El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-20
Daughters OF C0nfederacy EndoWing
Hospital Beds For American Troops


GONE time ago the United Daugh-
- tiers Of the Confederacy undertook
to endow a ward in one OF the hospi-
tary hospital. Neuilly. France was Sc
: lected and that one ward has grown
into four, three OF which have already
been provided and the fourth is well
under way. The following are the
beds and those for whom they were
/ endowed. also the names Of the dom
ors. Mrs. C. z. Kelly, having compiled
this data She is justly proud that
the Robert E. Lee chapter No. 1850 OF
FL Paso is on the list
First Ward.
United Daughters Of the C1nfeder-
acy in honor Of jefferson Davis.
South Carolina Division, In honor
Of Wade Hampton
Virginia Division IN honor Of Rob
Arkansas Division in honor OF Gle
burne
Arkansas Division in honor Of Rich
ard Jackson.
Georgia Division in honor Of John
California Division in honor OF Al
bert s Johnston.
Shreveport. La. Division in honor
Of 2. T. c. Beauregard-
Georgia division. by Mrs Walter
Brooks, in honor OF Shatteen Nit
cheI
Tennessee Division. in honor OF
Tennessee's private soldiers OF the
sixties
Second Ward.
North Carolina Division, In honor
Of Zebulou Vance.
West Virginia Division. I'm honor
Of n f[HnwnrrnffN Tnrl-enm
California Bakersfield Chapter. in
honor Of no name
Washington. ID. c. JEFF Davis
Chapter, I'm honor Of Harry Heth-
Chapter. in honor Of T. J. Cstone-
Alabama Division. in honor Of Ra-
phae1 Semmes.
Virginia Division. in honor Of 7. ].
(Stonewall) Jackson
Texas Division, in honor OF Al
PhiladeiDhia Chapter. in honor of.
no name
New York Division, in honor OF
Joseph Wheeler
Third Ward.
Musid0ra C. McCorry chapter,
Jackson. Tenn, IN honor OF n. B.
Forrest.
Texas Division. in honor Of Hoods
brigade.
Missouri Division in honor Of Cen
Sterling Price.
Shreveport, La, fin honor Of "our
boys" in appreciation OF Of their 10y
atty.
Maryland Division fin honor "of and
TO the heroic memory Of the Nary
land boys Of 1Ss1-'65."
Dixie Chapter. Tacoma. wash. a
tribute TO the men OF Camp Lewis.
North Carolina Division. in mem
DRY Of North Carolina heroes of
1S61-'65.
Ohio Division in honor Of Robert
=. Lee, "in death a hero. I'm life a
friend"
r. z. Lee Chapter. Denver. Colo. /
in honor OF Robert E Lee.
Georgia Division in memory OF
Alexander II. Stephens. statesman. ]
patriot and vice president"
The endowment of the fourth ward
is well under way. Five beds are
known TO have been endowed be- ]
fore the endorsement was sent for the
bed in honor Of judge John Franklin /
This bed was established through I
the Robert p. Lee chapter by Mrs. I.
X D. Franklin
The Areme club Of EI Paso chapter. I
Eastern Star, met Friday afternoon ]
with AIRS. Harry s. BurWell and Mrs. ]
Edgar W Dorman. at the home of the I
former, on Bliss street Twenty
members were present. among whom |
were Mrs Charles kanan. past grand ?
worthy matron Of New Mexico. Mrs. I
Ben Frankie. Mrs. S. Vaughn. worthy
matroa Of Harmony chapter. and Mrs
j. r. Ellis. Mrs kanan gave SPLEEN
did talk on Robert Norris. the founder
Of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Burreu ex-i
hibited some French magazines and
some souvenirs which she has re-
ceived from her nephew. H. L. Eng
lish who is with the motor cycle dis
patch bearers in France One article
is handsome vase hammered from a
French shell and decorated with the
smblems Of France and bearing the
American shield and Victory" An
Ice course was served to the visitors
and the following members: Mrs. p