The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-22
CROSSES OF HONOR
 FOR VETERANS
AND MONUMENTS FOR THE DEAD ARE VOTED FOR BY THE U.
 Q. C. YESTERDAY.
Northern Institutions Are Searching the South for Valuable His
 torical Recoros.

Houston, Texas, Oct. 2l.-Crosses of honor for the nving veterans Of the Confectionery, monuments for the dead--such was the sentiment ex- pressed and voted most emphatically today by the United Daughters of the Confectionery in the third days session of their national general convention being held in Houston. The strife that developed over this question de yel0ped to be the greatest so far of the convention and may be second only to the election of the general officers, which occurs tomorrow and winch will be the final act of the con vention
 The question of the award of the crosses of honor was precipitated by motion submitted by Miss Alice Baxter of Georgia. who sought to have the line sbroadened which were vot- ed at the Atlanta convention and which would give crosses to the lineal descendants of the veterans and 10 the relatives of those who fell on the field of battle A motion was made by Mrs. Hattie Reynolds of Kentucky to provide crosses for collateral de- scendants of veterans. but this, too, was voted down in the tightening of the hnes which will furnish crosses of honor only to those of the grizzled veterans who have gone through the shock of battle.
 Other than the settling of the vex- ing question of the crosses of honor, the report by Mrs. l.. Eustace Will Hams of Kentucky, the treasurer gem eral, was the feature of the days ses. sion.
 Her report showed during the year the lqeceipts were $7.93354. which, deducting expenses, left balance on
 hand of $4,033.16. A motion was passed unanimously to vote $1,00o to tHt AFilHStOu ilioHulliSut iuHus
 A point that Mrs. Williams stressed was that the state tax should be sent to the state treasurer and not to the treasurer general.
 In the routine sessions the reading of state reports was resumed and con. tinued until hate in the day. interrupt ed only by the debate over the cross es of honor.
 A note of warning was sounded by Mrs J. Enders Robinson, historian general of the association, in that northern historcial institutions and publishers were making a search of the south for historical books and manuscripts. Mrs. Robinson declared combination had been formed and that a representative was now work. Ing in the south in the search for the valuable records. No mention was made of the firms back of the move. ment but the warning was issued that careful guard be maintained over .tt treasures of fho south, as tempt. ing offers had beea made, the coilec. ton then to be exploited for prvate gain through publication
 The climax of the convention will come tomorrow when the election of the general officers will be held and the selection of the next convention city.
 Slate makers are keeping in the dark as 10 the possible candidates. but t is said around the convention hall that Mrs. I. w Faison of North Car. oline and Mrs Virginia McSherry Of West Virginia are looming formidable for the president generals chair
 The fight for the next convention has narrowed down to Richmond. Va, and Little Rock, Ark. with sentiment much in favor of the Virginia city. Memphis. too, will make determined st, nd when the matter Is finally plac ed on the floor of the convention.