The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
NJ rs. NJ lowell
IS NEW PRESIDENT
Of ALABAMA j. D. E.
Ozark Chosen For Next Con-
vention - Medals And
Prizes Awarded
ANNISTON BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD

Ozark was selected for the 1924
convention of the Alabama Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy and Mrs.
Charles Mcdowell of Eufaula was
elected president at the closing ses
sion of the state organization in An
niston on Friday The convention ad-
journed in the afternoon following
one of the most successful meetings
in the history of the division.
Other officers elected at the Friday
morning session were Mrs. Joe Nc
Tendon, Dadeville and Mrs. 7. Murphy
of Troy, vice presidents; Mrs. Hugh
D. Merrill of Admission recording sec
. rotary; Mrs. Brennan of Eufaula, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Boulett
of Mobile, treasurer; Mrs. Joseph
Aderholt of Admission, historian; Mrs.
j. B. Stanley of Greenville, regis
terar; Mrs. c. D. Martin of Jackson
vile recorder of crosses and Mrs.
John Lusk of Guntersville chaplain.
The exodus of. the delegates began
Friday afternoon. the visitors to An
niston during the convention having
pronounced the 1928 convention one
of the best in the years that tho
state organization has been func
toned.
Present Rhetorical Program.
Presidented by Mrs. E. l.. Huey, the
state president, Mrs. Joseph E. Alder
hold, of this city, state historian for
the Alabama division of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy Thurs
day night directed the historical pro-
gram for the 1923 convention OF the
Alabama Daughters.
In opening the open session of the
convention Mrs Aderhold made
plea to Daughters and others for the
suppression of false histories and
data concerning the souths part in
the civil war and at the same time
made a brilliant plea for the Manas-
sas battlefield memorial. which is to
be erected at total cost OF S!2o,OOU
and which will commemorate the va
lor of Alabama soldiers on that field
during the war.
The program for Thursday evening
was begun with "a vocal quartette by
Mrs. r. r. Butler, Mrs. James I, Nc
Glothlin and Messrs. Sawyer and
Herbert. the Invocation by Rev. Sam
%. Hodges following. A vocal solo
by Scott Roberts followed the in
vocation.
After being presented by the state
president. Mrs. Aderhold introduced
Mrs. Frank Harold, of Americas,
Ga. national vice president and pres
ident of the Georgia division, whose
address proved to be one of the out
standing parts of the interesting pro-
gram A vocal duet by Mrs. T. T.
Butler and Mrs. l.. f. Ogletree was
followed by the award of medals and
prizes. many of the leading women
of the convention being publicly hon
cred, as follows:
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Medals Awarded
Presidents medal. Mrs. r. L. Huey;
historians medal, Ebert d. Willett;
Maud Rountree prize, Mrs. j. A.
Rountree; Commodore f. Farrand's
prize. Mrs. c. B. Foreman; General
Henry d. Clayton's prize, Mrs. ]. n.
Crenslaw; Causes of War Between
the States" Mrs. Joseph f. Aderhold;
General Joseph E. Wheeler prize.
Mrs. B. B. Ross; General Robert b.
Lee price, Mrs. julius Jaffe; Major
Samuel Luckie Knox medal, Mrs.
John B. Knox: W. ID. Battle memorial
prize, Mrs, W: s, Nichols, Mrs. l.. ii.
Stones prize. Mrs. Kirk Persrow.
Interspersed in the program of
awards was a beautiful solo and
chorus by Mrs. T. T. Butler, Bet
sy Hamilton" reading by Mrs. Moore
and Dixie" by Miss Mamie Harri-
son and the large audience of brill
liant women.