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 Birdie Smith, Greer; Recording Secretary, Mrs. J. W. Mixson, Union; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Walter Duncan, Aiken; Treasurer, Mrs. W. H. Cely, Greenville; Historian, Mrs. C. McC. Patrick, Anderson; Registrar, Mrs. T. R. Tremmier, Spartanburg; Recorder of Crosses, Mrs. M. J. Perry, Lancaster; Auditor, Mrs. Anna C. Ancrum, Camden.

The next meeting of the Convention will be held with the William Wallace Chapter, of Union.

VIRGINIA DIVISION, U. D. C.

Virginia Division, U. D. C, sends hearty greetings to sister Divisions and wishes for each of them a most prosperous and successful new year.

Albemarle Chapter, No. 1, is waxing warm and enthusiastic over establishing a memorial fund "from the dead to the living veterans." Hearty responses have been made to the appeal. A plan is now on foot to organize an auxiliary Chapter.

J. E. B. Stuart Chapter, of Staunton, has placed handsome Virginia State flags over the two public schools. It has now ordered its third flag for the Deaf and Blind Institute, located at Staunton. This is one of the most flourishing and wide-awake Chapters in our Division.

I have the great privilege and pleasure of announcing that Virginia won the Raines banner, offered by the U. D. C. for the best historical work last year. By the efforts of Mrs. J. E. Alexander a new Chapter, known as Welby Carter Chapter, has been organized at Upperville, with Mrs. Sophie Carter Richardson as President.

On November 1, 1915, a most enthusiastic gathering met at the beautiful home of Mrs. Ogle Taylor, at King George Courthouse, and formed the King George Chapter, with twenty-four members, Mrs. Frank Taylor being made President. Much interest was manifested, and we have every reason to hope for a flourishing Chapter there.

Another new Chapter was organized at Fredericksburg, with thirty-six charter members, taking for its name Marye's Heights Chapter, electing Mrs. John T. Goolrick President.

The fourth new Chapter was formed December 3, 1915, drawing its members from Tinkling Springs, Stuart's Draft, and Fisherville. The name C. R. Mason was adopted, thus paying a just tribute to the great hero of the Confederate war, Jackson's bridge builder. It was through his wonderful ingenuity in this respect that General Jackson was enabled to make those forced marches which immortalized his name.

The junior auxiliaries in our Division are becoming an important factor. To these Junior Chapters is offered a flag, the last flag of the Confederacy, to the Chapter formed this year having the greatest number of members; and to the one doing the best historical work, a State flag.

The annual Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans of Virginia met in Fredericksburg this year. One of the most pleasing features of the reunion was the trip to the different battle fields—Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Bloody Angle, and Spottsylvania Courthouse. A marker was placed and dedicated at the old home of Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury during the reunion. A brilliant reception and many other entertainments were given under the auspices of the Fredericksburg Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy.

The parade was a long and interesting line, Veterans, Sons, Daughters, sponsors, maids, and school children taking part. The reunion closed with praise for the splendid hospitality and patriotism displayed by the city of Fredericksburg.

THE PITTSBURGH CHAPTER.

A Chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy has been organized in Pittsburgh, Pa., with twenty-five charter members. It is No. 1605 in the general organization and is the third Chapter now in the State of Pennsylvania, the other two Chapters being the Dabney H. Maury Chapter, which has heretofore belonged to the Virginia Division, and the Philadelphia Chapter, of which Mrs. Frederick Oates, the founder of the Pittsburgh Chapter, was formerly President. Mrs. Oates met with other ladies at the home of Mrs. George Frederick Fletcher and perfected the organization of the Chapter. The officers are: President, Mrs. George Frederick Fletcher; First Vice President, Mrs. John Pryor Cowan; Second Vice President, Mrs. Charles C. Bunton; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Frederick Marshall; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. F. C. Barrington; Treasurer, Mrs. Harry P. Easton; Recorder of Crosses of Honor, Mrs. E. V. Emmert; Registrar, Mrs. J. Morgan Hall; Historian, Mrs. Fanny L. Huff; Chaplain, Rev. Robert Nelson Meade.

The next meeting of the Chapter will be held on January 19, and it will be a social occasion, with an honor guest to speak.

HISTORIAN GENERAL'S PAGE.

["Historical Sins of Omission and Commission," address delivered at San Francisco, is now ready for distribution. Send postage; one cent per copy. All material for State Historians will be sent express collect unless otherwise directed.]

A New Year's Greeting.

Another year is before us, Daughters of the Confederacy, with all its hopes, aspirations, and possibilities. We must use the days wisely and well in collecting and preserving the history that is so valuable to us.

The work of the past year has shown a marvelous advance over former years, for the reason that there has been a systematic study of history by the majority of the Chapters, and greater interest than ever before has been manifested by individual members in securing reminiscences from veterans and collecting clippings from old newspapers that have been hidden away for years. These clippings have been sent to me as precious legacies in order that I may file and preserve them in the volumes prepared for the U. D. C. The trust reposed in your Historian General is greatly appreciated.

The San Francisco Convention gave me permission to take to the Confederate Museum at Richmond, Va., the fifty volumes now ready just as soon as they are properly indexed, so that historians may secure these verified truths concerning the South which we have been enabled to collect.

There is much material on hand sent by Chapters which is not on the authorized size of paper and consequently will not fit the binders. It is greatly desired that some one will donate a sufficient amount to have this matter typewritten, so that it can enter history. Some State volumes will lack material to fill them, while other States will possibly have material to fill two or three extra volumes.

I wish to thank you for again honoring me as your Historian General, and I ask your hearty cooperation to make this last year of service in this office the best I have yet had. I must also express thanks to the veterans for valuable assistance in my work. God bless and keep them long with us! If we can only arouse the same interest in collecting and preserving history on the part of the Sons of Veterans and keep