The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-22
CROSS FOR LYING
MARBLE FOR DEAD
REPORT OF TREASURER WAS A
FEATURE OF THE DAY.
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Houston, Tex, Oct. 22.-Crosses
the Confederacy; monuments for the
dead-such was the sentiment ex-
pressed and voted most emphatically
by the United Daughters OF the Con-
federacy m the third days session of
their national general convention be-
ing held in Houston. The strife that
developed over this question proved
to be the greatest so far of the con-
vention, and may be second only to
the election of the general officers,
which will be the final act of the con-
vention.
The question of the award of
crosses of honor was precipitated by
motion submitted by Miss Alice
Baxter, of Georgia. who sought to
have the lines broadened which were
voted at the Atlanta convention, and
which would give crosses to the lineal
descendants of the veterans and to
the relatives of those who fell ON the
field of battle. A motion was made
by Mrs. Hattie Reynolds, of Ken
lucky, to provide crosses for collat-
eral descendants Of veterans, but this
toe, was voted down in the tighten
ing OF the lines which will furnish
crosses of honor only to those of the
grizzled veterans who have gone
through the shock of battle.
Other than the settling of the vex-
ing questions of the crosses of honor,
the report of Mrs. l.. Eustace Will
liams, of Kentucky, the treasurer
general, was a feature of the days
session. Her report showed during
the year the receipts were $7,933.54,
which, deducting expenses, left a bal
ance on hand of $4.033.16. A mo-
ton was passed unanimously to vote
$1,000 to the Arlington monument
fund. A point that Mrs. Williams
stressed was that the state tax
should be sent to the state treasurer
and not to the Encouragement.
In the routine sessions the reading
of state reports was resumed and con-
tinued, until late in the day, inter-
rupted only by the debate over the
crosses Of honor.
Note Of Warning.
A note of warning was sounded by
Mrs. j. Enders Robinson. historian
general of the association, in that
northern historical institutions and
publishers were making a search of
the south for the historical books and
manuscripts. Mrs. Robinson de-
clared a combination had been
formed and that a representative was
now working in the south for the
valuable records. No mention was
made of the firms back OF the move
ment, but THE warning was issued
that a careful guard be made over
the treasures of the south, as the
impending offers had been made, the
collection then to be exploited for
private gain through publication.
The climax of the convention will
come when the election of the gem
eral officers will be held and the Sc
lection of the next convention city.
Slate makers are keeping in the dark
as TO the possible candidates, but il is
said around the convention hall that
Mrs. l. w. Falson, of North Carolina.
and Mrs. Virginia McSherry, of West
Virginia, are looming formidable for
the president-general's chair.
The fight for the next convention
city has narrowed down to Richmond,
Va. and Little Rock. Ark. with
sentiment much in favor of the Viz
ginia citS. Memphis. they say, will