The morning news., 1899-04-27
VETERANS ANNIVERSARY MEETING
Officers Elected and Committees APP
pointed for the Year.

Umcefs Elected ana committees Ap-
pointed for the Year.
The Confederate Veterans Association
held It's anniversary meeting in COnfeder-
ate Hall at noon yesterday. In the alb
sence of the president, Gen. p. McGlashan,
who was delivering the Memorial day ad-
dress at Brunswick. First Vice President
Robert Falligant presided. The meeting
was very largely attended, and its pres
ence enhanced by all of the enthusiasm
that marks always these gatherings of the
old soldiers.
The officers nominated at the ante-an-
niversary meeting a week ago were elected
unanimously to serve during the coming
year. Indeed, their election was only a
matter of form, as the nomination is al
ways equivalent to the choice of the as
socialion, and there is never any opposi-
ton. Those who were elected are:
Presldent-Gen. p. McGlashan.
First Vice President-Judge Robert Fal-
lgant.
Second Vice President-Mr Louis C.
Young
Third Vice Pgesident-Capt. John R. Dill
ion.
Secretary-Mr. Harry S. Dreese.
Assistant Secretary7-Mr. j. 4. Kollock.
Adjutant-Capt ]. p. White.
Treasurer-Mr. John S. Hanes.
Sergeant-at-A James Leonard.
The chairman announced the standing
committee Of the association, the members
of which had previously been appointed
by the president. These committees and
the names of the veterans of whom they
are constituted, follows:
Auditing Committee-R. G. Gailliard.
chairman; s. p. Theus and j. F. I.aFar.
Sick Committee-Jacob Gardner. chair
man; ]. C. Cornwell, T. 7. Chapeau, James
S. Silva and c. f. Cler
Excuse Committee-M. P. Usina, chair
man; ]. X. p. Carr and d. B, Morgan.
Memorial Committee-WillIam Harden.
chairman; c. Lucien Jones, George H.
Remshart, Jacob Gardner, r. D. Blood
worth, T. N. Theus and George Appleton.
Entertainment Committee-C Lucien
Jones, chairman; M C. Kolloch, James
Sullivan, J. j. McGowen and j. H. II. Os-
borne.
Historical Committee-John Screven.
chairman; J. r. Saussy, Pope Barrow, w.
w. Gordon and Charles d. Ellis
The incident of the meeting that showed
that sectional feeling has vanished, and
that the Spanish-American war if it has
done no other good, ndS-uSnefed in an era
OF fellowship, concord and perfect trust
between the people of every part of the
country, was the proffer of two companies
of the Second Infantry, a battalion of
which regiment is now doing provost duty
in Savannah, as an escort to the Confeder-
ate veterans in the parade of the after
noon. The proffer was made by Maj. Bow
man, commanding the battalion, through
his adjutant, Lieut.. Williams.
The offer was accepted and committee
appointed to notify Maj. Bowman and ex-
tend TO him the thanks of the associa-
ton for the graceful courtesy and the
good feeling that prompted it. The mem
bers of the association appreciated the
offer and the spirit in which It was made,
and there were heard everywhere ex-
pressions of the qualification that they
felt and that was evidenced in their
prompt acceptance,
Capt. Thomas Maddox was appointed to
bear the standard of the association in
the parade. Capt. Maddox is a veteran of
three wars, and in making the appoint
ment Judge Falllgant added some grace
full words of praise that had regard to
the more than honorable patr that he had