The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-18
SOCIAL SIDE
q. D. G. CONVENTION
I'M NEW ORLEANS.

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IN NEW ORLEANS.
The following letter from Mrs de Cottes
was miscarried in the mail Saturday: 1t
was written for the Sunday issue:
New Orleans, Saturday. Nov. Is.
The social side of the ninth convention
of the United Daughters has been bril-
liant beyond those of any of the pre-
ceding gatherings Of this body. of pat
riotic women. The meeting in New Or
leans will femain a notable one in the
annals Of the organization. Every day
at o'clock the visiting Daughters were
entertained at hot course luncheon
served at tables placed In the large hall
adjoining the ballroom on the second
floor Of the Washington Artillery Hall.
The tables were decorated in red and
white, and on each day EACH Of the 800
guests was presented with q souvenir of
the occasion. The one found at each
plate on "wednesday will be OF special in
terest to Alabamians. 1t was Joint OF
sugar cane tied with red ribbon, and
was the gift of Professor Stubbs FORM
erly of the state Polytechnic Institute
at Auburn. He is now State Geologist OF
Louisiana.
On Friday the entire body was invited
to lunch with the Continental Guards at
their quarters. and were given the lib
erty Of the building. Tho Guards were
organized in 1854 and this, they said, was
the first time their hall>had ever been
thrown open to anybody or society Of
women. The continental uniforms Of this
company, their courtly bearing. and their
gracious hospitality all combined to make
one feel that a step of a. century back
ward had been taken and that at any
moment General Washington himself
might greet and bid US welcome. ~
On Friday afternoon the u. d. C. ac-
cepted an invitation extended by the
Kings Daughters to an al fresco lunch
con on the lawn at the Soldiers Home.
The body went out on chartered street
cars. and when the entrance was reach
ed the veterans of the Home. wearing
the grey Confederate uniform. were lined
up in double column to meet their vist-
tors There were about seventy-ive. ana
every Daughter passed and shook hands
with every veteran. Many gray haired
woman of the Confederacy exchanged
word and tear with totterfng and
manned veteran, as both remembered the
days when he, q boy. had gone forth to
battle, and she. a girl, had waved rare
well to some one she never saw again.
The freedom of the entire premises was
given, ana tHc bGuShtcAo "hN~a -
through buildings and beautiful grounds.
At this Home they have dormitory and
n mess hall The cooking is all done IN
one kitchen and all meals served In one
dining room on tables holding eight each.
An elaborate lunch was served the u.
d. C. and their escorts on the lawn. mrs.
Rounsaville, the President, was present
ed with a large floral offering from the
old soldiers, and at their request the
President OF each Division was present.
ed large chrysanthemum by her. Al
the last Mrs. Rounsaville said: And
now, soldiers, I will do something you
did not tell me to do. ! VIII give Tor
YOU. this one to Mrs. Gabbett. Custodian
OF the Gross Of Honor, you 90 love to
wear" Mrs. Gabbett came forth and was
greeted with a cheer.
On Friday evening reception was
given in the Palm Parlors at the 81.
charles Hotel This invitation was gwen
nv the Ladies' Memorial Association. ana
the AFFAIR was brilliant one. 1t was
sight to see the gorgeous and swell cos
tunes of the women showing TO best ao-
vantage in the beautiful surroundings
the feception and ball at which the
New Orleans Chapter entertainer .he
visiting u. d. C. was given on Tuesday
evening in the Washington Artillery Hail
and was. as beautiful and brilliant as
were all the others.
A very interesting woman who Is among
the Daughters is Mrs. Paul Trapier
Hayne of Greenville. s. c. She was COM
rnissioned by the Charleston and West
indian Exposition Association to present
a souvenir of Greenville printed on cloth
to each delegate to the U. d. C. Conven-
ton. Mrs. Haynes husband was Colonel
Isaac Hayne who owned the farm still
called the Hayne place ten miles from
Montgomery, now owned and occupied
by Mrs. Thomas Herbert. He was de-
scendant of the martyr Isaac Hayne, who
was hung during the Revolutionary War
by order of Lord Rawdon. Mrs. Hayne
and Mrs. Nell, formerly of Auburn. rep
resented Greenville in the recent State
Conference of the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution, held in Columbia, 8. c.
Every one who visits New Orleans Is
told that a visit to st. Rocks Chapel must
be made. When three of us went and
were seated in that quaint little place Of
worship, that was only built in 1876 by
some man who promised his Maker he
would do so If the yellow fever would pass
his loved ones by, and which looks
thousand years old, It did produce a feel
ing of awe. Near the altar are clutches
of all descriptions said to have been left
there by cripples who were instantly
healed by the power Of prayer said there
On one side Is a large wooden table with
six inches of water on the top, over
which is a net work of candlesticks. Pill
grims buy a blessed candle, hight 1t and
make wish. They leave the candle,
go their way. II burns to the socket and
the wish comes true. / discovered
floating in the water candle that had
not burned to the socket 1 picked II
I'D and discovered that 1t was much
larger than the others, and had been
chiseled at the end to make 1t go In the
stick / fixed up pftiful story;
thought some one very poor who had
wish very dear to her heart had bought
this bit of candle, unable to purchase a.
blessed one, and had with blessing on
it from her own unpriestly heart had
lighted il, wished something, oh, so hard,
and gone her way. thinking she had
cheated the church out of the price Of
blessed candle. 1 thought some guar
dian of the church had found out the
deception, snatched 1t from the stick and
thrown IL in the water. / became at once
in INV own mind heroine and plucked 1t
from the water, dried it, and lighted 1t.
Several times the wet wick spluttered and
went out several times / relighted it, 1
ouiyered with fear lest l be caught In
INV villainy. Finally it dried and burn
ed. l nut 1t trfumphantly in the socket,
and made a wfsh-wished that the wish
made by the one who first placed that
candle there would come true. nope
1t did Isn't it a pretty story.
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