The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-31
WINNIE DAVIS HALL
TURNED OVER To THE STATE BY
DAUGHTERS OF CoNFEDERACY.
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES
MARKED THE TRANSFER TO THE
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.

II Is Now Claimed That the School
Has the abandonment DOrmitOry in
the Southern States-Many Adj
dresses Made Upon the Occasion.
Hon. p. A. StovaH Among Those
Who Spoke-Name of Miss Ruther-
ford AppIauded.
Athens, Ca. Oct. 3O.-The Winnie
Davis Memorial Hall was formerly
transferred to-day from the Georgia
Division of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy to the State Normal School
with appropriate exercises.
Quite a number of the delegates to
the state convention of the Daughters
of the Confederacy arrived here from
Atlanta this morning and were car
ried at once to the State Normal
School. where they were received by
the officers of the local chapter.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. James A. Rounsaville, president
of the United Daughters of the Con-
feder'acy, who made appropriate re-
marks in transferring the building.
Chancellor Hill and President Bran
son, of the State Normal School,
made fitting remarks in accepting the
hall.
Mrs. Ida Evans Eve, treasurer of
the Winnie Davis Memorial Hall fund,
made an address that was pronounced
one of the most pleasing and enter
tanning ever delivered here.
Hon. Pleasant A. Stovall of Savan-
nah paid high tribute to the memory
of Miss Winnie Davis in the remarks
he made, and Hon. c. M. CandlerA of
Decatur also made a very felicitious
address.
Hon. Joe Hill Hall of Macon made
one of the most enthusiastic addresses
of the occasion, in which he took oc-
casion to say that he was in favor
of giving these good women whatever
they asked of the Legislature. Mr..
Hall, during the course of his re-
marks, said that the only way the
educational institutions of the state
had to get extra appropriations was
to force the tax dodgers to pay their
taxes and to insure this result by
sending the right kind of men to the
Legislature.
Hon. T. j. Shackleford OF Clarke
made strong address.
Judge Albert L. Mitchell of Athens.
representing the Confederate veterans,
scores OF whom were in the audience
made stirring address, and at the
conclusion of his remarks presented
the Daughters of the Confederacy with
$50 bill, the gift of Cobb Camp, with
which to furnish one of the rooms in
the Memorial Hall.
Mr.. 7. w. Reed of the Athens Ban
ner made short address, as did also
Hon. G. r. Glenn.
During the references made to those
who had contributed much to the sue
cess of the movement to raise funds
and erect the hail. the name of Miss
Mildred Rutherford was mentioned, she
being absent from this country at the
present time. The audience broke into
applause at the mention of her name
Miss Rutherford, during the two
years she held of the office of presi-
dent of the Georgia Division, did more
than any other one woman to secure
the money with which the hall was
built, and to inspire enthusiasm among
the members of the Organization
throughout the state.
After the programme had been fin
ished the guests were entertained at
luncheon by President Branson. and
then inspected the Winnie Davis Hail
which is unquestionably the handsom-
est dormitory in the Southern States
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