Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-11-21
WANT LINCOLN
STATUI 3 REMOVED
Kentucky Branch Of Daughters Of coufsdsr-
acT Will Ask Tha D of Jefferson d.
yis Replace Il .4pituI al Frankfort


BUSINESS, the United Daughters of the
Conteoeracy on Saturday night con-
ciuoed tner nin1t enth annual conven-
tion winch mad \ pen in session in WASH
lngton, u. u, sif fco Tuesday preceding.
Some OF the dahg nters left for their
homes Immediately following adjourn
ment, but many remained over for So
cial functions during the present week.
and part stayed to attend a special
service on Sunday at the Christ church,
Alexanoria, Va, where George Wash
ington and General RobI Irt E. Lee wor-
shipped.
At the first session of the dav Satur
Gay the daughters elected their officers
for the ensuing year, rd-electing all but
two of the incumf sntsl Mrs. Alexan-
der b. White, pre- ide1t-geDeral of the
United Daughters, alt hough unable to
attend the conven ion because of the
serious illness of Eer husband, was re-
elected by ecclamatiOrl. All Of the Of
fcers were elected without opposition.
Virginia secured tTgo of the officers:
Treasurer-generai, M lrs. C. B. Tate, of
Pulaski; custodian of flags and pen
nants, Mrs. Frank Anthony Wake, of
Norfolk.
AT the session oni Friday a general
scheme to raise ful 9s for the Confeder-
ate monument In Arlington Cemetery
was adopted by t. 3e convention. The
convention passed resolution request
ing that each meniber of the organiza-
tlon contrIoite fifjy cents to the fund
during the Iiext ysd 7. This would raise
enough money to complete the monu-
ment.
Colonel HILARY r. Herbert, chairman
OF the executive Immittee of the Ar
hngton Conteder9ta Monument Associa-
tion, presented report to the conven-
ton showing ab9flt S25, 1000 remained to
be supplied for he building of the mon
ument. I ne plSln for raising the fund
was then il Immediately evolved.
Mrs. matthew ID. Scott, president
general OF the Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolutio4, was a guest of the
convention, ana n ade a brief address
urging co -oper3 3tioi. between the Daugh-
ters OF the ReHolut ION and the Daugh-
ters of the Cdflfede racy.
Inc conven4io & ave a rising vote of
thanks to Preisiden. Taft for his efforts
IN conneetionI with the Arlington Monu-
ment.
After IAN Eloquent address Friday by
Mrs. Alhdreiv Jackson Montague, of
Richmond, ule convention voted to au-
thorize q coHnmittea to investigate the
advisabtlity of the United Daughters
taking ovef the management of the
home tPr Needy Confederate Women
at RichfnonH. Mrs Montague earnestly
told the 3onvention that the care of
tne aged women IF the Confederacy
was of Imut,h more merit than the ex-
penditrfre bf "mis directed patriotism"
in the erection of monuments and mau-
soleum$ TIP the de- d. A resolution by
Mrs. L izziie G. Henderson, of Alabama,
iirectafd he president-general to ap-
'oint coIhmittee 10 confer with the
rusteEe les off the home with a view to
akinp OVER the horne.
Mrs Rfoy Weeks Mckinney, of Ken
lcky Treasurer o. the committee on
lie 81 hildh battlefield monument, pre-
'nte ID THE report of the Shiloh fund.
ne rel ported SIT. $50 % collected for
e re3tlon of the Shiloh monument,
1ic "a Twill cost 500, 900. An appeal for
'ra funds was made, and number of
ltt rlftutions and pledges were re-
Id special NEE ing of the Kentucky
ed ties to the convention, held on
= dsay, it was proposed to petition the
rhcky legislature to remove the
of Abraham Lincoln, now in the
eE capitol at Frankfort, and replace
th one of Jefferson Davis, presi-
of the Conf ederacy. They also
listed against the orchestra at the
Sx Willard playing Yankee Doodle"
asked the manager to replace it on
program with Dixie"
he convention adjourned to meet in
Orleans next year.