The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-31

yesterday afternoon. at which time the annual election of officers was held. Mrs. A. W. Newson. the Presl- dent. called the meeting 10 order and Immediately after the reading of the U. D. C. ritual. Mrs. Virginia Ciay-Clop- ton, honorary life President. was called upon for her annual message"
 Mrs. Newson then took the floor and made a beautiful and very instructive talk to the Chapter. in which she admonished the members to work to- gether and also individually.
 2 The annual election of officers re- suited as follows:
 Mrs. Frank W. Webster. President, Mrs. J. c. Allison. First vice-President; Miss Kate Weeden. Second vice-Presi- dent; Miss Edna Rodgers. Secretary. (re-elected); Mrs A E. Mastin. Treas- urer; Mrs Charles Diilard. Registrar; Juliet Clanton. Chapter Director.
 A rising vote of thanks was extend ed Mrs. Newson. the retiring President. for her successful administration. and to Miss Edna Rodgers for her concise and correct annual report and untiring effots in behalf of the Chapter.
 Mrs. Alberta Taylor read the re- port of Mrs. E. c. Humes, as Trens- urer of the Chapter. The report was the best ever made fo the Chapter, and the retiring oficers leave nice balance in the treasury. The retiring adminis- tration has been one of the most suc- cessful ever known in the history of the organization, and has elicted much praise from other Chapters in the State.
 Confederate FIsgs at Springheld, III. Mrs. Relia Maxey Cobb. of Houston. Texas, who recently visited Springfield, H.. tells interestingly of many hfs- ~n1f <<G a1.tA xxrtzt ztah n n carefully preserved in the Illinois State Capitol. She thus describes several Confederate hags and other articles of much interest. connected with the war of issI-s5:
 II looked through the museum. There are about 500 of their battle flags in long. high cases. arranged so you can lteli each one. on to one side I found a small case with several Confederate flags. I felt like breaking the glass and bringing them home with me. I wrote down each one. as follows:
 Texas Ranger-Captured at Allan ta. Ga. July 22. 1884. by 64th Illinois !" Eighteenth Tennessee Infantry Battle of Fort Donelson. February Is. 1862. Presented by Mrs. John Morgan to the State of Illinois.
 | Arkansas E'lag--Taken at Pea Ridge by Gen. Frank Seigel. Another, at Brookhaven, Miss, August IS. 1884 by Second Brigade, commanded by J. c. | Ford.
 Artillery F1ag-captured at Get | tysburg. July 8, 1863. End Tennessee Cavalry. and an old Stockton gun cap- | tured in Macon, Ga, May, 1885,
 "rhey had an old pine log cut from a tree with a cannon ball embedded in it from the battlefield of Chickamauga. 1883. General Bragg on one side and | Rosecrans of the Federals on the other. They had an old Confederate home knit sock hanging in the cas-; also | sash worn by a Southern soldier.
 "You can imagine my feelings when I gazed upon them.
 | T had the pleasure of meeting Gov- ernor Deneen. of Illinois. and found him to be a most courteous gentleman. l mentioned our flags and asked why | they had not been returned. as I was under the impression Congress passed law requesting all of our flags re- 1 turned. He told me they had not been I called for. and when they were he would willingly return them."
 .4q Blandfsra Church wihaov. .-4.
 The recent interssting article by our
 State Historian has given rise to, some
 questisns as tc wby 9hs Alabama win dow in old Blandford Church, near Pe- I tersburg, Va. has not been unveiled. ' The amount required. s4o0, was re- | ported nearly complete at the State Convention, ssis.s0 being in hand. ! Through the iiberality of the, chapters | there represented. S57.50 was added to | this amount. leaving a balance of $242o. which sum was assumed by the State President and the Chairman of the Committee.
 The latter part of June a check for 1 $400 was sent to Mrs. Lewis L. Marks | President Ladies Memorial Association, of Petersburg, Va, who has the bust.
 ness in charge.
 A recent letter from her informs us
 that the window will be unveiled in | company with the South Carolina win. | dow. and one other. sometime in the
 early spring. The exact date cannot
 now be given. as 1t is necessarily in the l hands of Tiffany and Company, New
 York. and of MT. Beckwith, business
 manager of the Ladies' Memorial As
 sociation. .as .S fra saiassa l Due notice will be given the division through these columns as soon as the
 Chairman receives information as to
 the date appointed, and 1t is earnestly urged and hoped that as many as possi-
 ble of the Daughters and others inter- ested, will be present on that occasion. 1 An appropriate program will be ar
 ranged and everything done to give
 the ceremony the solemnity and histor- | ical interest 1t demands.
 l I beg leave to submit the following report of the money received by me 1 totaling the $400 sent Mrs. Marks in | full payment of the window. Should there be any omissions, or mistakes,