The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

to your president for Alabama. Some of
the writing has been erased by time,
but very soon l shall edit this diary
and turn 1t over to the historian.
Official Stationery
Last year after much discussion
and the REIMBURSEMENT of many love-
ly flower we chose as our division fiow-
er the white rose. Your recording secre-
tary told you 1t would De hard to de-
sign the white rose in our u u. c. en-
blem to make our stationery distinctive
and artistic. 1t was a most difficult
task, but after many trials was sue
cessful, and our stationery is the pref
TEST l have ever seen. Real artists
pronounce 1t lovely and 1 am pleased
and hope you will not be disappointed
to know that the design is my own
work. / have postcards here of this
design and hope each delegate will call
for one. that she may Judge for herself
Official Organ
As Mrs. Dowdeil toIu us last year. the
project of the joint official organ was
abandoned sometime ago. Mrs. Newson
gested the use of the Confederate
Veteran, but the objection was urged
that 1t was monthly. Now L belieN c
that If all the daughters of different
states should unite on the Confederate
Veteran, they could make it paying
proposition. No one will deny how
ever that to have a successful organ 1t
should appear at least twice a month.
IT every division which has no organ
should take a certain number of pages
and pay the required amount either in
money or advertising 1T would Justify
the publication of this valuable maya
zine twice per month and perhaps soon
could be published weekly. If Mr.. Cum
bingham and the U. d. c. could formu-
late plan along these lines we could
make a glorious success of 1t. Seeing
the work other divisions are doing
would be an inspiration and help to
each division Valuable articles now
being lost for lack of space could be
preserved and an incentive to daus hters
to collect valuable history from the vet
Grams would result l ask your careful
consideration of this idea.
Executive Board Meeting
No meeting of executive board was
held this year, because Ii was not neces-
sary, and while 1t would have been
pleasant, would have been needless
expense to the chapters and hardship
on those who could not attend. l do
not believe in following a precedent.
simply because 1t Is a precedent. In
this connection l wish to say, l hope
no president following me will feel that
she should give a silver loving cup for
the formation of new chapters. Be-
cause 1t has answered a purpose this
year is no reason it should be continued.
Indeed, these things should be optional
and no president or chapter should be
compelled to do something one year
because it was done the year before.
Scholarships
The Russell Sage foundation. reports
have done much to center plying
~ m lat. or,aa a .rtxr
viable reputation for illiteracy through.
out America. There is the consolation,
however, that 1t has awakened former
AlabamianS as well as resident Ala
bamians to their duty in this regard,
and has somewhat hghtened the bur-
den of the scholarship committee. But
We are not SO low down in those tables
as reports would show. Statistics have
been published some days since, proving
quite the contrary, particularly with
Mobile. Tuscaloosa and Montgomery.
Your chairman. Mrs Bashnsky, has
such a splendid report that l shall not
do her the injustice to anticipate it.
must, however urge that you complete
Sallie Jones scholarship at this meet
ing. ! do not think l need to further
stress this as l have no doubt that
will quickly be done.
General Convention
Il Is Ilot HeCGSSdIy TO give you q de-
tailed report of the general convention,
for l feel sure most of you read the
report given by me through the Age
Herald. which has so kindly given space
and acted as official organ. 1 must in
oulge again in praise for our splendid
representation, Alabamas delegation
having been among the most prominent
and influential of all that great gatnere
ing of representative southern women
and the largest delegation that ever
went out from our state. Your presi-
dent as your representative was many
times and in many ways honored for
Alabama's sake and yours, and she did
her level best to merit the distinctions.
Before the convention your president
was signally honored In being re-
quested to send (as the mover and the
leader for the resolution) transcript
of that part of the Norfolk minutes
showing a part of the work she did in
helping to make Arlington monument
the great work of the general U. ID. c.,
that it might be placed in the corner
stone of Arlington monument. This
transcript was proudly sent. as well as
the little handwrought Alabama silk
flag requested of each state, and / was
very happy for Alabama's sake and my
own to hear Mr.. Streater and Colonel
Herbert read out those articles among
the sacred treasures In the sealed box
PidStu III the COIltI SlOHG Oh
monument.
Origin of Confederate Flag
1t was at the Washington convention
that North Carolina presented to the
general convention a flag from Mr.. Or
rim Randolph Smith of North Carolina,
the original of which was said to have
been designed by him and sewed by
his friends, Miss Rebecca Murphy and
Mrs. Window of Winston, N. c., an
which North Carolina claims Is the
original flag which was accepted by thu
Confederate Congress at Montgomery
All my life had thought ami been
taught that my own state of Alabama
held the original distinction of having
been the home of Mrs. Napoleo Lock
EFT, and the one artist Mr.. Nicoli Mar
shall, all of Marion. Ala. who had orig
mated and desighed the accepted flag
thereupon challenged North Carolina's
claim to this honor in the most loving
way that could, for I could not help
mCmDertnR that nd