The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-20
Troy Chapter.


 Meeting of the U. D. c. held with Mrs B. M. Talbot. Tuesday afternoon, Decem- Der End.
 Meeting opened by President. Minutes of November meeting read and approved. Treasurer reported $66.50 on hand at present. Mrs. Alfred reported that the Nineteenth Century Club were willing to join with the U. D. c. in renting a club ! room. Mrs. Alfred was requested to see Mir. Fox Henderson further about size ot
 'oom, rents, etc.. and report at next meet ing
 Mrs. Wood suggested that a prize of S be awarded to the child In the third or 1 fourth grade of the city Or normal school or perhaps both, as should be determined
 later, for the best essay on the Civil War. The suggestion met with the hearty ap- proyal of ladies. definite arrangements to | be made at future date. = .s~te- The secretary read part of a pamphlet
 sent to Mrs. J. R. Brown. This contained | helpful suggestions, some of which will be | adopted later. Mrs. Wood gave a most interesting account of the Charleston | Convention. No further business coming up' and after delightful refreshments, the meeting adjourned until January, | 1904. Mrs. Chas. Henderson Recording Secretary. The regular monthly meeting of the Cradle of the Confederacy Chapter, was | held at the home of the President on the afternoon of December End at 3:30 o'clock. A fuu attendance was present, with Mrs. l.. Rutherford Jones of Georgia, and
 Mrs. Battle, recently of Savannah, as guests of the Chapter. The meeting was | called to order by the President. and the minutes of the last meeting read and ap- | proved. The Corresponding Secretary read letter from Mro
 questing that the Chapter reports be sent direct to Mrs. Wood, so that they may l appear in the Daughters column in The Advertiser the Sunday following the meeting of the Chapter. The treasurer
 being absent, no report was made The | committee appointed to wait upon Colo l mel Falkner, reported that 1t was his l wish, that the Chapter use the remaining twenty-five dollars donated at the Tusca- loosa Convention to the Mountain Creek Soldiers Home, fin furnishing a room in
 the home, the Chapter to supply what ever more is necessary to make the fur nishing complete. The President appoint ed Mrs. Paul Smith, Mrs. J. D. Beale. Mrs. Vincent Fillmore a committee to at- tend to the purchasing of the furniture. Mrs. Fillmore suggested that at an early
 date we have quilting which will be work of hearts and hands and at the
 same time increase the funds of the Chapter, The final purpose is that the quilt shall warm some dear old veteran
 in our room at the Home. A good sug gestion came from our visitor Mrs. Battle. which was that the room be furnished in
 memory of some Alabama Confederate
 hero. The report of the Charleston 1 Convention was called for, and the dele gates made the following report:
 At the U. D. c. Convention which as- l "a a.- | 1903, there were present from this Chap
 ter five delegates. and they bring to you
 the following report:
 For several reasons this was a most
 memorable convention, first that 1t was held in the historic old city of Charles | ton, where there are so many points of
 Colonial, Revolutionary and Confederat te
 interest. The arrangements by the
 hostess Chapter for the entertainment of | the Daughters were most elaborate. and were successfully carried out. including
 seven receptions. an excursion to Isle of Palms, visits to Forts Moultrie and | Sumter, and on Sunday morning there
 was a farewell gathering of Daughters
 at prayers in the old Goose Creek Church, |, | St. James Parish. of revolutionary fame. Never was there more open handed hospi- tality than that extended by the people
 of Charleston. There was frequently the l
 our Chapter were present to share with
 us the pleasure and enthusiasm of this meeting. Before mentioning the business Dof the convention we must say a word in praise of the gracious address of welcome | by the president of the Charleston Chap | ter, Mrs. Connor, also that of Governor Heyward of whom all South Carolina Is
 justly proud, and whose ringing eloquence
 stirred the patriotic fire in every heart. | Mayor Smythe in most cordial words. l opened the gates of the city and tendered
 the keys to the Daughters of the Con- | federacy. It was whispered that he | held Hymen in abeyance week that he
 might do this patriotic service. The whole of these welcoming exercises were
 crowned with a blessed invocation by | Bishop Capers. The regular order or
 business was taken up by the convention including the presidents address. com
 mIttee reports and State reports-these
 will be given at length in the printed | minutes.
 Of signal import was the report of the Jefferson Davia Monument committsA.