The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-09
THE SOCIAL SIDE M. a F :.

n. A. R. CONFERENCE IN OFELANA'
 Tha 4irhth annual State Conference of the Alabama Daughters or tns xArnsrfcxn Revolution whicn met .n Opeifka on last Thursday iE said 70 s,ewe hela one of the moSs deligntth ,,.aefinrs in the history of the ergani- zaffon. from a social as well as pa frlotic standpoint. In speaking of the etana Regent, The opelika paily News
 sThe efncient State Regent. Mrs I. Morgan Smith, presided over tooaS session with a decided knowledge O. parliamentary N1ulings, wofqanly taS' arA grace ana ease that IS chara@ 4ertstio of her gentle. cultured nature The chaplain, Mrs. C. A. Stakely, o+ Nontronery, presided through tht opening ritual and prayer
 Mrs. A. L.. Dowdell. the prominent Alabama woman who has recently Been elected Recording Secretary ot che IT. D. C., delivered on Ih.s occasion the address of welcome from the Mar Una wayles Jefferson Chapter, D. A. R. of opelika, Mrs. Cowan. regent os the chapter, being in New -ork. Lr speaking of the hostess city. opelika, Mrs. Dowdell said:
 ssCur city, the metropolis Of East Alabama, is young and of recent de- vefSvment. We have no historic spots.
 
 nor anything of historic association. l fear ouws is "a land without memo raes," no beautiful spots for you to vfeas. but our homes abound in warm hospitality and our hearts are over flowing with glad welcome.
 Our ancestors who figured in the War of Independence. from the colo niai States, Georgia, the carolinas. Virginia. and others, filled our veins with the pure blood of loyalty and pa frietism, and through their heroic deeds made possible our membership in an order whose ideals are so lofty, and whose purposes are so noble as those of the Daughters of the AmsTi- can Revolution. Surely you will deem it a pardonable pride when I count this an exalted hour and happy prfvi- ieRe. to represent my chapter in bid ding you welcome. Yea, welcome to the homes of those whose hearts beat In unison with the keynotes of liberty born in England, which "or two ceHtu- rles rsounded from the shores of AL bion across the Atlantic, until Lexing- q toms pFoverblal "shot heard around the world attuned American patriot ism into the grandest achievement of the historic world and caused the birth of a new nation"
 Tn behalf of the five literary clubh of Opslika, Mrs, T. D. Sanford extended a welcome to the visiting D. A. R.
 Mrs. Joseph St. George Tucker of Mobile responded to the addresses of welcome In which she said:
 Tt is not strange nor a coincidence that we, the daughters and direct descendants of the revolutionary fath CTS and mothers should meet in this, one of the youngest and most progress siwe little cities fin our State.
 It is not strange, because the im- print of character as well as the hand 1work after a fashion is here of those whs builded arfght when they estab- ished free government and planted Christian civilization. the uqual of which no historian has ever recorded Not coincident, because hardly half } century has elapsed .eince the pIot where this beautiful city now stands was 8 forest, while our 2 progressive Btate has erected three capttols in the rapid pace of life and seen one capI- ial city decay and become an agrI- cultural field, making a-nd recording history at many points hat would seem more attractive for the coming together of our organization.
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 Among the social courtesies extend ed the delegates to the Conference was a delightful musical given on Thurs day evening at the Elks Hall and fol- foled by a reception at which the members had charming opportunity to meet each other.
 A touching incident was the drink ing of a loving cup just before aa- journment When the conference of last year adjourned, the Alabama Daughters of the American Revolution presented their honoved Regent, Mrs. T. Morgan Smith, with a loving cup, and she brought it with her to the con- vention at Opelika, that she might drink with her companions in the D, , A. R., work from it before she gave her post up to her successor as she had determnied not to accept the ofice of Regent again. It is told that not a dry eye could be seen among the as- sembled women when this touching scene was enacted,
 The election of officers resulted as follows:
 President--Mrs. Aurora P. Mcclellan, Athens.
 ce-President-Mrs, Rhett Goode, Mobile.
 Recording secretary-Mrs. William Harvey, Decatur.
 Treasurer-Mrs. J. c. Street. opelika.
 Historian, Miss Annie Williams, Montgomery.
 omcial Reader-Mrs. L. Haley. Bir- mingham.
 chaplain-Mrs. c. A. stakelyy. Mont Romery.
 Agent of Amercan MOnthly-Mrs. J :. M. Wyley. Montgomery.
 The vote of the conference resulted in the acceptance of the invitation of