The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
DAUGHTERS DECIDE
THEY ARE PLEDGED
TO ENLARGE CHAPEL
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contracts. and declared that the or
ganization must protect itself against
any Organization laying 1t open &c
| liabilities
Many speakers
| At least 81 people-and perhaps
| more-speke pro and con on the sub
ject the president OF Washington
and Lee. Dr. Henry Louis Smith,
having been invited to be present -
hear the plea and fight of the Vir-
| ginia Daughters for the little chapel
| to be left intact He refuted state
ments that the chapel had been sac
rligiously used for football rallies
and cheer practice by sworn state
ments from the student body head
! and cheer leader CT the university,
and declared that he would not enter
into personalities but would only
thrcsh out principles.
| Gen. William A. w. Anderson truss
tee of the board of the university
! known as the Lame Lion of Mex
| leo" and also &C nfederate veteran.
gave report asking that the con-
vention indorse the charging of the
| chapel. He said the monument would
not be changed and neither would
the mausoieum be touched in any
| way; but merely would be made
| roomer. leaving the Lee Influence
| there fer the boys.
Mrs. Boiling, in wonderful plea,
explained how, though not wishing
| to stage a fight on the floors of
| previous conventions, the Virginia
| Daughters had refrained from voic-
ing their objection to the work,
feeling that since no money had
| been appropriated, the work prob
| ably could not go on. Too late, she
| said, the Virginia Daughters had
realized their mistake.
The Virginia division drew a great
! deal of general sympathy. and one
| leader declared that she felt If the
protest had been put forward sooner.
| the Vfrginians might have been able
| to save the little monument to pos
terity as it now stands.
| As 1t was a cry was heard above
the throng that it might be yet that
| the voice of the people would be
| heard" and the trustees stopped from
their recommendations concerning
| the chapel.
Mrs cornelia Branch Stone
sweetheart of the Confederacy,
plead the saving of the memorial. as
| did Mrs. Fred Anthony Wake. a
| Colonial Dame, Daughter of the
| American Revolution and a u. ID. C.
very unusual thing happened at
the days session yesterday when
the woman's relief corps, Grand
Army of the Republic, sent mag
| nificent bouquet of white chrysan-
themums to the Daughters, this
being the first time in history that
such thing has taken place. it s
said. Those who presented the flow
ers were Mrs. Asa p Hull, Mrs o. S.
Marstella of Ensley, and Mrs. Nellie
Hamm. the latter making the pres
entauon speech.
Mrs. e. L. Huey, Alabama's presi-
dent, escorted Mrs. Hamm to the
platform, and great cheers rang out
| over the assemblage hall. The presi-
dent general had a beautiful thing to
say when she declared that the same
blood ran in the veins of the women
| of America, their fathers having
| fought together in the Revolution
and that. hereafter whenever any
outside influence was brought to
bear against Americans, the women
of the north, south, east and west
would stand together.
Near the close of the evening SEES
sion, after recess, the historical pro-
gram was. entered into. Mrs. Schuy-
Ter. whose birthday occasion is
marked during this convention. show
| ed the audience her lovely birthday
and called attention to the fact it
was baked in the same pan as the one
| Miss Davis made for Woodrow Will
SON Confederate insignia and flags
were constructed out of icing, which
the president general said was the
most remarkable feat in confection
cry she ever saw.
Following a 10 minutes recess the
president general introduced Mrs. A.
A. Campbell of Virginia. historian
! general. Mrs. Campbell stated that
the persons who seek to promote
sectional hatred is friend to no one.
but the south must teach the future
generations true history. attacking
no one. She paid tribute to several
writer's, including Poe. Lanier and
Thomas Nelson Page and to the
magazine, 1.-THE Confederate veter-
an" which has been published for
more than 40 years and still has a
wide circulation, having to compete
with the big magazines of the east
and north.
The Raines Banner, presented to
the state which collected during the
year the most historical data was
presented to North Carolina the Rose
loving cup to Mrs. j. II. West. his
torian of South Carolna; the Anna
Ruby Thornberry of Jacksonville.
Fla; the Hyde medal to Miss Beatrice
Meaghen of the District of Columbia
! Mrs. Asa Rountree presented the
Youree prize which went to Mrs
Phlip, Holt of North Carolina, Mrs.
Lee Trammel of Georgia and Mrs.
ID. u. Bradford of Pittsburg. The
st. George Rogers Schuyler prize was
presented to Miss Edith Pope. editor
in-chief of the Confederate Veteran.
| The following reports will be the
order of the day:
| Reports of standing committees.
| Education: Mrs. w. c. N. Merchant.
Virginia chairman.
Award of<university prize for Con-
| federate essays. Mrs. Armida Moses.
South Carolina, chairman.
/ Confederate women's relief, Mrs.
| Norman v. Randolph, Virginia. chair
man.
| Memorial, Mrs. Charles r. Hyde,
Tennessee, chairman.
| Official stationery, Mrs w. S. Cole
man. Georgia. chairman.
| Transportat ton, Mrs. w. Z. Allen,
| Virginia. chairman.
State constitution and bylaws, Mrs.
Lizzie George Henderson. Mississippi,
chairman.
! Announcements.
| Adjournment at 1880 p. m.
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