
would have been written by the presi-
dent of our Chapter, Mrs. Sells, had not
her own sickness and that of several
members of her family stayed her hands;
secondly it would have been read more
gracefully by our division president,
Mrs. Thomas w. Worcester. did not
know till yesterday that l would have
the privilege of writing anything for
your ears or coming before you to give
a report of the glad tiding that this
contains, but having always cordially
responded to Mrs. Worcester's call for
aid. l present myself on this happy oc-
casion, as her hand-maiden, living
sacrifice-for 1 admit / am frightened to
death-but having yet some of those
savory products-tar, pitch and turpen-
tine-of my native State, North Caro-
lima, still attached to my heel, l will
stand and stick by her and duty, that
whatsoever of pleasure you may find in
this short report, l can take it back