The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-13
Action Follows Spirited
Address by Mrs. Nor
man Randolph.
WANT, NO POLITICS
IN ORGANIZATION
President General, in Her Annual
Report, Advises Members to
Discourage Attempts to Get
Federal Pensions for Con-
federate Soldiers-Vir-
ginia Gains Honor.

New Orleans. November 12.--United
Daughters Of the Confederacy deviated
from their program long enough to-
day ilatiy to refuse to accept greetings
from tho Southern states Womans $
suffrage Conference, to invite Miss
Kate NJ. Gordon. the conference presi-
dent, to speak. II was declared upon
the convention floor that the Daugh-
ters will not have politics of any sort
injected into their organization.
The suffrage conference was organ
lied by delegates TO n Louisiana suf-
frage convention. which adjourned late
this afternoon After the adjournment.
Mrs. G. a. Cantrell. OF Kentucky. Of
fered a motion asking that Miss Cor
don be invited to speak Mrs. Norma n
Randolph, Of Virginia, made a spirited
address against such action and moved
that the motion be tabled Her motion
was carried by q large majority.
Among interesting reports of Of
ficers submitted at the three sessions
to-day, were those OF the president
general Mrs. Alexander r. White. and
of the historiangcneral. Miss Mildred
Rutherford. Miss Rutherford said she
had complied Il history Of disputed
points of the War Between the States.
As it has been impossible to arrive at
= concensus OF opinion on many incl
dents, she said. the new history liz so
arranged that readers may take their
choice.
Mrs. White brought cheers when she
read the portion Of ler report ad .ising
United Daughters OF TIE Conf leracy
members to discourage attempt, to got
pensions fo- Confederate soldiers from
the govarumanI
About 1000 members were added to
the ranks OF the organization during
the last twelve months, and soon a
1N,rr - Il.
brought into the organization, Mrs.
Whits reported AS contrast to this
record. more chapters have been
dropped than in any year oe the or
I ganization's history.
This Mrs. White attributed a"to weed
Ing oEt of dead timber" In this con
nection she laid stress upon the neces-
sl.v OF more careful study of records
or those wishing to become members
only women who sould show rela-
tionship to men who really fought in
the War Between the States, she said
should be admitted
or the pensionng OF Confederate, vet
Grams. Mrs. White said
Your president general asks mem
bers OF the L. II. G. 10 discourage anv
movement towards securing pensions
from the United States government
and to request the United Confederate
Veterans not TO ask for them. Let us
iHSiSt lHey De not led aStray by fhiS
mirage, pledging them we will do more
for them than we ever have done Let
US save them and the South from this
humiliation. .
Your president-Seneral feels that
because OF the spirit of amity prevail
ing throughout the whole country. the
| Confederate organization should not he
led into asking too much of the gov
ernment for Confederate veterans: that
we want this good feeling to continue,
and we do not want any rebuffs."
Right Of Appeal.
One OF the striking recommendations
OF Mrs. White was that every chapter
and every Individual member should
have tho privilege and protection OF
appeal from chapter to State organi-
zation. and the State organization to
| the general organization"
Mrs White announced that Virginia
for the second time. had won tho honor
OF gaining the most new members since
the last convention.
The delegates were entertained at a
musical from 1 to o'clock this after
noon, and tonight, after n brief bust
ness session. reception was given for
them