Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-11-03
MEETING OF U. D. C,
IS NOW At AN END
Session Came to a Finish
Friday.
AND DAUcHrEs CO HomEwARp
Twelfth Annual Meeting Of the Geor-
gia Division Ended-convention
Was Largely Attended And Much
Good Was Accomplished.

| Nnen tne morning session of the
convention of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy ended at noon yester-
| day all business had been finished and
: : the twelfth annual meeting of the Geor-
gla Division stood adjourned until
October 1907. The invitation of the
: Augusta chapter to hold the next meet
ing in that city was accepted, and the
convention goes there year hence.
The meeting just ended in Amerieus
was most enthusiastic one,
In point of attendance it was the
largest held in number of years, and
the hundred or more visiting daughters
were accorded most hospitable enter
tainment The proceedings throughout
were harmonious, and much important
work accomplished.
The members of the Americus Chap
ter were most assiduous in their eff
forts, and have cause for congratula-
t1on in the success attained.
At the morning session Friday the
proceedings were devoted to amend
ments and revision of the constitu-
tion of the Georgia Division U. d. C.
Each article was discussed separately,
and several amendments adopted
Principal among these was resolu-
ton to elect officers biennially. The
birthday of President Jefferson Davis,
E11na 2H Ar
memorial days, and the Office of
auditor was created to examiue books
of the treasurer.
The condition of the treasurer's
books will thus be reported upon at
each state convention
Mrs. Lewis of Quitman, chairman of
the committee on resolutions of thanks,
read most beautiful and touching
tribute of appreciation in behalf of the
visiting daughters, thanking the local
chapter, the ladies of Americus and
their entertainment and charming
time spent in the city.
Five hundred dollars annually was
voted to President Richie of Rabun
Gap Industrial School as compensation
for services.
Mrs. John K. Donaldson of Bainbridge
introduced a resolution to reconsider
the decision of the convention at the
Thursday night session upon the loca-
ton of the Wirz monument, which by
close vote was to have been located
in Americus.
Mrs. Donaldson urged patriotic wo-
men of the South to place the monu-
ment at its rightful place-Anderson-
Vile. Her resolution was adopted and
the location of the shaft will be def
nitely announced at the next meeting
of the convention.
Col. John e. Donaldson made pat
riotic address and paid beautiful trib-
ute to Captain Henry Wirz. He like
wise thought the monument should be
placed at Andersonville, the scene of
Captain VIRUS labors and his suffer
ings for the cause he loved.
The speaker declared it folly to as
sert that the monument at Anderson
vile would be desecrated or that any
i'll feeling of the north would thus be
engendered. His argument was strong
and tempered with sentiment and pat
otism,
Rev. j. p. Wardlaw was called upon
to address the convention.
DR.. Wardlaw began his pleasant and
spirited remarks by saying he would
have to take issue with Col, Donaldson,
declaring that this was an era of
peace, and that the U. D. c. should go
on record as messengers of peace and
good will to north and south.
He argued that the sight of the Wirz
at Andersonville would
forever create wrathful feeling against
almost be counted on as a certainty
that every year at the memorial exer-
cises there speeches would be made that
would engender strife and open old
wounds long since healed.
The Times Recorder heartily con-
ours with DIR. Wardlaw in this opinion,
as does many prominent citizens of
Americus and Sumter county, The
U. D. G., of Georgia will doubtless con-
cur in the desire of the majority of that
body to place the monument at AM
but in so doing will make
a mistake, which time alone will prove.
Most of the daughters left for their