The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10
Busy Session Of the Veterans Executive
Committee Held Wednesday
THE TABERNACLE Is SECURED
Committee on Halls Reports Favora-
bly, on Exposition Park.
AMI IS ADOPTED OVER PROTEST
Resolution from Camp Walker Asking
That Meetings Be Held in City.
Money Is Needed.

The executive committee Of the Confed-
crate Reunion Association met at the head
quarters of the association in the kimball
house Wednesday morning and transacted
such business as came before 1t.
The most important feature of the meet
ing was the report of the committee on
halls by Colonel J. G. Hendrix, chairman.
He said that after a meeting of the com
rittea. If had been decided to lease the
Moody tabernacle from the present time
70 August list This would be for seven
months and would include the time the
reunion is held. 1t WAS not decided Wheth-
er the meetings of the reunion would DC
held there or moi, but that it could pe
advantageously used as commlssary or
for quarters.
The committee had examined into the
practicability of the exposition park as
place of meeting. The committee found
this to be a good place and Thought II
would be a good thing to hold meetings
there The trolley car lines had promised
TO give the best accommodations poSSlple
during the reunion. The entire Gfou'os
would be turned over to the managers or
the reunion and they would have enough
room for the accommodation of the vet
Grams and a place to keep them. y place
capable of seating 1900 could be obtained
A communication read from Camp
Walker asking that the reunion be held in
the city as a number of the veterans be-
longing to that camp were wounded fand
could not go great distance to a place of
meeting. The report of the committee was
adontad over the objections raised
Some confusion was caused by the fact
that IT was not known whether the MEM
b, rs of the committees 10 which they had
been appointed would serve. Reports We're
made from a numbered the chairmen ac-
ti,,tr hn ncir lone faNI~ { vel n
had been heard from refused. number
have not yet reported.
Colonel Waddeu Ts Chosen
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mont one can De CHOSEN ny tlie ii''ttee'
MI Al'i"iH -N"l Ply was eIe''c" 'cIl'-
p"rarY treasurer or the organization. On
motion oi VIZ. N''Ne, NE services u ',e
sons VI e.'I%"S were acceP'eA 10 heiP
me WORK Oh 'hc reunion
re next hleet'hS OF the committee VIII
De heId on January I3ih.
Subscriptions in Demand.
Plans will be at,,,,ngcd 20 Gather sub
scripti0ns from tI,. -. county and state. !
Each camp in the state wiz be asked to
contribute, but the greater part of tho
amount needed which Will be between
SIS Geo and S20G9O. will be raised by pri-
yafe subscr,ption
\ permanent secretary Will he chosen at
this meeting Colonel I O Waddau who
has been chosen the secretary pro TEN.
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tbnroupb man for the nositfon me htqh