The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-19

p PENSACOLA. JOURN
parts, the woman, the work, the
place. Ten chapters besides my own
ana number OF daughters seconded
the nomination. Miss Webster, OF
Jacksonville nominated Mrs. William
+. Gynne, of Fit. Myers, telling of her
, long and efficient service. There were
number of seconds including her own
chapter. When announcement was
! mace OF the election of your chapter
! president, Mrs. Gynne moved to make
lit unanimous and asked for the priv
| lege of escorting her to the platform.
Mrs. Norris asked Mrs. Brash, president
OF Tampa chapter and Mrs. Gynne to
accompany the new president. Mrs.
Gynne gained many friends by her gra-
iciousness and her cordial words: 1T is
pleasure to congratulate Mrs. Tracy
on the high honor you have bestowed
! on her, and feel assured that YOU
nave placed the work Of this division
! in most capable hands. pledge to
you the same loyal support l have al
ways given to this work"
] For first vice president, Mrs. r. M.
Hudson, of Miami and Mrs. Mamie
Norris Webster, of Jacksonville, were
! nominated, resulting in the election of
Mrs. Hudson. Mrs. w. A. Bates, of
Jacksonville, and Mrs. J., C. Blocker, Of
/ st. petersburg We're nominated for
treasurer, Mrs. Bates being elected.
Other officers had no opposition. The
officers of the Florida Division are as
follows:
President-Mrs. Frank D. Tracy, of
Pensacola.
i First e-President-Mrs. F. M.
Hudson, of Miami.
Second Vice President-Mrs. J. D.
I Stringfellow, of Gainesville
/ Third Vice President-Mrs. R. F.
Pierce, of Mariana
Bsaetrb shrdlu cmfwy BIN bm m nm
Fourth Vice President-Mrs. F. L.
Ezelle, of Leesburg.
Treasurer-Mrs. w. A. Bates, of
Jacksonville.
i Recording Secretary-Miss Jessie
iWauchope, of Tampa.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. S. A.
Moreno, of Pensacola.
/ Recorder of Crosses-Mrs. C.. H. Da-
Wis, lof Bradentown.
/ Three officers hold over for another
year:
1 Registrar-Mrs. J. NJ. Alvarez, of
/ Starse.
! Historian-Mrs. Emma Gayle McFad-
den, of Jacksonville.
Director of c.. of C.--Miss Mary
IBranham, of Orlando.
The State Regent Of the Florida
Room, Mrs. F. P. Hamilton, read her
report and she showed that $28,121.00
had been paid and that only s188.0o
was needed to complete the endowment
and collections and pledges were taken
for the amount. Mrs. S. A. Moreno
land your president each contributed
$500 and a pledge of $1,000 was made
, for the Pensacola Chapter.
! The Olustee Monument Committee,
. Mrs. Whitner, Chairman, sent in a re-
port with the recommendation that the
division erect a lodge house there
| where a man can stay to care for the
5 monument.
} Education Committee-Mrs. H. H
, iMcCreary, chairman, made an inter-
: esting report, telling Of the two divi-
, sion scholarships maintained, one at
. Gainesville and one at Tallahassee, OF
the Hero Fund and the work of the
chapters for education. Few. realize
the great work of this organization for
} education.
At the afternoon session the Regis
trar reported 1877 applications and 80
/ demits making a total of 2O6 names
added during the year. Muscogee and
DeLand are marked off the books as
5 so many of their members moved away
and there are now thirty eight chap
tiers.
Mrs. Pierce read Mariana Monu-
ment report and made an appeal to the
r Division to take up the work this year
MRS. Gynne gave her final report OF
war work and your president moved
that a rising vote of thanks be given
: to her. Future work will consist of.ob-
f tanning records of men who served in
the World War who are lineal descen-
dants of Confederate Veterans. The
: iconvention endorsed the action of the
: Louisville convention in regard to- the
! bestowal of medals and medal will
a he ordered for each soldier whose rec
, lord has been sent in to date the .ex-
, nense to be borne by Chapters. The
I new state president was authorized to
nledge $4,000 for this purpose at the
), naxt general convention. Chapter re-
norts and C. of c. reports were given
: 'alnhabetically and these reports
showed a wonderful amount of work
2 accomplished.
Thursday evening, beautiful recep-
+ion was given at the White House
. from, 9 to / o'clock, complimenting the
sta re president, Mrs. Norris, her board
4 and all visiting Daughters.
II Friday morning, invocation was
: ,iyen bv Rev. I. c. jenkins and Mrs
T,,rhevi1le was hostess for the day. On
completion of C. Of c. reports a rising
! vote of thanks was given the president
i and state director, Miss Branham or