Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-08
Appoints Delegates to the Fifth
 Reunion at Houston.
GENERAL GORDON'S ROAST
Of Commissioner Finley Read to the Camp Discrimination Expesed-New Mem
 bers Added to the Roster.

Camp w. J. Hardee held a. well-at- tended regular monthly meeting yester- day afternoon at o'clock in Erewell's hall. Commander R. D. Johnston pre- sided, and Secretary McMlller was at his desk Chaplain M. H. Wells opened the meeting with prayer after which the minutes were read and adopted The committee on the selection of memorial or testimonial to Prof.Fr L. Grambs reported that they had selected a beautiful design in-the shape of badge. The camp ordered the commit tee to have the badge made by the next regular meeting.
 The committee on membership re- ported upon the following names for membership: Robert N. Mckinley, T. J. Weems, J. J. Dormant and John w. Lee. The camp elected all by acclama- tion upon motion of Comrade John M. Haran.
 The relief committee reported that since the last meeting no demands for relief had been made by any member of the camp He stated that a number of old veterans, not members, had applied for relief and had been aided as far as possible
 They also reported that Mrs. Bolton the widow of an eX-Confederate, was in destitute circumstances and asked the aid of the individual members.
 The following circulars were read to the camp.
 Headquarters
 United Confederate Veterans
 New Orleans, La, May 4, 1895. Circular No. IT.
 To Commanders and Adjutant Camps in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana and Ten neSSee-
 Comrades: The Southern Passenger Agents association have by arbitrary action placed tickets on sale the 17th and 18th of May. They are continuous, and you must go those days, which will put you in Houston on the 18th and goth of May
 You will then have to sit down and wait until the 22d, the day our reunion commences, and thus with the three days of the reunion pay six days board and expenses, instead of three, which you would have to pay if tickets were on sale also on the 18th and goth, which would put you at the reunion on the 22d. It IS an outrage, as many of the vet erans are poor and cannot stand the extra expense, to say nothing of the loss of time.
 Every effort is being made by these headquarters to have the selling dates made the 18th and 20th of May. in addi- tion to the 17th and 18th.
 So far MT. W. H. Finley the commits sioner of the Southern Passenger Agents association, at Atlanta Ga., has declined to make selling rates on the 18th and 2Oth of May additional.
 The Houston management are urg- ing it; the major-generals are writing to him, and I request that on receipt of this, the very day you get it. you will write on behalf of your camp and re- quest it, as hundreds will be prevented from going if the arbitrary dates of the 17th and 18th stand.
 Please write to MT. w. w. Finley commissioner of the Southern Passenger Agents association, Atlanta, Ga, the moment you receive this and request in as strong language as you see proper that the 18th and 20th of May be made selling dates, in addition to the 17th and 18th. FraternalIy,
 GEO. MOORMAN, AdJutant-General and Chief of Staff
 Headquarters
 United Confederate Veterans
 Adjutant- nt-Generals Office,
 New Orleans, La., April 9, 1895. Circular Mo- 8.
 To Commanders and Adjutants of All United Confederate Veteran Camps:
 l. Many letters are being received from adjutants remitting only a few dollars per capita, in cases where camps have membership of from 100 to 500 members; only $1.50, $3.50 and like small amounts are sent in, with statement they have not had time to collect more, that the command is scattered and other excuses. The general commanding ur- gently requests commanders and ad- jutants to collect and remit the full amounts at the earliest possible mo- ment. The constitution requires that all per capita dues with a roster of officers and members shall be sent into these headquarters on or before April 1