The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-05
By JOSEPHINE NIXON HENLEY

By JOSEPHINE NIXON HENLEY
 Bonds of love for common cause and interest in the service of human ity bind together the sympathles of the hundreds of splendid women who will assemble here next week from every state In the union for the United Daughters of the Confederaey Nconvention.
 Birmingham women, appreciative of the great honor which Is theirs, as hostesses for this great conven- ton, are busily engaged in making elaborate and appropriate prepara- tions for their guests. Dinner Party for State Presidents
 Mrs. Charles J. Sharp. chairman for entertainments, has arranged num- Der of delightful affairs which will aid greatly to the pleasure of the convention.
 On Monday evening, November g, & dinner party will be given for all state presidents, of which Mrs. E. L. Huey. president of the state U. D. C., will be chairman.
 Meeting of Executive Board
 There will be a meeting of the general executive board on Tuesday and they will be entertained at lunch con by the local executive board.
 On Tuesday evening the twenty ninth general convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will be opened in the ballroom of the Tutwiler.
 Program of Opening Meeting
 Mrs. S. L. Ledbetter will preside and Gen. Julian T. Carr. commander in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, will be the guest of honor
 The Confederate Gray March," composed by the late Mrs. Melissa | Wood, past president of the Alabama division of the U. D. C.. will be used as the proeessional.
 The invocation will be given by Dr. Henry M. Edmonds
 Mrs. Mary Echols will make the address of welcome for the city of Birmingham.
 Mrs. E. l.. Huey, state president, will deliver Alabama's welcome. Mrs. Chappell Cory will welcome the vis-
  women's organizations.
 The response to this cordial well coming will be made by Miss Decca Lamar West of Texas.
 Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler of New York city, president general of the U D. C.. will be presented by Mrs. Charles B. Bryan of Memphis, who is a daughter of Admiral Semms.
 Dr. John Tilly of Harvard univer- sity will speak and the ex-presidents general of the U. D. c. will be pre- sented by Mrs. c. N. Merchant of Chatham, Va.
 Mrs. Frank Harold will introduce the honorary presidents.
 General Carr will make an address and Mrs. Perdue will present a por- trait of Jefferson Davis to the Daughters of the Confederacy.
 .'Dixie'' and "The Star-Spangled Banner" will be rendered and tho benediction pronounced by Rev. Mid dleton s. Barnwell.
 Wednesdays Sessions of Convention The convention will be called 10 or der on Wednesday morning my Mrs. Schuyler, president general. Dr. George Stuart will make the in- vocation and the ritual of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will be led by Mrs. Schuyler. At this meeting reports will be read and this program will be con- tinued during the afternoon.
 Presidents Reception
 On Wednesday evening a reception will be held in the Tutwiler ballroom in honor of Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler, president. and the general officers and delegates of the United Daughters of the Confectionery by the Birmingham chapter. U. D. c.
 Business Sessions on Thursday
 Business sessions will be held on Thurday and the election of officers will be held. Reports will be made from the Children of the Confederacy.