The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-17
MAY COMMAND THE DIVISION.
SONS OF VETERANS WANT CAPT.
M'LAws TO DE COMMANDER.

Meeting of the Division of Georgia
VIII BE Held Early In July at Dub
Init Is Believed the Delegation
From the Atlanta Camp Would
Vote SOiidly for a savannah Man.
and That the Election of Conn
mander Could Thus he Carried.
AdjutRnt II. VI. Branch Presented
the Camp With GaveI Made of
Cedar That Sprung From the bat
tlefieId of Manassas.
Francis S. Barlow Camp of Sons of
Confederate Veterans wants a Savannah
man to be the next commander of the
Georgia Division Of the Sons of Veterans.
Capt L. II. McLaws, commander of Bar
tow Camp, is mentioned as the most avail
able man for the position, and some of The
members of the camp have asserted their
intention to do all in their power to secure
his election.
The annual Reunion of the Georgia Di-
vision will be at Dublin early next month.
II is possible a large delegation may at
tend from Savannah. A number of young
men have already begun to look forward 70
the event and figure out how they will be
abe to be present. In the state there are
twenty-seven divisions, and it Is thought
nearly all of them viii have some sort OF
representation. Savannah and Atlanta
have the largest divisions of all. Attain
ta's is particularly powerful. but it is On
derstood that citys camp win throw its
influence to whatever Savannah man may
be put up for division commander.
Since its organization little more than
year ago Barlow Camp has hourlshed
| nightly. II now has more than leo mem
| bcrs, and new ones are constantly being
| elected. The combined strength of the Sa-
| Vannah and Atlanta camps, 81 is thought
would carry the election for division com
| mander. 1t is not believed that Atlanta
| could win the election for any nominee OF
| her own. The members of the Atlanta
camp are given credit for such an under.
standing of the situation, and 1t IS bel.ev-
ed that a sense of gratitude will induce
| its delegates to do all they can for the Sa-
| vannah man who may be put up. At the
| general reunion in Charleston the Savan
| nah delegation voted solidly for the gener'
| al commander of the entire order, who Is
| an Albanian
/ At a needing Of the camp held at the
| veterans han last night the coming state
/ reunion was discussed. Before the time fol
! IL to be held ID VIII be worked no for al
| 1t is worth, and the more enthusiast,
| among the members VIII INDUCE dS many
| as possible 10 make up their minds to go
| a feature of the meeting was the presen
| tation to the camp of gavel by Adjt
ii. VI. Branch. The instrument is made
| of cedar that comes from the battlehelC
! of Manassas On the field where tbs
| Northern and the Southern forces battle'
| so bravely there stood two cedars. Thel
| We're conspicuous through their position
| and not far distant was the Henry house
| where Gen. Barlow was killed. Beneath
| the trees were buried a number OF thu
! Confederate dead among them member
| of the Oglethorpe Light Infantry, Com
| pany, b Of the Eighth Georgia Regiment
| John l.. Branch was one of the Ogle
thorpes whom his comrades sorrowfuIl,
| laid to rest beneath the cedars yea
| later his brother, the late Capt. II. NJ
| Branch, visited the battlefield and ha'
| the remains disnterred and sent to Sa
| vannah. He also sent four shoots tina
| sprang from the foot of the cedars. Tn
| Virginia cedars were transplanted here
| and three of them are fiourishing trees
/ it was from one of them that Mr.. Brancl
cut the wood from which the gavel wa
4 made
A similar gavel will be sent by MI
| Branch to Charlotte, N. c., for the chap
ter of Children of Veterans that has beel
| organized there