The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

University. Ala.
 Registrar--Mrs. Frank Fillmore, Mont
 Historian. Mrs. Harvey E. Jones. Mo- bile, Ala.
 Convention Notes.
 Another bright page is recorded with the jeweled pen of patriotism in the yearly ledger of the U. D. C.. of Alabama. The Eleventh Annual Con- vention met in Sheffield. May 8. at 10 7 a. m., in the opera house. This build ing was decked with pal..is. red and white bunting. as well as the streets and houses. Sheffields glad hearts reached out to glad hands and this con- vention was the most memorable-most historic--and not surpassed by those of the past in harmony of action, good work and the brilliant social side. The address of welcome was made by May or J. l.. Andrew of Sheffield, and re- sponded to by Mrs. J N. Thompson.
 The Chapter reports showed patriotic zeal to action-these, with the reports of the Chairmen of various committees. made a splendid record.
 Miss E. F. Andrew. as Associate Ed ltor, was heartily thanked for her labor ,f love and The Advertiser unanimously l--anked for its columns.
 No one in this Convention stood more before the eyes than did Mrs. L. G. Dawson, whose untiring efforts saw crowned the eight-year{ struggle as Chairman of the Committee on the Shi- loh Monument unveiled on the fields of Shiloh, at noon, May '. Dr. Thomas NJ. Owen presiding over the exercises. and the monument unveiled by Miss Mary Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Louise Bankhead Perry, of Gainesville, Ga.
 Mrs. Thompson, as President, with all her co-workers, received the apprecia- ton of their splendid work from the N, f44dz siasm from their beauty of duty.
 Mrs. Brown. the newly elected Pres ident, and all other officers are too well known to add another word of com mendation..
 The next Convention meets in Birm- Not only did shefieId turn the city over to the delegates. but the Commer- cial Club presented to the Convention s507to be used as the Alabama Division saw fit. It also presented each dele gates with souvenirs of brown leather purses, properly stamped. to each dele gate. l fear one of the delegates had nothing to put in it, as hear she lost her purse on the cars en route to the Convention.
 The Children of the Confederacy's re- port was given by Mrs. Mary oickens Of Greensboro who has made an excellent Director and Registrar. The Conven- tion offered a gold medal to the one answering from memory the greatest number of questions appended; 1. what causes led to the war be- tween the StatesT
 3. What is meant by State Rights? B. Who was prominent in defining States Rights? ..-
 Did the Southern States seeede %rom the Union solely upon the question of slavery.
 E. Which States seeded and in what order? 1x,. Missouri. Kentucky?
 When was the Provisional Con- stitdtion of the Confederacy adopted?
 g. When was the permanent Consti- .s How long was Montgomery the Capital of the Confederacy?
 10. When was the first gun fired at il. When was President Davis inau- gurated
 Davis first Cabinet?
 IS. Describe the four Confederate flags, and give their respective dates of adoption?
 IA. Describe the Confederate seal.
 IS. Who was Commander inc Chief of the Armies of the Confectionery?
 16. What was the number of the troops of the North ;the number of the South7
 IT. What foreign power was said to have recognized the Confederacy?
 IS. What great admiral inflicted great loss to Northern merchantmen. and what vessel did he command?
 19. What admiral commanded at Hampton Roads.
 20. What signalized this battle as revolutionizing the methods of naval warfare?
 21. What commanders fought the Battle of Gettysburg?
 23 What great General was killed at Charlottesville?
 23. What great General was killed at Shiloh?
 24. What are considered the five greatest and nose decisive battles of the war;
 25. Who were Mason and Slidell?
 2e. When did General Lee surrender at Appomattox
 Miss May Wallace Kirk of Tuscum- bia won the medal Mrs Harvey Jones offered a book for the best essay writ ten by a member of the Children's Chapter upon the subject, Battle of Chickamauga." This was won by Miss Sarah Lipscomb of Anniston. The prize of a memorial picture of Robert E. Lee entwined with Confederate bags. was warded to the Robert F. Lee Auxiliary If Eufaula.
 Report of Historian of Dixie Chapter,
 Held on May 2d.
 On Thursday afternoon, May End, the regular monthly meeting of the Dixie Chapter was held at the home of the President, Mrs Warren Dent member of the Chapter being instructed to make inquiry concerning the rellg- ious service held at the Soldiers Home made her report. reading letters from Rev Chester F. Johnston, pastor of the Methodist Church at Verbena, also from the Rev. J. A. Smith, pastor of the Baptist Church at Marbury.