Evening star., 1927-10-05
VIRGINIA j. D. c.
OPEN CONVENTION
ITS Delegates Attend Ses-
sion in Winchester-Meet-
ings to Close Friday.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


WINCHESTER, Va, October g.
The Virginia Division, United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, opened its
thirty annual convention here
this morning, with approximately lis
delegates present from all sections of
the State. Bright, crisp, Autumn
weather and good highways induced
many members Of chapters within a
radius of so miles or more to motor
here for the day. thus swelling the
attendance of visitors to nearly $50.
Business sessions last until Friday,
and are being held in the main audi
torium of the new First United Breth-
rem Church. Mrs. A. C. Ford. State
president. of Clifton Forge, is presid-
ing over the convention.
Rev. George w. Stover welcomed the
delegates on behalf of the First United
Brethren Church, and Mayor Julian
r Ward on behalf of the city. Mrs.
Ford presided over the divisions open
ing service. The gathering sang
How Firm a Foundation" favOrite
hymn Of Gen. Robert e. Lee.
Flags Are Presented.
Business of the morning included
the presentation of flags to the hostess
L
Winchester, by Mrs. Frank Anthony
Wake, and their acceptance by Miss
Lucy W. Russell. first vice president
Of the chapter. Reports were received
from six district chairmen. Mrs.
George l.. Taylor, Big Stone Gap;
Mrs. H. 7. Rhodes. Crozet; Mrs. Allen
Stokes, Farmville; Miss Lucy +.
kurtz. Winchester; Mrs. Frank Perry.
West Point, and Mrs. G. Ryland Scott,
Norfolk.
Mrs. John NJ. Hopkins of keswicl<,
second vice president. presided over
the memorial hour service this after
noon. Special papers We're read in
memory of Mrs. James f. Alexander
and Mrs. A. A. Campbell. the former
by Miss Annie Mann and the latter by
Mrs. Cabell FlournOy. Solos were
sung by Mrs. W. Nelson Page and
Mrs. Virginia +. Du Shane, this city.
Reports were received on the Lee
Memorial Chapter. Confederate Vet
Grams, War Between the States, the
Mrs. Norman V. Randolph Relief
Fund. Women of the South in War
Times, Woodrow Wilson Scholarship
Fund, Collecting Books for Foreign
Libraries and jefferson Davis High
way, these reports being submitted in
their order by Mrs. Charles Boiling,
Miss Cattle Webb. Mrs. Lloyd r.
Everett, Mrs. Harry Wooding, jr.; Mrs
Frank Anthony Wake. Mrs. Charles
Travis, Miss Mary d. Carter and Mrs.
r. A. Blenner.
A reception was held last night at
the home of Miss Lucy +. kurtZ, presi-
dent Of Turner Ashby Chapter. Miss
kurtZ is daughter of the late Capt.
George w. kurtz, who was one of the
last Of the original commissioned Of
x~Ex = IL
The address of welcome was de-
Robert NJ. Ward introduced Mrs.
Ford, the State president
State Officers Present.
State officers attending the conven-
tton are Mrs. A. G. Ford. Clifton Forge.
president: Mrs Fl. F. Lewis. Bristol: |
Mrs. John Hopkins, Keswick: Mrs. |
i. 7. Everett, East Falls Church; Mrs. |
r. E. King. Portsmouth, vice presi- |
dents: Mrs. W. A. Porter, Petersburg. |
recording secretary; Mrs. E. A. Snead. |
Clifton Forge, corresponding secre- |
tary; Mrs. B. c. Phlegar, Christians
burg, treasurer; Miss Eva Elgin Bell, |
Rectory. historian; Miss Adella Yowell, |
Culpeper. registrar; Mrs. NJ. j. Pat
sci, Roanoke, custodian: Mrs. M. r.
Perkinson, DanvilIe, recorder of
crosses, and Mrs. ]. E. Davenport,
Norfolk. custodian of Virginia divi-
sion badge.
Miss Frances Du Pont of Philadel-
phia. president of the Philadelphia
Chapter, u. D. c.. which is allied with
and assigned to the Virginia division,
is attending the convention as the rep
resentative Of perhaps the largest
L. D. c. Chapter north of the Mason.
Dixon line.
Mr.. w. n. c. Merchant of Chatham.
Va, who is delegate from the chap
ter Of that place, is in line for the
office of = president general of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy.