The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
Daughters of the
 American ReUoiution
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 iournment to the school room having arrived. business was suspended long enough for that visit, which proved very enjoyable. Our State Regent made a few remarks and then intro duced Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Dozier 10 the pupils. after which we had the pleasure of listening to delightful mu, sic furnished by the Italian Bana from Nashville. The pupils retired Tn admirable order and the delegates re- turned to take up the interrupted busi- ness.
 Mrs. Sharpe gave notice that she intended to make a motion in regard to more universal distribution of state bylaws.
 Mrs. W. B. Watkins, Mrs. c, J. Sharpe, Miss Elizabeth Thach, Mrs. | J. F. Frazier were appointed Com mittee on Courtesies, and the Conter- ence adjourned until Thursday morn- | ing.
 Thursday Morning. The Conference re-assembfed about l 10 o'clock. America was sung. and part | of the ritual used. The minutes Of the previous days work were read and ao- l proved. The State Historians report was read bv Mrs. Smith. and the Chap | ters were urged to cooperate faithfully | with her in the work l Mrs. Ellen Peter Bryce. chairman of | Memorial Continental Hall Committee | presented her report Mrs. Bryce said. she thought this the most important | work of the organization. and plead | with the Daughters of Alabama to give | more generously to the cause. An Ala | bama Room. costing $500. has been se- | cured and $791 paid in, but, the room | will be no benefit to us. until the build ing Is finished, and Alabama ought 10 pay her share. Mrs. Smith added val t--E tx tA arrb | said 1t would take several years to thoroughly complete the work, without any furnishing, and require probably | a further sum of $250,0 900, but, 1t will be our grandest monument, belonging | to each State individually.
 Mrs. Glass, asking for information was told that the $500 we paid, was the price of the room only, and any future adornment would call for further con | tributions Mrs. Sharpe spoke of the | unusual honor conferred upon the State in giving us Vice President General | when other States, which outranked us in numbers, and in contributions, hae worked in vain to receive like re- ward. She feelfngly and truthfully said the honor was evidently given to tho | woman and not to the State Here Mrs smith was escorted from the, room GOV cred with blushes and confusion, whil' nothing daunted, Mrs. Sharpe continued to talk about her, and to ask, IT T was not the wish of the Conference that measures be taken to inscibe Mrs Smiths name in the Memory Book, al a token of the affection and apprecia
 tion. so generally aroused by the nobl'
 work done in the State
 The suggestion was received witi enthusiasm, and, upon being told tha
 $50 would be required to secure space in the Memory Book, the sum was in
 stantly subscribed by the few wh' could speak first.
 As this did not please the many, 1
 was moved that General Sumter Chap
 ter be allowed to give $10, the othe
 $40 to be pro rated among the fifteel chapters remaining. The motion wa
 lost as each Daughter wished to con
 tribute It was then moved that Gener | al Sumter Chapter be allowed to giv'
 s1O, the remaining $40 to be pro rate' in the other chapters according to thei
 membership. Carried.
 Mrs. wyly gave her Magazine re
 port and urged the necessity of nor
 subscriptions being handed in. It wa
 moved and carried, that Mrs. Wyly b
 allowed to draw from the Treasurer
 the small amount of money required t
 carry on her work, in view of the fac 1 that she always allowed everythinl
 over and above the actual cost Of tn i subscriptions to go toward swelling tn
 Continental Hall Fund.
 Several remarked that more interes
 would be taken in the Monthly Maga
 zine if it regularly contained Alabam
 news. Moved and carried that Stat
 Secretary send an account of tn
 Conference to the magazine. Moved an carried that the Conference instruc 7 the State Historian to communicat with Chapter Historians. requestin