The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-02-22
EVENTS YESTERDAY
IN SOCIAL WORLD
Mrs. J. Morgan Smith Present
ed With Silver Loving Cup
CONFERENCE OF REGENTS
Closing Session of the D. A. RS Char
aoterized With Great Patriotism.
Reelection of State
Regent.
CONFERENCE OF REGENTS

Mrs ]. Morgan Smith, state regent or
the Alabama society of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, was presented
with silver loving cup by the Daugh-
ters at the morning session yesterday of
the D. A. r. conference. The presenta-
ton speech was made by Mrs Amelia
WILEY of Montgomery 1t was pro-
nounced eloquently characteristic and
voiced in its beautiful sentiment the love
and loyalty felt by every Daughter. Mrs.
Smith responded gracefully, her words
and her whole manner expressing her
sincere appreciation.
1t was an impressive scene and one
that any Daughter would treasure with
all its depth of meaning. The cup was
presented at dramatic moment, when,
just after Mrs. Smith had declined re-
election as state regent, the Daughters
utterly refused to accept her resignation
and reelected her amid the greatest en-
thusiasm 1t was then that Mrs. Smith,
realizing that the Daughters were deter
mined to make no change in the regency
and that all of her protestations had
been calmly waived aside, received the
additional evidence of their appreciation
of her long service to this patriotic Or
ganization.
The cup is of beautiful design, suggest
ing the urn rather than the goblet shape
1t rests upon a handsome pedestal and
bears the following inscriptions: Pre-
sented to Mrs. j. Morgan Smith, 1898
to 1906 by the Alabama d. A. RS in
loving appreciation of her faithful and
efficient services"
Mrs. Smith had written a communiea-
ton to the national organization stating
that her resignation as state regent
would be formally made at this confer
enee and all of the chapters in the state
had been notified that she would not
again accept the office. So positive was
Mrs. Smith in this declnation that the
Daughters felt at one time no action
of the conference would influence the
state regent. But they did not entirely
abandon the hope that at the conference
Mrs. smith might be induced to recon-
slider. She almost plead with the Daugh-
tiers not to put her name before the con-
ference and repeatedly urged that she
be permitted to withdraw. But the
Daughters were equally as firm in their
refusal to accept her resignation and re-
elected her as state regent before she
could think of any more reasons for re-
signing. If it had been an election for
the president-general of the national So
ciety the Daughters could not have
shown more determination to have things
their own way
In the election of the other officers.
unusual interest was shown and the fol-
lowing officers were unanimously re-
elected: Mrs. A. p. McLelland of Athens.
vice regent; Mrs. l.. j. Haley of Birmlng-
ham, secretary, and Mrs Walter Robin
son of Admission, treasurer. Mrs. r. III.
Carter of Birmingham was elected his
torian. Mrs. Rhett Goode of Mobile, Of
fetal reader, and Mrs. C. H. Stakeley of
Montgomery, chaplain.
The conference finished all of its BUSH
ness at the morning session and adjourn
ed to meet in Opelika next January. An
invitation was extended the Daughters by
Mrs. A. d. Bennett of the Martha Wayles
Jefferson chapter. All of the sessions of
the conference have been held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Addison G. Smith.
Among the many distinguished women
at the conference were Mrs A. p Nc
LELAND of Athens. Mrs. Ellen Peter
Bryce of Tuscaloosa, Mrs. Rhett Goode of
Mobile, Mrs. Walter Robinson of An
niston, Mrs. Amelia Wyley and Mrs.
Frank Glass of Montgomery, Mrs. ]. d.
Mcneil of Talladega, Mrs. Saunders of
Decatur.
Among the Birmingham d. A RS at
the conference were Mrs. Addison G.
Smith, the brilliant regent of the General
Sumter chapter; Mrs. Edward H. Caba-
Miss, Mrs. John w. Tomlinson, Mrs. j. d.
Dabney Mrs. r. II. Carter, Mrs. N. w.
Trimble, Mrs. Margaret Mooring Mrs.
Frank White, Mrs. Henry L. Badham.
Mrs. L. j. Haley, the latter in her ca
pacty as secretary, performing these
duties with characteristic clearness and
quite tireless in her brilliant work during
the conference