The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-12
MANY DELEGATES
ATTfNOExERCISES
Portrait of General Butler and
Davis Window Presented to
Confederate Museum.
VALUABLE ADDITIONS
Gifts of Tennessee and South
Carolina Are Made by Delega-
tons From Those States.

With ceremonies appropriate to the
occasion. the Sam Davis memorial
window-the gift OF the Tennessee d.
vision, U. d. c.. and the oil portrait
OF General NJ. c. Butler. presented by
the M. c. Butler Chapter. U. ID. c.. OF
Columbia. s. c.. were delivered to the
Confederate Museum yesterday morn
ing In the presence OF delegates from
the United Daughters OF the Confeder-
acy from South Carolina and Tonnes
see. Immediately following the exer-
cises, which began at II O'Clock, the
South Carolina delegates were enter
tanned at luncheon by Mrs. VIM. Rua-
fin Cox. vice-regent for South Caro-
lima. and tho Tennesseeans by Mrs. N.
v. Randolph. vice-reSent Tor Tennes-
see.
The presentation of the Butler por-
trait. In the South Carolina room. and
the two crutches used by this dtstin-
guished Confederate commander after
the war. took place first. Following
an invocation by the Rev. James Pow
ers smith. d. D.. Miss Alice Earle. act
ing for the regent for South Carolina.
introduced Colonel U. f. Brooks. OF
South Carolina. who gave q sketch OF
the life and accomplishments Of Gem
eral Butler. Mrs. Z. 4. Graham. pres
ident of the South Carolina Division,
then delivered greetings from her state
to the museum Miss Alice Earle pre-
scented the picture and crutches 10 Mrs.
William Ruffin Cox. who received them
for the museum IN her capacity as
vtce-president for South Carolina
Memorial window.
The exercises in the Tennessee room
were more elaborate. After reading
the report of the Sam Davis monument
committee. Mrs. John P. Hickman.
chairman, delivered the memorial WIN
dow over TO Mrs. II. E. Holland. presi-
dent Of the Tennessee Division. u y.
c., who formally presented II 10 Cen
eral William McComb. acting for Mrs.
N. V. Randolph. The deeds and valor
| of Sam Davis. the boy hero OF Tennes-
sees Confederate history. were recited
| BY Mrs T. ]. Latham and Mrs. William
Hume, who presented Sam Davis's
| claim to fame immortal Recitation OF
a commemorative poem by Mrs. Anna
Robinson Watson, poetress OF the Ten
nessee Division, and short talk oy
| Mrs. W. T. Davis, historian. concluded
i the exercises.
The portrait Of General NJ. c. Butler,
pronounced a remarkably good like
ness by those who remember the Con-
federate hero, was hung on the norm
| wall Of the South Carolina room IL
was paid for by money raised within q
! single year by the NJ c. Butler Chap
ter, United Daughters of the Confed-
! eracy, Of Columbia The clutches OF
, General Butler were the gift OF d..
! Frank Butler. son Of the general The
. Davis memorial window. splendidly
executed example OF stained glass art
/ shows the young hero as the artist
! conceived him. for there are no PIC
| lures Of Sam Davis extant
J Following the two luncheons, the
visiting delegations Joined the sixty
Richmond delegates and took the train
for Washington, where the national
/; convention OF the United Daughters o.
the Confederacy began to-day with the
laying OF the cornerstone OF the Con
/ federate Monument in Arlington Gene
| terry. This monument, costing $4,000
is the gift OF the United Daughters OF
the Confederacy. The convention VIII
be In session practically the entire
week and will attract delegations from
nearly every state IN the Union