The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-11-19
ARE
BY u. ID. C..
President General DlscOurages At
tempts TO Get Federal Government
Pensions for Confederate eYts.

New Orleans, Nov. 12.-United
ed from their program long enough
today to fatty refuse to accept greet
ings from the Southern States WO-
mans Suffrage conference, or to in
yite Miss Kate M. Gordon, the con
ference president, to speak. 1t was
declared upon the convention floor
that the Daughters will not have
politics Of any sort injected into their
organization.
The suffrage conference was or
ganized by delegates to a Louisiana
suffrage convention which adjourned
late this afternoon. After the adj
journment, Mrs. c.. A. Cantrell, OF
Kentucky, offered n motion asking
that Miss Gordon be invited to speak,
Mrs. Norman Randolph, of Virginia,
made a spirited address against such
action and moved that the motion be
tabled. Her motion was carried by a
large majority.
Gives Both Sides OF story.
Among interesting reports of of
lcers submitted at the three sessions
today were those of the president
general, Mrs. Alexander b. White, and
OF the historian general, Miss Mildred
Rutherford. Miss Rutherford said
ed points of the war between the
states. AS it has been impossible to
arrive at a conccnsus of opinion or
many incidents, she said, the new his
take their choice.
Mrs. White brought cheers when
she read the portion Of her report adj
vising U. ID. G.. members to discour-
fedcrate veterans from the govern
ment.
About 1000 members were added tC
the ranks of the organization during
the last IL months and soon a new
state Observation-Disclosures to be
brought into the organization. Mrs
White reported. AS u contrast to this
record, more chapters have beer
dropped than in II year of the or
ganization's history. This, Mrs. White
attributed to wedding out OF dea(
timber In this connection she laiC
stress upon the necessity of NOR,
careful study of records of those wish.
ing to become members. Only womer
who could show relationship to mer
who really fought in the war between
the states, she said, should be admit.
ted.
Opposes Pensions.
or the pcnsioning of Confedcrat,
veterans, Mrs. White said:
Your president general asks mem.
bers of the L. ID. g. to discourage any
movement towards securing pension.
from the United States government
and to request the United Confederate
Veterans not to ask for them. Let MS
insist they be not led astray by thi.
mirage. pledging them we will dc
more for them than we ever have done
Let us save them and the South from
this humiliation.
Your president general feels that
because of the spirit of amity pre-
Vaiiing throughout the whole %country
the Confederate organizations should
not be led into asking too much O
the government for Confederate vet.
Grams; that We want this good feelinf
to continue. and we do not want an,
'rebuffs."
One of the striking recommends
tons OF Mrs. White was that ever,
chapter and every individual membe,
should have the privilege and protec
ton of appeal from chapter to stat,
organizations, and the state organ
ization to the general organizations
Mrs. White announced that Virgin
ia, for the second time, had won tn,
honor Of gaining the most new mem
bers since the last convention.
The delegates were entertained n
a musical from 4 to 6 o'clock thi
afternoon and tonight after a brie
business session a reception was Civ
en- for them.