Evening star., 1912-11-14

gates and friends Of the U. D. C.:
memorial service in the afternoon
luncheon given by Mrs. Matthew Scott,
president general of the D. A. R. in Con-
tinential Memorial Hall to the genera
officers. which continued long enough 10
delay the convention proceedings an noun
and a half in the afternoon, and the or
ganiZation meeting OF the morning Wa
the business of the day.
Mrs Marion Butler, president or IN
District Of Columbia division. headed y
receiving line at last nights functo.
The acting president general, MIS-. ran
G. Odenheimer; Mrs. Drury c. Ludlow
Washins, ton. second vice president gen
eral: Mrs J. ]. McAlester of Oklahoma
third vice president general; Mrs. RoH
Weeks Mckinney of Kentucky, record
ing secretary general; Mrs. Eduard Car
Schnabel of louisiana, corresponding
secretary general; Mrs. c. 3. Tate Oh
Virginia, treasurer general; Mrs. Jane.
Britton Can't of Missouri. registrar gen
eral; Miss Mildred Rutherford OF Georgia
historian general; Mrs. l.. ii. Ra1nes OF
Georgia, custodian of the cross of honor
and Mrs. Frank Anthony Wake OF Vir-
einia, custodian of flags and pennants.
assisted her.
The ballroom was decorated IN Amer
can and Confederate flags and vines.
number of electric designs flashed repro
ductions in light of the emblem of tn.
lost cause.
Virginia Awarded Honor.
Virginia was awarded the certificate of
honor for the greatest accessions to mem
bership during the year. prize given
by the president general, Mrs. Alexander
B. White. The certificate was handed
over. to be placed in the National Con-
federate Museum in Richmond. Virginia
added 933 names to her rolls during the
period. Next in order We're: Georgia WI, Win
sf4: Mississippi with 1856; South Carolina
with 443 and Tennessee with 1854 new
members.
A flag of the Confederate navy. made
by Mrs. Molly McGnl Rosenburg OF OF
Texas. was presented to the United
Daughters of the Confederacy as a MEM
orial to Admiral Semmes of the Con-
federate navy. Mrs. Cornelia Branch
Stone Of Galveston. Tex, a former presl-
dent general, made the presentation
speech.
AS part of the memorial service. the
names Of members of the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy and dis
tinguished soldiers of the civil war VINO
have died during the year. were read 10
the order Of state divisions Memorial
resolutions were adopted in honor OF the
dead soldiers Of the civil war, Gen. VIII
liam Washington Gordon of Georgia
Senator fernando De Soto Money OF
Mississippi, Judge James Britton CAN'T
of Missouri and in honor of some OF the
distinguished Daughters who have passed
away.
Mrs Odenheimer, the presiding officer,
was presented with chrysanthemums py
accredited. Mrs. Wade Hampton. q
daughter-in-iaw of the distinguished
Confederate soldier, Gen. Wade Hampton,
was presented to the convention.
Rules for the Convention.
The following rules for the convention
were adopted:
A delegate shall rise, address the chair,
giving her name and state, and wait for
recognition.
No delegate shall speak a second time
on the same question until all who W sh
TO speak on that subject have had oppor-
tunity to do so. She shall not in any
case speak more than twice on the same
question.
for each speaker and no question shall
be debated longer than. twenty-five min
utes.
No extension of time shall be granted
except by two-thirds vote.
Reports of committees snail be uWlteo
TO ten minutes, the time limit OF division
reports. See article V, section /, OF by
| laws.
All main motions and resolutions shall
| be written and sent to the recording Sec
/ retary.
| Elections shall be held by viva voce
| vote upon roll call of states.
| A majority of all votes cast shall DC
necessary to elect.
/ Ten minutes will be given each morn
fling, directly after the reading OF the
minutes, for all presentations. announce.
ments and questions. The purpose OF
questions of personal privilege must be
/ stated
! The last hals hour of each meeting shall
be devoted to new business.
/ If state report fails to be given when
name is called that said report be filed
with the secretary and not read
! These rules and regulations shall be
strictly enforced.