The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-07
DAUGHTERS OF CoNFEDERACY
Officers Chosen for Ensuing Year
Georgetown Place of Next Con-
vention.

ING officers for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. August kohn' Co
lumbia.
lst Vice-pres.dent Mrs. }. w.
Doar, Georgetown. :,
End vice-presiGont, Miss Emily
Graham, Chester.
srd Vice-president, Mrs. D. g.
Alexander, Greenwood.
4th Vice-president, Mrs. Buren,
Florence. ..,,.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. Milling
Darlington.
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs 5.
3, Aull; Newberry.
Registrar, Mrs. c. Z. draham'
Greenville.
Recorder of Crosses, Mrs. Fowler,
Yorkville.
Auditor, Mrs. Lucy Thompson Ab-
beville.
GEORGETOWN was chosen as the
place of next convention. Charles
ton, Aiken and Georgetown were
placed in nomination, and there was
a Spirited contest. The invitations OF
each of the cities was warmly ex-
tended and strongly pressed.
The convention concluded the bus
mess before it, and adjourned short
~ before two o'clock on Friday at
ternoon The session was very
busy one, several important matters
and a great deal Of routine business
coming. up for consideration.
Following the Recommendation of
Mrs President Wright, the State
was divided into four districts, over
eeach of which one Of the vice pres
iaents shall have control, under the
president. The division was made
according to geographical lines and
each of the vice presidents was cho-
sen from the district over which she
will have control.
The first district is composed OF
the counties of Oconee, Greenville,
Spartanburg, Abbeville, Union, Pick
ems, Anderson, Laurens, Cherokee,
Greenwood. The vice president from
this district is Mrs Alexander.
The second district is composed
OF the counties of Newberry, York,
Chester, Kershaw, Chesterfield, MARI
boro, Lancaster, Fairfield, Darling
ton, Lee. The vice president from
this district is Miss Graham. &
The third district is composed OF
The counties of Marion, Sumter, Flor
ence, Horny, Saluda, Edgefeld, Barn
well, Lexington, Williamsburg, bach
land, Clarendon. The vice president
from this district is Mrs. Burch.
The fourth district is composed Of
the counties of Aiken, Calhoun, Bam-
berg, Orangeburg, Hampton, Beau
fort, Colleton, Berkeley, Charles
ton, Dorchekter and Georgetown.
The vice president from this district
is Mrs. Doar. !
In regard to the $1,lO0 on hand
which was raised for the furnishing
Of rooms in the Confederate Home,
IS to the disposition of which, as
was stated in the last issue OF The
Herald and News, there was consld-
cradle discussion, the rooms IN the
Confederate Home having already
been furnished, the following reso-
luton. offered by Miss Alice Earle,
of Columbia, was adopted:
''That action on the matter be lett
until after the meeting of the Legls-
lature; that committee be ap-
pointed to look into this matter, and
that they will act in conjunction with
the executive committee of this dl-
vision, and that each district shall
be represented on the committee"
A resolution introduced by Mrs.
Fred Cullom, Of Batesburg, was
adopted to the effect that the South
Carolina Division shall honor a re-
united country by rising whenever
the "Star Spangled Banner is rem
dered.
= Miss Mary McMichael, of Orange
burg, offered a suggestion as to en-
dowing the scholarship established
in Winthrop college, asking that the
suggestion be considered until the
next convention of the Division. Her
suggestion was to the effect that II
each chapter should contribute $50,
sl.700 would be raised, which, If IN
vested at six per cent, woald support
the scholarship. A scholarship was
established in the South Carolina