The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-19
TO ADOPT CONSTITUTION.
GEORGIA VETERANS WILL DECIDE
HOW TO BE GOVERNED.

Constitution VIII He Suggested by
the Division Commander and His
Advisory Committee That Met In
Atlanta-FOrmulate In Accord
ance With "a Resolution Mt the
Charleston ReuniOn-PreambIe De-
fines the Purposes of the Confed-
eratIOn-COIIectiOn of Records of
Confederate Achievement "a Prime
Desiderntum-Four Brigades VIII
he Formed.
The constitution and bylaws of the
Georgia Division of United Confederate
Veterans, to be submitted TO the conven-
ton on Wednesday, were received yester-
day morning by Chairman John r. Dillon
Of the Committee on Convention and Halls.
The constitution and bylaws were pre-
pared by a committee Of the division, that
met in Atlanta some weeks ago. The note
accompanying the copy sent to Capt. Dill
Ion states that at the general reunion al
Charleston, the division met and agreed
to hold its convention in Savannah, at the
same time authorizing the commander of
the division to divide it INTO brigades. This
division into brigades has been made, with
the advice of the committee called to meet
with Gen. Evans liz Atlanta, that has been
previously alluded to, whose action viii be
presented TO The convention on Wednesday
morning.
1.-The object Of this organization" says
the suggested constitution, after defining
its composition and declaring its adher-
ed Confederate Veterans, Shall be to pro-
mote comradeship among Confederate SOL
diers and sailors; to collect, preserve and
compile valuable data for the true history
Of, the Confederate struggle; to protect
our children from all false history: TO en-
courage the writing and publishing Of the
history OF each Confederate command that
went from Georgia to the war, and to
have prepared for preservation in each
county, and especially in the archives Of
the state, the name of every soldier and
sailor enlisted from this state, and Of ev-
cry soldier and sailor residing in this
state. Other great objects and purposes
shall be TO assist our needy living com
rades and the widows ana orphans Of such
as are deceased; to aid in marking the
graves and building monuments of our
Confederate dead; TO render proper funeral
tribute to those who hereafter depart this
life; to faithfully observe a Memorial day
by every camp i'm every year, and to eeIe-
brate the birthdays of Jefferson Davis and
Robert +. Lee"
BY the constitution the division Is Ovid
cd into sour hrgades, each of which shah
have lis proper commanding officer and
separate staff. These hrgades are 10 be
known r, spectively as the S0uthe n. Vest
ern, Eastern and Northern Georga Brig.
AIDES, and win be recruit ed from the camps
existing or formed IN the counties in these
geographical sub divisions OF the state 1t
+ Iroy D thai any amp n any of these
brigades may be chang. d from one 70 an
other by the general commanding the DE-
vision upon application by the camp and
the consent of the .brisader generals com
marding the two brigades affected.
The commander of tie division IS to be
elected annually by the convention. Should
a vacancy occur il is to b. filed by ap-
po.ntment Of the general commanding the
United Confederate Veterans and, in The
same manner. vacancies among the COM
mandlng officers Of The several brgades