The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-10-16
Second Day q p. 4. 4. Confer

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ence.
Friday morning, the second dav of
the Conference, was 4 beautiful fall
morning and the Daughters assembled
feeling very happy and interested in
the program of the morning.
The State Regent called the meeting
to order by asking all to join in repeat
ing the Lords prayer.
Mrs. j. M. Arnold of the Rebecca
Bryan Boone Chapter, of Newport,
gave an interesting talk on Patriotic
Education. She pictured so forcibly
the need of the cooperation of the
Daughters in the education of our
mountain people, and the need of child
rem being taken from the factories in
which they were slowly but surely
meeting an early death, that it was
moved and seconded that the Tenth
Conference organize Kentucky Edu-
cational Fund and Iedrca e some noun
tain girl at mountain school.
In few minutes one hundred dollars,
the amount necessary to defray the ex.
penseS for one years tuition was rails
ed by the following subscriptions, even
more than the required sum was raised
Vice President General Mrs. Sallie
Marshall Hardy, of Louisville, pledged
S25 In behalf of the Public Schools, OF
Louisville, which she was sure could be
raised by one penny being collected
from each child.
gohn Marshall Chapter, Louisville, So.
tlncastle Chapter, Louisville, S25.
st. Asaph Chapter, Danville, SIS.
Col. John Green Chapter, Hopkins
Vile, amount not named, but pledge
from the Regent.
Paducah Chapter, Paducah, So.
BoOnesborough Chapter, Richmond,
SIS.
Elizabeth Kenton Chapter, Coving-
ton, S..
Gen. Evans Shelby Chapter. Ovens
boro, amount not named.
Isaac Shelby Chapter, Shelbyville, S..
Jemlma johnson Chapter, Paris, SIS.
Rebecca Bryan Boone Chapter, New.
port, S..
Mrs. Mary G. Edmunds, of Hopkins
vile, gave a very entertaining anC
bright talk on the American Monthly
Magazine. She spoke of the valuable
information the magazine contained anc
IT each Daughter would read the maya,
zine and keep in touch with the D. A.
H., both far and near, instead of simply
boasting how many ancestors they had
She said the present circulation il
an organization of so, 900 members was
3,7OO less than one to every IS Daugh
tiers: Her last word was for all to put
on the whole armour of determination
and make the magazine success.
Mrs. c. d. Chenault reported two
new subscribers for the magazine from
the BOonesboro Chapter and one adver
tisement for it.
Mrs. Owen Davis rendered one of hel
beautiful songs, which was loudly ap
plauded
Mrs. Mary Edmunds made a motion
which was seconded, that Mrs. James
Arnold be appointed chairman of the
Kentucky ID. A. r Scholarship Fund
and that she and the State Regent in
vestigate the best school and select q
mountain school at which to educate
some mountain girl.
Mrs. D. B. Sperry, of Louisville,
asked permits sion of the State Regent
to present a message from the Presi-
dent Of the Kentucky Daughters OF
1872, Mrs. Geo. Wilson, Of Louisville.
She mentioned THAT any one was eligi-
bic could cCrfer with Mrs Wilson.
Mrs. Wilson EscOtt, of Sheloyvilla,
State Treasurer, made her report which
was accepted.
The st. Asaph Chapter, of Danville,
sent $50 to Continental Hall, Paducaf
sent $40; Isaac Shelby, SIS. Many
others contributed to Continental Hall,
but the money was not sent through
the Treasurer.
The Rebecca Bryan Boone Chapter
of Newport sent $25 for the Isaac
Shelby bust, as did the Isaac Shelby
Chapter, of Shelbvyille.
Every chapter in the State paic
twenty cents per capita for State Re
gent S expenses to Washington and the
Year Book, except one chapter
LeXirg on Chapter of Lexington. They
declined to pay the ten cents per capita
for the Year Book, but said then
reasons would be given at this Confer
ence.
The Regent of the Lexington Chap
ter explained by saying the chapter
was unable to bear this extra expense
as their treasury was never very
hourishing.
Mrs. i. H. Clay made a motion thai
the Lexington Chapter withdraw from
the Conference, dis they were not will
ing to abide by the laws. They were
asked to reconsider, which they con-
sented to do, land if they paid the tax,
they would be allowed to vote like the
other chapters and still be members OF
the Conference.
Mrs. Sallie Marshall Hardy, Vice
President General, gave short but in
tereSting talk on National affairs. She
spoke of the window at Continental
Hall which was to be a memento of
Kentucky. with the coat of arms over
the top, which was the first welcome
sight when entering the building. The
sum of 1871 was needed, so after a
dollar each from one President General
and State Regent, each chapter was
taxed to give the rest, on agreed
amount from each.
Many other subjects were discussed
interesting to the Daughters.
The election of State Regent was
then taken up, as. Mrs. Mccormack de-
clined under no conditions to accept the
Regency for another year. Mrs. C.
ID. Chenault was nominated and elected,