The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-05
WILL STAY IN OLD HALL.
VETERANS DECIDED A CHANGE
WOULD ma UNwIsE.


Confederate Hall Has Its Disadvant-
ages. hut the Veterans Decided IL
Wa. Hetter for the Purposes TO
which n Was Put Than Any other
Place That Could he Secured.
Picnic TO He Given In May for Hem
eht of Association-Per Capita Tax
for Davis Monument Directed
Paid-HesolutiOns OF Thanks 20
People Of Augusta Were Passed.
The Confederate Veterans Association
al meeting az Confederate Hall last
night. decided that the association would
continue to occupy the hall for the en-
suing year and as long In the future as
satisfactory arrangements for is use
could be made with the owners
The hall Is now used by the association
and by Barlow Camp OF Sons OF veter-
ans and Charter Chapter OF Daughters
OF the Confederacy. II Is not without its
strong disadvantage. but in the opinion
81 the committee these Disadvantages are
altogether overbalanced by its adaptation
in other respects TO the purposes to
which II Is put by the Veterans and the
kindred Confederate organizations.
Gen. McGlashan upheld IN a brief speech
the report OF the committee saying that
the hall was tho ASSOCIATIONS own and
the meetings could not be interferred with
by che meetings OF other organizations
II has been put In reasonable good shape.
furthermore and the walls decorated with
raj
les aud other objects. IN Gen. McGlash-
ans opinion. 4 would be difficult to Sc
cure another place where these various
articles could be displayed TO such adj
vantage
The association took the same view OF
the matter and II was dec ided TO con
tinus the use Of the hall indefinitely. Il
Is expensive. however and thc question OF
ways and means was necessarily con
sldered la this connection. To raise funds
for the purpose OF paying hall rent and
for other purposes IL was decided TO give
a picnic at Tybee during the monsh OF
May. Those OF the veterans who are
versed in these matters said that in this
way the financial question could easily be
settled.
The treasurer was directed 10 pay over
to Capt NJ 7. Usina. the treasurer Of the
Georgia division, the tax OF 10 cents per
capita levied az the last reunion Of tine
division. This tax IS for the purpose Of
assisting in the erection OF the monument
10 jefferson Davis aud the Southern Con-
federacy at Richmond. The movement
to erect this monument is now In enthu.
siartic progress all over the South.
capt J. 7. White presented 60 the as
ISOLATION a framed copy Of the original
call issued by Gen. L. II. McLaws to
the Confederate survivors of savannah
70 attend "a meeting TO organize an assoc
citation OF Confederate Veterans. This
call resulted IN the organization OF the
Confederate Veterans Association. At the
FIRST meeting only seven were present
Capt. White and Capt. John r. Dillon
being Of this number. The association
was organized on July II. 1857. Capt.
White was then getting secretary of the
association. and In presenting the copy
Of the call. gave some short account Of
he difficulties by which the organization
Rad been attended,
The copy was received by President Fat
hgant on behalf Of the association. aud a
vote OF thanks rendered Capt. white.
on Gen. McGlashan's motion. vote OF
thanks was rendered the veterans. other
Confederate organizations aud the people
81 Augusta for the manner in which the
lclegltcs OF the association were receiv-
union. Gen. McGlashan said that every
body ia Augusta seemed TO be inspired
with the spirit OF the occasion. aud that
nothing had been left undone to make
the veterans stay in Augusta entirely
pleasant end happy.
An appeal was received from q camp
OF Confederate Veterans IN town with.
iu the etorm-swcpt district of Texas.
asking for financial aid. The appeal de-
scrucu the lamentable condition IN which
the veterans. In common with other citi.
zcns OF the town. had been left after the
ravages of the storm. Action upon the
appeal WIS postponed until the next meet
ing - the association.
Vice President l.. Gourdln Young re-
ported that he had had engrossed copy
a the resolutions passed by tho associa-
ton last May commenting the work be-
ing done by the Children OF the Confed-
eracy aud Miss Addie Barnard. their d.
rectress. The association Endorsed this
action and directed that che engrosscd
copy OF tho resolutions be framed and
sent to Miss Barnard.