The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
Deadlock N0U In1u,1e11t I1 Preparations Commission
CITY OPENS GATES
 ID TOCONFEDERACY'S
 DAUGHTERS TODAY
General Officers Among First Arrivals For TWenty-ninth
 Yearly Convention

The gates of the city will be flung wide Tuesday morning to welcome delegates to the twenty-ninth annual convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to convene in Birmingham. November 14 to 1a. Every train into the city Monday was bringing delegates from each state in the union and others were expected to arrive Tuesday from Francs and Mexico.
 Birmingham has been decked with the Confederate eoiors and members of the local chapters of the U. D, C., as well as members from other Ala bama chapters. are in readiness to receive their guests and the spirit of southern hospitality and the ,"old south" will predominate during the convention. The program includes entertainments and parties of various sorts aside from the business meet ings. The special feature Tuesday will be the luncheon in compliment to the general officers and delegates of the United Daughters of the Con- federacy, by the Birmingham chapter of the U. D. c.
 The first business session will be HtiQ laIo0dy III AHt bdit AOOin of the Tutwiler hotel. The meeting will be opened to the general public. Mrs. S. l.. Ledbetter will preside and the welcome addresses will be made by Mrs. Chappell Cory, general chair man of arrangements: Commissioner Mary Echols and Mrs. <Is. L. Huey, state president of the U. D.. c. Re- sponse will be made by Miss Deeca Lamar West of Texas.
 Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler. president general. will be introduced by Mrs. Roy w Mckinney of Pa ducah, Ky. past president general.
 A number of speakers will appear on the program and a number of distinguished visitors vii be in- troduced
 Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler. president general, is already here and while the official program does not begin until 1 o'clock today at the Tutwiler ball room where luncheon for the president general. and gen. erals officers. by the local executive board will be held. a preliminary to the affair was put on last night when state presidents from all parts of the union gathered at a dsn1ex party at the Tutwiler
 stnte Prcsfdenf.s Dinner
 Here the guest of honor was Mrs. Schuyler. the affair being presided over by Alabama's president. Mrs. E. L. Huey. The center of the table was decorated with magnificent cake, which was baked for Mrs. Schuyler by Miss Bessie Davis ef Birmingham. This gift brought pro- fuse thinks from the distinguished officer who was overcome" she said, with the message that the cake was baked in the same pan which Miss Davis had used to cook one for the great Woodrow Wilson. Only tive cakes had ever been turned out of the utensil Mrs. Schuyler was also presented cor sage bouquet by Mrs. Huey.
 In turn from all parts of the coun- try, the various officers brought greetings and love. and made heart felt little speeches to one another concerning cid days and promises of greater activities in future ones.
 It is declared that several thou sand monuments have been preserved or put up by the daughters-theIr work not only being in honor of
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