The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-09
MEETING OF SOPHIE BrBB


 On Wednesday. December Srd, the So. phie Blob Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, met in regular session at the home sof Mrs. J. A. Kirkpatrick. The meeting was opened and presided over by the President. All the officers were present. anI there was a good att tendance of the me mbers. The interest in this memorial work of ours increases rather than diminishes, as the years go by The wives and mothers who SO brave ly fought the home battles during the war are beginning now to number their days and are applying their hearts to the wisdom of impressing upon the younger generations the nobility and virtue of the Lost Cause.
 After special and standing committees had reported letter was read from the John H. Forney Chapter of Jacksonville, Ala, asking for aid in the erection of monument to the memory of Col. John Pelham.
 This was acted upon and the decision reached that in the coming year the So- phie aBibb Chapter would do her part to perpetuate a memory that all Confeder- ate hold dear. Then followed a resolu- tion of sympathy with Mrs. Bomax in the death of her distinguished son. the Hon. Tennent Lomax.
 Mrs Lomax has recently furnished one of the rooms at the Soldiers Home, Mour tain Creek as a memorial to her husband. Colonel Lomax. and on the death of her son. who had caught the pa- triotic spirit of his father, and had been prominent in his efforts as commander of the Sons of Veterans, this room and the cottage were draped in mourning by the old soldier occupants. The resolution was unanimously adopted and committee of two appointed to bear to Mrs. Lomax the sympathy of the Chapter.
 Miss Cozart's resignation as Histonan of the Chapter was accepted with re- gret. Miss Cozart has moved to another State.
 Next followed a report of special inter- est, that of the chairman of the delega- tion to the New Orleans Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It was a fine. comprehensive report. well delivered, no salient feature of the busi- ness of the convention was forgotten, and the many delightful social opportunities were so presented as to excite the regrets of the stay-at- homes. The hospitality of the city. not of the Chapters alone, was extended-New Orleans seemed to have opened her arms. The most exclusive crcles-a and in New Orleans these are very exclusive-were ready to give smiling welcome to any Daughter who wore the badge of a Daughter of the Confederacy. Alabama was honored in the election of Mrs. Virginia Clay Clopton as an hono- rary Vice-President.
 A delegate to the convention reported a contribution made toward the fund to build a monument on the battlefield of Bull Run. Another delegate made a plea for the Sam Davis monument to be erect ed at Nashville. She said that Sam Da- wis, in his youth and in the circumstances dfpy hi0 dnaf yyn nf he sublime figures of the war. He was both hero and martyr. and yet more than these. His example was a deathess heri- tage to our sons. and all mothers should aid in erecting this monument to his sa- cred memory.
 Some changes were then made in thd constitution of the Chapter. A director and registrar were added to the list of officers. The date for the election of off, ficers was changed from the first Wednes- day in May to the first Wednesday in March. A motion was made and carried that all dues must be paid during the first four months of the Chapters year beginning with the first Wednesday in March.
 Article of the Bylaws was changed to read that it shall be the duty of the Registrar to file and preserve all applica- tions for membership after they have been property Haue out ana signed. The Registrar shall also preserve applica tiens for Crosses of Homer.
 The election of Historian and Regis trar was next in order and d motion was made and carried that a committee be appointed to choose the names of three members to be put in nomination at the next meeting.
 The Chapter adjourned.
 Mrs. Margaret C. Clanton
 Mrs. A. T. Goodwin, President
 Corresponding Secretary