The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10

Denouncing the Elson History as
prcjudicial to the South. and os
Astounding in MISREPRESENTATION and
falsehoods." the United Daughters OF
tho Confederacy. in eighteenth annual
convention at the Jefferson Hotel. took
hand yesterday In the text book
controversy by unanimously adopting
resolution Calling srslp6I Southern
schools and colleges to exclude IL rrom,
their curriculuns. Two separate reso-
lutions were offered. one from Texas
and the other from Salem, Va where
friction On account OF the work first
arose.
The Texas delegation submitted that
no university could use this history
rs textbook. or in any way that
gives II prominence. without creating
In the minds of the students n dis
trust of all that pertains TO tho South,
Its institutions and statesmen. and
that they Will In time become ashamed
of tho noble. self sacrificing actions OF
their fathers in the terrible days of
the War Between the States"
"Wicked and slandcrous."
Tho Virginia resolution was couched
in much stronger language: 1T re-
fleets upon our peerless Robert Il. Lee,
Slorities John Brown, and the portion
is almost unmcntionahle. The warn
and wool of the whole book is vicious
and pernicious," Declaring further
that the work IS too 'wilfui. wicked
and slanderous" to go unrebuked and
challenged by the Daughters, It urges
the body to discountcnance its use in
these words
I'VE most positively and heartily
condemn the Elson History, as 1t is-
norantly and falsely represents thu
Southern character in dealing with it's
history before the war and in chron-
telling the history OF the War Be-
tween the States. 1t Is written with
a prejudiced heart, obscures the truth
and is therefore unfit for use"
The resolution carried with it also
an expression of thanks to Judge w.
w. Moffett. of salem, Va. who first
drew attention TO the work
Both resolutions were adopted with
out a dissenting vote and without dis
cusson. The noisy demonstration which
followed the reading OF the Virginia
resolution testified to tho strong feel
ing OF tho Daughters in the matter.
and registered its strong approval OF
the action.
spent Busy Day.
Three business sessions were held
yesterday morning. afternoon and
night Tho morning meeting was
taken up principally with business OF
strictly routine nature. and with
the report of the committee that has
in charge the erection OF a monument
to the Confederate dead at Arlington
Cemetery. Resolutions on different
matters, OF interest prima rly to the
Daughters. and official reports of ad
ministrative officers were the order
of business In the afternoon. The
evening session resolved itself into u
historical meeting, considering nu-
merous documents and records of the
sixties. 1t was arranged and pre-
sided over by Mrs j. Enders Robinson,
of Richmond.
President General Mrs. McShcrrv.
raped the convention to order at 1920
and presented Rev. Russell Cecil, d.
d.. who delivered the Invocation.
Reading of minutes BY the secretary.
Mrs. Roy Weaks Mckinney. and other
preliIninaries. followed. and business
was peremptorly suspended by tho
president upon the almost complete
disregard of her orders FOR quiet. Ths
delegates We're late in arriving at tho
auditorium and drastic measures wcrs
proposed by officers of the associo-
ton and momoers on the floor. to
secure the requisite order to conduct
the convention.
The repeated commands OF the PRES
ident to close tho doors and admit
no one during the reading OF report
was consistently violated. and order
WAS not restored until MTs. y, " Ram
dolph OF the Richmond Chapter, With
the humor which has characterized her
administration OF the Richmond and
, of the convention, advised the chair &c
"cioso the doors or send for tho pcIics
and Are departments" a setnnlance I'd