The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-09
OUR NOBLE WOMEN.
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j. M. Patrick, Anderson, Mrs. Rnfus
FAINT, Anderson; Miss Armita Moses,
Sumter; Miss Vance p. Long, Green
vile; Mrs. w. Green Steele, Rock
Hill; Mrs. A. W. Baruch, Camden,
Mrs A. s. Seigle, Aiken; Mrs. Jas. f.
Reid, Rock Hill; Mrs. @. @. Feather
stone, Leurens; Mss Lily TempletOn,
Abbeville; Miss Elizbabeth Lucas, Pin
opolis; Miss Sarah a. Smith, Char
lotte; Miss Elizabeth w Glenn, New
berry; Mrs. S. A. Smyth, Charleston:
Mrs. A. II. SmytbeI Charleston; Miss
Cora l.. Deminick, Newberry; Miss
Eubank Taylor, Anderson; Miss Mary
b. Poppenhelm, Charleston; Miss
| Washington, Charleston; Miss II. P.
Lynch Cheraw; Mrs. e. S. Herbert,
Orangeburg; Mrs. @. d. Brown, Abbe-
Vile; Miss Olaudine Rhett, Charles
| ton; Mrs. e. @. Dibble, Orangeburg;
Miss Lidia Salley, Orangeburg; Miss
James FL. White, Johnston; Mrs. j.
Q. Wilburn, Rock Hill; Mrs. j. D..
Mcdowell, Camden; Mrs. 1. M. Rey-
nolds, Greenvllle; Mis-. s. c.. Ashe.
Yorkvllle; Miss Anna Hames, Jones'
Vile; Miss Alma Kennedy, Due West;
Mrs. X d. Sem, And erson; Miss
Louise Fleming, Greenwood, Miss
Genie Il ,glish, Bishopville; M iss Nan
Withers, tlCandep; MIS- Kate Fewell,
Rock Hill; Mrs. E G. Leg Ire, Aiken;
Miss z ma Paynt, Johnston; Mrs. j.
0. Wilhlte, Anderson; Mrs, r. Z.
Cumnock, Anderson; Mrs. A. Pickens
Salley, Florence; Miss Maude A.
Douthit, Pendleton; Miss Gertrude
A. Gambate, Charleston; Miss Eliza.
beth Thompkins, Ninety Six; Miss
Francena G. Bremen, Winthrop; Mrs.
Claude II. Girardeau, Columbia; Mrs.
j. uarleston Read, Georgetown; Mrs.
John A. Hamilton, Colum bia, Mrs T.
B. L'gare, Columbia; Mrs. James Con-
nor, Charleston.
The convention then heard'interest.
ing reports from the president, Mrs.
A. w. Burnet, the re;1rding score
tary, Miss Margaret Evans, the cor
responding secretary, Mrs. B. G. CIT
ford, and the treasurer, Miss Eula Lee
liar. In the-absence Of the auditor,
Mrs. Davage Gambril, Mrs. August
Kohn was requested to audit the &C
counts OF the treasurer. These was
found to be correct, the balarce on
hand being Sll0.
The convention took recess of one
hour and luncheon was served in the
Business Mems club room by the
Paul McMchael chapter.
At the afternoon session the roll OF
chapters was then called and the rep
resentative present Of each chapter
made u report OF the work done for
the year. This report was full of in
terest and showed that the women
abound In good works.
The matter Of the publication of q
second volume OF The South Carroll
na Women in the Confederacy" next
occupied the attention of the conyen-
tiOn.
at the sugg ,stion Of the president
the roll OF chapters was called and
the delegates present were asked what
amount they would pledge for their
chapters for this work for the next
year.
The following pledges were made by
the various chapters: Aiken So; An.
derson, Robert e. Lee, s25, which
was paid on the spot; Dixie thapter,
SIS; Palmetto cnapter, S25; Marlboro
chapter, So; Camden, S25; Blsaopville,
S5; Charleston, $50; Columbia, S25;
Florence, So; Georgetown, So; Green.
vile, So; Greenwood, s5; Johnston,
$40; Marion, 81; Newber y, $40; Rock
Hill, $40; Sumter, $40; Union, 50;
Yorkville, So; Spartapburg $40;
Winthrop College, $5; Jonesvil.e, 50;
Orangeburg, $40. Total. s27s.
On motion Mrs. Girardeau, amend
ed by Mrs. Richardson, slOO and more
if possible, was appropriated out of
the general treasury to this purpose.
Mrs. A. t. Smythe introduced a
resolution thanking Mrs L. Fl. RAines,
Of Savannah, Ga, for her interest in
organizing the U. D. @. in South
Carolina After the adoption OF this
resolution the convention adjourned
until half past o'clock.
Upon reassembling the programme
arranged by the historical committee
was carried out. During the year the
various chapters in the State were ex-
pected to request their members to
write on the topics named in the pro-
gramme. These papers were submit
ted to the historical committee, which
selected the best to be read. Those
read and the topics were as follows.
l. Report OF historical committee,
Miss Mary b. Poppehheim, chairman,
Charleston, S. @.
a. A poem on some episode in the
life OF Gen. r. e. Lee, Lees Fierc.
est Battle," by Anonymous, read by
Mrs. r. L. CumnCck, Jr., r.. e. Lee
chapter Anderson, S. G.
| B. The religious influences found in
the Confederate army, by Mrs. KEN
per ID. Sem, r.. Il. Lee chapter, An
derson, S. @.
| Music.
q. Where was the cradle OF seces-
| sion, by Miss Martha B. Washington,
Charleston chapter.
ID. A poem on Fort Sumter, Fort
Sun ter" BY Kit Courtland, Dixie
chapter, Anderson, S. c., read by Mrs.
RnfuS FAINT.
h. A. short story with some hlstor
ic Incl icrit, from '6l-'65 as it's theme,
The Heart Of Rose" by Mrs. IT.
b. IL gare, Wade Hampton chapter,
Coluu bia, s, Q.
Music.
f. a poem On the Confederate prj
vate, Only a Ffivate." by Kit Court
land, post, Dixia chapter, Anderson,
read by Mrs. j. B. Patrick, Dixie