The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

This Chapter meets monthly at the homes of its members. successiveiy, as ap
 pointed by the President These meet ings are rendered quite interesting by extracts and papers bearing upon Con federate times. being read after the dis posal of business. This Is evidenced by tie full at'enafance.
 The regular meeting for March was postponed on account of the death Of Mrs s. Fl. Dent. one of our members. for whom a memorial meeting was held on the 7th of March. at the home of Mrs. J. G. Guice, the Vice-President. she pf esiding in the absence of President Mrs. J. E. LoEg. the daughter of her, 10 whose memory we had met to pay loving tribute. A committee of three, viz: Miss Clayton. Miss Eliza Merrill and Mrs. E. l.. Brown was appointed to draft res oIttons of deep regret and grief for the death of Mrs. Dent and to extend sympathy to the hcreaved family in be- half of the Chapter. which was done. and a'eopy. of the resolutions enclosed. the same duly recorded Tn the minute book kept by the Secretary. On the week fol- lowing d meeting was called tor the pur- pose of arranging for the observance of Memorial Day. We met again with Mrs Guice. whose beautiful home, so bright and she as hostess ever delightfully."- cor dial in her greetings. Mrs. Longs resig- nation as President was sent in and ac- cepted. to which position Mrs. Guice was promoted. Mrs. O. H. Peacock was elect ed Vice-President. Mrs, Mclaughlin. who had previously been elected Secre- tary. declining this honor accepted "Col- lector of dues and assessments" an of- ice created at his meeting. Miss Clay ton was unanimously chosen Secretary.
 The 18th of April was appointed for the decoration of soldiers graves instead of the 26th, the latter day falling on Sat urday, an inconvenient day for the bus- ness men of the city to attend the ex- ercises.
 The. various committees of [. D. C. were announced. the Secretary deputized by the Chapter to invite Rev. r.. l.. Hill of the Presby terian Church, to deliver the usual Memorial address. He replied in the affirmative as reported by the Sec retary later. Our Chapter work is being carried on in a pleasant. harmonious manner We have paid our annual dues and sent to the Treasurer sl0. our contri- button to the Veterans fund. which we regard as the most important of our ob- ligatiOnss Mrs. E. l.. B.
 From "The Daughter of the Confed- eraey we clipped the following beauti- ful sketch of the heroic women of the Southland In the four years of war be- tween the United States and the Confed- crate States of America
 When the first shadow overcast the eair skies of the Southland, the women
 We're first 10 divine its meaning and coun- sel their lords to take that first step | secession. and the step once taken they | nobly stood by the cause and gave up 1 their braves to the God of war with a resignation displayed only by martyrs. 1 One Nfeorga woman counseled the Con federacy to "seccic peaceablv. but ! whether peaCeahiy or not to secede. . | And all o,-sr rhaS 'ltiaif1 .wotnsnkind. | Nitc. .ncfhfr and rrIld, united ir sym pSthy; for thS Conftdefacy anH put their | faith in its success. When the Conven> ! ton met in Montgomery in February,
 lS6l With q view to ors4nizing the south