The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-25

spokesmen for the Arlington Monument Committee raised such storm or eh, thusiasm, and drew forth such iperaa
 responses. that 1t seemed almost as it
 the necessary funds were golhs to pS
 raised on the spot.
 And here occurred an incident that I would gladly pass over, if it had not already been published in other papers. Daring the discussion that followed Colonel Herbert's address, Mrs. kan-
 dolph of Virginia, in congratulaun9
 the convention on the change in North-
 ern sentiment that had made the cree tion of such a moment possible said she
 reioiced to see that the young women
 had succeeded where she had failed,
 on which one of the younger delegates
 rose to say that the reason Mrs. Ran-
 dolph had failed was because we hao
 not. in her time, such man Tor fresl- dent as Theodore Roose-- but De4ore she could get out the rest Of the hahe,
 her voice was drowned in tumut or
 ''Noesw and a feeble attempt at ap- plause swallowed up in a storm of dis
 sent so emphatic that he President
 rapped in vain for silence. If the speaker had named William Mckinley,
 to whom belongs the honor of being
 the first Republican President to plead
 for Justice to the Southern soldier, she
 would, in all probability, have been
 greeted with applause instead of dis-
 sent. PeFhaps it is just as we'll now ever. that any disposition to touch upon national politics in the U. D. c. con ventions should have been snuned out at once as beyond the pale of our work Thursday morning was devoted to memorial services. most of the time be- ing taken up with tributes to Mrs Davis It was decided to place me- morial window to her beside the one to her husband in the parish church at Biloxi. where the family worshiped during their residence at Beauvoir. Thursday afternoon the delegates were entertained by the Gulfport Circle or | Kings Daughters at a tea on the lawn | at BeauVoir, the former residence or Jefferson Davis, and now the MISSES sippi Home for Confederate veterans. It Is an ideal spot for such a purpose, and one admirable feature is an annex | for che use of those old heroes whose
 wives are still living. so that they who | bore the brunt and turmoil of the war ! together, may travel on, hand in hand' | to the end.
 Thursday evening and Friday were mostly taken up with the reading or reports from the different divisions
 These were of very great interest, es- ! peclalIy the ones from Chapters be- yond the pale of the COnfederacy,
 where, as Mrs. Hosea of Ohio beauti- | fully expressed n, they stand like lonely sentinels far from the camp to watch, not the enemy, for now there Is none, but to watch lest enemies De
 made" The spread of the organization beyond the Southern States Is a very significant fact. It will surprise many to know that delegates were present from such Republican strongholds as
 Philadelphia, Chicago and Cincinnati. Twenty-flve States and Territories were reDresented including far-on oregon and Washington, and representing
 membership of over 50,O00. The latest
 additions are Oklahoma and New Mexi-
 co, and the order has even begun to assume international proportions by the
 formation of a Chapter In the City of
 Mexico.A The brightest and wittiest'
 and least business-like of the reports,
 was that of Mrs. Gabbett. the retiring
 custodian of Crosses, who is always clever and original. The most eloquent
 was that of Mrs. Hosea of Ohio, and the most practical and business-like, in
 it's admirable clearness and brevity Of statement, it's freedom from all unnec- essary hourishes and trimmings was that of Alabama's able President
 With the exception of ball Friday
 evening in honor of the convention,
 Friday and Saturday were given up to
 hard work Among the special busl- ness transacted, the items of most gem eFal interest were: An amendment to
 the effect that only veterans themselves, and no others, are entitled to wear crosses of honor; that widows and
 Iineal descendants may keep them as
 mementoes, but not wear then; and
 that when a soldier dies leaving neith-
 er widow nor lineal descendant his
 cross shall be buried with him. Also,
 the adoption of a very timely and sem
 sible resolution introduced by Mrs. Darlington Mason of Tennessee, re- ouesting veterans to dispense with the offices of sponsor and maids of honor at the Richmond reunion, and that the entertainments for that occasion be such as are adapted tOa give pleasure to Confederate Veterans Norfolk Va was chosen as the place of meeting Tor 1 the next convention, and the time Oc- l tober 2, 1907.
 Before the convention proceeded to | the election of officers, letter was read, written by Mrs. Jefferson pavls | 10 Judge Marlborough. six years ago l with the intention of vndicating h't-
 self from criticism for not h"Nlhs i hurfed MT Davis in Mississippi; and | also fer not having given that state d
 more prominent place in her book, anu for having made her home m the NOT 'u,
 IF was stated that the letter to Judge 1 Kimbrough was personal ana lts eom 1 tents were not to be made public tsll | after her death. The convention very | appropriately accepted the letter as a II voice iron, the dead to be received In Il silence without comment or discus aHA