The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-07-26
oBIoN VETERANS IN LINE.
Preparations for the Memphis Re
union Of confederates Veterans


ganization of a regiment of old
Confederate soldiers to attend the
Memphis Reunion of the Army of
theCoufederacy, a meeting was
held in the office of Superintendent
of Public instruction Monday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock, and the fol
lowing counties were represented;
Obion, Gibson, Dyer and Lake.
Forming of the regiment began
by the election of the following
officers:
DR.. F. M. McRee, Union City,
colonel: DIR. w. T. Lawler, of
Martin, lieutenant colonel; DR.. z.
N. Matlocx, of Mason Hall, sur
geon; Capt. r. J. Dew, of Trenton,
major; G. w. Nowlin, Of McKen-
zie, assistant surgeon; I, J. Lati-
mer, of Union City, adjutant; J.
H. Mcdowell, of Union City,
quartermaster; George Terry, of
Sharon, commissioner, and Rev. j.
I. Hearn, of Mckenzie, chaplain.
Color bearer will be appointed at
Memphis.
The battalions are to go in
parade by numbers, the position
of honor very likely going to AL
bert Sidney Johnston Camp, No.
S92, Of Martin. The colonel, lieu
tenant-colonel, and major are to
elect the sponsors at meeting of
the camp at Martin tomorrow. A
report was made that the Thirty
frst's battle scared flag was in pos
session Of G. w. NowIin, of Me
Kenzie, ard would be carried in
the parade at the reunion.
WARREN MCDONALD CAMP.
Warren Mcdonald Camp, No.
936, met at the court house at II
a. m. Monday. After due form
of opening the Bivouac proceeded
to consider the report OF the trans.
portation committee and vote on
the route. The Illinois Central
received the majority vote, and
the camp will leave Union City
via Paducah junction on the 9th,
between the hours of 10 and II a.
m. Two coaches will be placed
in the yards here for the veterans,
and will be handsomely decorated.
/ 1t is the intention Of the camps OF
Martin and Dresden to 60 to Ful-
ton in special cars and then down
the Illinois Central, meeting our
Union City train at Paducah
Junction.
Those going by steamer will
leave over the NJ, G. & st. L. Rail-
way for Hickman at noon on the
26th.
| The following young ladies were
elected maids of honor: Misses
Annie Lee Little, Katharine
Cathey, Anna Walker, Bessie
Herring, Hanna Pickett, Lucy
Harris, Maggie Hornbeak anC
Birdie Pierce. AT q former meet
ING Miss Annie Massengill was
elected sponsor, and the following
young ladies as maids of honor
Misses Winnie May Motfett, Nettt
White, Fannie Mcdowell, Maggie
Kroger and Lowe Thomas, The
following members were elected
delegates and alternates to attenc
the reunion at Memphis, 1901:
Delegates w. b. Stovall, j. IL
Mcdowell, e. N. Moore, L. j
: Latimer, Henry Moffett.
AlternatesA. i. Brevard, Z
M. MeRee, A. Miller, 9. 6
Thomas and j. L. Chiles.
The delegates go uninstructed
/, BY motion the adiutant Of tn
: camp was appointed COMMITTEE
of one to have badges made an
printed, and to furnish member
il in good standing only. Ever.
7 member who has not paid 30 cent
& due October 8, 1901, cannot b
Z supplied badge until said due
i are paid, neither can they procur
! ! the reunion badge at Memphi
] unless they wear the camp badge
+ The Daughters of the Confedel
II acy reported S21 dollars raised
defray the expenses Of indigel
Z veterans to the reunion. Tn
fund will be increased BY the We
Grams and the sons Of veterans
d any amount necessary TO carry a
II who want to go, and who are NJ
. able to pay their way.
n Miss Winnie May Moffet
i daughter of Adjutant Henry Mo