Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
Bees MORE SACRIFICE
BY U. D. c. MEMBERS
Mrs. Norman V. Randolph Urge.
Giving to Loan and All
War Work.
FUNDS DONATED FOR HOSPITALS
Ricl,mond and Lynchburg Chapters
Supply $1,000 for Beds-Infiucnza
Keeps Many Away From Convcn-
ton Session Last Night.

So far AS any S--N-~nGNi I@A I.,H.
mite program was concerned. his
torical evening" at the State convcn-
ton OF the United Daughters Of the
Confederacy last night was literally
shot to pieces" by Spanish 'nu." yet
the evening was most enjoyable and
Instructive.
Mrs. James a. Scott tMrs. Norvcll
ter. LynchburG. presided a recitation
by one OF the Juniors. II reading by
Miss Graham. OF abingdon. and paper
hy Miss Mann. of Petersburg. We're first
on tho program. Mrs. y. p Montague.
OF l.ynchburg. also read delightful
paper on the memorial activities of the
United Daughters of the Confcdcracy.
making a strong plea for the rcdcdica-
tion Of themselves to constructive WORT
IN the present . s tI,E1 "rhe nnushi,
Mrs. Osborne, OF Meridian, Miss.
evening. so far as 't the mnslcal par, Of
the program was concerned, since all
The musicians on IN. program. except
Without accompaniment. she came tor,
ward to the front OF tho PLATFORM and
san" ., a nun her Of patriot; seirciions
of new version of Dixie" called
forth continuous applause.
"REALLY SACRIFICE" Dl;Gs
SPEAKER BEFORE WOMEN
Mrs. Norman V. Randolph made
OF I'll and is" What arc You doing
for this, war: demanded Mrs. RAN
dolph. Have you sacrificed ono thing
for our boys over there? What have
YOU done for the Liberty loan? For
the Red Cross? For war savings
stamps: Have yon hurt yourself by
giving? don't think YOU have. Go
home and see II YOU can really sacri-
nee. You think, ii you do With one
lump Of sugar that YOU are making
sacrifice. That is nothing. ask and
beg YOU TO make ~ sacrifice TO give TO
the Liberty loan. to the Red Cross, to
10 the y. w. c. a.. TO the community
scrvice-to give like the women OF 81
TO give until IL hurts!'
then asked Mrs. William Cabcu rlour-
noy. president OF the Virginia Division.
4, M n.rGduis the Gresiden ut Miss
lima. which Mrs. Flournoy did In her
usual graceful manner. referring hap
pity TO South Cardinals glorious part
South.
Miss Poppenheim made a splendid
IN general OF the organization Of the
in ,hirty-four southern States.
Miss Poppcnheim. for. aside from
WHICH ] would more gladly go than
in Mrs. Randolph's footsteps" she went
ON. FOR time and again she could have
Daughters of the Confedcracy II She
would have accepted the honor. there
fore. | report TO Mrs. Randolph as to
my ranking officer.
PRAISES VALUABLE WORK
DONE BI STATE DELEGATES
Miss Poppenheim mentioned by name
the Nirg mia women who had been of
such assistance TO her since she had
been president general. and OF how Inn
portant Il division Virginia represented.
both in numbers and activity.
star. the. emblem OF the organization,
as "a symbol OF what the general organ
iZation Of the United Daughters of the
bership was stressed first. There are
more than $50 chapters and between
5000 and $4,000 members in thirty
four states she stated
The care of the Confederate veterans
was mentioned by the president general
as another important duty OF the
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
In these strenuous times, when things
are all topsy turvy. we must maintain
our stability and unless we look after
the comfort of our old Confederate sol.
diers. we are not true to the vision of
the women who organized US twenty
Miss Poppcnheim also stressed the
importanGe of the old Confederate ,wo-
mems relief work, and referred TO Mrs.
this subject. I'VE must not forget the
women who bore the. brunt OF the
struggle Of '6l." she declared
Taking up the matter OF the en-
dowment OF the hospital cots in the
american army hospital at Neuilly.
France. Miss PopDerhcim gave brief
resume OF the movement from it's in
cipicncy at the Chattanooga convention
last year up to the present time. when
the organization WAS supporting nifty
beds in the hospital ut Neuiily at an
expense of 100000 year
LINCHBURG CHAPTER GIVES
5000 no WAR HOSPITAL
The president general was inter-
rupted AT this point by the chairman
OF the evening, Mrs. James Scott Cor.
rs she Is better known In Richmond
Mrs. Norvell Otcy Scott. who came
forward to say that Kirkwood Otey
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