The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-30


men OF the seven standing COMMITTEES
nineteen out OF the twenty two divis
ION presidents. and representative
from thirty out Of the thirty -tfrel
states in which the United Daughter
or the Confederacy is organized; tn,
assembly casting 2I44 votes: but tn,
actual attendance being many hun
dreds fewer than that as delegates il
many instances represented more thar
vote for chapters not in full attendance
or having no one Of their own mem
bers present
The programme of welcome was
given Tuesday evening, to a crowded
house; the addresses from the hostes:
chapter president, Mrs. D. A. S
Naught, the hostess division president
for the city Of New Orleans, Col. A B
Booth for the Confederate Veterans
and the letter OF welcome from Gov
ernor Booth, were each and all warm
WITH southern hospitality, sending q
glow OF cordial greeting to the hearts
of all which fingered with us through
out.
The musical numbers by the quartet
and the vocal solos by Mrs. Bott were
exquisite. The president general Mrs.
Alex B. White, made a lengthy adj
dress on the work of the organiza-
stion. and Mrs. CIapp Of Memphis re-
sponded on behalf of the daughters to
the addresses of welcome.
Two deeply impressive figures were
those or Mrs. j. Pinckney Smith, one
Of the beginners OF our work In Louis
lana, the president of New Orleans
Chapter No 72 when the convention
Rev. A. Gordon Blackwell, the veneer
able Confederate chaplain who offered
the Invocation.
On Wednesday morning the conven-
tfon opened for business. After the
credentials report, a summary of which
is given above, came the roll call OF
states to which each state president
responded by presenting her state nag
to the custodian of flags and pennants,
for later presentation to the hostess
chapter as mementos of the conven-
ton
Reports of general officers followed,
each giving account Of her service for
the past year; all had done their work
faithfully; but while rendering all of
them a vote of thanks the enthusiast
tic need of praise from the convention
went to our two magnificent officers,
Mrs. Tate, treasurer general, and MISS
Rutherford, historian general. The re-
port of the president general covered
In detail her work of the past year,
and was accepted with a rising vote of
thanks and appreciation.
According to the bylaw which gov
ems the order of business, state re-
ports should have followed the reports
of officers. but so completely was the
bylaw set aside, and so many were
The special orders made, that the state
reports were never made at all, to the
great disappointment Of the majority,
for they are easily the most inspiring
part of the convention routine, and
many were the expressions of regret
at their being left out; but with
complete change of the usual order OF
business, a house out of control most
Of the time, and much +ine wasted
over trivialities, it was impossible for
results to be satisfactory TO those who
are interested in accomplishing the
work of the organization.
AS many ladies variously expressed
It. 1--WE have had perfectly delightful
time in everything except the conyen-
ton ITSELF This seemed to be the |
general feeling. but few remember that
each delegate who did not do her own
full part toward keeping order and at |
tending to business was partly respon- |
sfble for the appointments.
Some committee reports were also
omitted, among them that of cross
Of honor, this being especially disap- |
pointing as it is the second year we
have not had it.
However. out of the general confu
sion we can pick some thing accom-
plished, and some of them very inn
portant. First the constitution was
revised, in the main carefully, although
every now and then WEAKNESS assert
e Itself. it accepting anything so as
Il each an adjournment; but with
fel exceptions the constitutional work
v carefully done, many changes
b, S7ade in the form submitted by II
i comsairtee. and in other cases
lf.tE:lnouS support being given to
hem. The convention fully appreciat-
ID the conscientious work which the
had given to their duties,
Ind differed from them only when con-
1inced that something else was better
or the work. Intending to adopt the
constitution for five years. as they did,
he delegates gave close consideration
% constitutional changes, but when
he bylaws came under consideration
here was a noticeable slackening, as
he general feeling was that they could
be set straight if need be another
rear, after trying them.
Even IL the convention had done
lothing but this work of revision 1t
would still have much to its credit,
put beside that the magnificent re-
,ort of the educational committee
howed 10 scholarships in the gift of
he committee. which aggregated an
wo hundred and fifty more in the gift
# divisions and chapters which bring
'ur total annual valuation up to more
han $4,000 for education.
Arlington reports through its treas
lrer total receipts to November i,
913, $50,442.59, of which $10,S34.52 was
he receipts of the year past. The
treasurer set $1,000 as the sum neces-
airy for the completion of payment of
ii further expenses, inclusive of un-
eiling ceremonies. and putting in or
err of ground around monument OF
his sum more than $4,000 was pledged
rom the convention floor, and reso-
ltion was adopted asking all state
residents to request chapters and
aembers of their respective divisions
o have all pledges paid by April 1,
e13, In order that all Indebtedness for
he monument and unwilling cere-
lonies may be met in full when the
monument shall be unveiled on April
18th. 1914, the date now set. There
as been an unavoidable delay In COM
letting the work, but the monument is
D be delivered IN January, and will
e in place and all things ready by
.pril 9th, 70 rthe elimination of the
reat work for which we have striven
D long and so patiently.
Shiloh reported over SIS, 900 in hand
D to November 1. 1915 more than
5 900 of which was received during
he past year. The director general
aported in committee that the calen-
ar sales up to Nov. /. amounted to
1000, which viii be additional to the
bove, and the sales OF calendars will