The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-10
MEETING DRAYTON RUTHER-
FORD CHAPTER, y. D. C.

Mrs. ]. L. Keitt was the gracious
hostess of the Drayton Rutherford
t chapter at the March meeting We'd
nesday, March 10th. She was assist
ed by Mrs. John NJ. Kinard and Mrs.
j. Y. McFall who were joint hoztesses.
The president of the chapter, Mrs
Frank Hunter, presided over the bus
mess session which was very full. A
report from the treasurer showed the
CHAPTER in splendid financial condl-
ton with all pledges paid to date and
nearly two hundred dollars in the
bank. This chapter does wonder
full amount of work, one of the items
being the care of Confederate vet
eran. and assistance gwen to Others
The financial committee of which
Mrs. Shealy is chairman, spoke OF
several interesting ways in which they
expect to increase the funds in their
treasury.
A letter was read from the presl-
dent general, Mrs. Livingston Schuy-
ler of New York, and Mrs. R. d.
Wright told of the wonderful work
accomplished by the Washington div
ision with it's only three chapters. She
read of the only Confederate bury
ing ground in the great Northwest.
+ At the close of the business session
the teachers of the Newwberry schools
came in and were welcomed by Mrs.
Hunter in gracious words, and the
historical program was then placed
in the hands Of Mrs. ]. H. West, sec
ond historian of the chapter, and our
gracious state historian, Miss Nora
Long. the chapter historian, being
away on trip.
/ Mrs. West spoke of our effort to re-
new and freproof the Robert E. Lee
Memorial chapel at Lexington, Va
and said that this being the special
work undertaken by the general or
ganization, that some study of Rob
ert E. Lee was used at each meeting.
She here introduced Mrs. Agatha A.
Woodson, who read paper on Ar
l;nrton and the Great Remuneration.
She next spoke Of the untruths In
history. both of omission and COM
mission, and asked Mrs. I. H. Hunt to
read an article on "Sins Of Hlstor-
;cal Omission and Commission" by
our much loved former historian gen.
eral. Miss Mildred Rutherford. In
this she spoke of the wonderful
achievements Of Admiral Buchanan,
of Matthew Fontaine Maury, of Ad-
miral Senines of the Confederate
navy. and showed what very small
place they were given in the litera-
ture and history of the day.
; This was followed by talk by
Mrs. Robert D. Wright on the "Songs
of Hate" of the Northern army, CIV
ing the words of Marching Through
Georgia" and "The Battle Hymn OF
the Republic" telling under what cir
cumstances they were written and for
what purpose. She quoted largely
from Northern writer's and read an
article in the Literary Digest in suo-
sanitation of her claims, written by
a Northern man.
Mrs. West read wonderful paper
on the historical aims of the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy and told OF
the wonders accomplished by the his
torians of the divisions in having mis-
takes corrected in histories that were
for use in our schools. She spoke OF
the need of having our children
taught Southern history from a true
standpoint and asked the cooperation
of the teachers in this undertaking.
At the close of the program deli
cious charlotte and cakes were served
A w