Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-10-13
U. ID. c. CONVENTION
Closed successful Meeting Last
Friday Afternoon

The Virginia Division Of th'
United Daughters Of the Confede
rscy closed their fourteenth an
nual convention last Friday after
noon, after the election Of offlcer'
for the ensuing year. They will
meet next year at Suffolk.
The meetings, which began
Wednesday last, with the Mary
GUSTS Lee Chapter of Lexington
as hostess, was most pleasant
and successful gathering, and the
visiting delegates departed from
Lexington highly pleased with
the meetingq. the generous hospi-
tallty accorded them, and the
numerous Confederate attractions
in the town.
Following are the officers elected
for the next year:
President, Mrs. Nathan D. Eller
Of Lynchburg, who was fourth
vice.presidsnt of the Virginia
Division, and il president Of Kirk.
wood Otey Chapter Of Lynchburg
First vice. president, Mrs. E. V.
White of Portsmouth /; second vice.
president, Mrs. Samuel Griffin OF
Bedford City; third vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Cabell Smith Of Mar.
tinsville.
Recording secretary, N r 9.
Charles w. Black OF Blacksburg
corresponding secretary, Miss Elsie
Fleet of Lynchburg; treasurer,
Mrs. C. B. Tate Of Draper; regIs.
trar, Mrs. Thomas R. Hardaway
of Amelia; historian, Miss Mary
Nelson Pendleton Of Lexington /;
custodian, Mrs. j. FL. Tlmberlake
Of Atlee; recorder Of crosses, Mrs.
J. E. Alexander Of Alexandria
custodian of badges. Mrs. james
Mercer Garnett Of Baltimore, Md.
Owing to the financial couditie n
of the Virginia Division, 1t would
have been q pleasure for the
Daughters to have reelected Mrs.
Tate president for another year,
but the constitution does not al
low q longer service in this posi-.
ton than TWO yeass, which Mrs.
Tate had already completed. The
Daughters feel that she had had
most wise and prosperous admin
istration.
Mrs, Eller, the newlY-elected
president, is most gracious wO
man, and has been connected wit b
the Virginia Divlsoh for some
years, A successful year may con-
fidently be expected under her
guidance.
Thursday nights session. held
in the Presbyterian Sunday school
building, was on the program as
the literary meeting. Miss Mary
Nelson Pendleton, the historian of
the Division, presided, Mrs, G.
b. Tate, president of the Virginia
Division, re, d her annual report.
Mrs. Henry BONNER of Philaael
phia, of the Dabney MauIy Chap
ter of that CITY, sister of Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson, recited with
bne effect, "Furl That Banner. q"
Mics Rose Pendleton Of Lexir gton
read description of "Hunter's
Rsid' into Lexington during the
Civil War, which was written
shortly after that episode. Cap
tain David 4, Moore give o brief
history Of the Rockhrldge ArIil-
lery, and Mrs. Norman Randolph
spoke In behalf of the Confederate
Museum in Richmond. She pre-.
sented several Confederate battle
Hage to Washington and Lee Uni
versity, which were accepted by
Prof. d. C. Humphreys. who re-
presented President George H.
Denny.
An interesting part OF the pro-
gram was the exhibition OF a pair
Of boots worn by General Stone
wall jackson during bis Valley
campaigns. The boots show hard
service. They now belong to Mrs.
IF.J. Elford OF Lexington, and
were given to her by Sergeant
Dempsey Of Rockbridge, who died
some years ago. The camp stool
used by General jackson was also
exhibited. 1t was banded to hin
from the Virginia Military Insti-
tute when he left that Institution
at the outbreak OF the war.
Among the items Of business
were the reports from the various
chapters of the Division. They
all indicate excellent work done
during the past year, such as helT
to needy Confederates and to their
descendants, contributions for the
erection of monuments to the
heroic dead, and numerous other
benefactiOns.
A resolution prepared by Mrs
A. j. Montague. who is acting
president OF the Confederate
Home for Needy Women, Tin Rich
mond, requesting that the Sons oil
Jon federates make contributions
TO this worthy object, In order to
establish permanent endowment
fund, was adopted. Mrs. Monta-