The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-31
PREPARATIONS FOR
i. D. c. CONVENTION
State Division to Meet in
Camden in May
INSTRUCTIONS SENT
Mrs. Cory Writes to Chapters--Offers
Loving Cup to Daughter Who
Forms Greatest Number Of
New Chapters
INSTRUCTIONS Sent


the state convention of the Alabama
division, United Daughters of the Con-
federacy which will be held in Cam
den May IA. 10 and 1s. Mrs. Chappell
Cory. president of the division has
sent to all chapters notification of the
convention and instructions as to ap-
pointing delegates, credentials and
other details.
Mrs. Corys communication is as fol-
lows:
ITO the Alabama division. United
"Roebuck Springs, Birmingham.
Daughters of the Confederacy:
MY dear daughters-It is my plea
sure to announce that the next conven-
to 16. Find inclosed two blank cre-
dentials for delegates which are to be
filled as soon as your delegates are
elected. One of these is to be sent to
Mrs. Dan Smith, Avondale, Ala. The
other must be taken to the convention
by the delegates of each chapter.
Article VIII, Section l. Each chap
ter shall be entitled. In all conventions
of Alabama division, to one vote for
every 20 registered and paid up mem
bers, or fraction thereof not less than
seven; one or more delegates from a
chapter can cast the full vote of said
chapter. The vote OF any chapter un-
able to send a delegate may be cast by
proxy, said proxy to be in writing and
signed by the president and secretary
OF the chapter. No person shall act
as proxy for more than one chapter.
No proxies should be sent to me as
president of Alabama division.
THE committee on credentials will
meet May IA at a. IN.
Send only the names of those dele
gates who expect to attend the conven-
tion to Mrs. S. ]. Erwin, Camden, chair
man committee on homes but send these
promptly.
Mrs. Curtis, chairman transportation
committee, will send notification
through papers concerning rates to
convention.
BE sure that your members have all
been registered and that they have their
certificates Be sure that the per capi-
ta tax of 20 cents on all members is
sent to Mrs. r. B. Dickerson, state
u cdobi trlttHNillts mot Id ltI lHdn one
month before convention. One week
before the convention the state trea-
surer's books VIII be closed
Let us bear in mind that we meet
at the home of the organizer of our
division, Miss Sallie Jones, the hon
ored and lamented first president and
let us so determined to make the schoI-
arship to her memory complete.
'It iS cOnfidentlv aXpectad that all
promises for our different interests will
be redeemed
"Do not forget that your president
has offered to that daughter who shall
form the greatest number of new chap
ters silver loving cup Any daughter
can form a chapter who will send to
me the properly filled out applications
1t takes time to get up data and to
get charter. so do not delay. Our divi-
sion is behind in this important work
Also I would urge that you get new
members. Report all these things at
convention. and If you cannot attend
send in your report.
Bring a copy of Greenville minutes
to convention for reference and for use
of ritual.
"Division officers, chairmen of COM
mittees and delegates reporting for
chapters are requested to have their
reports typewriter, and to leave them
on the desk of the recording secretary
after reading to convention
And now, as this is the last open
letter l shall send to you as your presi-
dent, 1 wish to thank each and every
one of you for your splendid loyalty
to me and to the interests OF our be-
loved order. AS your president + have
striven faithfully to do my whole duty,
and to each and every daughter I send
my warmest personal regards.
believing that every one OF you will
do your best to help us close brilliantly
this years work, and with every good
wish, and the hope of seeing many at
the Camden convention, ] am
Faithfully yours.
Mrs Chappell Cory,
president Alabama Division"