The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31

 Knoxville, especially for this series. It is understood that a number of Bir- mingham people intend to take ad vantage of this opportunity to again hear him.
 Maj. Frank Y. Anderson, MT. Frank Y. Anderson, Jr, and Mr. Pelham An : derson, with other members of the family, left yesterday for Winsto q Place, Valley Head Mrs. Anderson and her little daughter Miss Kate An derson are still in Baltimore.
 The members of the Birmin gh am Outing club will leave Tuesday for Calcis, Ala, to spend a week. In the party will be MT. and Mrs Tyson, Miss Lucille Lane, Miss Luetta Gregg, Miss Ella Smith, MT. Powell Phillips, MT. A. S. Knowles, MT. W. R. Lathrop, Mir William Bailey of Anniston.
 MT. and Mrs. Emmet Collins will be members of a camping party at Calcis during the week.
 Dr. and Mrs. Felix Tarrant will join a. camping party at Calcis this week.
 Mr. Harry Walters will have an ex- hibition of imported linens, laces and embroideries on Tuesday and Wednes- day at the Woman's exchange. These exquisite linens will give Birmingham women an opportunity of a market that could not be provided outside of Flu rope. and such an exhibition empha sies the value of the Woman's ex change in the highest branches of handwork and textile arts.
 4 meeting of the General Sumpter chapter, Dughters of the American Revolution will be held on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. c. j.. Sharp. on Eleventh avenue.
 Mrs. Harold Samson, secretary of thu Birmingham Free Kindergarten asso- citation, announces the annual meeting of this association on Thursday morn ing at 1030 o'clock, in the palm room of the Hillman. A large attendance is urged, and all who have contrib buted in even the smallest way to the kin : dergarten are cordially invited to be present.
 Miss Elizabeth Going, the beautiful ! young daughter of MT. and Mrs. James Going, has returned from Stanton, Va, where she has been attending school The following has been received in Birmingham
 Headquarters Texas Division, United Confederate Veterans. Fort Worth. Tex, May 4, 1908. Mrs. J. A. Rountree Birmingham, Ala. My Dear Madam--Having learned that you were the daughter of a Texas Ranger and the wife of a prominent son of Confederate, have taken the liberty to appoint you matron for the Texas division of the U. c. V., and herein enclose the order of your appointment. I trust that you will par don me for doing this without first asking your permission, and that yo'i will accept the appointment. The sponsor is Miss Ruth I. Iarrard cf Huntsville Tex. and the maid of honor is Miss Christine Taylor of Marshall, Tex. Both of -th csc young ladies are quite pretty and I am sure will do honor to their state. With high re gards, I am, sincerely yours, K M. VAN zANDT, General Commanding Texas Division, United Confederate Veterans.
 Headuuarters Texas Division, United Confederate Veterans,
 Fort Worth, Tex, May 4, 1908. Special Order No. "A.
 I'll ma ior general commanding takes very great pleasure in anonuncing the appointment of Mrs. J. A. Rountree of Birmingham, Ala, as matron of honor for the Texas division for the 18th gen era reunion to be h cid in that city June g, 10 and II, 1908. She will be entitled to and will receive all honor, respect ana courtesy due her position from the chivalry of Confederate sold : iers. K. M. VAN ZANDT, Major General Commanding. (SeaD
 w. T. SHAW, Adjutant Genera. and Chief of Staff.
 This appointment comes to Mrs. ROun- tree not only sn recognition of her own enthusiastic work in connection with all matters of Confederate interest, but as a tribute to her family as well, as is shown in the highly complimentary letter of General Van Zandt, accompanying his special order No. "A.
 Mrs. Rountrees father John s. McIver, was member of Company B, Eighth Texas calvary (Terry's Texas Rangers), and 1t was his sister who made and pre- scented through him to the rangers, their famous battle flag, which occasioned such public notice and created such uni- versal interest in 1899, when Governor Mount of Indiana, accompanied by his en- tire staff, the members of the Indiana legislature, and large body of c. A. Rs., went on special train to Texas to re- turn it to the rangers
 The flag was not captured from the rangers, but was lost, near Gaylesville. Ala, October p, 1S84 during a retreat. Ii was not unfuyled at the time but was