The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-06
CHAPTER NEWS.
Athens. Alabama.

The Joseph E. Johnston Chapter, U. D. C.. held its regular monthly meeting Oc- tober g, at the delightful country place of Miss Anne Dewoody Richardson. Miss Mary Mason secured through Capt. P. Sid Jones of the l.. and N. one and one third fare for round trip tickets Quite full attendance was had, there being more than twenty of the members pres ent - E The ladies were met at the station by the genial host, MT. Richardson. and es- corted to the entrance of the long hall, where they were met by his two lovely daughters, Misses Annie and Minnie Lee, and after being guided to the parlois where they were served by Miss Annie Davis with delightful fruit punch, they were ushered into the long dining-room which had been converted into an audi torium with rows of chairs for the com fort of guests as we'll as members of the Chapter. The President, Mrs. Memory Peebles proceeded at once with the program, af- ter calling the meeting to order. Tine program on this occasion was of special interest, the life and poems of Paul Hamilton Hayne being the subject under discussion. The biography read by Mrs. Clarence Frost was short, but clear and concise,' luCAQQinH tllS AAlOcb bthpOA toht SNOAAeS ah the life of Hayne, and was read dis
 tihctly-a point thatg it is wise for all readers to remember.
 Music was interspersed throughout the program, the song rendered by Mrs. T. c. Mcclellan being especially enjoyable. And Miss Elizabeth Wood also favored the audience with a bright Spanishssong. Several poems of Hayne were read oy Mrs. Rawls, Misses Frances Russell and Nave Calvin.
 At the close of the program, Mrs. Au- rora Mcclellan asked leave to read ''The Broken Battallons," another of Haynes poems.
 The president then proceeded to mat ters of business needing immediate att tention, one of which was the electing of delegates to the Charleston convention. Nov. il. Misses Mary Mason and Frances Russell were nominated and appointed. Mrs. Peebles also read to the ladies a report of the funds received at Union Springs for the Winchester monument fund; wherein the S donation from our chapter was mentioned among the first to respond to the call. She also read an order stating that the two dates for pre-. senting Crosses of Honor-being Jan. 19.
 Robert Lees. and June 8. Jefferson Da- vis's birthday; also Oct. 12th, and that all chapters of the U. D. c. would be
 
 Forf some time the ladies in South l Limestone have considered the question | of organizing a chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at Moores- | vile, and, as many of them were pres ent at this meeting, the constitution and | bylaws were read to them by our pres | fdent and other arrangements made for | the organization of a chapter. The Joseph E. Johnston Chapter deeply
 regrets the loss of Miss Annie Richard | son and Mrs. Edmond Garrett as mem- | bers, they of course having resigned to join their home chapter.
 The chapter then adjourned to meet
 the second Friday in November with Mrs. W. L. Martin: and the ladies were promptly served witlr~a most delightful luncheon in two courses. the second course carrying out in the cakes. the ini- tial of Hayne and Harris. Mrs. B. P. Harris, one of our original members, being present upon that occasion as the guest of honor.
 For souvenirs we're given beautifully decorated quill pens, thus carrying out
 the idea of the writer used as a sub ject for the day.
 After an hour spent socially We bade our adieux before boarding the north bound train for home, all voting it one of the most pleasant meetings in the history of the chapter.
 (dlss) Mary E. Mason, Secretary.