The age-herald., 1900-05-24
Boys Who Saw Service in Span
 iSh-American War.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Captain w. J. Parkes Elected Com mander- Constitution and Bylaws Adopted-Anniston Gets Next
 Re-union-Social Session

 yesterday afternoon. and although the at tendance was not large, those present were enthusiastic over the organization and will in time no doubt build up strong as- sociation.
 The society adopted a constitution elect ed officers for the ensuing year and ap- pointed a committee to urge the passage through congress of a bill authorizing the treasury department to pay the soldiers mustered out prior to January 1, 1899, one months extra pay, this amount having been allowed all soldiers mustered out sub sequent to that date.
 The meeting was called to order at 3:15 D. m. by Commander George H. Huddle- ston of this city and Major ". J. Parkes of Birmingham, moved the appointment of committees on credentials and order of business. The motion was adopted and the chair appointed the committee as fol- lows:
 On Credentials-W J. Parkes, L. r. Luekie and pr. Byron Dozier.
 On Order of Business-W. M. Martin, Malcolm Stewart and T. O. Smith.
 The following order of business reported by the committee was adopted:
 Reading of minutes. Report of committees. Unfinished business. New business. Election of officers Installation of officers The committee on credentials reported the names of about fifty veterans who were entitled to seats in the meeting.
 Letters of regret were read from Gen. eral Joseph Wheeler Colonel A. A. Wiley, jutant of the First Alabama regiment of volunteers, and Colonel E. L. Higdon.
 Report of Executive Committee
 The executive committee submitted the following report:
 The executive committee begs to report that under the authority given at the last meeting of the society they have adopted the following constitution:
 Constitution of Alabama Veterans-For the purpose of making it's organization per manent and furthering the social, benev- olent and historical purposes for which it was organized, the Society of Alabama Veterans of the Spanish American War hereby adopts the following constitutions
 Article l. Name and Membership-Sec- tion l. This organization shall be named, styled and known the Society of Ala bama Veterans of the Spanish American War.
 Section 9 The membership of the society shall be composed of white men who served as volunteers or in the regular army of the United States and sailors and ma rines in the service of the United States during the war with Spain, who were mus tered into service from the state of Ala bama or who now reside in said state and who were honorably discharged from ser vice.
 Section 3. All members of First Alabama Volunteer infantry Second Alabama Vol unteer infantry and the white commission ed officers of Third Alabama Volunteer infantry shall, by reason of such fact, be considered and are members of this socie ty. All other persons eligible to member ship shall be enrolled as members upon applica tion to the secretary:
 Article II. Officers, their Election and Terms of Offce-Section 1. The officers of this society shall be a commander, three vice commanders, to rank in order of elec- tion, and four honorary vice commanders, a treasurer, a secretary, two assistant sec retaries and an executive committee com posed of the commander, who shall be ex- officio chairman of same, and four mem- bers.
 Section ?. The officers shall be elected in such manner as may be determined upon at the regular annual meeting Of the so- ciety. and shall hold office for one year, or from the adjournment of the meeting at which they are elected until the ad- journment of the next regular annual meeting at which their successors are elected.
 Section g. The executive committee shall have authority to fill any vacancy occur ring in the offices between the regular an- nual meetings.
 Article III. Duties of Oficers-Section 1. The commander shall be the chief execu- tive officer of the society and shall pre- side at all meetings.
 Section 9 The e-commanders shall act as an advisory board and advise with and assist the commander and the executive committee in the performance of their du- ties and in case of the absence of the com- mander the senior vice-commander present will preside over the meetings of the so- ciety.
 Section 3. The treasurer shall have charge of the money and other property of the so- ciety
 Section 4. The secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the society, at- tend to it's correspondence and perform such other clerical work as may De neces- sary The assistant secretaries shall as- sis the secretary in the performance of his duties.
 Section 5. The executive committee shall have charge of all the business matters of the society and be charged with the man. agements of it's affairs during the intervals between its meetings.
 Article ". Meetings-Seetion 1. One reg ular meeting of the society shall be held annually at such time and place as the society shall fix.
 Section 2. Special meetings may be called at any time by the commander and any other two members of the executive com mittee joining in such call
 Article V. Amendments-Section 1. This constitution may be amended at any regu- lar annual meeting of the society by the vote of three-fourths of the members pres ent.
 It will be noted that the number of vice. commanders of the society has been raised from three to seven The committee has made this change in order that all military organizations in the state may be given representation. The four vacancies caused by the increase in number of vice-com- h1r ha oc.,,s,ai44oo