The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
BIRMINGHAM MAN WRITES OF WINNIE DAVlS'LlTERARY WORK. ANNOUNCEMENTS - ENGAGE MENTS-PERSONALS.

MENTS-PERsoNALS.
 Mrs J. E. Frazier is one of the most influential women in the local patriotic organizations being a member of both the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion and of the United Daughters of the Confederaey She has been elected presi- dent of the Yancey chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, for the coming term, and it is a fact generally recognized that the chapter will have a period of activity and well-doing. She is a woman of unusual force and execu- tive ability, as has been demonstrated by her work in club and patriotic societies, and yet withal is most domestic in her tastes and the loveliest of mothers. A portrait of her appears today in The Age-Herald with two beautiful children in her arms, little Miss Mary Byron Frazier and Master Jack Frazier. Mary Byron is making pr. and Mrs. Frazier very proud because of her marked musical talent, which was demonstrated to admiring friends on the occasion of Mrs Flournoy
  sturdy handsome lad who is going to do some clever things too, by and by. Her duties as a mother are first with Mrs. Frazier, but next in her affection is her connection with the Daughters of the Revolution and the Confectionery l chat ted with her for short time the other morning about the work of her chapter. William L. Yancey, U. D. C., is the younger of the two local chapters, and has about 50 loyal and enthusiastic mem- bers, principally among the young mar ried set. Some of the most prominent women in Birmingham are listed on the roll. I asked Mrs. Frazier, What es- pecial object has the Yancey chapter in view at present?" We are anxious to build monument to William L. Yancey," said Mrs. Frazier, just as soon as we can raise money enough, and I think there is certainly no patriot more worthy of one, but, do you know, l have thought a great deal about this plan since my election to the office of president of the chapter, and my idea is that we should be practical in our work. For instance, there Is @ great deal of assistance that We might render to the living Confed- crates, and while the monuments to the dead heroes are necessary, they can wait; our kindness to the living can only be shown for short time, the ranks are getting so pitifully thin. There are many of them who are poor, too," and her sweet face looked very sad as she said T don't know when anything has hurt me as did the announcement last week that there were veterans in Birmingham who wanted to, but could not, go to Mem phis because they were not financially able. I think that is the best kind of work that we daughters can do-honor the living Confederate soldiers now, granting that monuments are good, but letting the future take care of them. If i9ancey chapter could assure the at Tendance of every veteran in Birmingham who wants to go to Mobile next year, wouldn't that be a splendid thing? Then there is another thing,' she continued, s.'we read of the prostrations from heat in Memphis, suffered by veterans who had overtaxed themselves. Many of them had to walk. Now, you know the ten dency is among them to dislike a sugges- tion that they are not vigorous and cap able, so that, if there are not horses
 
 the parades. If some organization pro- vided attractive tally-hos for the horse less ones, though, l don't think such an arrangement would be scorned."
 "ls the Yancey chapter a very prosper ous organization" I asked
 u Dear me, nol' said Mrs. Frazier. "We have very little money yet, but ours is an energetic body, and are going to begin work Ito get money for our needs in the fall"
 g Have you any definite plans?'
 r Yes" she said, some of us have been talking over the establishment of a fall horse show which I think would be a pleasant and profitable scheme, but plans have not been perfected yet"
 Mrs. Frazier is alive to every possi- bility for making of the young chapter an organization of power in the state, and to do this she feels that the social side of the meetings should be strengthened. For next year she and the other officers and members have planned to make the meetings as enjoyable as any of the so- cial affairs given during the season. She is as keenly interested in the work of the Daughters of the American Revo- 1ution, of whom she is an important mem- Der. She was one of the attractive women in attendance at the recent meeting of the national daughters in Washington and was notably conspicuous when she presented, in behalf of the Alabama di- vision, a large bunch of handsome roses to Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, who is so be- loved in this state, and her little presen- tation talk was spoken of as one of the most graceful of the convention.