The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Father Ryan Chapter, Greenville.

The Father Ryan Chs rter met in reg ,,lar session at the home Of the Fres- ident, Mrs. H. z. Wilkinson, August 1, 1901. The mee ting was exclusiVelS d business one, yet, being the hrst heto since the recent death of another or our charter members, three or same having passed away during the twenty ueed a sad one.
 As our lately deceased member was the Corresponding Secretary. the Pres dent appointed another to fill the va cancy.
 A committee was also appointed to prepare the prospectus for our meet ings for the coming year.
 As these are our first minutes pre- pared for our official organ, we wish to make special mention of our obser- vation of Memorial Day April ~26th.
 Tn. entire towE turned out to do honor to the occasion. The business houses were closed. the schools had halt holiday, and the weather was prop t.ouS for tho day.
 The procession was formed at p. m. on Commerce Street, the order or same Delng as follows: Band, military company, U. D. c. in carriages, preced- ed by speaker and ministers. citizens. and last. but by Tar the brett est tea- tu-e of the occasion, =u0 school 1hh' dren. each bearing flowers, mdlcnlng in hne guided by tlie4r ;ca,he All interesting program MdS carr-eu through at Magnolia Cemet,r.', consist lng oI speeches. opening aad closing Q. ayers, !eCitat.0l .nd pat. .Ctl- song 5.
 or speake. wa5 M.. T. l.. SAm.o.d, who tnuiled every he-rl pI cscnt -J h., glowing words, and toucnlns ienII"Is- uences. We wish to make spec!lI men tion Of the Conecuh Guarus company, wno came up for the day 10 part lpate in the eeAi cises. In our next report we will make especial mention oI lne eterans reunion on the 4th of July.
 Wu extend corolal greetings 10 our siste: chapters lnrouE Eloul tne State, anc teei that we express the sentime ta oi al, when we Say that we nave tOu, n ed the keynote O. continued success, for our organization through the coi- urnns oI ou4 ofnc.al organ. -Sssss M-s' IT. A Aee' Joseph B. Johnston chapter, Athens The following interesting program has been senl the eoltor Of d li.eet n or the Joseph k. Jo..nston Chapter. o4 August Z, lU a. n1., at which time Mt ,S hIcna.d Snead hospitaD4y entertained the chapter: Opening-President.
 koll-Call-SecretaIy. Quotation response-Member.
 EaIIy Life of Steriins P. ice-MIs S Chandler.
 Governor of Missouri-Miss Berry.
 His Politics, Formation of The Mis- souri State Guards. Mrs. Saunders. His Personal Appearance. 1S61-Miss Jackson.
 Correspondence with General Harvey | Affairs at Bonneville. Reinforced by Whom?-Mrs V. F | Davis.
 Battle of Wilson Creek-Miss Cum ningham.
 Success at Lexington-Miss Mason. Missouri Joins the Southern Confed- eracy.
 Prices Proclamation-Miss Richard. son.
 Retreat of Prices Army; Hardihood of His Troops; Messages from GeneIa Halleck-Miss Fletcher. General Van Doran Commanded Trans Mississippi; General Price al Battle of Elkhorn-Mrs. Hagan
 General Price in Battles of Corintf and Helena: Agreement with Fremont: How the Enemy Violated it-Mrs. Me Clellan.
 His Attempt to Save Missouri-Misa Rosenau.
 Summary of his Character; Defeat in his Military Career; As an Exile-Mr,. Sanders