The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
U. D. c. MEDAL
WINNERS FOR
PRIZE ESSAYS
Announcement Is Made at Ses.
sion of the Convention
Held Last Night.
DIVISION MEDAL WAS
AWARDED MISS BEAVERS
For Essay, @'The Ku Klux Klan ;
It's Origin ana Activities
in Florida"

IN Florida"
State historical evening. one of the
most important events OF the annual
convention of the Florida Division of
the United Daughters of the Confed
eracy was celebrated, in the San Carlos
auditorium last night.
The announcement Of the winner of
the division medal for the prize, essay.
The Ku Klux Klan: It's Origin and
Activities in Florida" was made by
Mrs. Frank d. Tracy, state president
First choice went to Miss Eliza be n
Deaver, at present student in the
Florida State College for Women a.
Tallahassee, and honorable mention to
Richard Allen Sias, at present a stu
dent in the State University, Gaines
vile. The contest is open only to
students in the various colleges of the
state and has been won up until last
year for several years past by the
boys at the University. The winner
is not known until the seal is broken
containing the decision Of the judges.
by the state president at the annual
convention of the division. Mrs. Tracy
broke open the seal of the judges de-
cision in the presence of the assembly
last night. The awards. are to be
made at the time of the commence
ment exercises at the college.
Announcement of the award of med
ais to the Children of the Confederacy
chapters for the best historical essays
was also made by Mrs. Tracy by re-
Guest of the chairman in the absence
of Miss Mary Branham, registrar, c.
of G. of Orlando.
The Charles e. Harrison medal
given annually by Mrs. Amos H. Nor
her father, Charles E. Harrison for an
ESSAY on 'aThe Battle of Olustee" TO
contestants between the ages of six
and twelve years was awarded
to Merle Boyett of the n. y
Cook Chapter, c. of C. Pensa-
cola In her absence the medal was
presented her through Mrs. Chris
Thiesen, chapter director, by Mrs.
Norris.
Second choice went to r. c. Edwards
also of the n. B. Cook Chapter, Pen
sacola. and Beulah Green and Lois
Shaw of the n. B. Cook Chapter re-
ceivei honorable mention.
The Louis p Lane medal for an es-
saw on Jefferson Davis for contes-
tants between twelve and eighteen
years of age was awarded to Miss
Hazel Clore, Of the Duncan Peter
Chapter, Children of the Confederacy,
Leesburg. Miss Clore is one of tn"
attra ctive and youthful delegates at
tending the convention.
Second choice went to Lovina Ed
wards of the N. B. Cook Chapter, Pen
sacola.
A PAPER THE Mysterious Stranger"
telling of an interesting incident in
Tallahassee of the reconstruction pc
riod by Mrs. Nicholas w. Epps, of
Tallahassee was read by Mrs. B. J.
Bond.
Another interesting paper on the life
and accomplishments of Matthew
Fontaine Maury' by Mrs, f. l.. Eaton.
of Gainesville, was read by. Mrs. J. d.
Stringfellow.
.tFlorida's First Flag" telling of the
origin and history of Florida's first
flag of the Confederacy, was the sub
iect of a splendid paper by Mrs. Amos
H. Norris The First" flag for Flor
ida as a state of the Confederacy was
conceived by MrS. MOTIFS SfdHu1dtUef,
E,phraim L. Harrison and made by her
grandmother. Mrs. Julia Harrison and
grand aunt, Miss Mary d. Cooper.
Mrs. Norris based her story on infor
nation received from her grandfather,
the story being made public for the
first time after a period of fifty
years.
One of the most interesting features
10 the delegates present was the pre-
sen.ation of the state presidents flag
to the chapter showing the greatest
increase in membership during the
wear The flag was borne to the ros
trum by the two charming pages of
the convention. Misses Gladys and
blanche I.eBaron and presented by
Mrs. Frank D. Tracy, state president
To Miss Agnes Person. of Orlando,
orasident of the Annie Coleman Chap
ter. The flag staff is to bear silver
Mate with the name of the chapter
and other data engraved on it.
a short address was given by DR.. w.
r AIcIlwain, pastor of the Knox Pres
hyt.rian church. Dr. McIlwain spoke
on "Americanism" and was heartily
applauded.
In the absence of Mrs. Emma Gayle
MeEadden. historian, Mrs. r. s. Pierce,
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