Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-06
I'D. c. CONVENTION
BEGINS ANNUAL SESSION
WITH LARGE ATTENDANCE


and Willingly subject ourselves ~ your
every command. and viii deem u an
honor indeed n you VIII call on as 10.
any service We may be able 10 render
YOU In your deliberations. Daughter
81 the Confcdrracy 3, IL "a peculiar
pleasure indeed for one who believes
II 10 be his most blessed heritage that
his father marched with Jackson aud
fought with Lee tapplauscj
The noble women " our south land,
who have hy tins organization sought
20 perpctuntc The heroic acts ~ theif
father nnd their brothers whO are
making and refpciuntins their memo.
rica. did quite 90 much Tor the glory
81 tho Suath az 40 of the soldiers on
the firing line. from Florida 10 Penn
ayiyanla. IL WIS because the women
~ tho south stayed ~ homo VIII
brave ana devoted hearts and kept The
fleide white with cotton ana the cribs
filled with corn. ana kept iho spin.
ming wheel humming snd fhe pmDh"-
house full ~ bacon that enabled the
Confederate soldlora, The nrcntrri W
this worlds history. Va uniutnln an un-
divided front 10 ihr hordoa ~ tho
North for -four long and weary years
tApplnuseD
take II ihni there 10 not recori
IN nl history ~ any more glorious de
Nailoh fu dutg tiiAn ih4i OF Tho woman
Of ihr South. hUcauar u waH in thclt
power AT any time Co diahand every
southern army aud hrlur them from
the frinR liHc "a protect their homes
aud loved ones tApplaus"l Dnnrh
terA ~ the ConfcdorAcy you have Ia
deed % proud ana glorious heritage
and 90 sou womon ~ the South th'
pages ~ history VIII Boz forever aud
over gipfiflcd hy yuur devotion during
tho war bnd since Co the memory ~
that cause which ~ lost bu, which
will never, never be forgotten. Aud so.
donr ndien ! welcome Won in behalf
~ Tum Green Gamp go Corpus christi
! uay say for Tom Green Camp. Tint
We love you individually, and collect
lively ! may Say Tor Tom Green Camp
that some Of ua evan love oar onrmiea
! havr married ono ~ them tAppi1unr
So. na far aH I am concerned. ! licked
tho Yankees after 49, am clad 90 Hny
good morning tu fnu. am riad you
nrr gninf 90 hr here and hope DURING
your Stay you viii nud every thlng IN
Corpus Christi 90 add 90 your pleasure
aud that you may carry away With you
happy mpmory Of ynur convention
here. thank YOU lNpuhuHc)
The Jewel SOME from Faust wns
SUNK hy Mise Josephine Dickinson, ~
ter which the convention weH called 90
order Tor buHueaH hy Mre Eleanor %.
spencer az snn Antonio, az" president
Of tho division
The ron can Of officers disclosed ihy
rpliowiuR as hcinp pfoaont
Mrs Eleanor a. spencer 81 San An
tonic president Mfa oscar iinrihoid
~ Wcnthorfurd. yico president MIS-.
W a. Baker of Corivnnn. third vice
president. Mrs j vs. pofrmun Ut iiry
nn. fourth vice president MiHs LihhiU
Wade uf tlEin, recording secretary
Mira nngcnmh iirli M san Antonio
corresponding secretary Mrs i. a.
nnrton 90 Houston treasurer, Mrs
Milton Morris ~ Austin, registrar
Mrs William Is sanudcm of nellon.
historian Mrs w r. ihugh ~ san
Antonio. recorder uf CROSSES
foilowlng the report ~ the program
committee siNcn hy Airs Mcdonald The
convention rcvosHcd eouE goo the Sue
GEES Hotel whore ibc dclorutea were
City Federation OF Women
The Afternoon Session
When th, convention mot fnr th,
AFTERNOON Hcnslon Mra j NJ lronHon
~ Victoria. delegate frnm William o.
Rngrrs Chapter handed io the prrsi
dut Mrs ~ %. spencer "a raNcl which
shO asked that Mrs Spencer nae durinr
the convention
t.Itft. H
said Mn THOMSON "hungp thiH KaNol
with tho rvuuvat that Nnu use It tue
day u was gwen 90 ur hy the Rev
crcnd toarphus johnson. - u ~ saint
~ memory lic brought ~ from iv-
nisalnm. u IL made of wood lrom ihs
Mount ~ uliycp, from thc very trees
thai sheltered the itnvc % Peace II
is our earnest dvsiro that peace may
prevail over aii our deliberations and
peace may cumc Go tho war gtrichcn
world"
Reports occupied the afternoon see.
sion. Mius Iihbie wade recording
secretary. rcad the rrpnrt uf the hnnrd
of directors who met thrvc limca dur
ms tho past year first m Houston
next in sNn Antonio Aud un iRs, Mon
day nisht VA THIS city. Mlsa Wade then
rad her own report phowing tho Rc-
tiNitina uf the organization sinNc the
lsst convention.
The IMPORT of tho Custodian Airs
Forrest Farley Of Austin. WAS nAd b,
Mra. j. y. nihroll nj Srsutn q dis
CLOSED TINT there nro now is3 lucal
chapters with u total membership ct
90aa IA Texas coz this number $50
have boen gained since the hast annual
meeting. Tho "habN chapter is the
one az kingsvilic. having been orgnn,
iaod durinn the past few months
The report also disclosed that the
rrAas Division n leadrr la the work.
the officers receiving communications
from distant states asking Information
as 90 tho manner Of organising CHAP
tors etc
AZ this iunciuro d RECESS waa takon
so that the secretary could list the
namcs of those doslring g. obtain books
81 SONGS Of the South. complied and
published undcr tho auspices ~ tho
Texas Division.
Mrs W r. iiaush, Rocordcr 1T Crnss.
-. reported that since the hast con.
vcntlon goo ~ the Confederate crosses
hHys been bestowed upon as many
Veterans Of the WAT between the states
anu That the chapters az san Antonio.
tyler and others had furnished crosses
10 Veterans residing In cities that ane
without local chapters
IT,.