The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-07
UNITED DAUGHTERS
OF THE CONFEDERACY

pleasure and even insisting ON enter
tanning them In ther own homes. One
OF the most delightful of the many In
FORMAL pleasures was trip to San
Jacinto1 Battlefield, arranged for the
Alabama Daughters and their special
friends by Judge Norman Kittreil. for
merry Of Greensboro, Ala. Judge Kit
trell has charmed many by his dialect
| stories. notably" the one which has
been dramatized. entitled. Ned. Mig
| ger and Gentleman"
The hrst morning was largely taken
| up with addresses OF welcome and re-
| sponses, together with presentation Of
tokens Of appreciation. Mrs. Stone re-
ceiving from the Texas division a tiny
| jewelled Confederate flag.
The feature OF the first afternoon
was the unwilling ceremonies of a
boulder placed to the memory. of Ter
RVS Rangers. in Sam Houston Park by
the e. b. Bates Chapter. Cnildren of
the Confederacy. The Daughters were
carried to the park IN automobiles and
afterwards given . ride around the
city.
The President General. In her report.
commended the Alabama Division. CIV
| ing a full account Of her visit to the
State Convention, which met in Hunts
vile. mentioning especially the return
of the Confederate battle flag to the
State by the 18th Ohio cavalry. Reso-
buttons of appreciation were sent by
the United Daughters, in convention.
both to Governor Harmon and to the
Legislature of Ohio for this generous
and courteous act.
IN the State reports much common
dable rivalry was in evidence and II
developed that Alabama has the great
est number OF children's chapters. and
that the children in having endowed .
scholarship at the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute. had accomplished more than
auxiliaries in other States. This will
be a pleasant item Of news to our en-
ergetic, capable director. Mrs Pickens.
The reports from the Arlington and
Shiloh Monument Committees were
most encouraging and as the Treasurer
General revealed the fact that the or
ganization was in a prospectus condi-
ton financially, the convention voted
$1,000 toward each of these monu-
ments. Mrs Cory. the Alabama dlrec-
tor for Arlington, reported our division
second only to Virginia in the amount
raised this year for this purpose.
A long and heated discussion on the
bestowa1 of crosses of honor was In
dulged In. many Daughters begging
that collateral branches receive the
cross. 1t was finally decided tnat the
law remain unchanged the veterans to
receive and wear the cross of honor
ana the iineai descendants to receive
crosses. but are not allowed to wear
them The time limit for the bestowal
of crosses has been changed to 1912.
The amendment to change the time
of holding the convention from the
third Tuesday in October to the second
Wednesday in November. carried. as
did the amendment in regard to rep
d. hA \
Chapter which numbers twenty-five
members or fraction thereof, not less
than seven. shall be entitled to one vote
in the general convention: and for
each additional twenty-five members
or fraction thereof. not less than seven,
shall be entitled to another vote, etc.
The following amendment also passed
at this convention:
Amendment No. 2.
offered by Mrs. Margaret l. Watson.
Veuve Jefferson Davis Chapter.
No. II, Galveston. Tex:
To amend Article III, Section L.
Northern women having no male rela-
tive who served the Confederate States
Of America I'm the war between the
States, 1s61-1S65, and having them
serves performed no special service to
same. but having married Confeder-
ate soldier since 1866. and through this
means becoming member OF the
United Daughters OF the Confederacy,
shall have the words, ssby adoption"
placed upon their certificates of MEM
bership, and upon the Registrars
books, and in all rosters snan be des-
ignated as members by adoption
placed upon their certificates of men,
bership. and upon the Registrars
books. and in all rosters. shall be des-
ignated as members by adoption +"
Said member being entitled to all the
honors and privileges of this associa-
ton except that OF transmitting this
honor to members OF her family, only
her children of a Confederate father:
the honor dies with her IL she has no
children.
The scholarship in Teachers College,
Columbia University New York, and
the award OF the prize of 500 to the
scholars OF Teachers College for the
best essay sent In on a Confederate
subject, provoked continuous and
heated discussion, though finally the
convention decided to retain the schol-
arship and to again offer this prize
to students in COLUMBIA University.
Resolutions condemning the Boyson
essay, the judges and the other COM
mittee that acted on II, were intro
duced by Mrs. Num- OF Texas, but on
motion OF the convention the resolu-
tons were referred to committee for
action and later were presented to