The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-05
xEErrNc OF THE DIXIE

AEBIING OF DAAA2
 CHAPTER, U. D. 0.
 When the members of the Dixie Chap ter. U. D. C.. met Monday with Mrs. Warren Dent. much enjoyed feature Of the occasion was a talk by Mrs. Gayle on the subject of the unveiling of the Confederate monument at Shi- loh. Mrs. Gayles discourse was in manner gossipy and she turned some side lights on the event and revealed some charming incidents as she told them.
 She spoke particularly Of the won derful interest created by the speech made on that occasion by Hon. P. B. Mastin, who was soldier in the bat tie of Shiloh. She spoke of his graph fc description of those awful hours. of how his outlining of each minute detail of the battle seemed to effect every person who heard him. She said that when hs reached the climax of the ter rible st6ry, some woman far back in his audience was heard to say. Have you got pistol If you have. give 1t to me; must kill somebody"
 Mrs. Gayle told of the fact that among the many men who disappoint- ed the Alabama U. D. C.fon that day 50 important to them was the min- ister who had been selected to open the ceremonies with prayer. He did not put in an appearance. as did not many other men who had consented to their names being placed on the program. and the only minister who was available was a Union man." The pros and cons of the question as to whether he should serve were dis cussed, and 1t was decided that as the United Daughters of the Confederacy were on the battlefield of Shiloh for peaceful purpose. and as religion en- circled the world and made all men meet on central ground. the Union minister should open the services.
 And" said Mrs. Gayle. T never heard such @ prayer. It was magnin- cent"
 Mrs. Gayle said that at the con- clusion of the description of the bat tie of Shiloh by Captain Mastin. man who sat back of her and her party said: T can voueh for every word he has said; was in the battle--I was on the Union side.''
 Some woman hearing this said;
 Don't let MT. Mastin see you He'll kill you yet"
 The Union man and the Confeder. ate sodier. Captain Mastin. did meet. and, like two schoolboys of the same class of long ago. they talked the bat tie over and became good friends,
 Mrs. Gayle told many more side- light stories of thes unveiIing of the Confederate monument at Shiloh.
 Mrs. Amelia wyiy made an inter- esting talk on the subject of the re- cent U. D.. c. convention in North Alabama.
 It was reported at this meeting that the Chapter had sent two beautiful floral tributes on the occasion of the death of the noble man so beloved by the organization, Capt. J. M. Falkner. one from the entire Chapter and the other from the Hospital Committee.
 al "a Ia Arlington has been appointed by Mrs. Charles G. Brown as member of the Arlington monument fund.
 A committee was appointed at this meeting to send a floral tribute to Camp Chase, Ohio. on June 9.
 There will be no more meetings of the Dixie Chapter until next fall.
 FESTIVAL TO MEET.
 There will be a special meeting of the patronesses of the Music Festival this afternoon at o'clock in the Com mercial Club rooms on Court Square. All the patronesses are urged to be will be discussed.
 present as matters of great importance
 The patronesses are: Mrs. W. M. Wilkerson. chairman! Mrs. C. A. Thigen, Mrs. Craig Smith. Mrs. J. M. DeCottes. Mrs. Robert Eilenberg. Mrs. K. F. LlgOn, MrS. LOUIS PariSy, 5Mras Joseph Drum, Mys. McD. Cain. Mrs. Hubert Dent Mrs M P. LeGrand. Mrs. Hardwick Ruth Mrs. F. A. De- Funiak, Mrs. Montgomery Smith, Mrs. Moharrem. Mrs. John W. Durr. Jr, Mrs S. c. W. Thorington, Mrs. Halls Janney. Mrs. J. A. Olin. Mrs. Robert Goldthwaite. Mrs. Lila Little, Mrs l.. Florence Harris, Mrs. J. A. Kirkpat- rick, Mrs. J. c. Virden. Mrs. John Carter. Mrs. Judge Anderson. Mrs. Alex Rice. Mrs. Thaddeus Watts. Mrs. George Marks, Mrs. Albert Ford, Mrs. Leslie Gilbert. Mrs. Ave Meyer. Mrs Walter Fisk. Mrs. William stratford, Mrs. B. J. Baldwin. Mrs. J. s. Will cox. Mrs. A. G. Forbes. Mrs. F. s. Ball. Mrs Michael Cody Mrs. Leo Klein, Mrs. R. o. Blakey. Mrs. Robert Henderson, Mrs. E. O. Harper, Mrs. J. I. Mckinney Mrs. J. s. Pinckard. Mrs. F. D. Kohn, Mrs. Leon Well, Mrs. Naham Greil. Mrs. W. A. Gayle, Mrs. W. M. Marks. Mrs. Joseph Ken nedy. Mrs. Joseph Norwood, Mrs. A. B. Raines Mrs. John F. Gay, Mrs. J. c Haas, Mrs. S. Gassenheimer Mrs. Philip Stern, Mrs. M. H. Futile, Mrs. c. F. Moritz, Mrs. Victor Hanson, Mrs. B. Wolff, Mrs. H. Danziger. Mrs. A. Sternfeld, Mrs. E. B. Joseph, Mrs. S. L. Tyson, Mrs. F. Stollenwerck. Mrs |. Marshall B. King, Mrs. James E.. Hickey, Mrs. I. Levystein, Mrs. c. C.. Abercrombie, Mrs. W. F. vandiver, Mrs.