Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
DELEGATES RETURN FROM
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Daughters of Veterans Are Accorded
Great Hospitality at Salt
Lake City

The delegates to the national con-
have all returned with glowing ac-
counts of the hospitality accorded
them at Salt Lake City.
The convention was graz lously pre-
sided over by the president, Mrs. Clara
F. Hoover of Chicago, and was a de-
cided success. Mrs. Lizzie Belle Cross,
department president, on behalf of the
department of California and Nevada,
presented Miss Hoover with a beautt-
full green leather pillow top showing
the polnsettia, poppy, branch of pep
per berries, blossoms and leaves, or
ange, orange blossoms and leaves and
having the word "California" inscribed
through the center. On behalf of Jes-
sic Benton Fremont tent, No. T. Mrs.
Margaret Gary Wright presented n
beautiful post card album, also en-
blematical of California, to Mrs c.
Emma Leighton, who was the national
president at the time this tent was in
stituted. During the convention one
of the principal matters discussed was
the desecration of the flag.
The G. A. r. sent a special commit
tee to call upon the Daughters, and
they were especially honored in obll
| eating the new commander-in-chef of
Minnesota, as an honorary member,
who pledged his loyal support to the
| Daughters Of Veterans. Past Com
mander-in-C Chief Henry NJ. Navius, in
a speech to the Daughters, said that
| the Sons and Daughters were the com
| ing patriotic organizations, and would
eventually take up the work of the
Grand Army, and for that reason they
should be Loyalty supported in all their
efforts; that the other orders were
older, and it was now their duty to
| assist these younger people to a firm
footing to carry on the good work
after they are gone.
The Daughters of Veterans presented
$50 to the permanent fund Of the G
A R., which was considered quite a
sum according to the membership OF
the order.
The national officers We're more than
pleased with the showing that this de-
partment and this tent had made dur
| ing thir short existence.
The City of Salt Lake presented each
of the representatives with a beautiful
| badge. the cost of each badge said to
be $14. The design is really three dis
tinct badges, the bar and pin being of
Utah gold with a medallion of Lincoln;
attached to this bar is a pendant of
Utah silver, with the sego lily, the state
flower of Utah, enameled on its face;
on the ribbon is another pendant, this
| being the emblem of the Daughters of
Veterans made Of Utah copper, the
! badge thus being particularly repre-
sentative of the products of Utah, as
well as being very appropriate.
Mrs. Minnie Guittard of Alliance, o.,
was elected national president for the
ensuing year, and Mrs. Lizzie Belle
Cross of Los Angeles was unanimously
elected national chaplain. Mrs. Car
rol Marks also of Los Angeles. and
better known in the theatrical profess
sion Is Carol Marshall, was appointed
/ first national color bearer. Immedi-
ately upon her return to this city Mrs.
Marks began rehearsing for the drama
that is to be produced at the Burbank
theater this week, entitled 1.-THE Morals
Of Marcus"
The only occurrence to mar the pleas
ure of the occasion was the serious
illness Of Mrs. Margaret Cary Wright,
who was taken suddenly i'll while at
tending one of the meetings of the w.
R. c., but she is now improving.
All were highly honored in having
"our daddy" CDR. c. E. Case, depart
ment judge advocate) play the fife with
the national association of civil war
musicians, at the head of the process
sion. DIR. Case was a musician in Com
pany B, 154th Ohio Volunteer infantry
These musicians We're also presented
with beautiful badges, similar in de-
sign to those of the Daughters.
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$500 II. p. NELSON PIANO FREE