Evening star., 1912-11-13
HEARS ANNUAL REPORT
Ur PRESIDENT GENERAL
Recommendation for Future Action
Referred to Committees.
CHEERS FOR STATE EMBLEMS
President Taft Arouses Enthusiasm
of Audience by Sentiments Ex-
pressed Last Night at
Welcome Meeting.

In the absence Of IT, president gen.
cral Mrs. Alexander Il. White, her an
nual report was read to the convention
OF the United Daughters Of the Con
federacy. this morning. at the first
business session. held in the New Will
lard Hotel
Mrs. White is candidate for re-
election. Inquiry regarding her atti-
tude. in view OF the delicate health Of
her husband. resulted in response from
her that she proposed to accept what
ever duty might be imposed on her by
the convention
1t has been customary to accord two
| terms to the president general.
In anticipation that Mrs. White might
regard her personal affairs as absorbing
her attention 10 the exclusion OF other
matters. many candidates have appeared
| in the field. Election will be held Satur-
day morning.
The recital Of the ritual OF the Daugh-
| ters of the Confederacy, inaugurating the
convention, was the feature OF the morn
| ing.
There were readings by the acting
| president general Mrs. Frank G. Oden-
| heimer. and responses by the delegates,
i
hymn, How Firm Foundation Then
| the acting president general recited
| prayer composed for the organization by
| Bishop Ellison Capers of South Carolins.
I The roll call of general officers followed.
| and there was a call of states delegates.
Applause for State Emblems.
| AS a reminder of their visit to WASH
ington, each Of the states brought dele
cations flag OF the state division a.
souvenir gift to the District Of Columbia
division, host of the convention. Each
state We'd in enthusiasm in applaudinK
the ernblefns. Virginia. with the largest
| representation made considera BILE noise.
| Arkansas. falling a state flag. presented
| "A banner carried by the Bloody 1th
Regiment" Of Arkansas into the battle
| OF Shiloh.
! \ gavel. the handle made from a tree
| on the battlefield of Shiloh and the mallet
from tree growing on Lookout noun
tain, was presented by Neely Chapter OF
| Bolivar. Tenn. 1t will be sent to the
president general, Mrs. White.
A partial report of the credentials conf
mittee was presented by the chairman.
| Mrs. Drury c. Ludlow OF Washington.
who is also a vice president of the order.
| Mrs. Ludlow reported an approximate
voting strength in convention of 1.SS1,
made up of 1.S50 delegates, nine general
officers, four chairmen of standing COM
mi:tees and eighteen presidents OF state
| uivis. .orlS.
She further reported that 7s1 chap
ters and 40,116 members are represented
by the conl ention body.
| Stonewall Jackson Chapter of the Dis
trict of Columbia presented Mrs. Lud-
| low with flowers. Mrs. NJ. S. Thomp-
1 son, president, made the presentation
1 speech.
/ Greetings to the convention were read
| from Mrs. Caroline Merriwether Good
L lott In thor nf
| d. c.. the first president of the first
| chapter. the first president of the first
] state convention and the first president
of the first national convention OF the
| L. d. c. Mrs. Goodlett Is now a resi-
dent of Nashville Tenn. and in her
| message asked that the next conven-
| tion be held I'm that city SO that she
might attend it.
| An apotheosis of jefferson Davis. presi-
dent of the Confederacy. was read by
| Mrs Buford OF Nashville. bearer OF the
message from Mrs. Gooulett. The his
| torian general. characterizins the poem
as a Cice-onian verse. obtained consent
for the perpetuation of the lines in the
minutes of the meeting.
Greetings received were RESPONDED 10
| with return messages for Mrs. Goodlett.
Mrs. Stonewan Jackson, Mrs. Virginia +.
| McSherry Mrs. J. +. b. Stuart, Mrs
! George F. Pickett Mai Orren Randolph
| Smith, designer of the Confederate nag:
| Mrs Virginia Clay Clopton and others.
Report of President General.
The annual report of the president gen.
eral made the following recommendations:
| THAT the time for bestowal of crosses
| of honor be extended to January 10. 1919.
| and all outstanding applications be filled
| then.
THAT names and addresses of the gen.
| eraI officers and of Shiloh and Arlington
directors be given in division minutes
and in official organs for the Information
of members.
That application papers be changed
to give fuller record of veteran and his
relationship to applicant and aff1davits
as to correctness of record be required
of applicant or indorser.
THAT this convention decide whether
the records of Confederate soldiers "a
given i'm the War Department shall be re-
garded as final in deciding the eligibility
of applicants for membership. or IL same
NAV be corrected, SO far as admission to
this society is concerned. by affidavits OF
peopIe who of their personal knowledge,
know the record is incorrect.
THAT the relief committee and the di-
visions try TO secure changes In rules OF
Confederate homes. so as to ADMIT 10
them veterans the widows of veterans,
who enlisted from those states, but nos
now residents OF them.
For History Of Organization.
THAT the historian seheidi ue dutuor-
lied and directed to prepare and have
published a history OF the U. ID. c. Or
ganization.
THAT until Arlington and Shiloh monu-
ments be completed. no enterprises re-
curing a large sum OF money be under
taken.
..That the books Of the registrar gen.
eral be closed thirty days before the an
nual convention. and registration papers
o..
norted until the following year.
Tribute to two heroes OF the Titanic
disaster. Mai. A. w. Butt and Isador
Straus, is paid by the president general
in her report.
President Arouses Enthusiasm.
republican President. William How.
ard Taft, and a union veteran OF the civil
war, Corporal James Tanner. touched the