The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-04
TWELFTH ANNAUl CONvEN.
ton Of DAUGHTERS OF
THE 0NFEOERACy

Continued from First rage
at 2:so p. NJ and on Saturday at 10
A. NJ. in the Jefferson Auditorium
Delegates from the various chapters
In each STATE division wiu attend, and
conservative estimate places the
number of delegates who will come to
Richmond at five hundred.
Present Portrait OF Mira Davis.
Luncheon will BIO served the defe-
gates at Lee Camp Hall on Wednes-
day and at Second Baptist church on
Thursday and Friday at o'clock.
Many handsome entertainments will
be given In honor the visitors. Wed
nesday afternoon thew will be tender
ed a reception at the Confederate
Museum by the Confederat Memorial
Literary Society. and on this occasion.
portrait Of Mrs. Jefferson Davis will
be presented 10 the museum by the w.
-. {. The same evening they will be
entertained at a brilliant reception at
the Jefferson hotel.
Thursday afternoon they Will attend
reception at the Home for Needy
Confederate Wofen.
FRIDAY afternoon a reception will
be given by the Woman's Club ana
the virginia Society OF the Colonial
DANES at the club
On Saturday afternoon a reception
VIII be extended the gathering by tho
daughters of the American Reyolu-
ton at the home Of Mrs. Allen Cham
bers on Park avenue.
On Friday evening the ladies' of
the convention viii be guests OF the
richmond Chapter at reception in
Lee camp Hall, when several inter-
esting presentations will be made, In
addition to these affairs there will
be automobile rides to points of hts
toric interest in and about Rich-
mond.
Election OF President.
Mrs Virginia Faulkner McSherry.
president general. will retire from the
presidency at this convention, and
much interest Is being shown in the
campaigns OF the several candidates
Tor the office, among whom are Mrs.
Alexander Il. White, OF Paris. Tenn. !;
Mrs. James Britton CAN'T, Of JefYer-
son City, Mo-; Mrs, Schuyler, of New
| York. and Mrs, Halliburton. of Ar
kansas.
Present officers OF the convention
are Mrs. McSherry, president general.
Mrs. l.. e. Hall. of Dardanelle. Arb.
first vice. president general; Mrs,
Mary + Bryan. of Houston, Tex,
second vice. president general: Mrs T
7. Stevens. Of Atlanta Ga, third vice.
president general; Mrs. Roy Weak
Mckinney of Paducah. KY recordine
| secretary- general: Mrs Katie Chill.
dress sohwabei, OF New Orleans La.
recording secretary-general. Mrs. C,
| h. Tate. of Pulaski, Va, treasurer
| general; Mrs, James b. CAN'T, of JEFF
ferson city. No. registrar general,
Mrs. J. Finders Robinson. of Ric1-
mond, Va. historian general; Mrs. T.
/ II. Raines, OF Savannah, Ga, custo-
dian OF crosses of honor, and Mrs
Frank Anthony Wake, OF Norfolk
Va. custodian OF flags and pennants
Program OF Convention.
The program for the opening SEES
sion of the convention on Tuesday
evening at the Academy ~ as follows:
Convention called to order at $3.50
| o'clock
Invocation. Rev. James Powe,
staff.
Chorus by children Of public
schools directors, Professor w. c
| Mercer, Miss Rex and Miss Moseley
/ Welcome By Mrs. NatHan y. E1ler
| OF Virginia Division. Y. ID. G., to Mrs
Virginia Faulkner McSherry. pres
| dent general, and convention.
Addresses of welcome. Governor
! Mann. Mayor Richardson. Colone
! John w. Gordon, commander OF r
| +. Lee Camp. and Mrs, Lizzie Cary
Daniel. president Confederate Memo.
rial Literary Society.
| Chorus
RESPONSE to addresses of welcome
! Mrs V, F. McSherry.
| Presentation OF gavel to president
general by Mrs A. A. Campbell, bres
ident Of Virginia Division,
Presentation of Confederate flag
! by Richmond Chapter To Richmond
/ Light Infantry Blues and Richmond
| Howitzers bv Mrs. r. J. Jackson ant
! Mrs J. Il. r. Stuart.
Chorus.
Dixie" by chorus and audience.
Historical Gayel.
The convention gnvel. which Mrs
Campbell will present to Mrs. Nc
Sherry, has much historical interes;
as it was made from the tree beneath
! which Colonel Turner Ashby stoo
| when he was MORALLY wounded.
The third annual historical evening
of which Mrs. j. Enders Robinson. @
this city is in charge. will take piac
Thursday evening at the Jefferson
auditorium.