The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-23
UNITED DAUGHTERS
 OF THE CONFEDERACY
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who has received the division scholar ship for two years. The placing of this scholaruhfp fof another year is left entirsiy In the hands of the com
 Every chspter prssidsnt and all d. rectors of chiidrsn's chapters are urged 70 make the organization and strenEth- ening of the chfidren's auxiiiaries a leading feature of this years work, as the psrpetuity of our organization de- pends on the children of the confed- eracy.
 Mrs. Pickens confidently expects to nave In hand before September 1 the full amount of si,250 with which she plans to found the Lee memorial schol- arship at Auburn at the opening of the fan term of the college,
 The Chairman of the Blanford win- dow fund has collected the necessary amount for purchasing the windo VI, pledged by the Alabama Division and at an early date she will announce through these columns the plans for placing the memorial in Old Blanford Church, Petersburg. Va.
 To our list of committees. by order Of the United Daughters of the Con. federacy. will be added committee on education, whose duty it will be to roster all the educational interests in
 From many Daughters throurbont the State have come. messages of iov- ing appreciation and congratulation. I am most grateful for these expressious of confdence and trust I may be found
 Most cordially yours.
 Mrs. B. B. Ross.
 President, Alabama Division U. D. c.
 Huntsyfiie Convention Notes.
 With what pleasant anticipations we set out for Huntsville! And how these expectations were more than realised, ask or any delegate who attended the lucky thirteenth convention of Alabama U. D. C., held in Huntsville. May l2-
 On aiighting from the train we found all Huntsville there to welcome us. It mattered not who we were nor where bound. carriages awaited us So with our hostesses. strangers a few minutes since. but now with the first hand-ciasp bound together by those true cords of patriotism, we gained our nrst view of this beautiful section CT the Tennessee Valley.
 Tn thls old seat of government we had expected to see many beautiful homes. but homes of crumbling beauty suggesting the adverse fortunes expe- risnced by their ownerB--a condition prevalent in SO many sections of our Southland. But here we were most agreeably surprised. The touch of war seems to have passed very gently over this spot. inestiing at the foot of the Cumberland Mountains:s and we found these homes az beautiful and stately as In ante beilum days.
 On Tuesday evening the Mayor and Council gave us formal welcome at the Huntsville Hotel, and on Wednes- day morning the convention opened. Here the hospitality that had been ex- tended us individually was oficially rendered by ex-Mayor Smith. for the U. c. ", and Mir. David Qrayson on behalf of the Sons: these were followed by Mrs. A. ". Newson. In a beautiful message of welcome from the hostess Chapter, and finally by the inimitable Mrs. Virginia Clay -Clopton, whose message reproduced by other lips would be robbed of half it's charm. These were responded to no less feel ingly by Mrs. c. NJ. Tardy for the State; and by our distinguished Presi- dent General, Mrs. Cornelia B, Stone and our honorary President General Mrs. Helen Plane. who honored us bs their presence and gave advice on many points where we lacked the wis. dom of experience. ss8
 The afternoon session was devoted to reports of officers and commtttees-~the President. Mrs. Bro wsl gfving spien- did report Of work aee0mpIlshed ,du ring the year. one o1 the most proplt- ious Items being the organization ,ot eight new Clapters