The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
United Daughters
 @ 1he Confederacy

was with deep regret that the Chapter received the resignation of our able President, Mrs. Whitneld. Physical inability to carry on the work to which she has given her very best efforts was why she was forced to let the guiding reins fall upon other should CTS. A vote of thanks rom the Chap ter was given the retiring President for her ever faithful service to the Cause" which lies close to her heart The Vice-President. Mrs. Bibb Graves, succeeded Mrs. Withheld as President. To her the Chapter extended a warm welcome and pledged the support which her loyalty in the past deserves. From her record as Treasurer, Corre- spending Secretary and Vice-President Sophie Bibb knows that in her they have a most competent leader.
 Miss Hausman sent in her resigna- tion as Treasurer and Mrs. Frank Taylor was elected to that once with Mrs. Doren as Assistant.
 Delegates to the General Convention to be held at Gulfport. were elected as follows:
 Mrs. Bibb Graves, Mrs. Lakin, Mrs. l.. B. Whitfield, Miss Andrews, Mrs. Allen. Mrs. E. M. Graves, Mrs. "McNeei, Mrs. Crenshaw and Mrs. Dexter.
 Alternates: Mrs. Norman. Mrs. Dowi- ing. Mrs. Doren, Mrs. Dawson. Mrs. H.. M. Hobbie. Mrs. Forbes. Mrs. Wyley Hill, Miss Clara Tennille and Miss An nie Lou Tennille.
 transact adjournment was next in or- der. Yours sincerely.
 Mrs. E. NJ. Graves,
 Recording Secretary.
 The first meeting of the season 1906- 07 of Mobile Chapter II. D. C.. was held on the 18th of October. Mrs. E. S. Colston. president. presiding. The minutes of June meeting wer read and approved. Treasurer's report was read and accepted. Mrs. Colston announ- ced that the $1o promised to the Memo rial Association of Mobile had been paid by her personally, this met with protest from the chapter. It was mov- ed by Miss Chastain that the per capita tax of the chapter to the General As sociation be paid at once. The presi- dent announced that at a recent meet ing of the reunion committee, that it had been determined to hold the re- union in November in spite of the great storm.
 The daughters were asked to assist in getting reception for November 2lst. Wednesday evening. Mrs. Harvey E. Jones, General Chairman. Refresh ments Mrs. E. N. Christian. chairman; Music, Mrs. Howard Walker, chairman; Decorations. Mrs. Harlee. chairman The entire chapter serving on the diff ferent committees.
 The following delegates were elected to attend convention at Gulfport-Mrs Harvey E. oJnes. Mrs. Stanley Finch, Mrs. Harlee, Miss Alston.
 An Incident of the Civil War at Tus-
 cumbia.
 I think I speak correctly when say the first excitement the civil war caused in this Tennessee valley was when the gunboats came, early in Feb ruary 1862 one bright and beautiful Sunday after Fort Donolson fell into the hands of the United States govern ment, they took possession of the Ten nessee river and sent the gunboats up and such excitement we had never seen before Everybody was running up and down proclaiming the gunboats are coming don't you near them. sol diers and citizens flocked to the river bank with shot guns to hold the Yan- kees off. Our people were planning to get away for the Yankees are coming. Some went in carriages, some In wagons and others on the train. The boats shelled the coutry on both sides of the river, as they came up. Sometimes a shell would explode near some one and such scampering you never saw. Sold iers and those who were not soldiers. went to the river to see where the Yankees would land so that they could pass the news on. Everybody was anxious for sight of a gunboat. I went with my sister and some of the servants to the river. We hid behind trees for fear they would see and shoot us for we thought they would shoot every rebel they saw. We waited quite awhile to see them. then we crept up the river bank and went to the houses of friend and while there, saw the gunboats float quietly down the river and left us to fight another day. We have never had gunboat on our beau tiful river since, but We had Yankees to spare after that as some of you, no doubt, remember.