The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-10
CIVIL WAR; IS
PUT UNDER BAN
u. D. G. Would Have "War
Between States" Official
ly Designated
ELSON'S HISTORY is
GIVEN HOT SCORING
Daughters Of Confederacy
Have Session at Which
Objectionable Things
Are Discussed

I-leou b history was denounced III no
uncertain terms by the United Daugh-
tiers OF the Confederacy In eighteenth
annual session yesterday afternoon at
the Jefferson.
1t was Mrs. A. r. Howard, president
OF the Texas division, who brought the
matter up. She insisted that it was
mt for use in no university, college.
or school in the South, and she asked
that the convention put itself on re-
cord in accordance with her views
This was done without a dissenting
voice after other members OF the body
had condemned the book as strongly
rs words could express.
Mrs. Nathan d. Eiler, of Lynchburg.
read special paper from the pen VI
Mrs. Rosalynd Roberts Evans, Of
: Salem. Va. In which the book was de-
nonnced as ignoble, vicious, and SLAM
derous. 1t was also described as an
ignorant and false Misrepresentation
-ef the South, and the esuse for " f,ieh
IT fought.
I'd like to amend Mrs. Howard's
motion and especially request the press
TO do all In its power to condemn the
book" chimed in Mrs. Norman V. RAN
dolph. president of the Richmond chap
ter, which is hostess OF the convention.
One OF the Maryland delegates wish
I'd II known that her State was the
nrst togo on record against the book.
North Carolina presented several
speakers to show that the book WAS
In thorough disfavor in that State.
And Montgomery's history Is almost
as bad" cried one of the women from
the Old North State
The convention, however. decided to
confine itself to denunciation of Pro-
lessor EiSon's production.
Numerous substitutes were suggest
ed for this alleged 'slandervus COM
pila'ion OF snisstatements and false
hoods. but no definite action was
taken. the matter being left IN the
hands of the educational committee
Colonel Hilary a. Herberts Adolf
ton Crusade and It's Consequences"
met with more favor, though the title
of his book proved food for much talk
and discussion
Mrs. Nathaniel Greene Williams,
from far-ofr California, being a dele
gate from San Diego chapter. was es-
peeialiy vehement in cri,icising the
title. She said such title would Ger
tainiy dehar the book from use In Cal
ifornia II the Daughters or that State
had any say In the matter.
War Between the State.
ars, Randolph called attention to
the fact that Colonel Herbert per-
sisted in referring TO the lat. un-
rdeasaHtness as the Clvfl War in
stead of the War Between the States
but she felt sure he would gladly make
any alterations In this connection 10
plsase the Daughters.
ms remark was prompted by the
TACT that the convention had adopted
q motion during the early part OF thu
afternoon session calling on Congress
10 pass bin designating the war OF
sits az the War Between the States
in offfciai documents and otherwise
The motion was made by Mrs l..
Eustis Williams OF Louisville, KY,
who insisted that the wearers of the
gray were never rebels in any sense
of the word There was no such
thing as rebellion. she asserted. un-
leN II was on the other side. The
word MAS obnoxious to her. Her mo-
ton for Federal action in reference
TO the term Civil War" was car
Tied unanimously after the matter
had been aired to some extent on
the floor. Mrs. Walter d Lamar.
Of Macon, Ga. president OF the Geor-
gia division, was of the opinion that
Congress had already taken some
action relative 10 this point, though
she was not sure as to the nature OF
the action. 1t then remained for
Miss Mildred Rutherford. OF Athens.
said that Senator Bacon, of Georgia.
who was the instigator OF the con-
Greaxional- acttun-as Mell-ag Mrs.
Lamar, could remember, had In
reality tried to get Congress TO sub
stitute civil War for the War of
the Rebellion"
Condemn "Civil War"
Miss Rutherford went on to say
that no other person than the son
OF Harriet Beecher Stowe had lately |
declared that 1t was the North. and
not the South, that rebeiled.
Al for tho term civil War" she
was heartily in favor OF substituting |
War Between the States" for it. II
Il so pleased the convention.
Then uprosc Mrs Frank Anthony |
Wake. of Norfolk, who declared that
she had been instructed by her chap |
ter 70 call any one down who made |
use OF the civil War" term In ref
erence to the War Between the States
Sister Esther Cariotta, of ST. Au- |
eusttne Fla. who never rises to her /
feet without having something In
teresting to say. made known the fact |
that Florida had already gone on |
record In the matter. even the courts
having been called upon to cnjoin !
the use OF civil War" officially in her |
State.
The motion relative to the adop- |
tion of a suitable Confederate navy |
nag by the u. D. c. having been |
called from the table. whore 1t had
numbered since Wednesday. Sister |!
.Carlotta moved that the navy en- |
si9n used in the Confederate service |
ana officially recognized by the Con-
federate Veterans be adopted by the
This was done without
further ado, although the question
considerable debate the day
previously.
Money in Treasury.
Reports from several OF the ON
formed the chief busi-
ness the first part of the afternoon
session.
Mrs. C.. B. Tate. of Pulaski. Va.
general, reported a balance
IN the treasury OF more than $1,000.
Mrs. II. l. Rafnes, Of Savannah, Ga.
general. reported that
crosses Of honor to the number OF b.
AS had been bestowed on Confeder-
nte veterans since 1900. 1t developed. I
however, that her records were some-
what imperfect from 1900 o 1906. This |
means that the total number Of
crosses are doubtless considerably in
excess OF the number recorded. vir-
einia led all other States with total