The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-02

l iHlhuleS or the last day be read. So or | dered and done.
 ] Minutes of the state meeting in Wash l lngton were read by the secretary. | The state regent gave a splendid re- 1 port of work accomplished since she was | confirmed in April Two new chapters l have been organized and several organ | iztng regents appointed. An earnest plea
 tc all daughters to join chapters was made. The standing and working com | mittees were complimented for the splen- | did work accomplished and every member ! urged to cooperate with them. Especial | stress was laid on the splendid work of
 patriotic education recently undertaken | by Alabama daughters Report received l with applause
 Mrs. Brickell of Huntsville came for | ward and presented Mrs. Gregory Smith | of Mobile with an armful of magnificent | chrysanthemums from Mrs. D. D. l Shelby.
 OFFICERS REPORTS | Mrs. William Harvey, vice regent, re- ported that she had done nothing but | rest and write a dozen letters. Mrs. l Rhett Goode asked that teegrams be sent I to Mrs. A. P Mcclellan, Mrs. J. V. AL 1 len and Mrs. c. B. Bryan, expressing the ] sincere regret of the conference that they | were unable to be present. So ordered. | The secretary reported that she had l written 107 letters, sent out the amend- l ments to ? chapters at cost of $5. 80. | Also prepared and sent in an article to | the daughters of the American Magazine and the Smithsonian institution. On mo- 1 tion the report was adopted. The treasurer brought the glad tdings | that there is now in the treasury a bal ance of $212.S4. She has visited Mrs. Be- 1 linda Thomas, real daughter, at Auburn, 1 at least once a month, and given her | the $3 per month allowed her by the so- 1 cety. She spoke of Mrs. Thomas grow l in6 feebleness and of her appreciation and need of the money given, and asked that l the money be sent IS long S Mrs. Thoma s 1 lives. The report was adopted on mo- 1 tion
 1 The report of Mrs. R. E. Sanders, state l historian, showed vast amount of work done on genealogy, 800 family lines hay 1 ing been traced and 60 published in D.. | A. R. Page On motion the report was l adopted.
 | Mrs. w. G. Montgomery, chairman of l patriotic education, gave a splendid re- l port on this most important work of the | Alabama daughters. telling of the splen- | did laws passed by the recent legisla- ture, among which were a local taxation | and compulsory education law. She told of conditions in some of the rural schools | visited.
 
 | the patriotic education fund.- stated that | she has received $272, wnfch has been | placed at interest in the Birmingham | Trust and Savings bank, subject to with drawal on three months notice. l An informal discussion followed on ways of raising money for this cause. Mrs. R. H. Pearson asked that each chap 1 ter give from $50 to S100. Mrs. Matthew Brewster proposed that the amount neces- sary be prorated among the chapters. Mrs. R. E. Sanders moved that the slogan of the 1915 conference be the estab- ] lshment of a Daughters of the Ameri- 1 can Revolution school. The motion pre- vailed.
 l A general discussion followed as to the amount necessary to begin. Mrs. John l L. Cobbs asked that the matter be crys- l tallized by motion. Mrs. Matthew Brewster moved, and there were numerous seconds, that a permanent Daughters of 1 the American Revolution school be es- l tablshed in Alabama Carried by large majority.
 | Mobile chapter announced that while | they voted against this motion they were not opposed, but at present have schol- arship that they must finish. Mrs. A. E. Mastin for Twickenham Town chapter said that they would first have to finish the education of a boy they have in the Martha Berry school. | On motion the report ot the committee on patriotic education was unanimously adopted.
 A very beautiful and instructive report on "Conservation" was read by the offi- cial reader Mrs. J. G. Winters, the chairman being absent. She urged the con- servation of birds, squirrels and trees, and asked each daughter to send her a Christmas card, saying they had prepared
 bird Christmas tree. The report was adopted on motion.
 Mrs. Inge asked that this report be
 published on D. A. R. page. Mrs Wiley, in her report on Continen- tai Hall asked that needed articles be given Alabama room. The report was adopted.
 Mrs. c. $. Shawhan offered an old his- toric spinning wheel to be placed in the Alabama room. This wheel was made and used by slaves belonging to Col. John
 Tayloe, Mrs. Shawhan's ancestor. Mrs. Goode thanked Mrs. Shawhan for her lovely gift and said that the house com mttee must pass on all gifts, and asked that the wheel be placed in the museum. if rot allowed in the Alabama room On motion of Mrs. Inge vote Of thanks was given Mrs. Shawhan. Mrs. R. F. Sanders chairman of the committee on Children and Sons of Re public said that she had worked hard and had written many letters but had ac- complished little The report was adopted. Mrs Cobbs now announced the follow l ing committee on resolutions: Mrs. H. 1 T. Inge chairman; Mrs. LaPage, Mrs. Cunningham.
 A telegram from Mrs. William c. Story regretting her inability to be present and sending greetings and good wishes. was read by the official reader. Mrs. Goode asked that a message be sent to Mrs Story. So ordered Recess was now | taken for luncheon.
 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Wednesday afternoon promptly at 2:30 | O clock the conference was called to or
 der by the state regent, Mrs. Cobbs. The report of Mrs. c. M. Tardy, state director of Children of the American Revolution, was received with enthusiastic applause and adopted by motion.
 Mrs. J. IT. Crenshaw presented Mrs. Cobbs with lovely bouquet of white roses and sweet alyssum with good Wlshes from Francis Marion chapter Mrs. John I.usk read Mrs w. w.. Whiteside's splendid report on Jackson Trace which was received With applause and approved by motion
 Mrs. Matthew Brewster gave her report on Revolutionary Relics" and showed an old historic pistol presented by Mrs. Will liam Harvey. Report approved. Mrs. J. Walter Black, editor of D. A.. R. column, said that she had secured space in the Advertiser, The Age-Herald and Mobile paper. She begged, pleaded and entreated daughters to answer let ters promptly and play square" Received with applause
 No report was made on conservation of the home, Mrs. J. R. Shaffer, chairman,