The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29
UNITED DAUGHTERS
 OF THE CONFEDERACY
onei.l organ AIassns DIvasis..

 siah Gorsas Chapter of the U. D. C. vas held at the residence of Mrs. E. g. Lyman, on Monday afternoon, March IS. This Chapter is composed of about twenty or twenty-f7ve members, all Of whom have shown much interest in It's organization A committee on ere dentials and a committees on the memo rial celebraticn in April were appoint officers were elected: President. Mrs T. W. Palmer. First vice-Presidene Mrs. E. g. Ly- man.
 Second vice-President. Mrs. D. L. Wilkinson.
 Recording Secretary. Mrs. F. Majors. Corresponding Secretary and Direc- Registrar. Miss D. Storrs Historian. Miss Leo Sanders. Treasurer. Mrs. F. w. Rogan. We are young Chapter, not two months old. win you admit us in your columnsr We have done nothing yet. but are trying to get ourselves in done nothing7 We'll, am mistaken. for we have had the pleasure of help ing . dear old veteran to his daughter. He was trying to walk from Texas to Rome. Ga. We felt 1t a privilege. We hope to have a representative at the Z l Mrs. T. W. Palmer President. The Alabama Division. U. D. c. ex- tends a most cordial greeting to this new Chapter. which is the youngest. but with no less patriotic enthusiasm than the older Chapters. Assistant Editor. The R. E. Rodes Chapter held its an- nual meeting at the home of Mrs, Bat | tls searcy, March r.. The officers to serve the ensuing year are as foi- 1 lows:
 President, Mrs. Ellen Peter Bryce.
 vice-Presiasnt. Mrs. L Q Dawson. Maxwell.
 Corresponding Secretary and Regis l trar, Mrs. George Little. Director and Historian. Mrs. Rose | Lewis.
 Treasurer, Mrs. John Little. Mrs Sarah Carson was made hon. orary Vice. President. Arrangements were made for the ob1 servance of Memorial Day.
 Delegates, as follows. were elected | to attend the State Convention to be held in Birmingham, May IS and 14: Mrs Ellen Peter-Bryce. Mrs. L. O. Dawson, Mrs. Charles Y. Maxwell: al- ternates. Mrs. Battle Searcy, Mrs. George Little, Mrs. James Massa.
 Children of the Confederney. Children of the Confereacy all over the Etate, I am sure. will welcome | the new auxuliary of Tailadega. just l organised. whose report am sending 1 for the U. D. c. column. I am de- lighted to enroll this new auxiliary | for 1t means new interest in the work l which is being manifested in many 1 places, and will send in report of another new auxiliary very soon. Both of these new Chapters promise good" I donations to the Lee memorial fund. I hope the children are all working hard on the question" papers for the gold | medal, and will send their answers in promptly, and I hope contributions l promised for the %Lee memorial will reach me before my report goes in. The scholarship fund. as 1t new stands: Previously reported d.......... e108 .00 From Emma Sansom Auxiliary of Troy .......s..s.s...s. Tb.00 From Pelham Auxiliary. of Tua- cumbta ....s..s.s....... s.bO George P. Harrison Auxiliary of l Auburn {. s....s.......... IF DO.
 Total ................. .s1s7: 50 1 With best wishes to the Children of l the Confederacy and their directors. am Theirs Faithfully, 1 Mary c. Pickens, State Director c. of c. | The organization of the William H. Burr Auxiliary took place in Talla- | dega Friday afternoon, March IS, at the l home of our director. Mrs. James M. Hicks. After having refreshments, we were called to order and our officers were elected with great deal of in- l terest. Each child wanted to try for | the gold metal offered by Mrs. Brown, l our State President.
 Twenfv-f flva ch iIdren vvara enroliad as charter members and each promised l to bring a new member to our next meeting at the home of Alice Tender l son sn April. Our director gave us | the names of all the Confederate of- ficers who served during the war to learn before April. The President of l the John T. Morgan Chapter was with about our work. Much enthusiasm was shown by all ,preseht. and we hope I to be the Banner Auxiliary as we shall work for a hundred members. l Kathleen McElderry,
 Corresponding Secretary
 We extend the gland hand to, this new Chapter in our D. D c. neld.--Edi- tor.
 Esanaalls Fund for AEennmeMt.
 The Randall fund is now. .s76 50 Mobile Chapter sent ...... 10. 50
 Mrs. colston, the nickel fund
 from Mobile Barton Academy, 4o.0 % R. F. Rodes Chapter, Tusca-
 loosa .s.s.....s...--.... 100
 Address all communications for fund Mrs. Harvey F. Jones.
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