The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-19
u. o. c. Meets Monday.

The United Daughters OF the Con
federacy win hold their regular bus
mess meeting at the home of Mrs.
Tom Peery at 1923 Oregon avenue
Monday afternoon. The regular meet
ing will begin at three O'Clock but
The ladies are asked to be present at
two thirty
At the state convention at Ard
more various phases Of the work
planned by the L. d. c, in this state
were taken up.
For several years the chief effort
the division has been the erection
Of the stand Waite monument under
direction of Mrs. Mabel Anderson of
Pryor, Okla. great niece Of the In
dian general This work has beer
completed with enough funds left to
erect simple marker at the grave
of Stand Waite in Delaware county
The date for the unveiling Of the
monument at Tahlequah is to be
designated by the committee and will
probably be in October or November
With the completion of this work
greater support is given to educa
tional work. The largest subscrip-
tiOD ever made for this fund was
taken, being sufficient to offer two
scholarships this year instead of one,
as formerly. The one at Oklahoma
College for Women at Chickasha is
continued and Central State Normal
school was designated for the second
scholarship. There is also IA scholar
chip for boys at Oklahoma university
The Tulsa and Oklahoma City chap
ters each will support scholarships
Tor next year in addition to the two
named by the division.
A medal will be presented annu-
ally for Mrs. w. }. Cowgirl Of Ed
mond for the United Daughters 0
the Confederacy to the chapter IN
Oklahoma bringing in the best his
toi'ical work. The medal is called
the Elizabeth King Cowgirl medal in
recognition OF her services as histo.
rian for the past three years. Next
to the educational work the histori
eel work ranks highest in impor
tance.
The chief work for next year viii
be the completion of records of sol
dier boys. This work has been con
Quoted by Mrs. w. @. Adams OF
Shcwnee, chairman Of the hero mem
csal fund, to which the division con
tributed literally, and win be contin-
ued as a part of the historical de-
partment
McAlester Heads Veterans.
j. D. McAlester was elected com
mander of the veterans. and accept.
ed an invitation from the veterans
camp at Tulsa, and from the cham
her Of commerce, presented by Tate
Brady, to hold the next annual re-
union at that place
The followin officers were elect
ed the business meeting being con
dGcted by Mrs. Henry NJ Carr of
Panls Valley as parliamantarian:
Mrs. I. II. Harness OF Chickasha,
president; Mrs. w @. Adams o.
Shawnee, first vice president; Mrs
II. NJ Tate q Wewol,a, second vice
.resident; Mr.. A. G. Eakins, of Du-
rent third yicc president. Mrs. T. G.
farrell, Of Wagner. fourth vice pres.
ident Mrs. G. Z. Williams, Musko-
gcc, recording secretary; Mrs. j. X.
spears oklahoma City, correspond
INK secret ry; Mrs. G. L. Bradfield.
Wynnewood. treasurer; Mrs. w. j.
Woodliff MeAlester, registrar; Mrs.
e. Forest Hayden Tulsa, historian;
Mrs. A. J. Ainote, Antlers. recorder
o. crosses; Mrs. +. r. Wolverton.
Ardmore, custodian Of flags; Mrs
G. b. Hester, Muskogee, chaplain.
MRS. Henry NJ Carr, pauls Valley
rarliaa entgyian.