Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-05-05
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Introduce Resolution
The delegates to the state conven-
ton of the United Daughters Of the
Confederacy left today for Yazoo City
They will present the following report
for the local chapter
=. Hattiesbrg,t Miss, Nay 2,19OS.
Madam Presideht;
The Hattiesburg's Chapter subscrip-
ton to the U: DC. Official Organ is
paid, and some OF the members have
individual subscriptions. All dues and
taxes have been paid, and the chapter
has discharged all obligations. The
members are. ever diligent in every
good work, reform or municipal move
ment. The special work of the chap
ter will now be to have erected
monument.
We meet twice month, once in a
j business meeting and once for His
tcricaI study with social hour.
! The chapter was interested enough
lin the Southern Cross Drill to have
Capt. McLain come to Hattiesburg
and teach ussthe maneuvers. This was
perhaps the greatest event of the year
| to the veterans, outside of the re-
union days, for dhe old men seemed
to be fled with the spirit Of '61 to 'e5,
ais they went. thtough the stately fig
lures of the drill. with the Daughters
4 ais partners, to the tune of Dixie, .
THE Girl + Left Behind Me-" ETC., all
keeping step with the drum.
4 AS per request committee was
appointed to interest the teachers and
pupils Of the public schools in the
placing Of pictures of General Lee and
President Davis in the school room
but many of them already contained
the pictures ofsLee.
We have bestowed fourteen crosses
ON veterans and descendants OF veter
) ans, the three latter being member!
of our chapter. Two hundred and tel
! dollars were made by a supplement
t to the Daily Progress, published by
committee of Daughters.
Thirty-eight new members hav,
: been added to the roll since the las
report and now we have a total Q
ninety applications properly filed wit
o the state register subject to her al
I proval.
Twice has the angel of death vii
tied our chapter, taking away tw
young matrons. Memorial or Deco
d alton Day was observed in a very al
propriate way also General Lee
e birthday and that of President Davis
a. A delegate represented the chapte
at the unveiling of the portrait o
. President Davis at Beauvoir and ais
a.. the unwilling of the windows of tn
: Biloxi church, in memory of Mrs. Da
Wis and members of her family. 4
. special delegate of the chapter accom-
panied the veterans who attends
. the reunion while en- route with foo
:" and all of the comforts provided b
willing hands, so the veterans had n
expense. The money for their tran.
: portation being also donated, as we
as a chartered car. To care for tn
\ veterans is the main work of the chaI
y ter.
Deeming it expedient for our bes
Interest, the chapter has decided Kan
8. per Park to the city of Hattiesburt
q. as there were sundry conditions in tn
q. deed which we, as a chapter, saw W
n. were not able to fulfill, that is to beal
tify it and make it a source of revenu
n TO the chapter in the near future, 6
we'll as an up to date pleasure resor
8. ALI of the money made by the chaptt
n. MP to this time, outside of the actui
. u. d. C. expenses, has been devote
H. to the park fund, making two tho
H. sand dollars spent on 1t, in all, fla
of it since the last report. -
Today, with all indebtedness di
charged, we have a small bank a
count with which to begin the ne
year.
The hands and hearts of the chapt
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