The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-12-02
MISS SMITH RECEIVED MANY
ATTENTIONS AT u. D. c. MEET
Fellow Delegates and Representatives Of the Press Much
Interested m the Fact That She is Daughter of the
DESIGNER of the "Stars and Bars"

Miss JesSica SmlUu, oI
Henderson,, was one of the
from Vance Chapter, Daughters OF the
C~onfederacy, to the recent general
convention Of the l.. D.. c. in New
Orleans and by reason of the 1act
that she is the daughter of Maj. Orren
Randolph Smith, who designed the
beloved ''Stars and Bars or the Con-
federacy, she came in Tor Hluch d.
tention both from other 10
the. convention and from the press
Of New Orleans and other Northern
cities. The New Orleans Daily Plea
yune of November II carries a pic
ture of Major Smith and an interest
ing article concerning him. Dolly
Dalrymple. q special writer for the
birmingham Age-Herald. in the issue
of the paper for November IL, gives
an elaborate interview with Miss
Smith, accompanying it with two
column cuts of Miss Smith and her
father. The article follows in full:
Today in New Orleans, at the gen.
eral convention Of the United Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy, there will be
among the delegates from all sec
ions of the country one little woman
whose heart and soul is no only
pledged to the convention. but whose
work there is far beyond any mere
lHlS oiIld - taISo ooAS AN0A
routine work Of a general nature.
dolph Smith, daughter of the late dis
tinguished Confederate soldier, Maj.
Orren Randolph Smith, Of Henderson,
n. c.. whose name is an hOnOred one
wherever it is mentioned, whose rec
ord is an honorable one wherever it is
known, and to whose life and char
acter tribute has been paid fOu fold
wherever the Stars and Bars wave
All. --.t1 - n o~ 10
the convention from the Vance cOun-
~ chapter Of Henderson. N. c., spent
a few hours in Birmingham within
the past few days en- route to New
Orleans. where her mission is one Of
love and devotion to her honore
father.
AT this convention the question OF
who designed the Confederate flag
will come up, and Miss Smith goes
to present the claim of her father
who has been recognized by the Con.
federate veterans (and they are the
official organ) as the designer of the
stars n Bars" as well as by the
United Daughters of the COnfederacy
His Legitimacy as to the title had
never been questioned until some time
during 1904, when another Richmond
appeared in the field.
The matter is one of general inter
est to all those who Q the Star
and Bars" and if Miss Smith appear
before the convention and present
her case as she did to me, when
had the pleasure Of meeting her her
during her visit to her relatives, MI
and Mrs. Joseph Riddick Estes,
sweet womanly face filled with tn
light of love for her honored father
and the desire to perpetuate his mem
nry in tho hpo rte nf hio nonn1o On
establish his right as the designer O
the flag, devotion and loyalty are i'm
printed upon her earnest face, whic
is made beautiful by her unswerv
ing fidelity to a cause which is yer
dear to her.
Miss Smith wears about her neck
charm" of which she is very proud
1t was presented to her father. Majo
o. Smith,, just three months before h
death. on Lees birthday, January /:
1913. by the North Carolina divisio
of United Daughters of the Confed
eracy.
The foundation is the ''cross {
honor" made Of black enamel, an
on it are the crossed sabers in gol,
while the flag in red, white an
blue enamel lies over these. the stal
being done in diamonds.
On the back is the inscription wit
the date:
ITO the Designer of the Stars ar
Bars-Maj. Orren Randolph Smith
When 1 asked Miss Smith to te
me about the origin of the Star al
Bars" and the circumstances su
rounding her fathers design Of IL
lag, she said in her quick, sparklil
Way.