Evening star., 1915-12-02
PLAN SOMETHING BIG"
FOR MEMORIAL HOME
Confederate Daughters Make q
Motto Of Words of Mrs.
Thompson.

DO something big for the home this
year."
ihese words. almost the last spoken
by the late Mrs. Magnus S. Thompson,
honorary president of the District OF
Columbia division Of the United Daugh-
ters OF the Confederacy. were adopted
az the motto of the local Daughters at
last nights session of the eleventh an
nuai convention, the opening session
OF which was held yesterday afternoon
at the Confederate Memorial Home,
1922 Vermont avenue northwest.
Mrs. Maude Howell Smith, who was
UNANIMOUSLY reelected president, In
her report at the opening session told
or MIS- Thompson's last words to her.
ana urged upon her hearers the neces-
sity OF work being done for the home.
AT the concluding session the motto
was adopted for the years work and
steps were inaugurated to raise a me-
moral fund to pay of tho debt on the
Other Officers Elected.
Besides Mrs. Smith, other officers elect
ed last night were: First vice president,
Mrs. Frank H. Elmore of A. r. Law
Mrs. Belle c. Riley of Robert e. Lee
chapter; recording secretary, Miss
Alice Theobald Of Winnie Davis Chap
ter; corresponding secretary. Miss
Hattie Bowie of Stonewall Jackson
Chapter; treasurer, Miss Ida II. Bowie
OF Winnie Davis Chapter; registrar,
Mrs. Roberta V. Volland OF Robert e.
Lee Chapter: historian, Mrs. Wallace
Streater of Robert E. Lee Chapter; re-
corder OF crosses, Mrs. Gustavus Wer-
Der of Stonewall Jackson Chapter: par
humanitarian, Mrs. Katherine r. Eslin
OF Stonewall Jackson Chapter: auditor,
Miss Isabel Sinclair of Robert E. Lee
Chapter; custodian, Miss Virginia Grif-
fifth of Winnie Davis Chapter; chap
lain. Mrs. Stephen II. Ford of Robert
E. Lee Chapter.
To Discuss National Defense.
special meeting to discuss the needs
of national defense was called for in a
resolution passed last night. following an
address by Mrs. Frank Odenheimer, pres
ident general OF the national organization
The meeting will be called some time
within the next thirty days. Frank H
Brockman, president of the Confederate
Sons of Veterans. also spoke. The even
ing session was opened with the singing
of Maryland, My Maryland" as a COM
pliment TO Mrs. Odenheimer.
Prizes to the Mildred Lee Society Of the
Children of the Confederacy were award
ed as follows: Miss Edith Rickner, Miss
Janet Murray, Miss Edith Saul and Miss
Edna Wells. The Hoyt prize for the best
essay on the literature of the south was
presented to Miss Beatrice Meagen. Mrs
Werber offered another prize to be
competed for by the children of the Mil
dred Lee Society.
For Lee Tablet at Arlington.
Mrs. Streater was continued as chair
man of the committee to work for the
erection of a tablet to the memory Of
Robert E. Lee at the Arlington mansion.
On motion of Mrs. T. o. Timberlake,
chairman of the press committee. resolu-
tions were adopted thanking The Star
for excellent reports Of the meetings Of
the organization.
The convention was opened with prayer
by Mrs. Mary Barnes. Reports Of officers,
committees and chapter presidents show.
ed the District division to be in flourish
ing condition
Memorial services for Mrs Thompson
are to be held Sunday night at s o'clock
at the home on Vermont avenue. All
members of the u. D. c.. Veterans and
Sons Of Veterans are Invited