The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-05-02
j. D. c. CONVENTION OPENS
A FOUR DAY SESSION HERE
Last Nights Welcome Session Attended by Large
Cr0wd-president's Report This Morning
Tea at House-On-Nebo This Afternoon.
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he twenty first annual convention
of the Mississippi Division Of the I'm
tied Daughters of the Confederacy y
convened in this city at the First Bap-
tist church last night, With Mrs. w. NJ
Wilmington, President of the j. T.
George Chapter Of this city, presid-
ing. Addresses Of welcome were de-
livercd on the part of the city, the J.
Il. George Chapter, L. d. c., the Hugh
A. Reynolds Camp, U. c. V, and the
Mildred Humphreys Camp, S. c. Y,
The response was made by Mrs. Vir-
ginia Redd.tt Price, Of Carrollton,
President Of the Division, who at the
conclusion of her address was present
ed with a handsome engraved silver
vase from the rivision, string of
pearls from her home Chapter, and a
lovely bouquet Of flowers from the
Var.na Jefferson Davis Chapter, of
this city.
The session this morning at the
Confederate Memorial Hall was chief
~ taken up with the enrolment of
delegates and the organization of the
Convention The report of the Gre
deTtials committee was heard and the
roll of officers and chapters was called.
The report Of the President was the
feature Of the session.
Mrs. Prices report showed the Won
derful work accomplished by the Di-
vision during the past year. One new
chapter has been chartered and two
more have made applications for char
ters.
The educational work was dwelt
upon at length and it was suggested
by the President that hereafter stu
dents sent to college by the Division
be either sent to the l. l. & c. or the
A. & NJ.
Mrs Price commented with pride
upon the fact that the South was the
first to fall in line when the National
government called for troops in the
present crisis.
This afternoon the visitors are be-
ing entertained at a tea given by Mrs
home ''House- -on-Nebo." The trip is
being made in automobiles, the tea tc
be from three to six o'clock. The ev-
ening meeting will be taken up with
a memorial service.
Welcome Meeting Last Night.
Mrs. W. NJ. Wilmington, president
of the J. Z. George Chapter officia1
hostesses of the convention, called the
convention to order last night at the
First Baptist church, the large audi
torium being we'll filled with people.
She introduced DR.. j. A. Hall, pastor
of the First Methodist church who Of
fered the invocation.
Miss Edith Cecile Rennie in her
usual pleasing manner sung 'Annie
Laurie Miss Rennie is one of the
most talented singers of Greenwood
and the notes of the sweet old song
were even sweeter than they usually
are. She was accompanied by Miss
Baird.
Judge c. L. Lomax in welcoming the
visitors to Greenwood on behalf of the
city government paid glowing trib
ute to the Daughters Of the Confed
eracy and to their Mothers and ad
vised the organization to remain un
tied in the future as they had in tn
past. He turned the keys of the cit,
over to the convention.
Mrs. Wilmington then introduce,
Mr.. P. E. Schilling who in his usua
characteristic way sang, keep tn
Home Fires Burning Till the Boy
Come Home"
Mrs. W. NJ Wilmington in behal
of the j. z. George Chapter extende,
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