The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-11
SOCIETY.
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ANAs. otOAe diSo spoke or the NoHdSia LII
 growth of the U. D. C. organization, men,
 tioning the fact that a chapter has been
 established in Salt Lake City, three In
 Minneapolis, three in New York; also
 chapters in New Mexico and Oregon. Per
 sonally, Mrs. Stone is most interesting,
 a native of that wonderful state, Texas,
 having lived there during four changes
 of government
 Miss Carol Gray and Miss Mary Gray | of Atlanta are the guests of MT. aud
 Mrs. Ratlir The Misses Gray are daugh-
 ters of the Rev. B. D. Gray. who was
 formerly pastor of the First Baptist
 church here.
 Mrs. Molly R. MacGill Rosenberg of i Galveston Tex is one of the prominent
 visiting members of the U. D. c. Mrs.
 Rosenberg has designed and presented
 several very beautiful and embematc
 banners to various organizations. inciud- | ing certain branches of the Confederate
 Veterans. Sons of Veterans and Daugh-
 ters of the Confederacy.
 The wedding of Miss Lucille Hargrove l and MT. William Somers Reynolds oc- | cured yesterday afternoon at o'clock | al the East Lake Baptist church. The 1 bridesmaids were Miss Nellie Ellis and 1 Miss Irene Denny. The groomsmen were 1 Dr. Lawson Massey and MT Jack Varda- man; ushers, Messrs Jack Snead. Joseph Hail. Lee McGriff and Newton Sharpe. Out-of-town guests present were Mrs Laura Sharpe and Miss Lucy Mae Sharpe l of Memphis. Tenn; Mrs. k. J. Orr, New nan, Ga; Mrs. R. w. Mattox. Atlanta; MT. and Mrs. J. M. Wrenn, Sumterville; Miss Mary Burt, Beaumont, Tex, and 1 Mrs. J. A. Hester, Clanton.
 The ceremony was performed by Dr. J. M Shelburne, and the wedding march was played by Miss Lena Hit. Miss 1 Carrie Woolf sang a beautiful solo. Col. John Tyler of Richmond. Va. is the guest of MT. and Mrs. A. R. Dearborn.
 Mir and Mrs. Richard Johnston have as their guests Dr. and Mrs. Gardner of Kentucky
 Miss Loretta Chamblin of Mobile is the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. w Jones.
 MT. and Mrs J. w. Jones have as their guest Dr. Frederick Boyd of Talladega.
 Mrs John G. Corley, who is a represen- tative of both the Confederate Memorial Literary society and Hollywood Memorial society of Richmond, Va. at the conven- ton being held here, is the guest of rel- atives.
 Mrs. Greene Williams of Franklin, Tenn, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. W. Altman.
 Miss Elizabeth Brien of Nashville is visiting Mrs. J. W. Altman.
 Yesterday morning a business session of the Southern Confederated Memorial asso- citation took place at the city hall. The meeting was called to order by the pres ident, Mrs. Behan. Reports of vice pres- idents from various divisions were then [ heard. Among the speakers were Mrs. w. E. Pitcher, president of the Tennessee di- vision, |. D. C., who delivered a most interesting mpromptu talk on the work i that has been accomplished by the asso- citation, and Miss Mary A. Hall, historian of the Southern association. Owing to the absence of Mrs. c. G. Wright of Vicks- burg, tfeasurer of the organization, her re- port was read by the secretary, Mrs Hodgson. Mrs. Georfe A. Williams Of New Orleans, recording secretary, was de- l tained at home and her report was also i given by the secretary. The report was replete with accounts of work accom- i plished during the past year. Expressions l of sympathy by telegram and floral offer l ngs to bereaved families of the Confed- l crate dead were recorded, notably floral design sent on the accession of the death 1 of MT. Randall, the author of Maryland, l My Maryland letter of thanks from i the Arlington associatio for floral offer i iEgs to the Confederate dead, telegram l of inquiry from the president of the or- ganization during the illness of Gen. i Stephen D. Lee, also an invitation to the members to be present at the erection of i the Beauregard monument which will ] take place soon in New Orleans. Indorse- ment by various important personages of l the plan to erect monument to Jeffer- son Davis were read, also an indorsement 1 of the movement to place pictures of lief ferson Davis in the schools. 1 Mrs. Cornella Branch Stone, president general of the U. D. C., who was unable 1 to be present at this meeting, sent her greetings and best wishes to the associa- tion, that they might continue to success fully preserve historic places and mem- ories. Miss Miller of Memphis read | very appropriate poem from the pen of 1 Miss Virginia Boyd. Mrs. Behan, pres ident of the Southern Confederated Me- morial association, spoke very earnestly | of the plan for the erection of the Jeff ferson Davis monument, which she says is the chief object this year. The meet ing then adjourned for luncheon and con- tinued it's business session briefly in the afternoon, when the reading of reports was completed.
 Mrs. Pitcher, president of the Tennessee division of the U. D. C., is among the | distinguished guests of the reunion. In order to further the interests of the state at large in southern history Mrs Pitcher recently offered a handsome medal to the boy girl under F years of age | writing the best essay on Jefferson Davis. ' his aroused much interest and number of excellent papers were submitted. The medal awarded June 8 to Miss Fitz- patrick of Gallatin, Tenn, and was pre- sented by the state treasurer in the office Of the superintendent of public instruc- ton in Nashville.
 MT. and Mrs. T. c. Thompson have as the guests Miss Louise Bankhead Perry of Montgomery, Mrs. R. C. Robertson of Fayette, Miss Annie Coleman of New Or leans and MT. R. D. Galbrath of Spartan
 burg, s. c.
 Mrs Bessie Warren Woodward is tn,
 guest of MT. and Mrs. T. c. Thompson.
 Mrs Woodward formerly lived in Bir-
 mingham and has a host of friends
 here.
 Mrs. J. M. House of Siluria is with
 Senator and Mrs. J. H. Bankhead at the Hillman.
 Mrs. Louis Bankhead Perry was the
 hostess at a charming dinner party last
 evening at the Country club in compli-
 ment to Gen. J. B. Levert of New Orr leans. Mrs Perry numbered among her
 guests visiting friends of distinction.
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