The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-01
EXTRA"CROSS" DAY
Dauuhters ofConfederacy
to Have Organ.
Memorial Arch and Paintings of Gen.
eraI Ransom and W. c. Stronach
TO be Arranged

Fayetteville n. c., Oct. 29.-(Spe-
ciaI. 1.-THE eighth annual convention
of the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy has closed, after most sue
cessful session at which excellent re-
ports were made.
These showed that in the State
there are fifty-seven chapters, and
$500 registered members, with ten
children's chapters. 1t is the earnest
desire of the membership that every
county in North Carolina shall be or
ganized and the members are deter
mined to make every effort to do this.
At the final meeting of the conven-
ton it was determined to appoint an
additional day for the bestowal of
Crosses of Honor on Confederate vet
Grams. The day selected was the 23rd
of August, the other days being, jan
uary 10, Lees Birthday June 3rd
Davis birthday, and the 10th of May
Memorial Day.
The 23rd of August was selected in
compliment to the Fayetteville indie
pendent Light Infantry, which was
organized on that day. 1t is the sec
ond Oldest military organization in
the United States and until the Span
ish-American War always wore the
grey. When the date was selected
Mrs. Leo d. Heartt. of Raleigh, made
a delightful talk, in which she spoke
of the company always wearing the
beloved grey of the South and re-
ferred to the removal of the Confed-
crate dead from Arlington to Raleigh,
of which time the Fayette-
vile Independent Light 1nfan-
try was chosen as the escort in
Raleigh, some fifteen years ago.
Major Huske, of the F. l. L. 1. re-
sponded most appropriately to the
kind things said of the company.
The convention took steps looking
to the publication of an organ for
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy. A committee was selected,
with Mrs. T. J. Jarvis as chairman, to
arrange for the publication. 1t is to
contain historical matters and every
thing of interest to the daughters Of
the Confederacy in North Carolina.
1t was determined to erect at the
Soldiers Home in Raleigh, or in the
Confederate Cemetery a. memorial
arch. Each chapter i'm North Carolina
is to contribute a stone for this arch
or the necessary funds to obtain one.
and the name and number of each
chapter are to be cut in the stone.
An oil portrait in memory of the
late w. c. Stronach, will be secured
by the society and this will be placed
in the Soldiers Home. One of the
late General NJ. w. Ransom will be
secured and placed in the North Car
Dina rom at Richmond. The meet
ing closed with the singing of Dixie"
and the Bonnie Blue Flag"
At the convention the following
chapters were represented:
Cape Fear Chapter, Wilmington;
Pamlico, Washington; Robert f. Hoke
Salisbury: Observation-Disclosures. Raj
eigh; Asheville,. Asheville; Vance cOun
ty, Henderson; New Bern, New Bern; ;
James B. Gordon, Winston; DodsOn-
Ramseur, Concord; Stonewall Jackson
Charlotte; Winnie Davis, Pittsboro;
StateSville, Statesville; Guilford,
Greensboro; Samuel Mcdowell Tate,
MorgantOn; Robert +. Lee, Lexington;
George Is. SingIetary, GrecnViIle; Zeb-
ulOn Baird Vance, Lenoir; George b.
Anderson, Hillsboro; Thomas Rufin,
Goldsboro; c. G. Blacknail, Kittrell;
Julian S. Carr. Durham, Arson,
WadesborO; William Arendell Gloss
Chapter, Henderson; d. Fl. HILL Raj
eigh; John w. Durham, Wilson; AL
fred Moore Waddell, Kinston: Gran
vile Grays, Oxford; Theodore Bassell,
WILLIAMSON; Cleveland Guards, Shell
by Matt Ransom, Middleton: South
ern Stars, LincOlntOn; j. f. 3. Stuart.
Fayetteville; Holly Springs, Holly
Springs; Bell Battery, Edenton; Red
Springs, Red Springs; Joseph Davis,
Louisburg; James Kenan, Warsaw
Faison Hicks, Faison; Leonidas Polk,
chapel Hill; Rockingham, Reidsville:
Mount Airy, Mount Airy: Junius Dam
lei, Weldon; William Dorsey Fender.
.Tarboro; Bethel Heroes Rocky Mount:
Davis Dickerson, Rutherfordton !;
frank w. Bird, Windsor; Ransom
Sheriff.; Newton; Jefferson Davis.
Whiteville; Mount Zion Cornelius:
Fender county, Burgaw.
There were many social events for
the splendid body of women i'm at
tendance. and while there express graf
illCatlon Fayetteville is no less CRATE
Iul at having had them in it's borders.
MEETS AT MORGANTON.