Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
U. D. C. Convention Adjourned.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy

The United Daughters of the Confederate!
closed their annual convention, held il
Washington city on Saturday last, afte
consuming five days of the week in trans
acting business and in the enjoyment o.
entertainments one after another.
Five hundred of the delegates visited
Annapolis on Friday last and there were
entertained by the Maryland Chapters.
The gates of the city we're thrown wide
open to the visitors, and the dominant fea-
ture of their welcome was the reception
rendered by the Governor and Mrs Colds
borough at Government House. There was
no formal reception at the Naval Acad-
envy, but Mrs. Gibbons, wife of Capt. John
H. Gibbons, superintendent of the institu-
ton, was one of the several ladies assist
ing Mrs. Goldsborough in receiving the
visitors
Following the reception the Maryland
Society of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy entertained the visiting Daugh-
tiers at luncheon at Carvel Hall, at which
Mrs. Goldsborough. Mrs Gibbons and Mrs.
Logan were among the honor guests.
With the reception over the visiting
Daughters were taken through the State
House and were told of the incidents con-
Meeting it with the history of the nation.
They were shown through the old Senate
chamber where Washington laid down his
commission. Particular interest was mani
faofad hxFa ho na,dhtara IN. tha Ct,tosa al
lection of war relics, consisting mostly of
flags and banners under which soldiers of
Maryland marched and fought for the "lost
cause" as well as others of Revolutionary
days.
At the Naval Academy grounds corps
of rs naval officers was detailed by Super
intendent Gibbons to escort the visitors on
tour of inspection. The Daughters were
separated in groups of 20 and 80 and the
officers carried them through every depart
ment.
Many of the Daughters elected to de-
scend into the dark recesses of the chapel
basement, where the crypt that is to be
the final resting place of John Paul Jones
is being constructed. Later they saw the
flag -draped casket of the first admiral of
the navy on a catafalque in an alcove Of
DuuCIOit man, tiiC iHiuniiiplliCH uoiiul-
tory.
A general scheme to raise funds for the
Confederate monument in Arlington Gene
terry was adopted. The convention passed
a resolution requesting that each member
of the organization contribute so cents to
the fund during next year. This would
raise enough money to complete the me-
mortal.
Col. Hilary A. Herbert. chairman of the
executive committee of the Arlington Con-
federate Monument Association, presented
a report showing that about $4,000 re-
manned to be supplied for the building of
the monument. The plan for raising the
fund was Immediately evolved.
Mrs. Mathew T. Scott. President-General
Of the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton, made brief speech urging co-opera-
ton between the Daughters of the Revolu-
ton and the Daughters of the Confederacy
The convention gave rising vote of
thanks to President Taft for his activities
in connection with the Arlington monu-
ment.
In presenting the report of the commit
tee on badges and emblems, Mrs. M. c. Can
trill, of Kentucky, expressed the possibility
Of more liberal use of stars and stripes"
by the Daughters Of the COnfederacy.
This sentiment was spoken by Presi-
dent Taft. she remarked, when the ques-
ton was raised as to allowing anybody in
the Continental Memorial Hall of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
that did not carry the American flag He
said: Let them come. The time has
come for both flags to be joined.
The following officers were elected:
President General-Mrs. Alexander B.
White, of Paris, Tenn.
First Vice-President-G General Mrs. Frank
G. Odenheimer, of Jessup, Md.
Second president General-Mrs ID.
C. Ludlow, of Washington, d. C.
Third Vice-President-G General |. W.
Falson. of Charlotte, NC.
Recording Secretary-General Mrs. Roy
Weeks Nc Kinney, of Paducah. Ky.
Corresponding Secretary -General--Mrs.
E. C. Schnabel (Katie Childress), of New
Orleans.
Treasure r General-Mrs C. B. Tate, of
Pulaski, Va.
Registrar General-Mrs. Orlando Halibur-
ton, Of Little Rock, Ark.
Historian General Miss Mildred Ruther-
ford. of Athens, Ga.
Custodian of the Cross of Honor Mrs. L.
H. Raines, of Savannah, Ga.
Custodian OF Flags and remnants Mrs
Frank Anthony Wake, of Norfolk. Va.
All of the officers were elected by acca-
nation.
The Daughters voted unanimously Il
hold the 1913 convention in New Orleans
The New Orleans delegation made a vigOr.
GUS campaign for the honor and when the
final vote came won without ODDositiOn