The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-31
u. D. c. Meeting.


An entertainment, charming in it's
every detail, was that given by the
U. D. C. Chapter, on the afternoon of
June 2Sth. At the residence of Mrs.
B. D. Pledge, in honor of THE Bellies
of Sixty One."
The guests were greeted o the
front steps, by the president of the
Chapter, Mrs. E. D. Hood. and CON
Quoted to a table under an alcove of
palms and ferns on the spacious porch.
where they were served to an iced
drink by Misses Zina Witherspoon,
Hattie McAlister and Matte Bell
Stone. In the hallway stood the re-
ceiving party. namely Mesdames Long
Marmon, Hoyle, Mason, Yates. Hutch
inson and Miss Annie Dozier. who
with gracious words received the ar
irving guests. The elegant home was
tastefully decorated in palms, ferns
and cut flowers. When the hour for
the program arrived Miss Lilly Johnson
on behalf of the chapter, extended
greetings to the guests of the after
noon. Mrs. J. w. Hoyle, then gave
a reading which explained fully the
origen, history and purpose of the Con-
federate choirs. and urged the necess-
ity of the organization of a confeder-
ate choir in the Tupelo chapter. By
far the most enjoyable feature of the
program however, was the relating of
"reminiscences of those trying days of
GIGS, by the stately and digniied
danes in honor of whom the enter
tainment was given. Wit humor and
pathos were combined in the Anec-
dotes related of those days, when the
souls of our men, and women were
tried by passions, partings, love, death
and such keroism as has beer
displayed in the history of the world
before or since. The entire program
was e%nliven, by the rendering of South
ern melodies and war-songs by the fol-
lowing gifted musicians; Mesdames
L. G. Y. Baker. Harry Frazier and
Misses Christine Clark, Hattie Lee
Hood, Clytee and Erlien Yates.
Following the program delightful ice
course was served by Mesdames Hous-
ton, Smith, Hood, Mason and Miss Ida
Smith.
Another enjoyed meeting of the
noon of July 18th. when Mrs. l.. Smith
was the gracious hostess. Receiving
with Mrs Smith were Misses Ola Gard
ner and Mccall of West Point, Miss.
and Misses Jefie Kitchener and Miss.
'da Smith served the arriving guests to
a refreshing frappe The home was
federate flags. Quite an interesting pro-
gram was rendered bearing on the life
of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forest in COM
memoration of the anniversary of his
death on July II, 1877. Mrs. Mccall
and Mrs. Marmon gave ENJOYABLE
readings, while Miss. Annie Dozier
rendered the poem, Forest Before
Murfreesboro". The President read a
letter from the State President Mrs.
Daisy McLaurin Stevens, in which she
thanked the chapter for an invitation
to an entertainment given in Honor of
The Bellies of Sixty One She then
told of the part the chapter took in
the burial of j.. H. Felts a destitute
Confederate soldier, upon whom the
Tupelo Chapter had conferred a cross
of Honor, and who had been in atten~
dance up~on.every occasion for the be-
stowalof crosses of Honor by said chap
ter. One by one they are falling, these
men who wore the gray; but their
deeds of heroism and valor will be re-
peated from generation to generation
by the sons and daughters of the Con-
federacy.
Russell, Mississippi,s gifted poet,
| died in New Orleans in destitute cir,
cumstances, and a poor Irish woman.
with whom he roomed attended him dur
ing his last illness, arranged and paid
for his burial, and followed his remains
to their last resting place, bearing a
single wreath of flowers. Thomas
Nelson Page wrote a poem entitled
One Mourner. upon this circumstance
which all zane to the mind of the writ
err, as she learned how our jealous Pres
ident labored during the intense heat of
one of the hottest Summer days gather
ing flowers and arranging for the fun
eral services of this destitute Confe9er-
ate soldier and then rode steady along
behind the remains. to their last resting
place. Certainly the departed Con-
federate soldiers will eyer have behind
One Mourner, in the faithful President
of the Tupelo Chapter as they are sud-
denly called to pitch their tents on the
other side and transfer their ma mes to
the 'Roll up ~yonder," but back to our
our chapter meeting with Mrs Smith.
following the program, a confederate
contest, which vas quite a play on the
names Of the leading men in the days of
the Confedracy. was conducted by Mrs.
Mccall, and then came a delightful ice
course and the members and invited
guests departed, loud in their praises of
of the hostess for an enjoyable after
noon.