The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-15
THE SONS OF VETERANS
,coMlANDER COLLIER EEILs OF
 oRnER's o1JEc7s
Aims Of the Organization are His toriekl and Bensvolent-Mem-
 pls1s Will Be Headquarters
 Until the Dallas Reunion.

II Until the Dallas Reunion. Msmphfs, Sept HAtSpecial) Memphis Is headquarters, until the Reunion at Dallas next year, for the Department ol
 of coiifstsraSs ss Ss veterans, which is eop-
 prised of the six States of Georgia, Ala
 pama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana
 and florda These States n;er Tsre st wei5 Me- fse phis, when the election of officers Tor the ems uing year was held. The choice ot the
 Convention for Commandsr od tms ,s,,;se de- Jrs the son of a proIainent lawyer of
 Memphis who fought in Company 1,
 1th Tennessee Cavalry. under Genefai Mir. Collier is q young man of marked energy as well as culture and rehne. me nj; he is descendant or the pest oia nous Nelson famlly Of Virginia. which was prominent and Influential in Colonsal and Revolutionary times. lie attended
 ss se s tas y.ars of rsre ss Ha aa stas
 returned to Memphis to engage in eusi. In the Sons of Veterens' movement, aud will make an excellent officer. 1t was m 3Stly due to his self-sacrificing labor as AdjutsRt. with the assistance of that
 magnetic orator and man, Bishop Thomas
 f. Gailor as Commandant, that the N. B. Forrest Camp of Memphis came into ex- istence, and was made the largest and most powerful camp that has ever been
 formed in the confederation, numbering
 over 800 members. and most of the suc-
 cess of the Sons of Veterans Reunion at
 fer s foresish, and interest. There is no
 doubt that the affairs of the department
 will prosper under his administration. tl Commander Collier ts now engaged in
 organizing the work of his department,
 with. with. s yiey, to putting 1t on s husipess
 youilg men of the South, as: he has al-
 ready interested the best young men of Memphis in the movement To an Adver- tiser representattve he made the folloW- ing statement.
 The Confederation of Sons of Veterans has high and patriotic object; and no righteous cause of constitutional liberty, need feel ashamed to join the ranks of
 aH organization designed to do honor to
 the bravest men that God ever made
 ate soldier is proud of 1t; and it seems to
 me that we all ought to join ourselves
 together and thus erect living rnonu- ynt sV. }V the s fdsn hanor hsSss of the South
 grand old army of veterans whose ranks are growing thinner every year.
 It is obJeeted by some among us. that ought to be allowed to die out, as pro ducttve Of no good. Are we, then, asham- sd of the blood that gave us birth? Are
 
 face. the truth of history? Or is 1t that the chivalry and patriotism of the South | went down with the fall of the Confed- | eEaey; and we ignoble offspring, are de- l tered from the expression of the senti- | menks that we cherish-or ought to cher l
 Fby contemptible and petty consider | asloa9 Of seh-interest? The worship of | in the human breast. We endeavor to ac- quaint ourselves with the history of all past times; why. then, should we pass our fathers who took part in the most ssemendous conflict the world has ever "Ths thoughtful student can foresee mat the South's heroic struggle willssbe the inspiration to the highest poetry ard art of future ages F'--N
 But this objection is more forcibly an- swered by. the following words, taken rom letter winch I had the good for ,une to receive from Hon. Jefferson Davis. ! snort while before his death. That yout aneesfors sassesan 1,,, wrSte; The deeds of ;al exami@ation; the institutions they es- LaDiished bore a rich harvest of pros psrity and thereby taught the great bless sngs ot communlty independence. If the Luture snail produce men wiser in conn l cil or more efficient in the field than f .noSe .nrs,; 'hs o,d South gave to the earlier me murmuring lamentations over inc change be hushed; but until then Iet bOnor bon without qualification be paid where N, The practical objects of our orRaniza- Ton are historical and benevolent; main Y. so,,, t9 nloi preserve to posterity a true and complete record of the Civil War; and to render material aid and comfort to ex- confederate soldiers in need. One i'm lortant undertaking of the Sons of Vete- .6ose @ IS snrec6nt1 Te 6nIid fitting monament to ne ne Confederacy. to whose devoted mem VI ,ay 7 nnotning but a slab has ever been assr awsro Tn t SIi this broad land. About ss,OO1 .oNaru this object was subscribed by the camps In our last convention at Memphis.
 The formation of camps Is being en- outraged through the division and brig z. .,.io. Jio,nnlanders s or this department and strict adherence to the constitution en- orSs1. The rule for admission to mem oersmp Tn the camps. Is regarded by many nl as 100 rigid in it's present form; md I think some slight changes will be proposed in our next convention at Dal-
 Another matter of some importance at lyning military rank and title to the of- nvcefs: or the Confederation of Sons of h heterans. am very much opposed to d1 ri1I use use oa such titles among us, and I VIII not sanction 1t in the Army of Ten lessee Department We have, no consti- utlonal provision for that sort of thing. lnd l understand from Mir. Colquitts of ,n Revision of the Constitution that such provision will rot be recommended in the 'eport Of the committee.
 .tSEN n DcdTuleSs DOy rank and l itIe that his father risked his life a hohsand times to win, is, in my opinion, .,S,, a,pSurd, and tends to bring undeserved idlcuie upon q worthy movement; be- ,Ides es being a great injustice to inc brave iien i who wore the gray. In this time of of titles, there Is no honor to m old soldier who won glorious promo lon it on the field of battle, to be called ' Soioael. Generals and Lieutenant-Gen- Y rans s,, arc becoming as thick as leaves in 'nd ndnampGosa, nna1d, as numerous as sponsors iu ysn maids or honor: and soon 1t will be distinction to be q Mister
 thInk that these titles should he sa- | ,,o,i rou'H reserved to the dear old souls who '. sn,. mem on the battlefield or during the 'ar; var, I2r It is al that many of them | iaNe lsft in the world"
 P1eEoN-ToED WOMEN.