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U. D. C. DEPARTMENT
LOUISIANA DIVISION.
ADDRESS BY MRS. PINCKNEY
SMITH AT STATE DIVISIO)
Mrs. Smith, Honorary President
Louisiana Division, was organizer o0
the State Division, 26 years ago an(
is still active in the work of thi
Daughters of the Confederacy.
"Dear Daughters of the Confeder.
acy and friends: To me has beer
accorded the honor of bidding yot
welcome to our city, an honor I deep.
ly appreciate, for the past few years
stress of circumstances and environ
ments, have prevented me from any
active service in your work or shar
ing in your success.
There are others who could render
this service far more acceptably, but
I yield to no member, active or pas
sive, a more loyal love of the cause,
or one who so cheerfully bids you
welcome to our hearts and homes.
"Just twenty-three years ago the
Louisiana State division was organiz
ed in Memorial Hall. To my knowl
edge there is only one member liv
ing who attended that first meeting.
"These annual gatherings are al
ways fraught with memories tender,
sweet and sad. The past year has
been no exception in the death of
members whose faithful services de
serve all of the testimonial in evi
dence of their good work and will
be held in everlasting rememberance
by their co-workers.
"In looking backward, one cannot
fail to be impressed with the won
derful events that have followed each
other in rapid succession. After re
covering in a measure, from the hide
ous nightmare of reconstruction days,
an era of peace and comparative
prosperity smiled once again on our
war devastated country.
Women of Old South.
"The women of the old South
whose hearts were racked with the
cries of pain and suffering from our
returning southern soldiers, realized
that something had to be done and
done quickly. They had no trouble
in adjusting their soldiers bonus bill,
and no rich government to back
them. That sacred flame of mother
hood and loss of country blazed away
to clothe, feed, and inspire renewed
courage to fight the battle of life in
the hearts of a defeated army. How
it was done will never be known.
We can only attribute it to that witch
craft pronounced only to motherhood
and her maker.
"To that Spartan courage of the
motherhood of the old South, we can
safely credit the prosperity of our
beloved Southland to this day and it
is the key note of all success that has
crowned the noble work of the U. D.
C.
"This is an age of wonderful
events and I hold it not only a priv
ilege to have lived, but an education
when we realize the important events
we have not only witnessed but are
living factors in those great changes,
national, social and political events
now written on the pages of history.
Behold a new epoch so overwhelming
in its upheaval of the old, and the
evolution of the new. I sometimes
hold my breath and wonder 'what
next?'
"We can all remember what a
rude awakening was ours from our
sweet dreams of peace, a thunder
clap, from a cloudless sky, a pistol
shot from the hands of an assasin
that rocked the world to its very
foundation, and we were called again
to face another war, a whirlwind of
murder, blood shed and crime never
equaled. In this great crisis of the
world, did our Southern youth fal
ter? Was not my countryman, a
Tennesseean, acclaimed the hero of
the age. If you want any further
evidence of the bravery of our South
ern soldiers in the world's war I re
fer you to the historical facts con
tained in the prize package now in
possession of every chapter in the
Division-these rolls of honor. With
the ending of the world war we can
truthfully say old things have passed
away, and the dawn of a new era is
one to work in and adjust ourselves
to new conditions, let us hope for the
betterment of mankind. Now that we
have won the long delayed rights of
citizenship, let us make ourselves
stepping stones to higher and better
things.
Hold to the Faith.
"Let us hold to the faith of our
beloved dead, and to the beautiful
ideals of southern womanhood and
refrain in the iame of all that is
beautiful and holy from any hyster
ical efforts to reform the world. Let
uas strive to add a new clean page
to our calendar of the year, a clean,
white page free from the stain like
spots ,on the sun that has so long
dimmed the brilliancy the a southern
sky-illiteracy. The ground work is
laid. The educational committee has
accomplished wonders. Let us renew
our pledges tonight as faithful car
N riers of the noblest messages ever
proclaimed by the U. D. C., higher
it, education and ambition for the sons
of and daughters of confederate lineage.
id Oh Daughters of the Southland cher
he ish the tradition of your country
and your people ,enshrine them in
r- your hearts as do our sweet Catholic
m sisters with their beads of faith,
)u pray the Lord God of Hosts be with
p- us, lest we forget, for memory is the
rs only thing that conquers death.
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IY RESOLUTIONS.
r
The following resolutions were
er passed at the State Division, U. D.
it C.:
S- By Mrs. J; St. Clair Favrot, Johan
e, na Waddill Chapter, Baton Rouge.
U La.:
WHEREAS, the people of the State
ie of Louisiana, the framer of the Con
- stitution of the State of Louisiana,
1- and the Legislature of the.State of
7 Louisiana, have seen fit to increase
ý* the pension of Cohfederate Veterans
and the widows of Confederate Vet
r, evans, from Twenty Dollars per
is month to Thirty Dollars per month,
under certain conditions; and,
- WHEREAS, the Sons of Confeder
- ate Veterans at their reunion in
11 Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1921, went or.
e record as favoring this increase and
lent their aid and cooperation to the
passage of suitable legislation in its
' behalf; therefore be it,
h RESOLVED, that the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, in an
nual convention assembled, do and
does hereby, endorse the increase in
'e pensions allowed the Confederate
r Veterans and the widows of Con
federate Veterans as now provided
by the laws of this State and under
h the prescriptions provided therein;
e and be it further
r RESOLVED, that a copy of these
d resolutions be forwarded to the Sen
d ate and the House of Representatives
e of the State of Louisiana, now in
I, session at Baton Rouge, La., as a
k memorial of the endorsement of this
- body to said existing legislation, and
Y that a copy of these resolutions be
d spread on the minutes of this Con
n vention and that same be sent for
v publication in the press of the city
I. of New Orleans among the proceed
- ings of this convention.
By Mrs. L. U. Babin:
e WHEREAS, a woman's newspaper
n has been established in Baton Rouge;
r and,
t WHEREAS, this being a good
s newspaper, serving women well, and
I. feeling the need of such a paper; be
it
11 RESOLVED, that the State Divis
- ion, U. D. C., in convention assembled,
a hereby does endorse the Woman's En
s terprise as fitting pages for U. D. C.
e publications from the various chap
, ters and this State Division; and be
s it further
RESOLVED, that the Woman's En
r terprise be elected the official U. D.
e C. organ.
t By Florence C. Tompkins:
WHEREAS, the Republican Party
s during the last Presidential cam
r paign advocated State rights in lit
r erature sent out and in speeches
I made by various speakers including l
r President Harding; and
Y WHEREAS, in literature used by
1 United States Senators James W.
f Wadsworth, Jr. of New York, Frank
r B. Brandegee of Connecticut, Charles
e Curtis of Kansas, Reed Smoot of
- Utah and others we find the follow
ing paragraph: 1
f 'T'he integrity and sovereignty of
rour states and representative for of
- government must be preserved, oth
. erwise our republic cannot possibly
- endure"; and,
SWHEREAS, above sentence ex
apresses the sentiment of State rights
afor which the Confederate army
Sfought four long years, while the t
1 Northern army fought against said
Sprinciple, it is indeed gratifying even
Sat this late date for above distin
Sguished citizens to now espouse the
Sdoctrne of State Rights; so be it,
F RESOLVED, that the Louisiana i
SDivision of the Daughters of the Con- t
Sfederacy wish to express our grati- v
fication over the fact that the pres- t
ent National Administration had de
clared in favor of State Rights; and
I be it further
I RESOLVED, that the Secretary 3
Ssend a copy of this Resolution with
an appropriate letter to President I
Warren G. Harding and United States h
Senators Wadsworth, Brandegee, h
,Curtis and Smoot. s
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Miss Doriska Gantreaux is spend-lt)
ing two months at Scatt, La. v
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Mrs. Fred C. Kolman, the recently ti
elected President of the Louisiana
went to the U. C. V. Convention at
Richmond as the Matron of Honor
of the Confederate Veterans of Lou
isiana.
$**
Mrs. Arthur Weber, President of
r- Fitzhugh Lee Chapter, New Orleans,
er is enjoying a visit to her parents Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Patterson of Smith
ville, Ohio.
e. Mrs. L. U. Babin, President Joanna
Waddill Chapter, of Baton Rouge,
in was selected as chaperone of the of
ic ficial party from New Orleans to the
h, Confederate Reunion at Richmond.
***
Mrs. St. Clair Favrot of Baton
Rouge, was Matron of Honor for the
Sons of Confederate Veterans and
Miss Beverly Favrot, Sponsor of the
Louisiana Division, Sons of Veterans
at the Reunion at Richmond. Va.
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BEAUTIFUL BADGE
FOR MRS. WFBER
Retiring Fitzhugh Chapter, U. D. C.
Head Gets Remembrance.
s Mrs. J. Pinckey Smith made the
. presentation speech to the retiring
president, Mrs. Weber, of the Fitz
hugh chapter of the Louisiana Di
vision of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy. The gift was a
n beautiful Confederate pin. Mrs.
r. Smith said:
c "When I was first informed of the
conspiracy of the members of this
chapter and that I was selected to be
the spokesman on the occasion, I was
d overwhelmed and my first impulse
was to refuse the honor. Not that I
d was not in full accora with the
movement but I doubted my capacity
e to do full justice to the occasion and
thereby cause bitter disappointment
d to the loving conspirators. That sec
r ond angel thought caused me to re
alize what a pleasure I was denying
myself in being the medium of so de
e lighted a surprise to you; I reconsid
ered my notion and humbly accepted
s the trust.
"I hold in my hand a gift, a token
of love from the members of the
Fitzhugh Lee Chapter. The members
I claim the privilege of thus honoring
you. They say 'I know her so well,'
we are best calculated to estimate her
worth. They beg you to accept the
Confederate Badge as a tangible evi
dence of their confidence in you as a
personal friend and their leader.
They have always found you just in
your rulings and faithful in your
efforts to make this chapter one of
the leading forces in the noble work
of the U. D. C. They certainly
I should speak. Knowingly after so
1 many years of faithful service--a
Sprivate in the ranks and years of of
ficial duties, and lastly, as president
of the Division, the highest honor in
the gift of the U. D. C. They justly
claim they are prepared to fully ap
preciate your good work which can
not fail to be an inspiration to your
Ssuccessor, a most important fact thatI
should be of great weight in the se
lection of the next presiding officer.
The members have chosen wisely in
the selection of the official badge of
our order as a memorial of one of the I
happiest episodes in the history of
Sour Chapter. Peace has its victories<
as well as in war.
"Great generals won their honors
by force of arms. You have won I
yours by force of character in duties
well performed. It is one only who
has the courage of their convictions
that will ever have a record such as
yours. May I add my congratulations
who knows by experience the many
difficulties that beset the most earn
est and faithful efforts. Wear the
little badge near your heart and may
it ever be a reminder of this happy
hour. The laurel wreath is usually a
a crown of victory. The flag does t
not wave in triumph o'er land or sea.
It has no country. It's only shrine is I
in the hearts of a people in holy rev
erence of that army in grey who
fought, bled and died for a cause they
thought to be right. r
'"Their deeds shall live, their
fame increase, c
Till time shall end and war shall t
cease.'
"The heart has its own memories, e
like the mnd, and in it is enchrined s
this precious little keepsake into s
which is wrought the givers' loving ti
thoughts." r
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PRESIDENT'S LETTER. h
My Dear Chapter Members: r
First, I want to tell you how much tl
I appreciate the great honor that
has come to me-my election to the ti
highest office in the Louisiana Divi- G
sion, U .D. C. t
That I shall endeavor to do every- N
thing within my power for the ad- h
vanoement of our Division, you well L
know, or you would not have given me ii
this great honor. h
I would like to ask the support of e4
at every member of our splendid organ
or ization, and will welcome any sugges
u- tior, tha: would tend to 1promote tle
welfare of our Division, for I must
and will succeed if you will help me.
of I have appointed committees for
s, the Division and have selected those
r. whom I felt would accomplish great
n- things. Whent these committees call
upon you help them as much as pos
sible, for every committee is a neces
la sary and worthy committee in the
e, work of our organization.
f- There have been changes in our
e Constitution, for at the recent con
vention in New Orleans two amend
ments were adopted whereby the
n Loan Schalorship Fund committee and
ýe the Amendment committee were abol
d ished, but in place thereof, we have
.e the Camp Moore Improvement com
s mittee and Chief Justice White mem
orial. Let us rally to the call and
make this a banner year for Louisi
ana.
I would also like to impress upon
the Chapters the work of the General
Order and urge you to become famil
iar with the names of the State Di
rectors and help them in their various
activities for Louisiana must be
among the first in rank for work
accomplished.
e Our state has been generously rec- r
ognized in appointments by the Pres
ident General, let us be faithful to I
the trust.
f Cunningham Memorial is a work l
worthy of your consideration. To I
those who made pledges at the con
vention, pay these pledges now; to I
others, subscribe now and let this
work be finished before the General
Order convention in Birmingham. ~
Mrs. Charles Granger, 1138 Broad-l
way, is the Director for Louisiana. c
Mrs. L. U. Babin, Baton Rouge, is l
director for "Southern Women in War [
Times." Help her to place these
books which should be in every home, n
and library. o
Mrs. MI. M. Bannerman would wel- I
come contributions for the completion I
of Jefferson Davis Monument at his I
birthplace in Kentucky. There is but n
a small deficit, let us try to make
even a small contribution for this a
monument we may well feel proud i
of as it is the second highest in thelP
world.
Mrs. Arthur Weber is Louisiana's J
Director for "War Between the h
States", and I am sure you owe her F
help in this work as your past state 0
president who served you so well.
Mrs. H. J. Seiferth is Director for f
"World War Records." Help her to
help Louisiana win the prize. Let
each member send in the record of
every boy who served in the World
War.
Mrs. Peter Youree has been honor
ed by being named on the Committee
for the Memorial Elevator at the
American Hospital, Neuilly, France
and on the Jefferson Davis Highway
committee for the General Order
committee.
Mrs. Hickey Friedrichs of Stone
wall Jackson Chapter and Miss
Doriska Gautreaux, New Orleans
Chapter have both been honored by
being named on the Credentials and
Finance committees respectively.
Your president too has an impor
tant place on a general order com
mittee, but she will send notice of
her work when there is something
left in the Treasury after the above
obligations have been met.
With every good wish for the suc
cess of your chapter and assuring you
I shall always be glad to render any
assistance possible, I am
Sincerely and fraternally,
MRS. FRED C. KOLMAN,
Pres. La. Div., U. D. C.
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ALAN DALE REVIEWS
NEW GRIFFITH FILM I
Alan Dale, who puts his own priv
ate brand of tabasco in his reviews of
things entertaining, has written a
tabloid review of D. W. Griffith's
"Orphans of the Storm" which is
lively with his characteristic zest.
However, this picture, a United Ar
tists Corporation release, which
comes to the Columbia Theatre for a
run beginning Wednesday, July 12, is
so extensive that Mr. Dale had to
confine himself to the big climax por
tion of the story. He wrote:
"The picture itself is certainly very
enormous. It is filled with stress and
storm and Lillian Gish. It tells the
story of a trifle haltingly, and at
times forgets it has a story. You see
Danton, Robespierre and Lillian Gish.
The whole thing leads up to the guil
lotine, to which Lillian is led for ex
ecution. Every detail that could har
row your feelings in this episode is
there. Nothing is omitted.
"But of course-having seen a pic
ture or two--you know that Lillian
Gish will be saved! No picture direc
tor would permit her fair head to fall.
No picture would allow you to go
home with the impression that fair
Lillian was minus her head-..Then
just as the worst was on the verge of
happening, rescue comes. She is sav
ed-and Danton has saved her. She
is plucked from an untimely end you
know-you know-that the Gish head
will appear in another picture-name
to be announced later."
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IBIG STAGE SUCCESS FILMED
BY WILLIAM I)E MILLE
A play that has never failed to
thrill American audiences, is George
Broadhurst's "Bought and Paid For."
And now the William de Mille screen
version of it, which comes to the
Columbia Theatre Saturday and Sun
day, probably will thrill them even'
more effectively.
So well known is the story of this
popular play that to repeat it seems
quite superfluous. It need only be
said that the picture follows the story
of the play with faithful cxactitude.
diverting only in those slight in
stances where diversion meant better
ment.
For its direction, the picture could
not have been in abler hands than
those of William de Mille, whose con
summate skill in the interpreting of
scenes filled with dramatic intensity
has led to his becoming one of the
foremost producers of the motion pic
ture world. Heading a popular cast
are the popular Paramount stars Ag
nes Ayres and Jack Holt, each pos
sessing a creditable host of laurels.
In their support are such favorites as
Walter Heirs, the rotund Paramount
comedian, Leah Wyant and George
Kuwa.
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ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN IN
HANDCUFFS AND KISSES
When Elaine Hammerstein appears
at the Louisiana Theatre Sunday in
her newest Selznick picture, "Hand
cuffs or Kisses," she will be supported
by a cast of players who are well
known to local patrons of the screen.
Robert Ellis, leading man in Selz
nick Pictures and recently a director
of several screen successes, has the
leading supporting role opposite Miss
Hammerstein. MIr. Ellis is remem
bered here as Olive Thomas' leading
man in her early Selznick successes,
"Upstairs and Down," and "The Spite
Bride." He also has appeared prom
inently in other pictures made by this
producer, and among his directorial
successes was "The Imp,"' with Elsie
Janis. Other players in the cast who
have important roles are Florence
Billings, Julia Swayne Gordon, Dor
othy Chappell, Ronald Schabel, Geo.
Lessey, Edwards Davis and Ronald
Coleman.
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Saturday BIA Prices 50 and 25c.
Children 10c.
Sunday Tax extra.
William de Mille's
Production with
Jack Hlolt and Agnes Ayres
"Bought and Paid For"
A Paramount Picture.
From the Great Stage Success.
Other subjects:
"'TWAS EVER THUS"-Comedy
NEWS WEEKLY
MISS MADGE BUTLER
in a prologue singing
"Smile Through Your Tears".
COLUMBIA CONCERT O1CIIE'STRA
E. H. Charlton, Director.
Sunday IOf ISIANA Prices 10, 20 and
30 cents.
Monday I UI I Tax extra.
Lewis J. Selznick presents
Elaine Hammerstein
in
"Handcuffs or Kisses"
By THOMAS EDGELOW
(By arrangement with "Young's Magazine")
Scenario by Lewis Allen Browne.
Directed by George Archainbaud
CAST
Lois Walton Peter Madison ........Robert Ellis
ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN Miss Strodd....Alison Skipworth
Mrs. Walton ~iss Dell ........Florence Billings
Leo Carstairs......Ronald Schabel
Julia Swayne Gordon Elias Pratt ........George Lessey
Violet ..............Dorothy Chappell Lodyard ............Ronald Coleman
"IN THE MOVIES"-Snub Pollard Comedy
PATHE REVIEW-The Magazine of the Screen
PROF. DAVID H. PILLER, Organist.
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