Evening star., 1923-11-25
i. D. c. TOPRESENT
5000 WAR HONORS
Ceremony Throughout coun.
try on Southern Cross
BestoWaI Day.

AS a token of appreciation of their
valor and patriotism more than 5000
lineal descendants OF Confederate vet.
Grams who served their country in
the world war Will be given the Gross
OF service" by the United Daughters
OF the Confederacy. Announce ment
to this effect was made last night at
the closing session of the thirtieth
annual convention Of the organization
In the ballroom of the Willard Hotel.
The first of these enblems of honor
known soldier at Arlington National
cemetery Friday and the next four
numbers l. 2. 3 and 4. are to be worn
by Maj. Gen Robert Lee Billiard u. s.
A. Maj. Wallace Streeter OF Alabama
Maj. Gen. John LIE Jeune Of Louisiana,
commandant of Marines. and Maj. Jo-
seph Wheeler. u. S. A, son OF the late
Gen Joe" Wheeler of the confederate
arX!y and one of the commanding
generals in the Spanish American
war.
In deciding upon the awarding OF
these crosses. the Daughters voted
to bestow them on the same days
throughout the country as are he
slowed the southern crosses of honor
with the addition OF Armistice day.
Committee for Trip.
Announcement was made last night
that q special committee will be
named to go to Lexington. Va. to
confer with the authorities OF Wash
ington and Lee University regarding
a definite plan for the improving OF
Lee Chapel at that institution. The
daughters have voted to appropriate
S150,000 for this work as an addition
of the confederacy. Mrs. Roy w.
Mckinney, chairman OF the commit
tee in charge of this memorial, made
the report of the committees prog
ress and the policy to be followed in
the future. at last nights meeting.
The sum of $4,000 has been raised
to go toward fund to be used in
erecting a fitting monument at the
birthplace of Jefferson Davis. at Fair
view, KY. In making this announce
ment last night II. E. Morrison of
South Carolina. chairman of the JEFF
ferson Davis memorial committee,
said that a subcommittee would be
appointed to visit Fairview to ar
range the details for carrying out the
original plan.
Name for Honor Roll
In reporting the work done by the
Arlington Amphitheater committee
Mrs. Marion Butler Of this city and
North Carolina said that the commit
tee would continue it's efforts to OBJ
tain the privilege OF having the names
of certain noted Confederate gen.
erals placed on the roll of honor at
the amphitheater In Arlington Ma
ttonal cemetery.
other committee chairmen who
made reports at last nights meeting
were: Faithful slave memorial, Mrs.
Mary Bowling Bond. Kentucky, chair
man; Maury monument. Mrs. Frank
Anthony Wake. Virginia, chairman;
Rutherford history. Mrs. Frank B.
Tracy, Florida, chairman: memorial
elevator at American hospital. Neuilly,
France, Miss Mary B. Poppenheim,
South Carolina. chairman; revision
derson, chairman: bust of Gen. Robert
E. Lee to be presented to England.
Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler, New
York, chairman; portrait of Admiral
Maury to be presented to the Naval
Academy, Mrs. Charles Phillips, Geor-
gia, chairman, and portrait of Ad-
miral Semmes for the Sale de LAla-
Bashinsky, Lausanne, switzerland.
chairman.
Senator Harris Speaks.
Senator Harris Of Georgia visited
the session and made a brief address
from the platform, IN which he told OF
his great interest in the welfare OF
the Confederate veteran and in which
he praised the Daughters for their ef-
forts in behalf OF the soldier OF the
Mrs. Livingston r. Schuyler Of New
York, president general. in her clos
ing remarks congratulated her as
socaites for the interest they havs
taken in the convention and for the
constructive work done during the