The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
BY Mrs. John S. Rowe, publicity
chairman, state U. D. C,

chairman, state U. D. C.
The fourth annual convention of
the Children of the Confederacy.
North Carolina division of the U.
D. c., which will be held at States
vile June 81 with the Davis Cen
tennial chapter as hostess. will
bring together hundreds of the
Junior members of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy,
many state officers and other lead
ers, for a review of the past years
activities.
Mrs. A. Y. Kerr, of Yanceyville.
third vice-president of the division
and state director of the C. of c.,
will be the presiding officer.
State C. of C. officers who will
take part in the convention are
Miss Mary Alice King. Winston
Salem, president; Miss Helen
Price, Dunn, Miss Helen May
Harper, LAGRANGE, and Miss Patri-
cia Helms, Durham. vice-presi-
dents; Miss Sarah Bell Thompson,
Graham. recording secretary;
Miss Bette Tennessee, Salisbury.
corresponding secretary; Miss
Elizabeth Newton. Greensboro.
treasurer; Miss Mary Forney
Duval, Whiteville, historian; Miss
Katherine Simpson, Monroe. reg
istrar; Miss Calveen Sheriff.,
Statesville, recorder of crosses;
Miss Jane Peete, Warrenton, Gus
todian of properties; and Miss
MARGARET Mahaley, Salisbury,
chaplain.
The convention is being sponsor
ed by the Statesville chapter of
of the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy of which Mrs. Wade H.
Hendricks is the president.
Mrs. D. H. Lazenby is leader
of the Children's chapter enter
tanning the convention and Mrs.
George Hudson is the assistant
leader. Officers are Miss Mary
Ann Bristol. president; Miss Bet
" Jean Bryant, vice-president:
Miss Mary Holmes, secretary; and
Miss Katherine Hudson, treasurer.
Convention headquarters will be
the Vance hotel where registration
will begin at IL o'clock noon Thurs
day, June g.. At l o'clock Mrs.
Ralph Sheriff. will entertain at
her home, B%rookdale, honoring
state officers of the Children OF
the C~onfederacy, division officers
and other guests at a luncheon.
This will be followed by a theatre
party at 2:3O o'clock for all state
officers visitors and delegates.
Other social events scheduled for
Thursday are a tea from 5 to b
o'clock at the home of Miss Mary
Ann Bistol; a banquet at 6 o'clock
at Vance hotel and a dance, begin
ming at 1920 o'clock for all con-
vention guests.
The banquet will be presided
over by Mrs. A. Y. Kerr. Greet
ings will be extended by j. Wesley
Jones, mayor of S~tatesville; John
w. Wallace. president of the States
vile Chamber of Commerce; Mrs.
Fred Bunch, Jr., regent OF the
Statesville Junior D. A. R. chap
ter: and Miss Carolyn Wallace,
president of the Junior chapter OF
the Statesville American Legion
auxiliary.
Speakers will include Mrs. Kerr,
Mrs. L. E. Fisher, of Ashevllle,
president of the North Carolina d.
vision of the United Daughters OF
the Confederacy; and Mrs. Glenn
Long. of Newton, e~x-president OF
the division and a former general
officer. Mrs. Lazenby will present
the state C. of C. officers and the
division leaders. Other features OF
the program will include special
musical numbers and the presen-
tation of awards.
The convention will get down to
business on Friday morning at y
o'clock with the president, NJ S S
Mary Alice King, in charge. CHAP
tiers will give their reports and n
committees will report on their &C
tivities. Election of officers and
selection of the next convention
CITY will conclude the business ses-
sion.
Pages announced for the con-
vention are Mrs. Bonner K n o X,
chairman: Misses Betty Jean Bry-
ant. Katherine H d o n, Carolyn
Winberry, Eelyn Bunch, B etty
Jean Lazenby. Edith Allison, Betty
Allison, Mary Lazenby, Peggy
Holmes. Mary Helen Holmes, Nan
cy White, Carolyn Bristol, Mary
Grior, and Beth Deaton.
North Carolina Division scholar
ship awards and re-aWards Tor
194O-41 and recommendations for
general scholarship awards have
been announced by Mrs. j. E.
Lambeth, of Thomasville. second
vice president and chairman OF the
Division Educational committee as
follows:
Awards-Miss Elizabeth Beall.
Greensboro. Freshman; Miss Jes-
sic Evans Brunt. Winston-Salem,
Junior: Miss Sara Myers Crooks,
Concord. Junior: Miss A m e t a
Pleasant, Roanoke Rapids, Junior;
Miss Allene Roso. Fayetteville, Jul
Nor, all at the Woman's college OF
the University of North Carolina
Greensboro.
Re-aWards-Miss Rachel Long