The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-07
WANT GEN. EVANS APPROVAL.
HIS ENDORSEMENT OF CONFEDER-
ATE REUNION AWAITED.

sons of Confederate Veterans and
Daughters of the Confederacy to
BE Invited TO Hold Conventions
Here mt the Same Time as Their
Sires-Extensive Efforts VIII he
Made TO Secure the Largest PosSi-
Bile Attendance From All Over the
state-Heads of Committees ChOs-
to Carry on the WOrk-Ladies
VIII Assist the Veterans and the
Sons.
The executive committee of the organiz-
alton having in charge the reunion Of the
Georgia division of the United Confed-
crate Veterans met at the court house
last night. Col. John Screven presided.
The chairman submitted the draft of a
letter to the commander of the Georgia
division, Gen. element A. Evans, appris-
ing him of the steps that have been taken
in Savannah for the reception and enter
tainment of the veterans and their friends
and asking his official sanction of the
movement, in the form of an order or
circular letter to the camps under his
command.
the direction of the committee at its last
meeting and met with the entire ap-
prevail of those members who were pres
ent. When it has received the sanction
of Gen. Evans the two will be printed
and sent out in this form to every camp
of veterans and Sons of Veterans and
every chapter of Daughters of the Con-
federacy in the state. Copies will be sent
also to the daily and weekly press, with
the request that space in the columns
Of the various newspapers of the state
be allowed. them and that favoring edito-
rial comment upon the reunion be made.
The chairman was directed to draft sim
liar letters to the commanders of the Geor-
gia divisions of Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams and Daughters of the Confederacy,
embodying an invitation to these bodies 10
be present at the reunion and TO hold their
annual conventions at the same time and
place as that of the veterans. 1t is doubt
ful if this is practicable in the case of the
Daughters OF the Confederacy, but with
the Sons of Confederate Veterans it is per-
fecuy feasible. The annual reunion of the
Georgia division of the latter organiza-
ton was 10 be held this year al Dublin,
but ii has been several times postponed
and finally abandoned. No good reason
is perceived why the Sons cannot be in
duced TO come here and 1t is strongly
hoped that this can be accomplished. 1t
is one of the secondary ideas in holding the
reunion to get as many persons to come TO
Savannah as possible. and this invitation
to the Sons of Veterans is mesh in the
net that is to catch the crowd.
The committee, after the discussion of
questions relative to these invitations,
turned TO the appointment of chairman of
the various committees The following
were appointed: Capt d. G. Purse, chair
man of the committee on transportation;
Cen p McGlashan of the reception COM
mittee, Mai J. r. Sheldon of the commit
tee on commissary supplies, Mr. G.. H.
Remshart of the committee on quarter
master supplies, Mr.. S. f. Theus of the
committee on entertainment. Mr. Edwin
c. Ryals of the committee on printing and
publicity, Capt. John r. Dillon of the COM
mittee on hall aud convention, Capt. c. L.
Chestnut of the committee on decoration,
and Mr.. Charles f. Pendergast of the
committee on information.
The secretary was instructed to request
that the commandant of Francis s. Bar
tow Camp of Sons of Veterans furnish a
list of the members of the camp best suit
ed for service on the various committees
With this information and the suggestion
u tilG tldlItlldH 10 Sulue, the committees
will be filled at the next meeting of the
executive committee, which will be held
at the same place and hour as the pre-
vious meetings on next Thursday even
ing.
Capt. Purse, Capt Dillon and Gen Nc
Glashan, with the chairman were appoint
ed a committee to define the exact duties
of the other committees, and will report
their findings and recommendation at the
next meeting. 1t was decided that all
bills against the organization must be
audited by the chairman of the committee
by which they are contracted, and APP
proved by the chairman of the executive
committee before they are to be paid by
the treasurer.
For several of the committees there will
be auxiiaries from the Daughters of the |
Confederacy, and these ladies will be re-
lied upon to do much of the lighter work |
of The convention. Indeed without their |
efforts the reunion would certainly be |
more or less of a failure, as anything con- |
nected with the preservation of Confed- |
crate memories or institutions in Savan-
nah in which they did not play full part |
and shoulder a fun share of the burden |
would be an unheard-of anomaly The |
finance committee will meet some time |
during the early part Of next week TO |
formulate a scheme for collecting funds |
for carrying on the work.