The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Fly JANE SHELBY

The nineteenth annual convention of the Alabama division of the United Daughters of the Confectionery will be held in Besse- mer from May to '. Opening exercises will take place in the high school audi torium on Tuesday evening. and the Bes- semer chapter has made beautiful plans for the entertainment of a full delega- ton from each of the other chapters. A feature of unusual interest will be the address on historical evening, Thursday May 6. by Miss Mildred Rutherford, his- torian general U. D, C.. and the hostesses are indeed fortunate in having this gifted woman as an honor guest during the con- vention.
 The Pelham chapter Is one of the five oldest chapters in the state. and also one of the largest, having more than 175 members Delegates selected to represent this chapter at tho convention are Mrs. s. II Gardner. Mrs. J. A. Rountree, Mrs. ". K. McAdory, Mrs. ]. E. Penney, Mrs. A. H. Benners. Mrs. L. s. Handley and Mrs R. F. Woodrow. The R. D. Jackson chapter of Noodlawn was organized by Mrs Chappelle Corey. Mrs. D. ". Mccall and Mrs. H. B. McLaurine. Their dele gates will be chosen at the April meet ing. Mrs. I3. F. Beckham will represent the Stonewall chapter of Ensley. This division was organized October 20, 1908, and has about 30 members. Mrs F. B. raniel of the Avondale chapter will at- tend the convention and other delegates will be chosen later. The Alexander H. Stephens of East Lake, with Mrs. T. F. Boldurant as president, will seecte dele- gates at the meeting to be. held next week. The William Yancey and Pettus- Rcden chapters will also select their rep resentatives at the April meetings.
 Acting upon the request of the Alabama division, United Daughters of the Com Teoeracy the faculty and trustees of How ard college, which was located at Marion during the war, will confer honorary diplomas upon the war students of this college All students who served the Con fedoracy in the war between the states. and who, because of that service, were prevented completing their course, are en- titled to these diplomas, provided that in each and every case the individual has since lived an honorable and worthy life. These honorary diplomas will be delivered in the auditorium of Howard college, Bir- nngham, May D. during the commence ment exercises of the college, to those vet erans or their representatives who are present and are authorizd to receive them. Tn exercises will be held under the aus pices of the Alabama division, U. D. C.. and all the Confederate Sons of Howard college and their friends are invited ttf be present upon this occasion. ,ssf
 
 In that great and tragic. -irama which was enacted from '61 to 70 Selma, aided by the genius of her great military engi- neers, became a st.ritegic base for war material for the confederate army and navy. Capt. Gatesby R. Jones of the famius Me, ,rfrnac" was commander of the navy y5frd. Here were built the bat tleship T. dhessee and five other gunboats which .4ol part in the battle of Mobile bay. [The entire south was struck a se- Veps1blow when the F'ederals made an at <faclS upon Selma and destroyed her foun- dry navy yard and arsenal
 \ committee composed of Mrs Mary Kent Fowllsie, chairman: Miss Eudora Conoley and Miss Emily F. Ferguson, has been appointed to represent the Selma chapter at the convention in Bessemer, and make an appeal for funds to erect bronze tablets on these heroic spots, which will record for future generations the high courage and patriotic sacrifices of these men who so valiantly aided the Confectionery in her resistance against in- vason and oppression.