The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-26
REPORT OF DELEGATES
ATTENDING CONVENTION
CONFEDERATED SOUTHERN
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.


ly held in Atlanta was made to Mrs.
II. L. Simpson. president for Florida
of the Confederated Southern Memorial
Association and president of the La
dies Confederate Memorial Association,
Pensacola, by Mrs. r. A. Hyer.
The South can take off its hat to
the women OF the South and partic-
ularily TO the women OF Atlanta, for
ii was through the united efforts OF
the club women Of Atlanta that 1t
was made possible for the assembling
OF one OF the greatest reunions ever
held. 1t was declared SECOND to none
and on parallel with the one held
at Tulsa The meeting OF the Con-
federated Southern Memorial Associa-
ton was declared by all to be the best
attended meeting ever held.
In the selection Of it's president
general, Mrs. A. Med. Wilson they
have made no mistake. She is most
wonderful as presiding officer and
most gracious and magnetic woman
with very strong personality.
With the fable assistance of the
secretary general, Miss Daisy Hudson,
the meetings were most interesting.
There were many very interesting
talks by women from all over the
country, hence the time was so taken
up that a good many points were left
to committees
THE outcome of one of these dis
cussiops was that each member be
asked tp write an experience of their
own or \some friend or relative OF
theirs during the war and send to the
secretary-general. If any one knows
of the mother of a Confederate veteran
she Is requested to communicate with
Mrs. Wilson at once as they are to
be given distinction. So far there are
only four living that are known of.
TT was moved and carried that
Uncle Toms Cabin must be suppressed
and taken out of any schools or public
libraries and off the picture screens
in the South. Also that Marching
Through Georgia be tabooed, both
words and air.
Tt was voted on and carried that
the constitution be changed in order
that first and second vice. president
general be added to the general off,
GERS and to make the state vice. presi-
dents state presidents. Mrs. c. B.
Bryan of Memphis daughter of Ad-
miral Semmes of the U. S. Navy was
elected first vice-president- general
Miss Sue H. Walker of Fayetteville.
Ark, was elected second vice. president
general.
The suggestion that the care of the
Confederate dead be given to the
United States was overwhelmingly de-
clined by the most stirring speeches.
Delegates were instructed to carry
home to their local chapters a strong
request to take on more zeal and en-
thusiasm and form new chapters and
junior branches.
1.-THE line of difference between the
Southern Memorial Associations and
| the United Daughters of the Confed-
| eracy chapters was strongly drawn.
| The Southern Memorial Associations
| being the oldest patriotic organiza-
| tions in the world and the Daughters
of the Confederacy being an out
| growth of them, they are the mothers.
| The U. d. c. the daughters and the
| two organizations should never be
| merged one into the other as the
/ Southern Memorial Associations have
the care of the dead and the United
4 Daughters of the Confederacy that of
| the living.
The motto adopted was Lord. God
of Hosts be with us yet lest we for
get" The colors were changed from
grey with black lettering to purple
with gold lettering
Mrs. Frank d. Tracy who represent
ed Mrs. Simpson at the general Off
II GERS conference preceding the conyen-
ton, Mrs. Simpson being unable to
attend on account OF illness, made a
report of that conference.
Delegates from the Pensacola Ladies
4 fala riol
were: Mrs. r. A. Hyer, Mrs. Frank
Hagerman. Mrs. Frank d. Tracy.
Officers Of the Confederated South
ern Memorial Association are: Mrs
A. Med. Wilson, president-general
Atlanta; Mrs. John E. Maxwell, treas.
urer- general, Scale. Ala; Miss Daisy
NJ. L. Hodgson, recording secretary.
general. New Orleans; Miss Mary "A
Hall. historian general, Augusta; Mrs
j. Enders Robinson, corresponding
secretary-general, Richmond; Mrs
Virginia F. Boyle, poet laureate gen
eral, Memphis; Presidents are: Mrs
R p. Dexter, Auburn, Ala; Mrs. j
Garside WEIGH, Fayetteville, Ark
Mrs. Horace L. Simpson, Pensacola
Miss A. C. Benning, Columbus. Ga
Mrs James Dinkins, New Orleans
l Mrs. E. c. Carroll, Vicksburg, Miss
Mrs. G. K. Warner st. Louis; Mrs
Robert II. Jones, Raleigh, n. c.; Mrs
s. Cary Beckwith, Charleston; Mrs
Charles w. Frazer, Memphis; Mrs. S
NJ. Davis Roy, Front Royal, Va.
HENRY BOWLES WEDDING
IN NEW ORLEANS.
III The following taken from the New
Orleans States relative to the mar