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Dabney Goodwin Chapter to Elect Officers in April
Dabney Goodwin Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy will elect officers for a two year term at 1 30 p m on April 11 at Mrs Jack G Hester's home 201 W James The program History of Confederate Music will be presented by Mrs 3 E Pledger Eleven members attended the Goose Creek Country Club meeting hosted by Mrs Dempster Heald Mrs B F Troxel presided Mrs Hester spoke on the University of Virginia during the Civil War quoting J H Moore's Virginia Cavalcade article The faculty served the Confederacy while the song Straggle honored learning In October 1860 the college listed 604 students the following fall 6 students remained including Robert E Lee Sr who left to enlist before the 1861 62 session end The South would need trained leaders when the war ended Mrs Hester concluded