The Washington herald., 1912-11-11

Of the Federation Of women's clubs
and Mrs Lamar. OF Macon. Ga, division
president and presiding ofiicer. will b
among the delegates.
Mrs Daisy McLaurin Stevens. oi
Brandon. Miss, who II 8 candidate foi
the presidency general. is expected II
arrive to-day. Mrs. Stevens is dAugh,
ter Of the late Senator McLaurir-
Mrs. Lizzie George Henderson. OF Green
wood. Mass, former president general and
treasurer OF the fund being raised by
the 2. 2. George Chapter and woman's
Club. Of Greenwood. to erect 3 Confederate
memorial building. has arrived In the
Capital II was during Mrs. Henderson,
first year as president general and upon
her recommendation that the U. d. c.
undertook the raising Of money for the
Arlington memorial, and at the sugges-
ton OF Senator John Sharp williams that
President Taft, then Secretary OF War.
granted the ground to be used for the
monument
Mrs. Henderson is chairman Of the
legislative committee Of Mississippi,
whose object Is to work with ali the
women's organizations In the State to
obtain the enactment OF child labor laws,
u school for instruction OF Juvenile officers
OF the law. and to make women eligible as
State and county superintendents Of In
struction.
urer general. has arrived In Washington
and is stopping at the New willard
In her report she win state she has
received and disbursed more money than
any previous treasurer She has served
three terms as Virginia State treasurer,
U. ID. c.; was teasurer Of the jamestown
Building Association. and for three
years treasurer general OF the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy.
Mrs. NJ v. Jones. one Of the largest
planters Of the Yazco Delta, is q rep
resentative TO the convention. Miss An
ME Mcneil. who grew up In the z z.
George Chapter, the largest in the Miss
issippi Division also Is delegate.
Mrs. T. C. Luthan. Of Memphis, Tenn.
win be at the New Willard. Mrs. Clapp.
Of Tennessee, had to go to California, SO
is represented by Mrs. Luthan.
Mrs. John NJ Horton. of Buffalo, N
Y, is az the, New Willard.
Mrs. Mary Cecil cantreu. of Kentucky.
VI lnc
of Confederate memorial china on ex-
hibtion last year at the Richmond con-
vention, will stop at the New willard.
Edgar James, of Florence, Ala, will
attend the corner stone ceremonies. Mrs.
James, who designed the Christmas seal
used by the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, died about q year ago. It
was due to Mrs James work that the
seals became so universally used and to
her is due the success. The money from
the sales OF these Christmas seals formed
the nuclus Of the fund for the Airing
ton Monument.
Bishop Robert Gibson. of Richmond.
Va, will deliver the invocation at the
laying OF the corner stone.
Gen. Robert White. of Wheeling, W.
Va. a distinguished Confederate Officer,
will attend the convention.
Mrs. Virginia Faulkner Mcsherry. of
W. Va, retiring President
General, sent her regrets that she can
not attend the convention on account OF
III health.
Two former presidents general will at
tend the convention, Mrs. Lizzie George
Henderson of Mississippi, and Mrs Cor
nelia Brancvh Stone Of Texas.
John Barrett, Director of the Pan
American Union, and a director OF the
Southern Society and the Southern Com
mercial Congress, will entertain at a
on Friday evening, at the Pan
American Building, from to II o'clock.
Mrs A. T. Hoy, of Bisbee, Ariz., and
-
directors OF the Arlington Monument
from Los Angeles, Cal, will attend the
Mrs. S. c. Longmire, president Of the
Fitz Hugh Lee Chapter. United Daugh-
.ers Confedracy. OF New Orleans. La,
will visit her sister, Mrs. c. D. Mer-
win, in Washington next week. Both
Mrs. Longmire and Mrs. Merwtn are
delegates to the convention
Mrs. William ]. Behan. OF New Orleans.
"a, president of the Confederate South
srn Memorial Association, will attend the
The Southern Memorial As
ISOLATION antedates the U. D. c.
Mrs. Mary Lee. daughter of Gen. Rob-
.rt E. Lee. will be in Alexandria, the |
Suest OF Mrs. Philip Yeatman. She will |
LbIeuu Ilo COIuST-sIOno C6TeIIlOHleSs
Because of i'll health. Gen. Bennett H. |
young, of Louisville, Ky. commander-in- |
hief OF the Confederate Veterans, will |
Tot be present.
Mrs. Stonewall jackson. in a letter
written from her home in Charlotte, N.
:, reports that she will be unable to at
end the convention on account OF the
ong journey, which her health will not
'ermit her to make.
Mrs. Edward Carl Schnabel, OF New
,rleans, corresponding secretary general.
5 one of the most efficient and expedi-
Ious workers in the conventions Of the
J. d. c. She represents the real spirit
{ the U. d. C., and has a most charming
ersonality. The delegation from New
'rleans will arrive to-day. New Orleans
'hapter, No. Y, Is going to ask the
onor of entertaining the 1913 convention.
hey have some very attractive pamph-
its and badges, which they will dis
ribute at the convention.
ARREST ANOTHER |.