The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-06

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 DIRECTORY.
 Rresident-Mrs. F. s. Wood, Troy.
 Honorary President-Miss sanie C. Jones ylrsf Vice Pr.sident-Mrs. Rose Garland Second Virs Presidcnt-Mrs c. ". Tay- Rscsrdias 1SS4,s sse1essry-Mra B. B. Ros.. corTssDondins seerstary-Mrs. James All TressureI-Mr.. ,. N. Thompson. Tus- Hi',9TlsnSMx 9II Nh; Harvey E. Jones. Spring Resistrar-Miss Mary Felix Reynolds. Ma
 caA1RMEN OF coMMrTrEEs.
 !fonumen.al ccmmirtss-Mrs. L. c. DaW-
 son. Montgomery.
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 Chapter Extansion Jommiftee-MrA. Y. H
 Eimore. Montgo0ery.
 Dixie Committee-Mrs. A. L. Dowdeh. , After the Charleston Convention had adjourned. the following article from Me- Phersonville, s. C., was given into the hands of the Regent of the Alabama Di- vision, U D. C., for consideration. It should have been presented at the con venuon, but owing to the great business press, a time for its recognition seemed wanting thence any information seemed subject will be greatly appreciated by the Alabama Division, U. D. C., and special attention is urged for each Chapter throughout the State to give inquiry con AARnfnU he faoinfa ranuaQta1 in the AT- ticle, and report to the State Historian, Mrs. Harvey E. Jones, Spring Hill:
 McPhersonville. s. C., Nov. Ind. 1903. To the Alabama Delegates at the Con
 vention of the United Daughters of the
 Confederacy: While on visit North during the sum- mer of this current year, the undersigr- ed. on making herself known as Daugh- ter of the Confectionery, was approached by Mrs. Annie Holmes Broodngton of Groton, Conn, who made the following statement:
 That during the spring or early sum- mer of the year 1865, her father. Capt. B. F. Holmes of the steamer Idaho, en- gagged in transporting exchanged prison- CTS from Pt. Lookout Maryland, was enabled to render some slight pecuniary assistance to one of the prisoners-a Con- federate Colonel from the State of Ala
 
 with his sword.
 That Captain Holmes would have de- clined the sword had not the officer re- fused to accept his aid on any other terms. and that her father long cherished the hope of being able to restore 1t to its owner.
 That on the death of Captain Holmes. the sword came into her possession, and she-being familiar with its history and hot khA ais Sfov would be out of place among the trophies of Northern museum-contin0ed to hold it in trust, to be restored to the owner if his name could be discovered. And she hoped that the Daughters of the Confed- eracy would assist her in tracing the same, by ascertaining, if possible. what Alabama officers were exchanged from Pt. Lookout during the spring or early summer of 1865.
 that this matter be laid before the vari- ous Chapters of the Daughters of the Confederacy in the State of Alabama.
 Annie T. Colcock, Member of the Charleston Chapter of the Daughters of the Confectionery, in be- ha1f of Mrs. Annie Holmes Brocking-
 ton, Groton, Conn.
 .' Several Inquiries have Been received from Daughters" who have been ap- pointed on the monument committee ir reference to their duties. It gives renew ed> hope to the chairman to see this in terest demonstrated.
 You remember at the convention in T -caloosa it was unanimously decided that every chapter give an entertain- Tnent, the entire proceeds to be donated to the monument fund.
 The representatives from each chapter are expected to work for the fulfllment of this pledge. We are anxious, if pos sible, that all proceeds be sent by Feb 1. So far, only one chapter has respond ed, Pelham of Birmingham, but quite a number have written that their enter 4ainment will be given.
 For four years the monument cause has been adopted work of the Alabama