The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-26

, from Pike. OF the seven presidents the
state division has had during its his
tory there We're present in the meet
ing yesterday as directors from their
chapters four ex-presidents. This dis
, tinguished group consisted of Mrs. j.
/ A. Kirkpatrick and Mrs. w A. Gayle
of Montgomery, Mrs. b. b. Ross of Au-
burn and Mrs. Chappell Cory of Bir-
mingham. The remaining former eXecu-
| tlves are Mrs. J. n. Thompson of Tus-
cumbias Mrs. Charles Brown of Bir--
mingham and the late Mrs. Wood OF
Troy.
Mrs. Bashinsky called the meeting to
order promptly at the appointed hour,
4 o'clock, and the chaplain being abb
sent, the convention rose and recited
the Lords prayer In her opening re-
! marks the president declared that re-
sponslbility is Gods seal of approval
of our lives, and the splendid reports
of the work of the Alabama Daughters
of the Confederacy implies that as
chapters and individuals each is meas
uring up to the call of her duties. In
monument building, education of the
young, a demand for accurate and inn
partial history, awards of merit, and
all other activities set as work of the
order the reports of the meeting yes
terday showed the Alabama members
alert and eager in the performance of
obligations and responsibility The
committee on the Soldiers Home re-
ported the need of a room at the Noun
tain Creek institution hospital in which
minor surgical operations may be per-
formed. The directorate promptly or
dered the funds in the hands of the
committee to be used for this purpose.
The fact that Alabama has made no
appropriations from her state treas
ury through legislative enactment for
the erection of monuments to her dead
on the battle field was commented upon
unfavorably by several speakers. The
division work devoted to building a
monument at Gettysburg to Alabama
troops begun five years ago occasioned
some comment owing to desire on the
| part of the daughters to complete the
task. Mrs. A. W. Newsom of Huntsville
Virginia Clay Clopton chapter, urged
that efforts be made to complete the
| monument in order that new work
4 might be undertaken. 1t was in the
| midst of applause that the Arlington
monument committee reported that
funds We're in hand by the general com
mittee sufficient for the completion OF
the work. Mrs. Bashinsky announced
vote their monument work the next
TWO months towards raising funds fol
the Shiloh monument Mrs. William A
Gayle reported that during the past
summer she had visited the battlefield
| at Gettysburg and that 1t seemed tn.
wise thing to mark the positions of the
commands with boulders as was the
practice of other states on this field
Attention was called by the different
Montgomery chapters to the historic
tablets placed by the patriotic societies
of this city, and the visitors were in
vfted to inspect them. A number oi
pleas were made for the Importance Il
history of marking building of loca
interest or historic Significance. roads
or bridges, and number of reports
were made by the directors from
throughout the entire state that sucf
| work was being done
An item of interest that ELECTED great
applause was the statement by Mrs
Bashinsky that the total value of the
scholarships dispensed through the
Daughters of the Confedracy of Ala
bama represented the legal interest or
$125, 900
Mrs. Thomas w. Palmer of Monte.
vallo, chairman of the education COM
mittee, urged the chapters to evince
an interest In rural schools, and de-
elared that the organization was
pledged to support compulsory educa-
tion legislation. The education depart
ment was commended for its schoo'
library system whereby the state
county and school pooled funds for the
installation of libraries in rural schools
Mrs. W. A. Gayle declared that there
1 was lamentable ignorance on the pari
OF young men and women in the his
tory of the state, and thought the text
books We're filled too>much with dry
facts instead of being alive with hui
man interest matter
Attention was called to the approach
ing natal day of Admiral Semmes, and
1t was urged that it be appropriately
celebrated by chapters. Mrs. Frank II
Elmore urged that games by which
history is taught should be played III
the family circle and by school children
on rainy days. Mrs. Chappell Cory adj
yised that she proposed such an his