The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12

all along D. A. R. lines
 On this evening beautiful pro- | gramme was carried out.
 | With the playing of Old Glory-"The
 Star Spangled Banner"-to the delight
 full reception at the end of the pro- | gramme, all was most impressive and 1 marked the note of earnest purpose l of the women assembled there. | That most gracious lady Mrs. Erskine
 Mastin, regent of the hostess chapter, | called the convention to order and cor
 dially bade all welcome. Rev. Francis l Tappy's earnest prayer was followed | by the hearty welcome extended to the
 D. A. R. delegates by the mayor of
 Huntsville, Hon. Milton Lanier.
 When Mrs. c. M Tardy of Birming- 1 ham responded to the address of well l come she voiced the sentiments of all
 present in her appreciation of the cour | tesies extended
 Our own state regent, Mrs. John
 Lewis Cobbs, spoke in a happy manner
 of the enthuiasm of the Alabama Daughters, and begged the cooperation
 of each one.
 Mrs. Rhett Goode of Mobile, in a
 most charming way, told of her inn ,pressions of the twenty fifth anniver- sary celebration which was held in Washington in October.
 A telegram from the president gen eral, Mrs William Cummings Story of NeW ofk, expressed regret at her ln- ability to be present.
 | Prof. z. V. Judd of Auburn gave a fine address on Education and the 1 Higher Plane of Life" He also spoke of that subject so dear to the hearts of the D. A. Rs of Alabama-the rural
 school soon to be established.
 The beautiful solos by Mrs D. R. Matthews, Mrs. W. R. Hutton and Miss Margaret Carter finger yet in the mem- ory. A delightfully."- informal recep- tion followed the programme.
 l Wednesday morning was taken up with l interesting reports followed by a very delightful luncheon given to the dele gates at the parish house.
 II The afternoon session was one of the most interesting of the conference, when T reports from the chairmen of the various | activities of the D. A R. were read. | The most charming or all the delightful plans for the delegates was the brilliant T reception given by MT. and Mrs. Winston I Fearn Garth at their magnificent home, Piedmont" The beautiful rooms were | most tastefully decorated and women noted throughout the country stood in the | receiving line; very beautiful was the cordial hospitality extended to the 300 guests bidden to this elegant home. The night, though dark and stormy outside,
 had no hint of darkness within it was Y a pleasure long to be remembered | conference was the report of the com mittee on revision of bylaws. A long | year of work them made them as plain
 and workable as they possibly could be | made and the conference and the D. A. | R. of Alabama have Mrs. Ellis Burnett 1 of Montgomery to thank for q set of by- laws that are ineligible. | The same officers were elected for the coming year with the exception of the vice regent, Mrs. William Harvey of De-
 catur, who is to move to another state. ! She was succeeded by Mrs William Gray l of Dadeville, the former secretary. Mrs. I M. l.. Deloney of Tuscumbia was elected | secretary to succeed Mrs. Gray.
 | The Twickenham Town chapter enter : talned the delegates at an elegant lunch , con Thursday noon at the Twickenham hotel.
 One of the most touching and beauti- T ful features of the conference was the T memorial service, when those members
 who have passed away during the year, l or sorrow has come to any member are
 lovingly remembered. The service was
 conducted by the chaplain, Mrs. Ellen
 Peter Bryce It was most impressive.
 Among the graceful little incidences of the convention was one when the Francis | Marion chapter of Montgomery present. ed, through Mrs. J. H. Crenshaw, Mrs. Cobbs with beautiful boquet of white roses and ferns with the following beau- I tiful words:
 1 T love the world of flowers less for l their beauty of day, than the tender l things they say: and for the creed I've
 held always that they are sentient pow | ers."
 l With this thouht my dear Madame l Regent, l bring you these roses from the Francis Marion chapter of Mont gomery. In their own language they will l tell you of our appreciation of you and ] xxyll toIJ loyalty and hearty cooperation at all l times, and they will tell you of our love, l the love that will be yours long after
 they are faded and forotten l Later in the conference the Twickenham | Town chapter sent Mrs. Cobbs very beau- 1 t1ful white roses, and after the memorial 1 hour this chapter put into her arms a 1 large cluster of very beautiful pale pink 1 carnations.
 Mrs. Cobbs' appreciation was very deep | and heartfelt at these expressions of sym pathy and affection
 Ihe business of the conference was | finished on Thursday afternoon so that the delegates could avail themselves of | the pleasure of attending a very delight | full concert in the theatre as the uests l Of the Masons, under whose auspices the | entertainment was given. Two large l boxes were placed at their disposal and | the evening proved a most enjoyable one I | were so beautifully attentive, was an- | other delightful feature of the conven- ! tion.
 l The next conference will be held in l Montgomery and the Capital City must | look well to it's laurels And so the sev- enteenth annual conference has passed into history.
 The two gavelS presented to the regent for use during the conference are beauti- | full One is made of shittim wood found | only in Palestine and Monte Sano, the l same wood of which the ark of the GOV enant was made. The other is wood from | a cherry tree planted by an ancestor of the founder of the Twickenham chap 1 ter.
 1 The minutes of the conference will ap- pear in the January issue. Remarkable Christmas Tree | From the Washington Star. | Here is novel idea for Christmas 1 tree suggested by a writer in the Decem- | Der issue of the Woman's Home Com panion: