The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-10
u. D. C. CONVENTION
IN SAVANNAH,


morrow OF general officers of the
United Daughters Of the Confederacy
| the preliminary business Of the TWEEN
! ty-first annual convention of the or
| ganization will be competed and all
| will be In readiness for the opening
session Tuesday evening in the
Guards Hall, says the Savannah
News. The De Soto viii be headquar-
ters for the delegates. Preparations
are being made there to take care of
| $50 guests, and the others who come
will be at the Hotel Savannah
Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens pres
| ident general, is in Atlanta today ard
will speak there tomorrow before the
convention. She will reach Savannah
Tuesday morning. Distfn guished speak
ers on the opening night will be the
Hon, Hilary A Herbert, former sec
rotary of the Navy; Mrs. JosephuS
Daniels, wife Of the present Secretary;
Mayor Davant will give the address OF
welcome from the city. Addresses
will be made by Capt. F. D. Blood
worth, Commander Veterans Camp,
No. 675, and Harris NJ. King, conf
mander Francis Barlow Camp, S. G.
V
The annual address Of Mrs. Stew
ems, who is a brilliant speaker, will
be the feature OF the evening. Some
delightful music has been arranged,
and the programme will close with
the singing of Dixie by the whole
gathering.
Business Sessions Begin Wednesday.
The convention will begin it's bust
ness Wednesday morning at $3.50
O'Clock. and will adjourn at 1 o'clock
every day, meeting again at 3 O'Clock.
Thursday the oyster roast which the
Board Of Trade Will give at the Yacht
Club will take the place of the after
noon session.
Reports of general officers will be
received Wednesday and of standing
committees Thursday. Special com
mittees will report Friday, and Fri
day evening Miss Mildred Rutherford,
historian general, will conduct a his
torical programme. The convention
will be in session all day Saturday,
taking up unfinished business and
new business.
The General Officers.
General officers Of the U. D. c.,
are:
Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens, Bran |
don. Miss, president general.
Mrs. B. B. Ross. Auburn, Ala, first |
vice president general
Mrs. l. w. Falson, Charlotte, N. c.,
third vice president general
Mrs. F. w. williams, Newton, n. |
c., recording secretary general.
Mrs Edward Carl Schnabel, gen. |
eral.
Mrs. C. B. Tate. Pulaski. Va, treas
urer general.
Mrs. Orlando Halliburton, Little |
Rock. Ark, registrar general
Miss Mildred Rutherford
historian general.
Mrs. John w. Trench, Gainesville, |
Fla, custodian crosses of honor
Mrs. Frank Anthony Wake, Nor
folk, flags and pennants
Honorary presidents are: Mrs. c. /
". Goodkett, Nashville, founder, Mrs
stonewan Jackson, Charlotte, n. c.,
Mrs. William Pritchard San Francis
20. Mrs Virginia Clay Copton, Hunts
lille. Ala, Mrs. L. H. Raines, Savan-
lah. Mrs. John H Reagan, Pales-
inc, Texas, Mrs John s. Williams, Mt.
sterling, KY, Mrs. Magnus S. Thomp-
ION, North Chevy Chase, Md. Mrs.
sarah D. EggIeston, Raymond.
Hiss, Mrs. G. Helen Plane, Atlanta II
frs. Norman V. Randolph, Richmond.
"a, Mrs. John W. Tench, Gainesville
Ia, Mrs. Daisy HAMPTON Ticker
Washington, D c., Mrs. John b. Plch-
rdson, New Orleans, Mrs. CoroeIia
Branch Stone, Galveston