The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
] D0ug1IeTS Of G0nIedeT0Cy
] Of The Texas Division.
News and Notes In Re-
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orricrRs or TEXAS DIVISION.

OFFICERS OF TENAS DIVISION.
presideut.-sliss Adclia Dunovant, hous'
ton
First vice president Mrs. Fannie ]. Hal
bert. Corsleana
Second vice president--Mrs. \. 1t. How
ard. Palestine.
Third vico presdent-Alrs. ". A. Banks,
Bryan.
Fourth vice president Miss Mary J.
Lane, Marshall.
secretary--Mrs. Il. F. Eads, Marshall.
Assistant secretary--Mrs. Edmund Key
Marshall.
Treasurer-Mrs. j. Mayrant Smith, Bel
ton.
Registrar--Miss Molue Counor, Eagle
Historian-Mrs. S. II. watson, woxa-
hnche.
address all communications for this col
umn to Miss Adeia A. Dunoyant president
Texas division United Daughters OF the
Confederacy, Houston, TeXas)
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To the Texas Division. United Daughters
Of the Confedcracy.
It is my desire TO introduce a literary day
as feature of our State convention tn De
cember. the material for the program 4
that day to be furnished by original articles
by the Daughters of our cwn division upon
the following eight subjects:
Essay-"rhe Claimed Analogy Betwpct
Washington and Lincoln Utterly llogcoh
and Raseless as tie Fabric Of Dream -
Poem" Banner OF the stars and Cross ."
Poem--"Ihc valley Of tue Shenandoah"
(after Sherman laid 1t waste)
Dramatic sketch-'ln inauguration II Jriftc-
son Davis -
Dramatic sketch-"The First Battle u
hanassas.' or, Bull Run. %
& sadr fla TtfFt 10 % 4 fr.tf
crazy"
Song-"The True Heart Stands Sentinel. "
short story busod on historic incident
To add to the intcrt st ] have arranged n
literary contest and appointed tue State
historical committee to pass upon these
original productions.
The hest nrtlCle on each II tne above
subjects Will DE- selected 10y tho commtte,
and the authors viii have the honor If
reading them at the convention
suggest that tho tw" poems the two
songs and the TWO dramatic sketches bc re-.
cited instead Of reading them
in the event the author objects to reading
or recitiuc, she win hive tho privilege ol
selecting someone 70 tal,n pl1c,
! trust that ey7ry Daughter viii feel an
Interest IN this project ana that each chap
ter president VIII urge It's consideration
upon her chapter, and thus by earnest an
repeated presentation ot th" undertaking
the talent ot the daughters OF the Suuif
may be directed into the proper channel
whore can be easily found mutcria for ia,
lottieSt literary enterprise.
Let l. he borne M mind that the con
vcntion Ia not the only occasion when orig
hal literary productions nre needed. Their
is sad need Of appropriate selections fu
our anniversary celebrations mud at our ,.n
tertainmeuts the dearth is also realized
Hence II behoovrs Us to remove condition.
logically suggestive Of poverty II patriots
sentiment.
have Intrusted the details of condition
~ literary contests TO the state historian
who has issucd the following rules
A 1UFtt FltF a. F,fa no. Nfv
$ n Watson, state historian. 81 MHnro
September *. 1902
2 Manuscripts must he typewtittcu
3 The time consumed In reading pros
manuscripts must not exceed Gfteen min
utes Poems are limited To- eighty Hucs
songs from four to six stanzas
fictitious name must he written o
FIRST page Of the manuscript The sam
with fun address Of the writer ana stamp
for return Of manuscript must he placo
IN separate envelope and sent with tn
manuscript TO Mrs s. H. Watson. chali
man of committee. The letter will no
he opened until the committee has exam
incd the manuscript aud reached hna
decision
IN conclusion would express the cor
Daughters OF our division to make m
ideal OF convention n reality and m
plans beautiful success Our histur
supplies us with all the material for III
crary enterprise. Our love for our natlv
land should Inspire ns 10 have her 1.-Two /
words that burn md thoughts that eNgl
Our pride In ana desire to porpctuate on
association prompts the adoption " ever
mtanS that Quickcns enthusiasm. and
every agency that would crown tho routlu
Of convention With n Tight that revcH
me undylng nature of what We reprcsen
Mis-, Adelin A. nunovaut.
President Texas Division. q, ID. c.
Tho four state committecs on children