The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-09

With every general officer present
and with the Jefferson auditoitn.n
filled with delegates from twenty live
states. the eighteenth annEai o3n>eE-
tion OF the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy WAS called to order yes
terday morning shortly after 10
O'Clock. Memorial services for those
who entered into eternal rest Ia 1910
1sll and the roll call Of States, witn
the presentation of flags. to Mis-.
Frank Anthony Wake. OF Norfolk,
Va. custodian general OF flags and
pennants. with the adoption OF ruses
ana regulations for the governing Of
the convention, occupied the major
portion OF the morning session.
Tho convention was opened shortly
after 10 o'clock with a prayer u,
Rev. DR.. James Power Smith, and
with tho ritual. consisting OF respcn-
sive reading. hymn and a prayer.
remembering those whom death has
taken from their midst since the ..ast
convention. the Daughters devoted a
brief hour to a memorial service r j.
lowing prayer by DIR. Smith, appro-
PIRATE resolutions on the death OF
General George w. Gordon, COM
mAnder-in .chfef Of the Confedsrn q
veterans. were read by Mrs. Young.
cf Nashville, Tenn. on the death CT
General Clement c. Evans, of Geor-
EiA. by Miss Anna Caroline BenAing.
Of Columbia. Ca. on the death az
Mrs. Sara Essie Gablett. of Atlanta
Ga, by Mr.. Irving. who has the
honor Of having conceived the idea
or the cross of honor. and or the
death OF Mrs. Edgar James. of rioi
ence, Ala. read by Mrs. Lanie- OF
Montgomery. Ala. a sister-in-lay Of
the great southern poet sidney La
Mar. Mr.. Lizzie George Henderson.
ex-prcsident OF the L. u. c., read q
list Of the deceased members and the
services were concluded with a solo.
..One sweetly Solemn Thought by
Mr.. l.. u. Slaughter. and che nenedsc-
ton by DIR. Smith.
r.~~~,rrs uass,
Messages ~ s-rasting 70 ,n. eorysr.
t,on war. read he III carr.sn,nas,.a
sanra,arv Mrs. ~ Cn,,a-ssl s'.s''a
nel. Telegram. ~ rrsafinu uere .ent
by the convention :, Mr. s,onawan
jackson. Jefrerson LAWS. ~. MIS-
irsinia CLAY Compton. honorary
nresident Of the Il D. q ana To Mrs
N. q Good,ett. az Nash.ille Tenn
founder OF the l.. ID. c.
Enthusiasm. APPLAUSE AND cheer
,nr marked the ron cal of s,atss tn
which TWENTY-FIVE rospond~d Al ,he
name of each was allied the stafa
nTe.ident nrana,v nr.ssr,sa m. 1.s
az her diyision To Mrs. Prank Anthnnv
wake. who rracInu.,y nresen,..n !,
ANAL Virginia emblem 10 the nrssi-
denf. The ceremonv Ia nnIcus a,a
tnsnir,nr Tumultuous ,nn,ansa &C.,
~ tha fiar ~ Nir~tnia a. q -. a.
Nod ~ the n,atSo-r, hv nr. Sa.sar
n Ei,ar rfrs wsIrs rr.santar .h..
s,arr ~ NJ paran,nh as nr.s.aa ss
~ sha Ricnmora cnsn,ar wni1n -
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tinn. Mr.. Rando,nh .rnsr,ss 81.
r~nnant. n go r,n-a. cs,ss,. =.
ssnstor - -. ~rn,x.h ~ 80 n4. -
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4htrtv-two .tsr. e. sha ~
ter. ~ tha r. n ~ 49,. ap
state. .rha~ ..v !, a.. 49,
Sh ,..uy Ay - tnas
:.hn. ~ nau.h. o us -. nA M'
eracv vii, rasn :, r.v,n Ia 1890
"a - tha hras,a - 80 =.
virv,rss Shr.-. H. w y s~s'
Nj. n pi.nr.- (, ~. a..
chairman ~ ths cradan+ta,. s'
tee read rarcrt s~n,., -. ','.
giving .ome tntara.,tna N~,,-a. W.
Ttnia has the larrr.t ccnvant,nr 49,.
her membership nermitttn~ ~ -
cast 366 ballots tseor~,s yoiio.rs
With III votes. There ara 7xs chsn
tiers with 4l.66s memhnr. .ca ,,.-.,d
through the varioua statss' Ths ~.
port was accepted. anv nac.s..r,
corrections to be reported by divi.
sions before this morning.
Cor. consi Z. .s di,cu..ls1 marked the