Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-11
Daughters of the Confederacy.

The third days meeting OF the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy, Virginia
Division, was held in Richmond yester'
day. The memorial to Gen. Stonewall
Jackson is now to be an accomplished
fact. A considerable sum OF money has
already been raised for the purpose.
Mrs. Garnet, honorary president oil
the division, submitted revision OF the
words of Dixie" aud a motion was
made for the Daughters in convention
assembled to adopt her copy instead OF
the original words. The convention, al
though approaching the beautiful song
composed by Mrs. Garnett, did not APP
prove of any change in the original.
Mrs. Randolph made an appeal in be-
half of the Fitzbugh Lee monument. She
concluded by saying:
ave have brought his body TO Holly
wood, and we will erect monument to
him and we will have him in COnftd-
crate uniform"
Mrs. Wake, of Norfolk, made a mo-
ton that Congress be petitioned for an
appropriate N for the erection of monu-
ment to Commodore Maury, to be
placed at Hampton Roads or Cape
Henry. Miss Preston, a Daughter OF
the American Revolution, of Roanoke,
and Miss Atkinson, regent Of the Old
Dominion Chapter, Daughters of the
Revolution, stated that such a movement
was already on loot by Daughters of
Revolution. 1t was stated officially that
the Daughters Of the Revolution would
appreciate an expression of Endorsement
10 the movement on the part oil the
Daughters of the COniederacy.
The convention took luncheon at the
Soldiers Home. where the delegates
were the guest of Lee Camp Auxiliary.
The matter of the House for Needy
Confederate Women was discusse at
the night session. The question c"me
up on petition from Mrs. A. j. Mon
tague.
Mrs. Eodus Robinson spoke with fine
feeling on the question of iudorsing the
Confederate Museum.
The report of the StOnewall Jackson
Memorial committee was presented by
Miss Davidson, of Lexington; Mrs. Nc
Cullough and Miss Peudeton. A resolu-
ton was adopted providing for the pur-
chase of the house Of Stonewall Jackson
in Lexington and its dedication as a
memorial to Jackson. More than $500
was pledged at this meeting
An animated discussion arose over a
motion to memorable Congress to build a
monument to Commodore Maury. The
suggestion that such a move would in
terfere with the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, who had already taken
the matter up, was freely discussed. A
motion was finally carried to indorse the
work of the Daughters Of the Revolu-
ton in this matter.
The following officers were elected last
night: President, Mrs. w. X. Mcken-
ney, of Petersburg; first vice president,
Mrs. Charles g. Elliott, o: Norfolk ; sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Z. b. late, OF
Pulaski third vice president, Mrs. James
McGill, of Pulaski fourth vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Cabell Smith, of Rocky
Mount; recording secretary, Mrs. L..
Robinson, of Bowling Green; CORE
spending secretary, Miss Hickson, Of
Manassas treasurer, Mrs. James +.
Alexander. of Alexandria; registrar,
Mrs. Elvira Jones, Of Roanoke; Gus
todian, Mrs. J. II. Undertake, Of
Richmond. Mrs. J. Z. B. Stuart and
Miss Sallie Tompkins we're elected, re-
spectively, fifth ard sixth honorary
presidents.
1t was decided to hold the next meet
ing in Wytheyille.