The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-10-14
DAUGHTERS
At ROCKY Mt.
Annual State Con-
ventiOn Now in
Session
ROYALTY WELCOMED

Rocky Mount, Oct 13.-At 1920
O'Clock yesterday morning, State Pres
ident Mrs. f. M. Williams, of Newton,
raped the assemblage to order and
the fourteenth annual convention Of
the North Carolina Daughters of the
Confederacy began. There are present
from all over the State delegates rep
resenting the various chapters, and
every chapter has one or more dele
gates in attendance. There were
over three hundred Daughters, their
friends and persons interested, pres
ent when order was called this morn
ing and there has seldom, if ever,
city than this one. There were pres
ent in the audience representative
citizens, while with the hundred or
more delegates is included women in
the foremost ranks of every great
movement that the State has attempt
ed, while there is numbered among
federacy" who remained at home and
fought hard to keep body and soul
together with the small band of chill
dren left in her care.
At the Ricks Hotel Tuesday night
the Bethel Heroes Chapter, the hos
tess chapter of the convention, enter
tanned the delegates and their friends
at an informal reception and from
eight until IL O'Clock formalities were
ignored and the delegates, officers and
friends mingled together and the
hours were pleasantly whiled away by
meeting friends, discussing this item
and this, appertaining to the better
ment of this, a common cause. Dur
ing the evening refreshments were
served and the spirit of welcome as
comes from the heart of every one in
the city was firmly established with
the many visitors present.
The sessions are being held in the
armory in the Rose building which
has been fitted out for the accommo-
dation of the convention, a restrum
having been built and folding chairs
put into position, making an assem-
bly, hall the better of which might
have been tastily decorated through
out, the conventional red and white
prevailing, though a hanging of pic
lures of prominent Confederates and
an, abundant use of the green plant
life of the season has brought forth
many remarks relative to the tasty
decoration of the headquarters of the
convention
At 10:3O o'clock the session was
opened with prayer by the chaplain
of the State Division, Miss Hett1e
James, of Wilmington. This was fol-
lowed by the song, "The Old North
State" by the choir.
Mayor Thorne, of Rocky Mount,
was then introduced by the president
of the local chapter, Mrs. M. o. Win
stead, to deliver the address of vel
come on behalf of the city. Mayor
Thorne's address was most pleasing
and appropriate. The keys of the city
were delivered to the ladies for as
long as they could be induced to re-
main.
The fraternal orders OF Eiks and
Pythians were represented by Mr.. Jos.
B. Ramsey whose address was follow
ed by the singing of the stirring old
song that cheered the Southern sol
diers to battle in the sixties, "The
Bonnie Blue Flag
ION behalf Of the Tobacco Board OF
Trade and the business men OF the
city Capt. j. o. w. Grayely was in
troduced. and in q very happy effort
ne informed the ladies' that every
thing belongs to them = learned
what it was to disobey . woman" !"
said Captain Gravely, when I was
- high ana nave been cautious