The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-10
RECORDING SECRETARY
MAKES SPLENDID
Report Of the J. I. George Chapter
for Year I906.07.


Madam President and Ladies':
The J. Z. George Chapter through its
representatives sends you greetings
and wisheN for harmonious and profit.
able session. That it will be pleasant
goes without saying, with our friends
the W. d. Holder Chapter as hostess
We have spent busy and profitable
year, for though we cannot report so
large an increase in numbers this, as
last year, we can report year full of
interest for the work and Of patient and
kindly treatment Of those who oppose
us, and in that respect we feel that we
have grown in the best way, Last year
we reported that we had secured from
Board of Supervisors of Lefore County
permission to place our monument to
Confederate men and women of Leflore
County, In the court house yard but
shortly after our return the action CIV
ing us this permission was recinded, for
what reason we were not told. However
we have not despaired, for Immediately
two gentlemen gave us the land for a
Confederate Memorial park, just In the
edge of town, in which we will place our
way, and we will be glad to show it to
you who come to town. We have made
the following donations during the past
yea;
Gulfport Convention fund, $4,000; ex-
pense of our girl in the |. |. q c., $4,000;
Sam Davis Chapter ALTON. lily, $500: for
California U. d. c. relief fund, $1,000;
Arlington Monument, S25.00; Wirz mon
ument, $1,000; Jno. II. Morgan monu-
ment, $780, Prize in public school for
essay written for Lees birthday, $1,000;
Making total of $3S700 besides the
running expenses of the chapter, such
as U. ID. c. and Div. taxes, ETC., etc.
We have not tried to do anything for
our monument fund as it was the second |
hard year with all of us, and we felt |
sure that no one had anything to put in
a mopument until another good year.
We have grown to be- 10 large that it
has been necessary for 7s to make sew
eral changes in our constitution which
we see now would have been beneficial
from the first. One of these changes
has added so to the interest of the work
that we report it that our sister chap
ters may know of it.
We have always met once month at
any of the homes which we had an invi-
tation, but we now meet the first Thurs
day for business only, and meet in the
Elks Home, and on the third Thursday
we meet at the homes of the members to
which we are invited, for social and
historical program. OF course If any lit
tie thing in the way Of business is best
to be brought up at this last meeting it
can be done. These social meetings are
delightful and we feel sure will be of
great benefit TO- the chapter in every
way.
We have been very pleased with the
Division organ, "Our Heritage. We
knew as soon as we heard tnat our dear
ly loved Honorary President had taken
it in hand that it would be a success in
every way. We mean to help this year
as we have elected reporter for our
chapter who will send report of the
chapter work to the organ from time to
time. We have lost one honorary mem
ber and one regular member by death,
one regular member has been given
transfer to the Private Taylor Rucks
Chapter in Greenvile, one has been CIV
ing demit and one has resigned be-
cause of living in another State. We
have taken in eight regular members,
making gain Of four members. Our
Credentials were sent in before our two
asked for transfer and re-
signed so that there is discrepancy in
the Number reported there and In this,
bat since it would make no difference
the representation Of the chapter il does
not matter. We have as many as Is ap-
plications out and hope to have them
brought in soon. The newly elected Of
icers who go into Office on May Sth are
vs. follows:
President, Mrs. W. NJ. Wilmington;
lst yice-President, Mrs. s. II. Coleman;
Ind Vice President, Mrs. B. L. Young;
Rec. Sec'y, Mrs. Lizzie George Hender- \
ION; Cor. Sec'y, Mrs. W. p. Weaver;
Treasurer, Mrs. J. w. Dulaney; Histor- I
an, Mrs. Emma McC. Fulkerson; Collec-
or, Mrs. II. L. Ray; Reporter for the Of
icial organ, Mrs. Bruce Brown.
Respectfully submitted, Z
LIZZIE GEORGE HENDERSON,
Recording Secretary. I
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