The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-27
.STATEPRESIDENT
MAKES REPORT AT
G0NVENTION.HERE
Work Of United Daughters Of
eonfederacy for Year
Reviewed Today.

Although no new chapters OF
the Daughters OF the ConfederacY
have been established in the
state during the past year. an
effort will be made to establish
chapters at Rayenswood. Peters.
burg Weston and Williamson. Il
was Indicated by Mrs. Amanda
Austin Byrne, president OF the
West Virginia division OF the
organization, In her opening ad-
dress at the convention here this
morning.
Mrs. Byrne reviewed the work
Of the national organization and
that of the division and impress
ed upon the delegates the import
tlnce OF obtaining an authentic re-
ncord OF the service Of the ances;
IsFB of the members. She also
stold OF the efforts made to have
the state road through Fairmont
named the I. stonewall Jackson
Trail. b
tIt is with feelings Of sorrow
that u bring you this my last re-
] port. The years that we have
worked together as Daughters Of
I'D ConfederaEg. have been to
me as years OF great pleasure. So
dear to my heart is the cause OF
the Confederacy, that the labor
Of these years, and there has
been much, ~has been indeed n
labor Of love-" began Mrs. Byrns
.The loyal cooperation and
support OF the chapters has en-
abled us to take up and carry to
completion each task assigned US
by the general organization, and
as well the work Of our own d.
vision.
.The first years of my admin
istration were during the World
War. and to every call made up
onsns, as a division, we respond.
cd promptly and we'll. At the
close OF the war. We took up again
the work OF the general organi1a-
tion and Of the division, and as
: the years roll by, my hope is that
the West Virginia division will
more and more be a power Of SER
vice and good to the general or
ganization.
Representation Urged
4 I'm order that this may be pos
sfble! II will be necessary that
each chapter be represented at
both division and general conven-
Hons. / would that l might i'm
press upon each chapter not only
the Importance Of attending these
Conventions, but the real pleas
ire such attendance brings. 1t Is
almost impossible to be well In
formed on the doings Of the or
ganization unless the chapters
nave some memDer present 20
X bring home report OF the work.
Next to attendance upon the con-
yentions, would urge that at tho
chapter meetings the minutes Ut
both the division and general con.
yentions be read, especially the
report OF the president general
and. for my successor, / would ask
that the report Of the division
resident likewise be read. 1t Is
aiot an address, but the report OF
tiie years work ana her outline
az the work of the coming year.
Her report to the general conYen.
{fion Is d summary Of the work OF
the division mads from your own
reports and should be read and
n considered.
ssAs yon know. the general con-
p yention was held last November
q a ST. Louis. Mo. Our division
was Represented by your president
md delegates from Charleston.
Huntington No. $50, Charles
Town, Martinsburg and st. Al.
hans: and I am sure the chapterS
10 represented have felt an added
! interest In the work Of the or.
tniEations
~ Recommendations Cited
pTlie president general made
the following recommendations in
her report;
X That the securities re-
. cefyed from the Hector W.
Church estate be held as
permanent fund and the IN.
tefest be invested In United
States government bonds, un.
tii the fund shall total S12. 900. .
This amount 10 be divided In
ID four Scholarships, to be
named for the four great
southerners admired and hon.
RED by our generous friend
Jefferson Davis. Robert E.
Iee. John, B. Gordon and
Jubai A. Early.
II, That we accept the splen.
ara GIT from Mr.. Frederick
d. Hfbbard. and proceed at
onee TO have the tablet placed
Is ST Johns Church, Fort
Hamilton! and that a letter Of
thanks be sent Mr.. Hubbard.
! III, That we assume the
y duty of finishing the Jeffer-
SON Davis Monument at his
birthplace In Kentucky.
THESE resolutions were all
Mrs. Norris of Florida, treas.
nteF general. made the following
notion:
:, sesThat We indorse the recon-.
l eudation Of the Executive COM
Z Lnfes rs follows:
RESOLVED, That inasmuch