The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-15
'CAPITAl'S GUESTS
RI RECEIVED Iiji ! I By TAFT
thousand Daughters of Confed-
eracy Pay Respects to Presi-
dent at White House.
BRILLIANT SOCIAL EVENTS
Convention Has Its First Diff
Guilty Over Crosses of
Honor.
BRILLIANT SOCIAL EVENTS


liant series OF social functions CEN
tring about a reception by President
Taft marked to-day's session Of the
convention of the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy.
The President received nearly 1000
o: the Daughters In the East Room
OF the White House. He was assisted
by Mrs. Taft, and as the visitors filed
by the President had a hearty hand
shake and a word Of greeting for each
4 score OF receptions. teas and dinners
for various groups Of the Daughters
were given by Washington society
women. Mrs Mary Butler. president
Of the District of Columbia Division
OF the Daughters. entertained the gem
dal officers Of the organization at
dinner.
To-day's business sessions were con-
fined largely to the receipt of the re-
ports Of the officers and committees.
The convention accepted two general
scholarships, one from Chicago Uni
versity and one from Loretta Convent
of Kentucky. in connection with the
report of the education committee.
A decision in the matter Of extend
ing the time for the issuing of crosses
Of honor to Confederate veterans.
which aroused a storm on the floor OF
the convention. was postponed while
pending the reports of various commit
tees on the recomme nd atoms OF the
general officers on the subject.
visit Academy To-Day.
Tomorrow the delegates to the con-
ventton will visit the Naval Academy
at Annapolis. and will be the guests OF
Governor Goldsborough. OF Maryland.
The question Of extending the time
for the Issuing of crosses Of honor
caused the frst dificulty that has APP
peared in the sessions Of the conren-
ton. when Mrs. L. II. Raines. Gus
todian of the crosses of honor. in hei
report recommended that the original
time limit Of November /. 1912. be ad-
hered to. From the floor a storm or
opposition arose. A motion propos-
ing to extend the time to January -.
1913. was advanced as an amendment
t. the recomme nda tons of the report
A scene Of disorder followed. but Vice
Fresldent-General Mrs. Frank q. Odcn-
heiIner, presiding ruled that the dis
cussion was out e o-drr, and the re-
port If Mrs. Ran,S was finally adopt
ed without the recommendation. Thus
the entire matter VAS left in the hands
Of the committees handling the reports
of the national officers. The reports
Of these committees probably will pre-
cipitAte another vigorous discussion
when they are submitted to the con-
vention.
The convention enthusiastically re-
ce:ved the report of Mrs. Roy Weaks
Mckinney. recording secretary-gen-
eraI, which recounted the accession OF
ffty-six new chapters These are dis
tributed: Virginia. IL: Texas, 6; Dis
trict Of Columbia. /; Mississippi, a;
Georgia, ): Tennessee. 4; New York, l.:
Colorado, !; Missouri. 3: Kentucky. 2:
South Carolina. !: Florida. !; Illinois.
/; Maryland. |: Arkansas, 3; Alabama
l. During the year 4.512 certificates OF
membership were issued.
support 49, Scholarships.
In connection with the new scholar
ships accepted to-day by the :onveh-
ii IN, Mrs Mary Il. Pcppenheim. chair
man of the committee on educati On, re-
ported that the state organizations DUR
ing the year supported 1917 schoiarsh ps
valued at S2e.022 in various insti.atious
of learning. In addition to this there
were eleven general scholarships, VAL
ued at $3.50.
4 powerful DO 1m for New Orleans as
the meeting place OF next years con-
veution Of the Daughters was laUEcEea
at the convention to-day. III. hall was
Hooded with literature eXto1iins the
Louisiana city. and hundreds of badges
bearing the legend New Orleans. 1918.
were pinred on the delegates. TIE
selection If the convention city ;oE
next year will be made or Sa;urda-,
and the New Orleans delegation is
working hard to secure the convention.
Tonight the Daughters held his
torical evening the historian -g"i"'a',
Miss Mildred Lewis Euthcri"rT. "i
GEORGIA presiding Mrs Frank -.
Odcuheimer. first vice presidcnt-Sen-
craI. introduced Mrs. Marion Butte,
president o. the District II Columbia
Division. who in turn presented MISS
Rutherford Miss Rutherford discussed
the historical work of the year in an
address. y general historical pros- Am
followed