Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-17
WOMEN PLAN TO
RESUME WORK
Activities That Were Suspended
During the War Will be Taken
Up Again-U. d. C. Elects
Officers for Coming Year.

Now that the war is over, the
various women's organizations who
suspended their legitimate operations
during that period, in order to de-
vote themselves to war relief work,
are meeting again and preparing to
resume their activities. Prominen,
among these are the U. D. C's who
continued their work right along,
abandoning only their monthly meet
ings and their customary entertain
ments, held for the purpose of rails
ing funds, which funds they have
supplied personally.
Their. first fall meeting was held
last week at the residence of Mrs. w.
H. Werth, when goodly number of
members were present, anxious to go
to work again, and, if possible in
crease the scope of their operations.
The Tazewell chapter of the u.
D. Cs, as we all know, was organized
in the summer of 1907 by Mrs.
Minnie Cox Graham, wife of Judge
s. c. Graham, for the purpose OF
forming an organized centre where
the members of Brown-Harman Camp
and all Confederate veterans could
meet; to contribute to their comfort
and pleasure on such occasions; to
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keep alive knowledge of Confederate
History. For this purpose, it cele-
brates Memorial Day on June 3rd of
each year, decorating the graves of
all veterans who have crossed the
Bar. 1t supplies q good dinner, rest
room and such entertainment MS it
can to. members of Browne Harman
Camp attending their annual meet
lngs ut that time. 1t also sends u
funeral wreath to each departed vet
eran and sees that no old Confeder-
ate soldier suffers for the necessi-
ties of life. Any case of need re-
ported to its officers will be relieved
from available sources. Furthermore,
it contributes its share to all OBJ
jects of general Confederate inter-
est throughout the south. During the
war it assumed the support of
French War Orphan-a bright little
fellow seven years Of age named
Auguste Morillon, whose opportuni-
ties of making useful citizen will
be increased by the help SO given
him.
During the last few months, the
Chapter has been asked by head
quarters to secure the names of all
descendents of veterans of Tazewen
county who were soldiers in the re-
cent war, that proper record may
be kept of them. 1t is almost impos
sible to get these unless they are
supplied by the families or friends.
1t Is therefore urgently requested
that all persons, not previously re-
ported in Tazewell county, knowing
of descendants of Confederate Vet
Grams who served as soldiers i'm the
recent war will send their names at
once to Mrs. G. w. Doak. that full
record may be made. Their diyis-
ions and companies should be given if
possible.
The officers of the current year are
Miss Eliza Tynes. President; Mars. C.
A. Thompson, Vice President; Mrs.
John O'Keeffe, Recording Secretary;
Mrs. S. B. Thompson, Corresponding
Secretary, and Miss Jessie O'Keeffe,
Treasurer.
The active membership now num-
bers forty-fve. 1t should be doubled
right now, for surely every woman
entitled TO the honor of membership
wants to enroll herself as Daught-
er of the Confederacy and each pass
ing year makes it more difficult to
secure the necessary credentials.
MRS. S. C. GRAHAM.
MISS JESSIE O'KEEFFE,
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