The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-12
UDC Plans 5lst National Meet
In Nashville for November 22nd

come evening. $3.50 pm. at the
Hermitage. Two business sessions
will be held daily, the first begin
ming at $50 am. Wednesday.
At l pm. Golden Jubilee lunch
con will be given and at six the
Birthday banquet at the historic
Maxwell House. The pages ball will
follow, the girls wearing costumes
of the Sixties.
On Thursday a patriotic lunch
con will be presided over by Mrs.
Chas. E. Boiling, chairman of Pa.
triotic Activities and Civilian De-
Tense. A tea will be given at Con-
federate Hall, Peabody college at
5 pm. and at $50 pm. t h e
Jefferson highway dinner at tn e
Noel Hotel Mrs. John L. Wood
bury. presiding.
Thursday evening Mrs. Frank F.
jones. Historian General will pre-
side over Historical evening at the
Hermitage hotel War crosses Of
Military Service will be awarded
to Admiral Chester W. Ninitz.
Brig.-Gen. c. D. V. Ostroom. 1t.
Com. McClelland Barclay, Capt.
Sidney Clarence Garrison and a
posthumous award to Shepard Bar
clay.
A pageant, U. D. c. Presidents
General for Fifty Years, Mrs.
James. narrator will be presented.
Hon. Prentice Cooper, Gov. Of
Tenn. will make an address.
On Friday wrea tbs will be placed
on the grave of Mrs. Carolina M.
Goodlette. founder of the U. D. C..
and on the tomb Of President An
drew Jackson by Mrs. Woodland.
Chapter No. l, U. D. c. will be
hosts at barbecue at the Hermit
age, home of Andrew Jackson.
A memorial service for daughters
and veterans who have passed
away the past year will be con-
Quoted on Tuesday afternoon by
Mrs. Paul Borden.
In her annual report at the state
convention Mrs. Rowe announced
the award of the U. S. Treasury
flag in meeting the goal set up
for divisions in the 4th and 5th war
loan drives, also a total of $1818.0 90
contributed to the Blood Plasma
fund; 278 new members and 202
re-instatements; served 100,-
600 hours in, Red Cross work; hum
dreds of dollars given to increase
scholarships and TO establish 9TH
ers; gift of 100000 by Sidney
Rheinstein of N. Y, son Of Con-
federate colder, for educational
work.
DR.. C. C. Crittenden, speaker on
Historical Evening urg ed the
daughters to enter actively into the
preservation OF Confederate Land
marks, pointing out that if this is
not done now, there will be none
left to preserve.
On Thursday, Nov. 2, a granite
marker common Grating Judah P.
Benjamin., was unveiled in Fay
etteville by B'nai Birth, local Jew
ish organization and presented to
the N. C. Division U. D. C. It
marks the site of Fayetteville Ac-
ademy which Benjamin attended in
his boyhood. He neld htree offices
in the Confederate Cabinet, Attor-
ney General, Secretary of War and
Secretary of State. Mrs. Rowe ac-
copied the marker for the division
and Mrs. Woodland. President Cen
eral expressed her appreciation.
Mrs. Paul Borden was a special
guest.
Prior to the ceremony a meeting
of the state board of the Confed-
crate Woman's Home and lunch
con was held at the Home. Charles
C Rose, chairman of the board
presided over the meeting n d
gave his annual report. Mrs. E.
R. McKethan of Fayetteville is
chairman of the committee from
the N. c. Division. Mrs. Ina F.
Smith and Mrs. Bernice Foust were
reelected superintendent and as
sistant superintendent and their ex-
cellent work commended. The
Home is said TO be the only insti-
tuition in the State that lives within
its budget. Forty Confederate la
dies are now living there and chap
ters are reminded to send the usu-
al Christmas gifts early in De-
cember.
After the unwilling OF the mark
er, tea was given at the Woman's
club honoring Mrs. Woodland, Mrs.
Rowe, Mrs. Borden and other Wis.