The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-08

Was Elected Unanimously and En-
Enthusiastically and the Secretary
Instructed to Send Her an AssOcia-
and Love for the Veterans Have
Ever Been strong-VOte of Thanks
to Those who Participated in OBJ
servance of Memorial Day-HOw
the Veterans VIII Go to Memphis.
AT last nights meeting of the Confeder-
ate Veterans Association Mrs. Margaret
Branch Sexton, formerly and for several
years president of the Savannah Chapter
of Daughters of the Confederacy, was
elected an honorary member of the as
ISOLATION.
This action was taken by a unanimous
and enthusiastic vote. II was prefaced
by some appreciative remarks from Judge
Falligant, in which he alluded to the in
terest Mrs. Sexton had always taken in
the veterans of Savannah and in every
patriotic work in which they were en-
barked. Judge Falligant suggested that
it would be a graceful method of evincing
appreciation if the association were to
and the suggestion met with instant APP
prevail.
She was nominated for honorary men,
bership and elected with enthusiasm The
secretary was instructed. by resolution of
the association, to apprse Mrs. Sexton
of the action that had been taken, and to
send her one OF the associations gold
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wishes
Upon the motion of Col. NJ. P. Usina
vote of thanks was rendered Vice Presi-
dent Young, for the address delivered by
him on Memorial Day, and to the various
organizations, military and otherwise
and to the individuals, who assisted in
honoring on that occasion the memories
of the Confederate dead.
The veterans decided positively to make
the trip to Memphis by the Central Rail
way and through Birmingham instead of
Atlanta. A special train. carrying the
delegates from the association, from Nc
Laws Camp of Veterans, and the Sons of
Veterans and the Savannah Volunteer
Guards Battalion, which has offered it's
services as military escort, will leave
Savannah at $40 O'clock city time. on
the morning of May q. The train will
reach Memphis the following morning.
u.
All through the trip the members of
the association will occupy a special Pull
man. in which they will sleep during the
reunion. The special car of the Macon
camp of veterans will be added to the
train as it passes that point.
1t is probabl that about twenty-five
members of the associa ton will attend
the reunion. Twenty have signifed al
ready their intention to make the trip
oil halt xr-;l h.
| additions TO this number. The party for
Memphis will meet al the residence of
| Judge FaNigant next Monday evening,
| when ways and means will be discussed
| and final preparations and arrangements
made for assuring the comfort of the
members of the patry during the trip.
The veterans appointed a committee last
night to suggest changes in the consti-
tuition and bylaws of the association.
! There are some bylaws which have re-
| suited in inconvenience in the past and
these it is expected to modify.
Some time was spent in discussing the
| picnic at Tybee, which will take place
| next Friday. The funds derived from this
| picnic ere to be used in defraying the ex-
| penses to which the association is con-
stantly being put and in meeting the calls
| upon it's income constantly being made
| for patriotic and charitable objects and
| institutions.
II is believed there will be a large at
| tendance. All of the Confederate organ
izations in the city are taking an interest
in the project and the Daughters of the
| Confederacy will attend in a body and
carry the Children of the Confederacy
| with them as their guests. The Board Of
! Education will give the children a holt
| day for the purpose of attending this pic
mic and the little ones will be largely in
| evidence.
For children of an elder growth"
there will be dancing during the day and
evening on the broad pavilion of Hotel Ty-
bee. The trains to and from the city will
be run on a convenient schedule, and
there will be cars enough provided to ac-
commodate comfortably all of the crowd