The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22

long delayed. MAI
 One may believe before she leaves home that she can write long conven- tion letters, but doing" the Exposi- tion by day and by night and steam ing down the James River hunting up the ancient creeks and landmarks of
 your own and your children's ancestors, viewing the historic relics of our seem ingly old. but really new country how could one keep her promise until
 she reached home. where she knows l she'll not miss seeing all there is to | see?
 l And so because I fingered too long
 near Richmond the glorious, near the haunts of Pocahontas and Powhatan
 near Old Hopes Church and Chappeii Creek, and romantic Westover, and the
 prison place Of Jefferson Davis and Clement Clay-I must now crave our
 Presidents pardon and plunge imme- diately into what was considered the
 most important works of the conven-
 ton. | First in interest came the report of
 the President-General Mrs. Lizzie
 George Henderson. This was mag | nificent showing of results. She prov
 ed that never before has the United
 Daughters of the Confederacy as | whole been on such excellent lines as
 today She believed that God had
 brought us into existence for specific
 purposes which no other people on the face of the earth can or will do, and
 that the world now expects the women descended from such people as our fathers and mothers to do things wor- 1 thy of such ancestors. She stressed
 the fact that the United Daughters of ! the Confederacy's President General received invitations to everything of importance in the United States, not because of the individual, but because she represents the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The correction of the President-Genera of a historical
 mistake was so intensely interesting l that I give 1t in condensed statement. During her visit at Scarsdale, N. IT,, | she was invited to hear Will Carleton talk to the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution on "Unlucky Days" in a very humorous strain, and then more | seriously on Historic Landmarks. and in closing these remarks he said: As Il passed down the streets of Gettysburg along which the Confeder-
 ate army passed the night before the l battle, wantoniy killing citizens in their
 own homes, and minister of the Gos- pei in front of his own church." etc.. | etc.
 The President was mortified. She
 knew this to be false. but she knew that Will Carleton believed 1t to be | true, and she could not deny it with | out her proof. Reaching home she wrote to many who were in that bat
 tie, gathered positive proof that the
 statement was false. Then she wrote
 MT. Carleton friendly letter remind ing him of the statement. etc. In reply he eaid that a guide at the bat | tlefeld park had told him this. but if | she would show him proof that 1t was false he would correct it. This was quickly forwarded to him with a sweet, womanly letter. and MT. Carleton sent the whole correspondence to the Daugh- I ters of the American Revolution Chap ter, requesting it be read to a full
 meeting.
 The Presidents full address is in printed form and any daughter who wishes and will write to the President
 at Greenwood. Miss, will receive a copy.
 It were worth which to do this al- though the address will appear in the United Daughters of the Confederacy minutes.
 The report of Mrs A. l.. Dowdell of Alabama, United Daughters of the
 Confederacy Recording Secretary. was
 also full of interest and well receiv- ed. It was also matter of pride to Alabama that these conventions are all
 ways opened with the beautiful and ap- priate ritual prepared by Mrs. J. D. Beale, of Alabama, whose heart still beats with the South though her home
 is now in New York.
 The first report over which there was any argument was as usual that of the Credentials Committee and 1t would be well for us all to remember what many forget, this year, that no credentials not in the hands of the Committee be- fore 12 o'clock of the night before the | Convention, shall be received. The strength of the convention was 1855, Tennessee having the largest
 vote 155, and Virginia next. 149. Texas | had only 90 against its 14S of the Gulf l,fl Alol lnnr 1u' fl a | was 80.
 Mrs. Alexander White gave the re- l port of Shiloh Monument Committee, | showing that the fund Is steadily in- creaslng. Many contributions from Dt- | visions and Chapters were added and the hope expressed that although Ala
 bama had already placed a monument | there, and other States had purposed | the same, that this being a monument | from the General United Daughters of | the Confectionery. it should Gc a credit
 to that body.
 At the request of the Arlington Mon
 ument Committee, Colonel Hilary A.
 Herbert gave this report, going into the origin and present workings of the or
 ganization. He said he must reluct-
 antly acknowledge that the Washing l ton associations were not In the most harmonious state, some friction having l sprung up and he suggested that the l pest plan would De Tor the General l United Daughters of the Confederacy to | accept the work of the association | along with the moneys already collect | ed and complete the monument for
 which he made an eloquent plea. | On a motion from an Alabama dele | gate that the United Daughters of the | Confederacy accept this as the greatest | work of the organization and complete | it along the lines of the Jefferson Da- | wis monument. the convention was | thrown into excited debate Many in- | terested in Shiloh monument opposed | this, fearing 1t would interfere with l that work, and others, on the plea that l the Arlington Association might not be | willing to turn the work over, or might | wish to dictate terms.
 All sorts of amendments and parlia- | mentary tactics were used to defeat
 the motion. The Alabama delegate f. l nally accepted an amendment from Tex
 as to add without conditions" to her
 original motion. and the measure pass
 ed amid applause
 | Once passed the movement became
 popular, and before the close of the | convention a committee which was ap- | pointed to formulate plans for this | work decided there should be a cen | tral committee at Washington upon | which should alec be one member from
 every division of the United Daughters | of the Confederacy, such member to be
 selected by the State Divisions.
 The next most interesting report was
 from Miss Decka Lamar West. chair
 man of the Committee for Memorial
 Window to Mrs. Jefferson Davis. who