Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-28
What Bethel Chapter Accom-.
HkIled During Past Year.
a goR|fT lBIo[ h PRESIDENT / i j i
W y 81 tt5t
Stuart Memorial Room at House For
rle&e contedes sls f!N,smen Furnish.
ed AID to Be Maintained Memorial
ay & NexsTassday

Fh,es years ago ills month you
turnefrpver to me the bare. and keep.
ing of this chapter Of The Daughters OF
the CSEfederacy, and it. is with much
pride, ssbleasure and graslAeatioh sihat
make ahis report for the past Year. .
On The tenth Of June 1904, a small
but enthusiastic crowd went to Bethel
( to cclGhbate the anniversary of the bat.
tie fought mt that place. 1T was then
deterniined that monument should
stand in the battlefield and also the
spot stauld be marked ON which the
!. first Confederate soldier fell in conflict
beforeaapother June. This work has
been Accomplished. and Our. chapter.
when life plan was first suggested,
shouldered part of the burden. anu
promiata s25.
TwefS dollars of this amount was
raised, sin August where we gave our
UNIQUE. Gplazsa party.:s In October 1
had thsfpleasure and privilege of at.
tendinE3he convention Of Virginia di-
vision held iDa Petersburg, when much
uabGeinf6thhtion Saboht the work
Was gained. We we're also fortunate
in having dele gate to the meeting of
the GrsGd Dlsikionain st. Louis. In
NovemSH We paidst.ie Chapter tax for
The stss prqalaa9tS and helped a
needy Esnfedsfafe Widow. 1t was in
November thats;we. decided to furnish
and SUPPORT asiaalSs; inthe Home for
Needy Ebnfedefay Women in Rich.
mend. aa we wrote TO Mrs. Montague
stntingadr plans and -ohligating our.
selves s9r 800 by the first of May.
Every gear we yhnye given to Thu,
cause afRut $15.. and after assuming
SO gre3E a wgsis&it snlea1it that each
mcmbefsniustshnt her SHOULDER to the
wheel sad h@N fs,seSthis amount.
Our members, many! of them, have
been ssRerousg beyond their means
and ctk8rs HaSsas4 worked untiringly.
ThrnSM persSHaf contributions and
the amodh- realized from the supper
held in February. we were enabled to-
forward Ihe full amount in March.
The rogh was sf,irhished Immediately
under MI. Monlague's- personal super
vision. Whe room is nicely and COM
furtably furnished in every particu.
lar. There is bed.stead. wash stand,
hurenu,sbree chairs, tptiet set. shades
and cugtins. pair ofsblankets. com.
fort. four pair sheets, four pair pillow
cnses. bureau scarfs, one dozen tow.
els. sbsaIl;sSssbspsa ,nnd. mating on
The floor, . with rugs, Mrs. ]. L. b.
Stuart has sent The portrait of her hus
band. Gsneral sthaft. aid this greets
you onbenlering the room. A brass
tablet will be placed on the door with
This inscription:l"A Memroial to Gen
J. L. u, Stuart" ana IN smaller let
ters below, our name. Bethel Chap.
ter" For nearly Two months a dear
old lady has been comfortably settled
In this room. Il t1.saoiIb
To, anRborrtt |thiiss room as we have
promised to do. means hard work fer
us. but we will doSit!l 4 81 81
On the 10Th of January we celebrat-
ed Gen Lees birthday by having 0
public meeting with, music and speak.
ing. at (which l,t'me tile other Confed;
crate organizations Of the city joined
with us...e-cenferred five crosses
Of honor at this time and will present
three others in June. Our work il
also to help thu, Confederate veterans
az far RfsFIplhltWe hay sent. flow.
ers to several Sick veterans. who had
everything actually necessary, but W..