Evening star., 1898-07-07
ATLANTA GlRR AS SPONSOR
R. E Lee Camp, 81 of ", Selects Repre-
sentative.
Miss Griffin to Serve at Confederate
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to Change
Name of Organization.

FRANCES Griffin, daughter of Mr.. r. ]. Gr1f-
fin of Atlanta, to represent their camp as
sponsor at the coming confederate reunion
in Atlanta.
Miss Griffin has been forwarded letter
notifying her of her appointment, which
is signed by e. Powell Frazer, chairman,
in these words:
1T affords me great pleasure to inform
you that you lave been chosen the sponsor
for the r. e. Lee Camp, Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans, Washington, D. c., to rep
resent them at the reunion at Atlanta July
20 to "a.
Captain ]. M. Hickey and I will be pres
ent as representatives of the camp at the
reunion, while about fifty veterans and
iad1es OF the Southern Relief Society will
be present Also.
|. 1t is expected that several hundred other
members and friends of the two societies
Will also go from this city and vicinity to
the reunion So anxious is the local commit
zee at Atlenta to have full turnout of
tne southern survivors Of the late war that
suitable arrangements have been made for
caring for such veterans as are unable to
aHord the expense of boarding houses and
holels: for these sleeping quarters and a
CothInissary department have been estab-
llshed at Piedmont Park. Those who desire
10 avail themselves of these privileges are
requested to notify Dr. Amos Fox, chair
man, commissary department, by letter or
or quarters will be furnished, compIi-
mentary, to one sponsor and her first maid
OF nonor, from each state and the District
of Columbia.
The Railway Rates.
All railroad lines have agreed on a rate of
one cent mile each way. to and from the
reunion-calculated on shortest route. These
tickets will be sold, in a radius of one hun
dred miles, beginning July 10, and good to
return up to July o. Outside of the one
hundred-mile radius tickets will be sold
July II, Is and 10, and good to return until
July 81.
PROBABLY the most important business to
De transacted at the reunion other then
those matters which have already becn
spoken OF in The Star will be the proposeG
cnange IN the name of the organization.
WI. Joseph Pelham Of Atlanta, who is a
member OF Commander-in-Chief Smiths
staff, and in charge of the Sons of Vet
Grams headquarters' there, will make the
suggestion for the change of name.
Mr. Pelham has been considering the
nt,ta. ZOE some time, and has, it is said,
. uouaiiisu large following. 1t is believed
very lkely that the name will be changed
Sohnlander-1n-Chfef Smyth is said to favor
.he cnange. and will support it in the meet
t ns oi ehe delegates from the various camps
OF Ine Sons of Veterans
The name Of the orpanizat;o, ,s nov, 49,,
OOHiteu - sons of Confederate Vetarans M
teinaIn proposes to have the name CHANGED
~ confederate Sons Association.
Reasons for the Chanme
In support of this change Mr.. Pelham 10
quoted as saying that the prime object is
" preserve the letters that are inseparable
Win the southern confederacy. c. 8
peihs an abbreviation for the confederate
States or America. The flags carried bv
the soldiers for the confederacy. the hut-
tons tons worn on the clothes, the belt buckles
the arms and every part of the eouinment
was identified by c. s.. A, and it seems hut
nethe; the supporters of this suggestion
say, that the C. s. A., as far as possible
should be preserved NoS'i'ie'
II Is argued that this is In keeping with
the spirit of the organization and It will
De very great Improvement, as the grand
sois oi ,ne veterans will be as eligible to
membership into the organization as the
sons Of veterans ~
Views of a Local Member
member of the association here said:
1 think there will be no trouble in get
ting the members of the camps to see the
wisdom of the change of name. 1 have re-
ceived assurances from large number of
Sons of Veterans who think the change
would be a good one, and there is really
no serious objection to it, that 1 have
heard. l think the name of the organiza-
ton Will be changed.
For some time an effort has been made
to change the name of the United Confed-
crate Veterans Association to the Confed-
crate Survivors Association, but this has
never been carried out, owing to violent
opposition that has sprung up against it.
If the rame were thus changed it would
also carry with it the initial letters Of the
confederacy and would give still more in
terest to the meaning of the three letters"