The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-19
U. D. c. CONVENTION.
Will Meet in Newberry Nov. 30-Dec.
3.-Newberry Will Do Her Best.
COMMITTEE Desires Names.

1
sc. division, L. D. G., will meet III
Newberry, November 30-December 3.
The committees from the enter
tanning chapter, the Drayton Ruther-
ford, have all their plans practically
perfected for the meeting. The only
committee that cannot so report IS
the one Oh homes, Of which Mrs. Jas.
Mcintosh is chairman. AS yet the
names Of delegates from seven chap
ters have not been sent in, as.follows:
Bishopville, Edisto Island, Gaffney,
Bennettsville, Old Point, Williams
burg, Beech Island.
In order that delegates may be con-
genially and pleasantly placed by
the committee it is absolutely nee
essary that their names be sent in at
least a week beforehand. Homes Will
be provided for all delegates. In case
a delegate cannot come she is request
ed to inform Mrs. Mcintosh whether
or not to expect her alternate.
All visitors to the convention can
find pleasant accommodation at the
Crotwell Hotel Mrs. NJ A. Hueitt,
proprietress, next door to the court
house, at the reduced rate of $1.5O
a day.
The business sessions will be held
in the new court house in College
street, and the Two night sessions
will be in the opera house.
On the evening of Tuesday, No
vember 80, the opening exercises will
be held. Addresses of welcome will
be made by representatives from the
organizations in the city that invit-
ed the convention to Newberry. Mrs.
J. ". Doar, of Georgetown, will de-
liver the response for the Division.
Hon. Al. Castor, Commandant of
the S. C. Division. U. S. C. v, will
bring greetings from the sons. A
visitor to the convention, who will
add much interest to the meeting,
will be the president of the Florida
Division, Sister Esther Carlotta, a
woman of the highest literary attain
ments, and whose interest in the work
of the Z. D. C. knows no bounds.
One of the features of the Histori-
cal Evening will be the return Of the
flag once belonging to the Claremont
Rifles, Of Sumter County-the first
Confederate flag raised over Fort
Sumter. Cadet Spann, Of Sumter
will be present to receive the flag
and in turn present it to the U. D.
C. Of South Carolina, to be preserved
in the Capitol at Columbia.
! Col. David Cardwell, chairman OF
the commission for the Confederate
Infrmary, will attend the convention
on Thursday, and talk Of this instl-
tuition.
In all probability, there will be
found necessity for holding busi;
ness session on Friday morning.
! Each day lunch will be served by
the Drayton Rutherford Chapter IL
Mclaughlin Hall, within stone s
Throw of the court house.
The one social affair will be a re-
ception rendered delegates, visitors
hosts and hostesses, by Col. and Mrs
George Johnstone, ait their home in
College street.
The credentials committee, con-
sisting of Mrs. McWhirter, of Jones'
vile, Mrs. Evans, Of Edgefeld, Mrs.
Perry, of Lancaster, Mrs. Graham, of
Greenville and Mrs. Aull Of Newber-
ry, will be in session Immediately af-
ter the arrival Of the last train on
Tuesday, (3.2O p. m.) in the parlors
Of the Newberry hotel. Delegates
will please bring their credentials IN
their handbags SO that no delay III
the delivery of trunks will prevent
their reporting to the committee that
afternoon. This is absolutely neces-
sary. Each delegate is requested to
wear, on arrival, knot OF red and
Of white ribbon, in case she does not
wear her chapter badge. The reason
is obvious.
The people Of Newberry are en-
thusiastic over the coming to their
city Of these representative women
from all over The State. They are
anxious that the visitors shall ENJOY
their stay; and, to aid in this phase
of the meeting, those who intend
coming will greatly oblige the various
committees by needing the sugges-
tions here given at the request OF
these committees.
The railroads have offered reduced
rates nrovided 100 DELEGATES attend.