The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-08

The members of Camp Lomax and of Camp Jeff Falkner are busy making final Confederate Veterans which will be held in Montgomery next Wednesday and Thursday.
 Camp Lomax has had committees at work for several weeks. Camp Falknel | has only recently been organized. but 1t will appoint committees to assist ir the entertainment of the visitors, at s meeting to be held Monday night. | rates and 1t is expected that in addition to a large number of veterans. there will be hundreds of other visitors to the city at that time. The merhcants have and the local camps have requested the merchants to decorate their stores.
 The local Veterans have secured re. duced rates at all the hotels and board ing houses for the visitors and have prepared an elaborate social program.
 The Veterans and the Sons of Veter- ans will be assisted In the work or en- tertainment by the ladies of the White House Association and the Ladies Me- morial Association and also by members of the various Chapters of Daughters of the Confederacy.
 The members of the Chapters of the Daughters of the Confederacy have se- cured the City Council Chamber and will fit 1t up as an attractive resort for the Veterans during their stay in Mont gomery. The ladies will also tender a
  night. November 13. This affair will probably be held in the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial Association. George F. Mcdonald, member of Camp Lomax. has rendered the use Of the Opera House free, and the sessions of the convention will be held there. William A. Berney, Chairman of the Committee on Decoration of Camp Lo- | max, has received many flags and much | bunting which will be used In appropri- ately decorating the interior of the play | house.
 The meetings will be presided over by | Gen. George F. Harrison of Opellka, Ma jor General of the Alabama Veterans. | The session of the second day of the ! Convention will be held at Jackson Lake where a big barbecue will be given. | On that day the Veterans will march In parade through the streets headed by | Chief Marshal B. M. Washburn. Each brigade will fly its colors and each will have a band of music. This pageant promises to be one of the features Of the gathering. The procession will be re- viewed by Major General Harrison on Dexter Avenue and later It will march to the Union Station where the veterans will board the train and go to Jackson Lake.
 Several speeches are on the program for that day. Invitations have been sent to United States Senators J; IT. MOT Mor- Hilary A. Herbert, but they have not been heard from. Ex-Governor Joseph F. Johnston, of Birmingham and Gen. R. D. Johnston of Birmingham, nave accepted invitations to deliver addresses.
 In addition to the visiting veterans who will come here, each camp VIII bring its sponsor and maid of honor, ana no doubt many social affairs will De arranged later.
 The local chapters of the Daughters Of the Confederacv are preparing to enter tain the visiting Veterans In royal style A meeting was held in the Council Cham. Der yesterday morning and the ways ana means thoroughly discussed. It was de- termIned to use the Council Chamber Tor headauarters and to remove the desks and make the place an attractive re- sort for the Veterans. Mayor Joseph promised his aid and will let the ladies Ise as much of the city building as they may need for the object they have in hand. , s r,on- Nderate Veterans, will meet at O'CLOCK the approaching reunion: Al this ,s meeting a program of entertalnment VII be arranged. A large number Of appiica- ttons for membership in the camp VIII pc acted upon. .a.
 "The members of Camp Holtzclaw, Sons of Confederate Veterans, are urgently re- quested to attend special meeting or tne camp this (Friday) evening at cloch et the office of Captain J. B. Fuller. Bus jness of importance relative to coming reunion must be considered.
 Tennent Lomax,
 Commandant. By D. S. Hausman, Adjutant. . Confederate reunion, viz: John G. Win ter, B. C. Tarver. John G: Finley, w. 6 Jones. F.. G. Fowler, Williem Berney, '. A. Allen, A. J. Brooks, will please meet afternoon at 5 Sclock p. m., November 1Q01