The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-08
DAUGHTERS OPEN
ANNUAL MEETING
Academy Crowded to Over
flowing and Exercises
Are Delayed
HEARTY WELCOME is
EXTENDED DELEGATES
Mrs. Stuart Among Honored
Guests--M mississippi Wo-
man Dark Horse for
President-General

United Daughters OF the Confeder-
Acy held sway last night at the Acad-
envy OF Music. and full we'll did Rich
mond Chapter perform the role Of
: hoatees. with Mrs. Norman V. Ran
dolph, president OF the chapter as
mistress of ceremonies.
Crowded to Overlooking, /. was nee
essary to clear the aisIes in the house
before the opening exercises OF the
eighteenth annual convention of the
l.. ID. c. could begin. This necessi-
tated a delay of nearly an hour. but
1t In no wise detracted from the pro-
gram after Mrs. Randolph set things
In motion with q few graceful and
CHARACTERISTIC remarks.
Occupying seats OF honor In the
auditorium we're gray-clad veterans
from II. +. Lee Camp of Richmond.
while on the front row of the stage
rat the active officers OF the L. u. G.
Banked behind them were 200 sweet
voiced children from Springfield
school. In charge OF Miss Evelyn
Rex. who ehorused Southern airs at
Intervals during the evening. Seal
tered about the house In boxes and
elsewhere were several hundred dele
gates to the convention. many OF
them richly gowned. AZ were those
seated on the stage.
Mrs. stuart Present
Mrs. j. E. b. Stuart. widow OF the
famous Confederate cavalry leader,
sat as guest of honor on the stage.
Other honored guests were Mrs. Will
liam Cummings Story, of New York
city. who maintained lavish head
quarters In Washington two years
t. xAaxpx So
general Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, which once
went to Mrs Matthew Scott. Mrs.
Story. toward the close OF the pro-
gram. was introduced by Mrs. Vir-
xinia Faulkner Mcsherry. president
general Of the U. ID. G.. rs one who
had come down from New York to
see how the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy do business. Incidentally.
IL was rumored that Mrs. Story Is
here in the interest OF the candi-
daey of Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuy-
Ter, OF New York city, for president
general OF tho L. l.. c. to succeed
Mrs. McSherry. who retires II the
close of this convention. To Mrs.
McSherry. Mrs. Story presented a
Kavei hewed from q tree on tho site
Of Washingtons headquarters on
Staten Island. This tree. she said,
was one Of those presented to the
Emperor Napoleon by the khedive
OF Europe. Another gavel from the
same tree she presented to the presl-
dent Of the Virginia Division. Mrs. A.
A. Campbell. of Wythevilie. sister of
Henry G. Stuart.
lust prior to this ceremony, Mrs.
Campbell presented Mrs. McSherry
with 4 9avei shaped from timber
aruond which clusters the name and
memory OF Turner Aahby.
Yields 70 Mrs Stevens
When her turn to respond to the
addresses Of welcome arrived. Mrs.
Mcsherry yielded in favor OF Mrs
Daisy McIAurin Stevens, OF Brandon.
Miss. a typical beauty Of the Far
South, with mellow voice, tall, grace
full, and eloquent
And behind her entree Is little
bit OF politics. they do say. Several
times has she been offered the high
est honor within the Gift OF the
Daughters and on each occasion has
she refused. But dis said that she II
now the dark horse in the race for
president general OF the Z. D. G. and
viii likely carry OF the prize. uniess
the tide turns very much within the
next few days~-1t-14~ tT,2a that ~thaEe
are four ovowed candidates In the
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