The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05

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lowed by the roll call of officers and
, chapters. ---
Greetings and announcements We're
then read by the secretary.
Greetings were received from hon-
orary state presidents: Ms. J. NJ.
Taylor. OF gainesville, Mrs. E. L
Aveilhe, of Arcadia, Mrs.W. B. Brun-,
son, Of Apalachicola, Mrs. Helen l.
Parrarnore, Of Madison, Mrs. Susan e..
Eppes, Of Tallahassee, Mira. L. d. Nj
Thompson, Of Tampa, and Mrs. Belle.
r. Spencer Of Gainesville. A tele-
gram was received from Mrs. Lucia
Alvarez, OF, Starke, registraf of the
division sending her loving greetings
to the division and her. regrets at not
being able to be present at the con-
vention. She urged the division to
keep the standard OF the perfect record
for Florida Sister Esther Carlotta,
past president OF st. Augustine. sent
a telegram with greetings from her
chapter and best wishes and love.
Mrs. s. d. Cheat1am, OF Barlow. first
vice president Of Martha Reid SChap-
ter, No. 10, U. d. c., sent greetings ana
best wishes and expressed regret at
I not being able to be present
NJ The annual report of the state
president. Mrs. Frank D. Tracy was
then read. Mrs. Tracy gave full and
comprehensive report which was re-
/ ceived with appreciative applause. At
! the close Of it's reading she was unan-
| imously extended a vote OF thanks.
| Her report showed much advance
| ment to have been made in the work
of the daughters throughout the state
| for the past year. The report:
To Daughters of the Confederacy CT
the Florida Division: ~
At the Gainesville convention, the
highest honor within your gift, that OF
president Of she Florida division, was
conferred upon me ana your trust has
been held sacred. Your president now
president now brings to YOU q report
OF the years work. ~ H.
At her official induction in office
the past president, Mrs. Amos H..
Norris, offered any assistance in her
power when called on and she has
faithfully carried out her promise. 1t
has been throughout the year your
presidents goal to keep the division
work fully up to the standard set by
her predecessor and whenever posi-
BILE to advance it.
Promptly after her election, she,
sent full rpeort of the Gainesville
convention to all chapters. sent a
! chapter letter outlining the plans for
the work, wrote the foreword for the
minutes, and appointed all state COM.
mittees.
Two new chapters have been char
tered. one at Chipley, the Francis c.
Wilson Chapter No. 1928, dated March
9th with sixteen charter members; and
one at Sanford, the N. dew. Howard
Chapter No. 1928, dated April 13th,
with twenty lone charter members. In
June, letters were written to vice
presidents showing respective districts
and urging formation of new chapters
| and their reports will show the fine
response. Two chapters were re-or
ganized by your president as no meet
! ings had been held by them in almost
a year Three Children of Confeder-
acy charters have been signed, one
at TT Myers completed from former
administration, and two new chapters
organized, one of Orlando and the
most recent at Starke, the Ruby Will
son Memorial G. of G. Chapter VITA
twelve members.
The president Mrs Roy w.
Mckinney, re-appointed your presi-
dent on two important general COM
mittees, vice-chairman of the South
p ern Literature and Endorsement of
Books Committee and Director for
/ Florida for the Jefferson Davis Menu
orial Committee. In the first capac-
ity, owing to the absence of the chair
man, she read the committee report
in the Asheville convention.
| AS state director for the Jefferson
Davis Memorial she had the honor to
report Florida the first state to COM
plete her quota for this fund. Flor
ida was reported as the fourth state
to complete her endowment for the
! Confederate Museum at Richmond.
Your president represented you at
the general convention in Asheville in
! November and on state presidents
Evening gave the report for FloriIa
and presented the state flag; was in
the receiving line at the reception, en-
tertained at dinner at Grove Park
|,,o4 D.