The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-20
VETERANS NAME OFFICERS.
JUDGE HARDEN TO SUCCEED MAI.
RIVALS AS PRESIDENT.

Gen. p. McGIashan Nominated for
First Vice President, Judge Fall
CANT for Second and Capt. III. NJ.
Branch for Third vice President of
the Confederate Veterans Assoc
cintion-Veterans Preparing for
Memorial Day.
In accordance with their usual custom
the ante-anniversary meeting of the Con-
federate Veterans Association was held
last night. There was a large attend
ance of the veterans and the meeting was
an interesting one.
The most important business was the
nomination of officers to be elected at the
memorial day meeting, the nomination be-
ing equivalent to an election. 1t required
some interesting discussion before the
ticket was secured. Maj. G. M. Ryals,
who has been president during the last
three years being ineligible for reelection
under the bylaws, 1t was necessary to Sc
lect a successor. Judge Robert Falligant
and Hon. William D. Harden were placed
! in nomination.
Judge FaIligant said he hoped the nomi-
nation would not be insisted on. The du-
ties of his position he said, frequently
prevented his attendance upon the meet
ings and would prevent him doing justice
to the association.
Gen. p. McGlashan was also placed in
nomination. Gen. McGlashan said he
would much prefer seeing Judge Falligant
or Judge Harden in the chair. He was
| willing to serve the association in any ca
pacity. he said, but being troubled with a
slight deafness he feared he would not be
able to preside with satisfaction.
Gen. McGlashan was nominated for first
vice president
Judge Falligant declined to be a candi-
date for president against Judge Harden,
and was at once nominated for second
vice president.
Capt H. M. Branch was nominated for
third vice president over his own opposi-
ton.
| H. S. Dreese was nominated for secre-
tary, r.. f. Baker for assistant secretary.
| John S. Haines, treasurer; Joseph p.
| White, adjutant, and w. c. Workman,
sergeant-at-arms.
Judge Falligant's nomination as second
vice president left Judge Harden without
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| den has served very acceptably as vice
| president for several years, and has al
| ways taken great interest in the associa-
ton. and it's work. His nomination is gen.
orally approved Of by the members.
| Mr.. J. r. Saussy was nominated as one
| of the vice presidents, but declined on the
| ground that he believed in rotation in Of
| flee.
The second vice president, Gen. p. Nc
| Glashan, presided, at the meeting. The
minutes of the ante-anniversary meeting
| of a year ago were read by the secretary,
Veteran H. S. Dreese.
The statement of the treasurer, Mr..
| John S. Haines, showed that the associa-
| ton began the year with a balance of
| $295.29, that the receipts during the year
were 5000 and the expenditures $491 .26,
| leaving a balance on hand of $17443. The
| treasurer reported that there were sixteen
members VINO were unable to pay dues and
| twenty-nine members who had failed to
| give any reason for not doing So The ac-
tive membership of the association is 49,
Chairman c. L. Jones of the Memorial
| day committee made the report of that
committee. The public has already been
informed of the selection by the commit
tee of Mr.. w. c. Hartridge as orator of
| the occasion and that the First regiment
| will act as the escort of the veterans. Mr.
| Jones said that there would be between
800 and 500 school children in the parade
| dbh. bCNIidSndn Sdlu lHdl one OF the
| teachers had suggested that the children
| be dismissed at the monument before the
| grafton, as last year most of them were
too small to take any interest in the ora
| ton, and on that account were inatten-
| tive and disturbed others who wished to
listen TO the grafton.
Chairman Jones of the committee said
that the arrangements announced mad
been agreed upon after conference with
the superintendent of the schools.
A communication from the Savannah
Volunteer Guards, Offering the arsenal of
that corps as a meeting place for the Vet
Grams, was received with applause. The Of
fer was accepted with the thanks of the
| association, and a committee was appoint
ed to arrange for the transfer.
1t was announced that Veteran Geo. L.
Appleton had presented the association
with two galvanized wire arches, to be
| placed at the entrances to the lots recently
presented to the association by the city,
and that Veteran l.. A. Mccarthy had I'M
dertaken to place the arches in position
free of cost. The gift was accepted, with
the thanks of the association to Veterans
Appleton and Mccarthy.
On motion of Capt Branch it was de-
cided to remove the body of Gen. c. w.
Phifer from it's present resting place to
the lots Of the association. On motion of
Capt. M. p. Usina, il was decided that
the grave should also be marked
The relief committee reported that
twelve members had died during the year.
the list of dead being as follows:
Capt J. d. Johnston, William p.
Schirm, John c. Austin, Gen. A. r. Law
ton, J. B. Gaudry, w. c. Corley, j. C.
Thompson, Terrence Bennett, w. d. Nc
I Arthur, f. J. Purse, DR.. l.. c. Vass, Mai.
W. +. Shellman.
communication from headquarters Of
the United Confederate Veterans, setting
forth a plan for q benevolent association
for the relief of confederate veterans in
need of assistance, was read and referred
to a committee.
DR.. George b. Douglass was elected a
member of the association.
Applications from George II. Remshart
andi Wilson Eaton for membership were
read and referred to committees. Edward
$. Elliott applied for auxiliary member
ship.
A resolution was adopted that the asso-
citation pursue the same course as the mill
tary companies in regard to members
| drOpDpd from the roll for any cauqo IN