The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-11-13
MRS. ALEXANDER 8. WHITE,
PRESIDENT OF oRGANlzA-
TION, MAKES REPORT.
AGAINST FEDERAL PENSIONS
Confederate Organizations Should Not
for Confederate Veterans Ask that
South Be Saved This Humiliation.

New Orleans, NOV. 1Z.-ADOuC 4,UOU
members were added to the ranks of
the United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy during the last II months and
soon a new state division--Colorado-
is to be brought into the organization.
Mrs. Alexander B. White president
general of the Daughters told dele
gates at the 2Oth annual convention
here today. AS a contrast to this rec
ord, more chapters have been dropped
than in any years Of the organiza
items history This, Mrs. White in
her report, attributed to wedding out
dead timber"
general Mrs. White reported that she
believed it better for the organization
to have only chapters that really were
working, even If it was necessary to
have fewer of them. In this respect
she laid stress upon the necessity OF
more careful study of records of those
wishing to become members Of the
U. ID. G. Only women who could
show relationship to men who really
| fought in the war between the states
she said, should be admitted into a
| chapter.
| In speaking of the failure of pas
| sage of a resolution at the Chattanoo-
ga Grand Army Of the Republic en-
campment providing for the govern
ment giving funds to keeping up Con-
federate homes, Mrs. White said:
Your president general asks this
convention and members of the U. ID.
wards secltring pensions from the
United States government and to re-
quest the United Confederate Veter-
ans not to ask for them. The great
majority OF our veterans would not az
cept these pensions, but cur state ren-
sions are, small, many of our veterans
are needy and some might be tempted
with visions of comfort to ask fer
these pensions. Let us insist they be
not led astray by this mirage, pledginS
them we will do 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 prevail
ing throughout the whole country that
the Confederate organizations should
not be led into asking too much of the
government for Confederate veterans
that we want this good feeling to con
i'm, a.
buffs''
One of the striking recommends
tions Of Mrs. White was that every
chapter and every individual member
should have the privilege and protec
ton of appeal from chapter to state or
ganization and the state organization
to the general organization. This
would prevent many of the injustices
and abuses that have crept into some
Of our divis' ems This is not viola
ton of states rights, but forms Sc
ries of courts Of appeal
The first business session OF the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
in convention here, was held today
when the committee on credentials
made its report and the delegates lis
tened to the reading of the annual re
port of the president general.
The social features on today's pro
gram included musicale rendered by
the Ladies' Confederate Memorial as
sOc'ation tC the state and general OF
: ficers OF the U. D. c., and distinguished
guests and reception toni2ht by the
local chapter, u d. c., at the Athane
um Tableaux dances in ante-be lun
costumes will De feature of the pro
gram.