East Carroll-West Carroll-Caddo County Louisiana Archives News.....Officer Elected by the Daughters of the Confederacy May 2, 1901
Pauline S. Mobley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00028.html#0006760 August 6, 2010, 8:29 pm

THE SENTRY- Lake Providence, La. May 2, 1901
Shreveport, La. April 25
The state convention of the Daughters of the Confederacy was closed this 
evening.  The proceedings, while contined to reports and routine business, ere 
exceding interesting.  The officers were elected for the ensuing year as 
follows:  Mrs. J. Pinckney Smith, of New Orleans, president; Mrs.N.C. 
Blanchard, of Shreveport, first vice president; Mrs. Pete Youree, of 
Shreveport, first vice president; Mrs. Gilbert, of Napoleonville, third vice 
president; Mrs. T.P. Singleton, fourth vice president; Miss M. Walshe of 
Thibodaux, treasurer; Mrs. D.M. Sholars, of New Orleans, corresponding 
secretary; Mrs. W.N. White of Lake Providence, recording secretary; Mrs. T.B. 
Pugh, of Napoleonville, historian; Mrs. Scanland of Benton, registrar; 
Mrs.A.S. Vaught of New Orleans, chairman of the relief committee.  The next 
session will be held at Napoleonville.  Mrs. Smith declined the election for a 
second term but her friends insisted unanimously that she must accept the 
presidency, as she has endeared herself to the members of the state chapter, 
and is an able, gracious president.                                                                 

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