Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-03
DAUGHTERS REGISTER
VIGOROUS PROTEST
Fourth District Convention Disap-
proves Action Of State Board in
Awarding Book Contract
MEETING HELD AT CULpEPER
Thirty Delegates and Many Distin-
guished Visitors Are Present at
Sessions - Encouraging Reports
Along Various Lines of Work.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch.7


CULPEPER, VA, May 2.-The Fourth
District Conference Of the Daughters
of the Confederacy closed it's sessions
hero after an enthusiastic meeting.
Two business sessions were held, with
about thirty delegates present and
| many distinguished visitors. Reports
were made from four newly organized
chapters. and all reports showed an in
crease In membership and much work
DONE both along historical lines and
in relief work. A topic which took
much Of the time OF the meeting was
educational work throughout the
Fourth District. and brief talk by
Mrs. Riddick. state president. was made
In regard to the scholarships.
Among the resolutions adopted dur
Ing the discussion on educational work
was one recording the protest of the
| entire convention against the recent
action of the State Board of Educatio
in adopting the books of Northern
firm instead of those OF the Il. F. john
son Company. which company was I'M
animously Endorsed In the State conven-
ton In Richmond In 1918 by n motion
made by Mrs. Andrew Jackson Monta-
que and seconded By Mrs. Norman V.
Randolph. The Fourth District again
| Endorses the action of the State con-
vent!on in approving the books OF this
firm
The business sessions were held in
| the parish house Of the Episcopal
Church. and the address of welcome
was made by Rev. Thomas Hooper. Jr.,
| acting on behalf Of the president of the
Culpcper chapter. Miss Mary Louise
Waite. whose illness prevented her be-
n cny,t hn
| made by Rev. r. p. Lumpkin The
Cabell Smith. of Martinsville, district
president, who presided. and the roll
call OF delegates and chapters was
made. Those who responded to the roll
call were Fall Church Chapter, OF Ma
nassas. Mesdames Thornton, Hutcher-
son and Ransdale: Black Horse Chap
ter at Warrenton, Miss Parkinson;
Fourteenth Virginia Regiment, Orange.
Mrs. George l.. Browning and Mrs.
Johnson: Arlington Chapter Clarendon,
Mrs. sutton: Seventeenth Virginia Reg
iment. Alexandria, Mrs. Harris: Fred
cricksburg. Fredericksburg, Mesdames
Hamlet. Cross, Cargill. Ekenrode and
Hundley; Mary Custis Lee, Alexandria,
Mrs. ]. E. Alexander and Mrs. e II.
OBrian: Fairfax Chapter. Fairfax, Mrs.
Howard Fletcher and Mrs. Elizabeth l..
Fred; Shenandoah Chapter, Woodstock,
Mrs. Wonder: Bowen Martin. Reming-
ton. Mrs. Harry Bowen: Culpeper
Chapter. Culpeper. Mrs. w. c. Petty;
Junior Chapter, Culpeper. Mildred GLIB
son.
or especial interest were two histori-
cal papers read during the session, one
| on The Battle of Cedar Mountain" by
! Mrs. w. c. Petty. whose home was on
the battlefield, was replete with Inter-
setting facts and "reminiscences, and
warmly applauded. and the other was
by Mary Edwina Coons. a member of
the Junior Chatper OF Culpeper. on
The Battle OF Brandy Station" An
interesting speech was also made dur
Ing the morning session by Miss Eliz-
abeth Borst. who requested the privi-
lege or the floor to answer for her
former chapter at Luray. which was
not represented by delegate. and Mrs.
z. II. O'Brian spoke feelingly of the
early days of the organization of
Daughters OF the Confederacy, and
briefly sketched the work which has
been done by this order. The after
noon session was given up to hearing
reports from the district officers. Miss
Adella Yowell. chairman of the Fourth
District. made an interesting report,
and was complimented by the president
for the amount of work done and the
success which had crowned her efforts
Mrs. w. c. y. Merchant chairman of
the Shiloh committee. sent full re-
port. which was read by Mrs. Riddick
and many other papers of interest and
reports from district officers were read
and discussed.