The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-18
NOTABLE WORK OF
KINGS DAUGHTERS
IN VOLUNTEER STATE
SPLENDID REPORT SUBMITTED
TO NATIONAL CONFERENCE
AT BALTIMORE.
BY MRS. EVERETT OF COLUMBIA
Shows That Many Notable Deeds
Have Been Done ain His Name" by
the Organization in This County.
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Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 12.-At today's
session of the National Conference OF
The Kings Daughters of America re
ports from the several States we're
features. These reports were of the
most encouraging nature, showing
splendid progress in the work of the
order and being high tribute to the
noble philanthropy of this magnifi-
cent charity organization.
! One of the best reprots submitted
was that Of Mrs. Frank F. Everett, of
Columbia, the representative from
Tennessee. This report showed that
, the order had made many notable
achievements during the past year In
Tennessee, A special feature of the
report was an evidence of the good
work done by the Maury county daugh-
tiers.
Mrs. Everett's report follows:
Through the gracious courtesy of
our chairman speak to you and say
our with special emphasis and very
just pride, in as much as Tennessee,
which have che honor to represent in
this symposium, claims her as her
best loved daughter and has lent herI
to you for these Conference days We
thank you for honoring her, IN calling |
her to preside over the Conference OF |
our loved order, but will you pacdon |
me when l say that we feel that you,
too, are ho1ored in being guided in
your deliberations by SO gentle yet so
capable a hand. Through her, nave
been given the very great pleasure
of bringing greetings to you, from the
"dimple of the universe" and to tell
you of the work accomplished in our
State.
These last five years are Identical
with the term of Office of Mrs. Norvell,
as the chief executive of the Tennes-
see branch, and ask your especial
attention to the remarkable growth
made in that period; we feel that It
is to her breadth of vision, her large
ness of faith and her dynamic force Z.
hat we owe our increased depth and i,
for we hav estruck down .
While we have spread out, we are we'll
'ooted and are Tearing fruit.
"The Tennessee Branch as a Unit =,
ID organization, came into existence
n 1896. Fourteen annual Conven-
ions having been held to mark the
nile-stones of the States progress
nd in discussions of how best to adj :,
ance the affiliated work.
'But individual Circles organized
In His Nams," receiving the badge
( membership from the Internatio On
! Headquarters, and bearing the hon.
red name of 'The Kings Daugnt-
rs" were part of the philanthropic :
ctivities of the State, as early as :,
888-just two years after the found
lg of the Order in New York. My
wn Circle in Maury is proud 70 be =.
umbered among the oldest. :.
Organization, which means con- :,
is the distinct trend Of :,
lodern thought and you may 1aark
lie line of truest progress where per. :,
,cted organization abounds.
Though a Circle is complete in it. tr
III, and the very name, the highest n
nblem in the cipher Of the world" r.
IF we are told st. Augustine des- in
'ibed the nature of God, as circle n,
hose center was everywhere, and its a,