Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-13
MANY SONS APPOINTED.
Comm ander-in-Chief u. 3. @. W.
Names His stan.

mmander-in-Chief U. 3. @. ".
Names His stan.
The following appointments to his staff
have been made by Mr.. Robert A. Smyth.
commander-in-chief OF the United Sons
Of Confederate Veterans. The order was
issued from Charleston. S. c., and Is
designated as No. s. The appointees are:
Daniel Ravenel, acknowledgement, Char
lesion. S. c.: L. d. T. Quinby. in
spector-general. Atlanta, Ca; ]. Gray
McAllister. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rich
mond. Va; Z. p. McKissick. commits
sary-general. Asbeyille. N. c.; Jesse w.
Sparks. judge acknowledgement, Muir
freesboro'. Tenn; DR.. II. 8. Persons.
surgeon-general. Montgomery. Ala; Rev.
T. J. Nixon. chaplain-general, jackson
Vile. Fla; James A. Hoyt. Jr.. assistant
adjutant-general. Greenville. S. c.; Paul
M. Galloway. assistant inspector-general,
Dallas. Tex: J. T. Cunningham, assis-
tant inspector-general. Fayette, Mo-;
George B. Myers, assistant inspector
general. Holly Springs. Miss: Ben Howe.
assistant inspector general. Louisville,
KY; John c. Lawrence. assistant inspec-
tor-general, Marion, Ala; ID. l.. Hancock.
assistant inspector-general. Orlando, Fla.
The order goes on TO say
THE staff officers are urged TO be dill
gent in their work for the advancement
Of the confederation, and as they are
officially connected with the government
thereof, special activity is expected OF
them. The assistant inspector-generals
are appointed that there may be in each
of the smaller divisions an officer spe-
cially charged with the duty Of interest
ing Sons in the organization Of camps.
Good results are expected from their
work, and they are urged at once to Sc
cure and forward to headquarters names
of Sons through whom camps can be
formed"
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Commander Smyth also issues a gene
raj order appointing standing committees
as follows:
Historical Committee-William f. Jones
chairman, Elberton, Ca; Il. T.. Cox,
Richmond, Va; Charles L. Coon, Char
lotte, N. c.; A. S. j. Thomas, Greenville,
s. c.. r. w. Bingham, Louisville. Ky; P.
II. Nell. Auburn. Ala; Jesse w. Sparks.
Murfreesboro'. Tenn: T. L. Trawick.
Crystal Springs, Miss; William II. Jewell.
| Orlando, Fla; j. b. Loughridge. Austin,
Tex; J. T. Cunningham, Fayette. Mo.
| Relief Committee-E. Leslie Spence
(chairman). Richmond, Va; George d.
! Crow, Wilmington N. c.; ]. w. Quattle-
baum, Anderson, S. c.; L. Med. Garrard,
Falmouth, KY; Ed. T. Williams. Atlanta,
Ga; l.. i. Dawson, Selma, Ala. Leland
Hume, Nashville, Tenn; George Il.
Myers, Holly Springs. Miss; j. r. Mat
| thews. Ocala. Fla. missouri to be ap-
pointed later)
| Monumental Committee-Bennett Hill
| (chairman) Dallas, Tex; Murray Morris,
Louisa, Va; w. s. Ray, Asheville, N. c.;
Frank II. Weston Columbia, S. c.; G.. b.
Smell, Bowling Green, KY; John d. Walk
er. Sparta, Ga alabama to be appointed
later; Robert w. Greene. Manchester,
Tenn: c. H. Williams, YaZoo City, Miss.
T. T. Stockton, Jacksonville, Fla; Chaun-
cey G.. Sweet, Galveston Tex. (Missouri
to be appointed later)
| Finance Committee-F. II. McMaster.
| chairman, Charleston, S. c.; A. L. RAN
some. Hampton, Va; II. A. London, Jr.
Pittsboro'. n. c.; Thomas r. Morgan
Lexington, KY; w. d. Nottingham
| Macon, Ga alabama to be appointed
later; w. b. McMullen, Knoxville Tenn.
| mississippi TO be appointed later
| (Florida 10 be appointed later; w. c.
| Saunders, Bolton, Tex. Missouri TO be
! appointed later)
SCHOOL-BOOK COMMITTEE.
BY authority of section SO. the follow
| Ing special committee is hereby appoint
| ed to recommend to the next reunion
| definite steps to be taken by the Con-
| federation with regard to the school
| book problem: william F. Jones, chair
| man, Elberon, Ga; Charles L. Coon.
| Charlotte, n. c.: Jesse w. Sparks, Muir
| freesboro. Tenn; A. ]. S. Thomas.
Greenville, S. c.; D. u. Fletcher, jack
sonville, Fla.
| The chairmen of these committees VIII
at once correspond with their members
! and map out a C urse Of action TO be
| pursued with regard 10 the specific work
of their committees. They are especially
instructed to prepare a report recon-
mending plans for the better carrying
out Of the work Of their respective COM
mittees, which shall be rendered In ac-
cordance with section 90. The chairman
will keep in touch with these head
quarters constantly, and report the pro-
gress of the work.
In accordance with section g. Comrade
Edwin r. Cox, OF Richmond Va, is
hereby appointed chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Permanent
Archives.