The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-29
MRS. ]. H. WINDER'S
BRILLIANT ADDRESS.
Captured the Daughters of the Con-
federacy at the Great Convention
in Charleston.

IN Charleston.
Notable among prominent women who
represented divisions as presidents, at the
general convention of United Daughters
of the Confederacy, Just held in Charles
ton, S. c., were many who are North Car
olinians or who married North Caro-
hnians. The retiring president, Mrs. Jas.
A. Rounsaville, took pride IN claiming
decent from North Carolina ancestors.
Mrs. F. A. Olds. president of North
Carolina division. with her fine executive
ability, is keeping her division abreast
with the other States. Mrs. Ale. Hull,
nee Cowan, from Wilmington, president
of the Georgia division, remarks were
pointed-pithy and pertinent, Mrs. Annie
Washington Rappley, formerly Miss Wash
lngton, OF New Bern, president of Mis-
souri, division, and prominent member of
the st. Louis chapter, which chapter will
be the hostess during the convention dur
ing the Worlds Fair: Mrs. j. H. Parker,
president of the New York chapter. who
is the wife of Mr.. ]. H. Parker. Of East
ern North Carolina, reported as having
among the most earnest workers OF hel
chapter. Mrs. William D. Martin. nee
Lavinia Haywood of Raleigh, Mrs. Thos.
B. Pugh, nee Jones, of BERTHE and sister
of Judge I. A. Jones, of Ashevilla. Is di-
vision president of louisiana. and was the
first recognized on the floor, after tie elo-
quent addresses of welcome to the city.
were extended to the convention: and in
fervid words she bid welcome to the
Daughters who are now representing the
organization over and beyond Mason and
Dixon's line, bringing out especially Ohio,
which has for its division president Mrs.
John H. Winder, nee Florence Tucker, of
Raleigh N. c., who was called the Silver
tongued oratress' being also woman of
marked attainments and charming person
atty and above all, true daughter Of
the old North State, was quickly on her
feet and recognized. Glowing with en-
thusiasm she said the question had often
been asked her had she become western
Ell? She took pleasure in replying, though
she had lived nearly seven years in OHIO,
she had certainly never once wanted to
become a westerner and that during that
time her chiefest delight was in unfurling
over Ohio, our banner beautiful with it's
stars and its bars, and coming from North
Carolina as she did she was still inhaliug
the fragrance of the savory tar, and it
being attached to that part of ner anato-
my where it belonged-the heel--she will
ever stand by the old North State, ard
the work of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, and belonging to hut two
organizations, "the Daughters of the King
and the Daughters of the Confcaeracy,
each having a banner bearing Il prophetic
cross and each cross stained with blood.
the first will dominate and direct the work
of the second, and her prayers were that
the King of all the Daughter would keep
them in His everlasting Arms"
When the discussion came up for chang
ing the word Dixie or establishing one
version, it was that enthusiastic daughter
from Pittsboro, Mrs. Henry London. who
arose and said, chat it was buckwheat
cakes and injun batter" that helped nour-
ish her in youth and gave her strength
to sing then and now the dear old words
of that song, which were first written by
Dan Emmitt
During the convention the question
came up Of which State sent the most
troops, to the war. and seemingly. as in
answer to this. the president had embodied
in her report, in reference to North Caro-
lima, these words: @'T
Brave North Carolina. the Old North
State, which sent more soldiers into the
Confederate army than any othcr South
ern State, and had when the last yearly
report was issued sent more dollars to
the Jefferson Davis Monument Fund than
any other State. Yes North Carolina
Daughters are indeed proving themselves
worthy of the brave men who have since
Nathaniel Bacon's initiative stood in the
fore front of the supporters of God-given
libertv'
She spoke of Ohio as the usty little
infant exhibiting such remarkable traits
year ago, she hasn't grown much yet,
but has on short skirts and is not only
walking but running to keep up with her
older sisters.
Previous to making her report Mrs
Wnder said coming from North Carolina
as she did she was glad that her report
could be brought in just after that Of
North Carolina, and she said will you be-
lieve that l have two voices, the low soft
one use in North Carolina. and the high
! LOUD one 1 must use In presenting the re