The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03

.......................... from Florida CMrs. Tench) declining to vote on the evidence investigated. Madam President, each lacy selected three friends to take care of her interest in this subject so important to the history of this organization, and l was your se- lection from this organization, and l must say, according to my judgment they did their very best. Virginia F. Me- Sherry, chairman; Mrs. John P. Hick- man, Mrs. Basil ". Duke, Mrs. S. T. Me Cullough, Mrs. H. A. London"
 minority report was submitted by Mrs. Tench as follows:
 Two members of this committee wish to submit minority report. We do not think sufficient time has been given to examine this evidence; therefore we do not feel satisfied to agree to a verdict founded on such slight knowledge as we were able to secure last night in that short session.
 Mrs. Townsville moved that the com mittee's report be accepted with minor ity report appended. At the next con- vention, at Charleston, s. C., Mrs. Me Sherry, who had given the majority re- port, said: q arise to what I think should be considered q question of priv ilege, or rather justice. or honor to those to whom honor is due. Other organiza- tions recognize those who were especially active in their formation, by naming them founders. l move that the two la dies of Tennessee and Georgia, Mrs. Goodlett and Mrs. Raines who, by their united efforts, secured the formation of this great organization, be formally rec ognized as founders of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and their names so appear on our official roster"
 This brought forth animated discus sion of the controversy, some holding that the question was settled and that the convention must abide by the action of a majority of a committee. Others held that as a minority report had also been accepted the matter was still in doubt. While excitement was at it's height Mrs. Hull was recognized saying she was a member of Mrs. Raines' own chapter in Savannah, that she knew Mrs. Raines would prefer that her friends de- sst from the discussion in the interest of harmony She therefore insisted th5t the convention proceed to business.
 I shall not say anything about Hamlets 5 ghost-but at the very next session the topic was before the convention in no ghost-like form. It came about in a mo- ton to strike from the minutes all ref erence to the founders. The motion was lost, but the question being found, the discussion again waxed warm. On the last day a motion was made by one of Mrs Goodlett's supporters: That two medals be prepared, one to be inscribed: To Mrs. M. c. Goodlett, the originator and founder of our organization, from the L. D. C.; the other: To Mrs l.. H. Raines, who so ably assisted in the work of organizing the |. D. e.
 Mrs. Goodlett stated she would be will ing to have such resolution if other ladies who were associated with her could also have medals.
 The discussion was declared out of or der and did not again appear at that con- venton. nor did the subject come before the convention at St. Louis.
 At the twelfth annual meeting in San Francisco, Cal, the following offered by Mrs A. B. White for a committee of the Tennessee division, was adopted:
 Whereas The United Daughters of the Wilmington, N C., by committee and in open convention. decided that Mrs. M. c. Goodlett of Nashville, Tenn, did con uniting of the women of the south into the grand organization of the United Daughters of the Confectionery.
 Resolved. That we, the Tennessee di- vision of the United Daughters of the Confectionery, in convention assembled at Knoxville May, 1905, do request the United Daughters of the Confectionery III session at San Francisco to confer on Mrs. M c. Goodlett the title of "Founder of the United Daughters of the Confed- eracy,' a title which she so justly de- serves for the great work she accom-