The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-16

Benners, director; Mrs S. II. Gardner, register; Miss Adele Shaw, historian
 General Arrangement Committee-Mrs J. A. Rountree, ehairman Mrs. C.. M. Tardy Mrs. Chappell Cory.
 Badges-Mrs s. IL Gardner, chairman; Mrs. D. R. Copeland. Mrs. Crane. Mrs. Alfred Benners, Mrs. Augustus Hughes.
 Printing-Mrs. Jaffe, ehairman; Mrs. I. s. White, Mrs. Thomas H. simms.
 Invitation-Miss Nellie Merritt, chair man; Mrs. Wallace Ward, Mrs. R. II. Woodrow.
 Committee Room-Mrs. Charles Leep- CT, chairman; Mrs. McTyere, Mrs. Clan ton. Mrs. Hamill.
 Guests-Mrs. W. K. McAdory. chair man; Mrs. L. s. Handley Miss Adele Shaw, Mrs Henry Williams, Mrs. E. E. Williams Mrs Wade Wood Mrs. Hal Copeland, Mrs Laura Ensleh, Mrs. Craft, Mrs. P. M. Vance
 Hall Committee-Mrs Walter Kelley, chairman; Mrs N. D. Whitley, Mrs. H. H. Vance, Mrs Cole, Mrs Ray, Mrs. William Streit, Mrs. Baird Mrs. 0. r. Dozier, Mrs. Hambrick, Mrs. J. w. Har- deman.
 Reception-Mrs. J. R. Ray. chairman; Mrs. Annesley, Mrs. Laura Enslen, Mrs C. A. Hardwiek. Mrs. N D. Whitley, Miss Bessie Medium, Mrs. Joe Zinszer,
 
 ley.
 The closing day of the convention was busy one for the Daughters. Reports from chapters and committees occupied both morning and afternoon sessions, while the election of officers and the se- lection of the next convention city formed the principal business of the morning.
 As the reelection of Mrs. Charles C.. Brown of Birmingham as president of the q eli r-f.. was no excitement in the selection of a new president All of the present of ficers, with the exception of the second vice president and treasurer were re- elected. Mrs. Newsom of Huntsville was elected second vice president and Mrs. Baskinsky of Troy was elected treas urer.
 The officers for the ensuing year are as follows:
 President, Mrs Charles G. Brown.
 First vice president, Mrs. B. B. Ross Second vice president, Mrs. Newsoln of Huntsville.
 Recording secretary, Mrs. E. L. Pride
 Corresponding secretary, Mrs. w. T. Palmer
 Historian, Mrs Harvey E. Jones.e
 Registrar, Mrs. Frank Emore.
 Recorder of Crosses, Mrs. J. A. Roun- tree.
 The convention decided upon Huntsville as the next place of meeting. The scholar ship committee formed at a preceding convention was made a standing commit tee. Benefciaries of these United Daugh- ters of the Confederacy scholarships must be sons or grandsons of Confederate vet erans Eligibility also demands that ap- plicants must be worthy descendants of worthy soldiers, must have received a hi odt pf1A ha na unable to take a university course. The age limit Is 15 to 21.
 An encouraging report of beneficiaries of the scholarship fund was made by Mrs BaslIinsky of Troy.
 The Daughters decided to place mar ble shaft on the grave of the late Colonel Falkner. The suggestion was made by Mrs J. G. Winter of Montgomery at the convention Thursday. Mrs. Frank FL more of Montgomery again brought the matter before the convention at the aft ernoon session yesterday. The Daughters pledged their chapters to the necessary amount.
 Mrs. II. A Jones and Miss Elizabeth Andrew of Montgomery are the guests of Mrs. H. M Miner at 1902 North Twenty sixth street.
 The last meeting of the Art Study class will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock instead of o'clock, in the studio of Miss Alice E. Rumph.
 Miss Rosa Morrow Sims has returned from Cincinnati and Morsetield, O.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Con- gregational church will serve ice cream and cake at Capitol park from 4 till o'clock this afternoon.
 Camp Hardee will meet this after noon in the Commercial club rooms at o'clock. Delegates, to the reunion to be held in June will be elected and all members are urged to be present
 Miss Shelby Patton of Huntsville has been appointed maid of honor to Miss Wilkerson the sponsor for the state division Sons of Confederate Veterans. Miss Patton is one of the beauties of north Alabama. She is a sister of the beautiful Mrs. Susie Bierne Patton Mil. Ter, who has frequently visited Bir- mingham. She has a magnificent Con federate record behind her. She Is the granddaughter of Gen. Addison White, niece of Maj. w. H. Echols and Col Shelby Irvine, great niece of Governor Robert M. Patton and is descended from and related to many gallant Con- federates. She is the daughter of MT. Oliver B. Patton, vice president of the First National bank of Huntsville. During the reunion Miss Patton will be with her cousins, Mir. and Mrs. Ned McDavid.
 The next and last meeting of the Lakeview School Improvement asso- citation will be held with Mrs. Nesbitt. 908 Twenty ninth street, Tuesday, May 19, at 3:30 o'clock. There will be an election of officers, and all are urged to be present.
 The Lakeview Improvement associa- tion will have an ice cream festival Friday, May 22, on the ground, from to o'clock.
 One of the most delightful social en- tertainments ever given in East Lake was that given on last Thursday even ing by Miss Hattie Williams, in honor of the officers and choir of the E. Y. F. U. Leap year was acknowledged by one and all, and from the time the young lady escorts met the young men, proposals flew thick and fast on the wings of Dan Cupid. This feature of the entertainment was eliminated in a contest on the part of the young ladies, in which Miss Mary Blake took the prize, a beautiful silver hat pin, for making the best proposal. Another unique feature of the entertainment was a canned" contest. The first prize, a sealskin card case, was won hv MT IoseDh IT Ranks while the con