The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
DAUGHTERS MEET
AT UNIVERSITY
Annual Convention of Fourth
District U. D. c. Transacts
Much Business.
Especial to The es-Dispatch.]


Charlottesville. Va. April 2.-The
trlct of Virginia Daughters Of the Con-
federacy mot this morning Mt 10
O'Clock I'm Madison Hall, at the univer-
sity, with the chairman. Mrs. Cabell
Smith. OF Martinsville. presiding.
Rev y. D. Tucker, of st. Paurs Mo-
mortal Chapel, opened the convention
| with prayer. after which the State
president, Mrs. a. a. Campbell. was in
| troduced. After a short speech. Mira.
Campbell introduced Miss Virginia
Mason. who exhibited the original wax
impression of the seal of tho Confed-
erncy, and gave short sketch of It's
history. and of it's loss and restoration
Miss Masons father was the represent
ative of the Confederate government
at tho time Of the War Between the
States to England. and while there
was commissioned to obtain a suitable
seal for the new republic. In later
years the original wax impression be-
came misplaced. but was later restored
to the Mason family.
Mrs. Campbell again took the floor
and described to the delegates the work
! That was being done by other chapters
Ia the State and told of their activities
In various branches OF work
Mrs. n. V. Randolph, OF Richmond.
phc is a chairman of the State relief
committee, mapped out the work done
! IN tho past year. She reported that
the relief committee has disburscd
over $4,000 for tho benefit OF old Con
federate women, and that the commit
tee hoped to do still more good dur
ing the coming year Concerning
monument building, she said that they
were of inestimable good to the South.
IN that they kept the sentiment alive
4 q M
ever before tho mind OF the newer
generation.
The report OF the committee on erect
ing n monument on the Shiloh battle
field was rendered by it's chairman.
Mrs. Merchant, OF Chatham, She said
the FUNDS were coming in slowly but
surely, and that 1t was thought that
enough could DO raised to erect the
monument In short willie il tho
Daughters would be more active in
giving benefit entertainments for that
purpose.
The report of the committee on rails
Ing money for the erection OF n monu-
ment TO the Confederate dead at Ar
linSton was also submitted by the
state president. Mrs. Campbell, who
said that encouraging news WAS com
Ing in from all parts of the South and
that the monument would be com
pietcd and in place by the middle of
July AT which time there will be a
grand reunion of the Federal and Con-
federate soldiers ut Gettysburg.
Mrs. Alexander. tho custodian of the
Cross of Honor. outlined the work TINT
has been done in her department On
motion from Mrs. Randolph, n tele-
gram of greeting was sent to Mrs
James Mercer Garnett, of Baltimore.
who wac the founder of the first chan
ter 'of the u. D. G. In this country:
after which the encouraging reports
from the thirty chapters in the Fourth
DIVISION were rendered by their rep
resentadves.
The following delegates were pres
emf: Mrs. a. a. Campbell, State presi-
dent OF Richmond: Mrs Cabeli smith.
chairman, of MartinsviIle: Mrs. n "
Randolph. and Mrs. s. w. Williams Of
Richmond: Mrs. Alexander and Mrs
Ohrien, of Alexandria; Mrs Cassell
Mrs Taylor and Miss TAYLOR. Of
Staunton: Mrs. Merchant. OF Chatham
MIS- NJ ID. Hall of Fairfax: Mrs. Birch,
of Falls Church; Miss Alice Cowan
and Mrs. c. VI. Brock. of Harrisonburp.
MISS Virginia Aldridgc and Miss Alica
Rogers, OF Loudoun; Mrs w. II Roh-
ertSon, OF Warrenton: Mrs Bradshaw
or Mcdowell; Mrs. Lee Willis. OF Ma :
/ nassas; Miss Vowel. OF Culpeper. Mic,
flshburne. of Waynesboro Mrs. Georpe
/ Shackelford, of Orange, and the mon
bers OF the local chapter
! rms afternoon the delegates took
an automobile and carriage trim ~
Monticello and were entertained IN.
hlght at q special performance at tho
JEFFERSON Theatre in their honor.
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