The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-11
j. D. c. DECIDES
ON WASHINGTON
Capital City Captures Con-
vention by An Over
Whelming Vote
TO ERECT MONUMENT
TO SURGEON-GENERAL
Captain Sallie Tompkins Is
Presented to Convention.
Officers Are to Be
Elected Today

Officers Are to Be
Elected Today
By An overwhelming vote, Wash
3nSton. d c., was selected by the
United Daughters Of the Confectionery
yeotordAy afternoon a. the meeting
place OF their annual convention next
year. The capital city Of the ma
ton received little more than 1880
votes. ~ Against Asa cast for its aniy
competitor. 1t. Augustine. Fla.
Tho claims OF Washington were
presented by Mrs. c. ID. Merwin, while
eiseer Esther Carlotta presented the
invitation from her homo city.
Although Sister CariottA.s address
was declared to be the most eloquent
and impressive ever heard on the
moor Of . u. ID. c. convention. the
issue was never In du~ot from the
start. tho sentiment among tho dele
gates being that Washington would
be . more suitable piA,, than the
Florida city naxt year. In view Of the
fact that several important move
msnts now on foot need the impetus
OF congressional backing and Cup
port
Monument 70 DR.. Moore.
Prior to this action thu convention
Unanimously passed q resolution to
start q movement for erection OF q
monument to Samuel Preston Moore,
surgeon-general Of tho Confederacy.
and to those who assisted him in ais
noble work.
Miss Mildred Rutherford. OF sa-
vannah. Ca. who made the melton,
and who. by the way. II said to ba
the leading candidate for historian
general explained that DR.. Moore was
q native Of Richmond.
The motion was promptly second
ed by Mrs. Frank Anthony Wake. OF
Norfolk. the widow OF n Conf sderata
surgeon. The motion to adopt the res
oiutton was then made by Sister LIS
ther Carlotta. Of St. Augustine. tho
daughter Of Confederate surgeon.
This action on the part OF sister
cariottA caused Mra Wake to gus
Eest that she had bean superseded.
hut Sister CarlOtta set mattars
straight with few words Of expla-
merely seconded the motion. where
~ sho had moved for adoption. With
this explanation Mrs. Wake offered
gracious apology.
Remove Your Hats.
LAules. Will you please remove
your hata?" importuned the presi-
dent-general as the body proceeded
to other matters.
Ladies'. ] must insist that you take
on your hats" she repeated.
Whoreupon some OF the ladies re-
moved their headgear.
~ this was being done. the babel
Of voices called forth q warning from
the chair: Ladies. We win positively
not proceed with business until per-
feet order In restored
Then followed the report of the
Shiloh Monument Commission from
Ara 4. B. White. IT'S president who
reported that committee had been
already named to communicate with
various artists and sculptors and to
report at the full meeting Of the
committee next year. 1t was shown
that upward Of $4,000 had been
raised toward tho monument fund. the
collections this year amounting to
33.643.33.
Mrs.. White said that she was de-
irving considerable revenue from sale
Of post cards containing q photo Of
General Albert sidney Johnston met
his death while commanding the Con-
federats forces at Shiloh. In this
single fight, she pointed out. fully
1900 Confedefates went to their
death and now lie buried in six long
trenches, unmarked and unhonored.
Other revenue had como from tho
special Shiloh edition Of the Newton
Enterprise.
Introduces Captain Tompkins.
One Of the features Of the after
noon session was the Introduction Of
Captain EAllie Tompkins to the as