The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-15
STATE DAUGHTERS
CLOSE CONVENTION
Delightful Sessions at Sails
bury Past Week
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
Historical Evening introduced
Reception Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. H,
Ramsay-Last Meeting Friday

Salisbury, Oct 12.->In the home Of
Charles +. Fisher, the knightly gentle
man who died following the cause Of
the Confederacy. the North Carolina
daughters OF the Confederacy ad-
Jrurned last night after two delight
ful days in beautiful old Salisbury.
No city in the State furnishes a
better stage setting for the conven-
tion OF the Daughters. Here a mag
hificent monument, erected to the
Confederate soldiers and to the wo1n-
en- Of the Confederacy, stands on a
public square and touches everybody
by the beauty Of the artists dream
and the symmetry Of the memorial.
Here is the home Of the Overmans
the HenderSons. the BOydena Craiges
Fishers, Tiernans and kluttzes, all Of
whom have done significant service in
the cause Of the Confederacy and for
the reunited nation. Prominent in
the deliberations Of the devoted
Daughters was Mrs Frances Fisher
Tiernans. the gifted Christian Reid
and the daughter Of the gallant Cap
tain Charles Fisher, who died in
battle.
The homes of the Salisbury people
were given graciously to the dele
gates. Here again does the hospi-
brightness Like a few other North
Carolina places, it is full Of history,
or old families who have lived many
decades here. 1t is the incarnation
OF the old hospitable South
The delegates returned this morn
ing full Of flattery, if the paying Of
just tribute to Salisbury for it's en-
that no city ever entertained better.
he final reception of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hill Ramsay was the crown
ing event.
The Historical Evening
The historical evening, a new feat
Gre OF the annual meeting Of the
daughters, proved both pleasant and
instructive and the exercises were en-
joyed by q large number. Mrs Cor
don Finger read poem written by
Mrs. Frank r. McNinch, Of Charlotte.
Following this Mrs. II. A. London. Of
l'utSDOrO, read an interesting histOri-
cal sketch Of the 26th regiment. Mrs.
Thad w. Thrash in presenting fac
sjnile Of the first Confederate flag,
told how young Orren Randolph
Smith, Of LouiSDurg, bought some red,
white and blue material and with the
assistance Of Miss Rebecca Murphy
now Mrs. Winburn) made and sent
aloft the flag that afterwards was &C
cepted by the committee at Mont
Somery as the flag Of the COME derate
states Of America. jor Smith still
n his name Mrs. Thrash took pleas
in presenting his tiag-the Con
federacy's fag-to the convention.
At this session the banner won by
dre1 Of the Confederacy was present
the Laurinburg chapter of the Chill
ed by the state president, Mrs. Wll-
liams.
Friday morning at 10 O'Clock the
convention met in tho Grubb Theatre
State Cha plain, Miss Hetty James
opened the session with prayer. This
was followed by vocal solo by Mrs
Earnhardt, and the body went into
business session, at which a large
posed OF. At I O'Clock luncheon wa:
given the convention by the Elks IL
the club rooms.
At 2:3O another business session
WAS held, and o'clock the delegates
were taken over the city in antomo
biles. At O'Clock this evening th'
final session was held and the conven
tion adjourned.
Election Of Officers.
At the election OF officers the fol
lowing were named for Ene coming
year:
President. Mrs Marshall Williams
Of Faison; first vice president, Mrs
John S. Henderson, or salisbury; sec
ond vice president. Mrs III. Q. Win
stead of Rocky Mount: third wee
president Mrs. Leo d. Heartt, OF Raj
eigh; recording secretary, Mrs. The
Thrash, of TarborO; correspondents
secretary, Miss Winnie Fason, Q
Faison; treasurer, Miss Matsare
Etheridse. Of Selma; registrar, Mrs
Robert Davis, of Louisburg: historian n
Miss Carrie Leazer. Of MooresVille
recorder OF crosses, Mrs. w. M
Greasy, OF Wilmington: chaplain, Mis-
Hetty James Of Wilmington.
Reception to Daughters.
The home of MIR. and Mrs. J. II
Itamsay, on South Fulton street. wa
scene Of Il brilliant gather!nS yes
terCay afternoon when the EliZa bet
Steele Chapter Daughters or ths
Anarican y evnlution euIectaineC u