The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-11
U. D. C. CONVENTION.


Special Correspondence Ocala Banner
The United Daughters of the Con-
federacy met in this city at $50
O'Clock this morning at the Y. NJ. c.
A. hall. The first day of the meeting
has been a very pleasant one.
Rt. Rev. William Crane Gray. Bish-
Op of the southern Florida diocese,
Opened the meeting with a beautiful
and earnest prayer
With quite a number of other dele
gates your correspondent is being en-
tertained at Duke Hall. Our hostess,
Mrs. Mary Kerr Duke, is a very
charming southern woman, being a
native of Alabama. During the war she
made her home in Iowa and was one
of the greatest friends that the Con-
federate prisoners ever had. She was
in charge of a great part of the sup
plies, and funds that We're sent to the
prisoners confined on Johnsonis island.
Mrs Duke tells many entertaining as
well as pathetic medicines of the war
and is a perfect Well-spring of infor-
guests. Among the guests in the house
are Miss Marguerite Stringer, of
BroOksville, Mrs. J. w. Tench. of
Gainesville, a former state president of
the Daughters; Mrs. Harry l.. Brown
of ST. Augustine, recording secretary
of others.
In the absence OF the president of
the Orlando chapter, who is detained
at home on account of illness. Mrs. ].
L. Laurence is acting as president of
the Annie Coleman chapter, and in
delightful little speech babe the
Daughters welcome to Orlando.
Mrs. Laurence also introduced the
other speakers in most attractive
way
The credentials committee reported
fifty five votes in the convention. with
the following ladies present: Mrs. H.
+. Stockbridge, of Lake City, presi-
dent; Miss A. E. CarutherS, OF Tampa,
first Wet president; Mrs. J. L. NEGRO
ry, of DeLand, second vice president;
Mrs. NJ. G. Drysdale. of Jacksonville,
third vice president; Mrs. Clifton g.
Gwynn, Of Tallahassee, treasurer; Mrs
Brown, OF St. Augustine, recording
secretary; Mrs. E. ]. Van. Of Madison,
Mrs. W. c. Watts and Miss Frances
Bouchelle, of DeLand. Mrs and Miss
|derson, Mrs. ]. \. Walton and Mrs
Cox, OF Palatka, Mrs. Knight and Mrs
Wainwright, Of Starlle, Mrs Marks and
Miss Patton. Of Apalachicola Mrs
John w. Tench. Mrs. Dugan String
fellow, Mrs. Medlin. Mrs. II. Fl. Nc
ICreary, Mrs. J. NJ. Cutler. Mrs. Nc
Kinstry and Miss Fennen. Of G<tines-
Vile, Miss Sara Harris. OF Ocala. Miss
Marguerite Stringer. Of Brooksvine,
Mrs. j. c. Pebley. Ms. McDavid. Mrs.
Bats and Miss Caldwell, of Pensa-
cola; Mrs. Alternately and Mrs. Wat
son, of Orlando; Mrs. Daricot and Miss
Browning. of Lakeland, Mrs VI. Fl.
Bessent. Miss Sallie Holmes. Mrs. OIL
trogge. Mrs. Sinclair. Mrs. Stuart. Mrs
McNelty, Mrs. Clarence Maxwell and
Mrs. r. c. Cooley, of Jacksonville.
Hon. w. L. Palmer one of Orlando's
most prominent citizens. and distin-
guished lawyers, made the address of
welcome on behalf of the city. and his
address was chaste and beautiful. He
paid very glowing tribute to the wo-
men of the south and brought tears 10
the eyes Of many of his listeners.
On behalf of the Confederate Veter-
ans. Hon. ". H. Jewell, commander
Iof the third brigade, welcomed the
Daughters most heartily and in words
that were most fitting and well cho-
sen.
In the course Of her remarks Mrs.
Laurence read a letter from Mrs. JEFF
ferson Davis. who sent greetings 10
the convention and said that she felt
that her life is very near it's close and
that she expected that would be the
last greetings that she would ever be
able 10 send 70 convention. Mrs.
Davis will be eighty years Of age on