The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-06
TO HELP PENSIONERS
VETERANS ASSOCIATION UNITED
AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.
CHATHAM WANTS ITS SHARE
or THE PENSION FUND FOR INDI-
GENT AND CRIPPLED SOLDIERS.


worthy Applicants for Pensions
and Admission to the Soldiers
HOme-Gen. McGIashan Says It's
Time for Confederate Organiza-
lions i'm This County to Take n
Hand and Prevent Injustice Being
DOne-First Regiment of Infantry
to Act as Escort on Memorial Day.
The Confederate Veterans Association,
taking the cue from the recent action of
the grand jury, adopted a resolution at
its meeting last night providing for the
appointment of a committee, to assist
worthy and INDECENT Confederate soldiers
to secure the pensions to which they are
entitled.
Gen. p. McGlashan, who started the dis
cussion, read first the presentment of the
grand jury on the subject, in which the
facts that Chatham county receives so
small proportion of the pension fund,
considering its size and population, and
the large number of pension applications
from this county which are returned by
the commissioner for reasons that to the
grand jury seemed feeble and frivolous,
are commented on very unfavorably.
The speaker said the time had come
when Confederate organizations in this
section of the state should assist needy
veterans living here to obtain pensions.
1t was evident that it was not likely to
conluce to their interests to leave the
matter of obtaining pensions for them to
their own weak end unasssetd efforts.
These efforts had too often proved to be
unavailng. 1t had become evident that
counties in the northern part of the state
were getting amounts of the pension fund
altogether out of proportion to the size
or population, while the claims of worthy
soldiers from Savannah were being ignor-
ed or disapproved on frivolous grounds.
Gen McGlashan therefore moved that
the chair be empowered to appoint a COM
nittee of five, the duty of which should
| be to assist veterans living in this coun-
| ty to obtain their pensions and secure adj
mission to the Soldiers Home. The M
| ton was carried unanimously and Judge
| Falligant, the president of the associa-
| ton, appointed Gen. McGlashan, Capt.
| John r. Dillon, Col. j. r. Sheldon, Mr..
! 5. L. Theus and Mr.. James S. Silva.
| The question of the picnic which the
| association will give, at Tybee, during
| the early part of May, was also discuss
| ed those who have made preliminary in
! vestigations in the matter being able to
report that there was every reason to
| believe that the picnic could be made a
decided financial success. "A communication
from the Daughters of the Confederacy
was read, in which the Daughters ex-
pressed their intention to attend the pic
mic in body and requested that it be
given on Saturday. On that day it will
be possible for them to take the Children
of the Confederacy as the chapters
guests, which they desire to do.
| The entire matter was finally referred
to a committee, which is to have entire
charge of the picnic and has been given
| full power to act. The committee con-
sists of James r. Sheldon, chairman NJ.
| p. Usina, James W. Mcintyre, c. Lucien
| Jones, 7. N. Theus, T. T. Chapeau,
| George Turner, G. f. Remshart, D. Y.
| Dancy and J. NJ. Solomons
The First Regiment of Infantry will
act as escort to the veterans. when they
parade on Memorial Day, April 26. A let
ter was read at the meeting from Capt.
/ w. +. Coney. adjutant of the regiment,
written by direction of Cob Wylly and
asking permission for the regiment to
serve as escort. The courteous offer was
accepted, with the thanks of the asso-
citation.
Capt. j. P White made q report from
the committee having in charge the cree
ton of the monument to the dead of the
association, buried in the associa tons lot
at Laurel Grove. A description and cut
of the proposed monument have been pub
lished in the Morning News Capt. White
| stated that the necessary funds, 1t was
hoped. would soon be secured and the
monument erected.
T1Nn TOD Nffn from
the Daughters of the Confederacy to join
with the latter in securing DR.. George II.
| Vending, to deliver his lecture on Stone
wall Jackson, on the night of May TO- This
will be the anniversary of Jackson's death.
Several circular letters from the head
quarters of the United Confederate Vet
Grams, on the subject of the invitation ex~
tended to President Mckinley to visit
Memphis during the time the next reunion
is in progress, in which the reunion COM
mttee Joined, were read. These letters
contained copies of the resolutions OF va
rious camps throughout the South, some
condemnng and others commencing this
action. Another communication was read,
which gives notice of intention to intro
duce at the convention an amendment to
the constitution, which will make repe-
! tition of the unpleasant incident
impossible in the future. This amendment
to the Constitution proposes to limit in
vitations to attend reunions. from all
| sources, to Confederate soldiers.
The purpose of amendment is stated to
| be- I'm order to adhere strictly to the
noble purposes for which this association
was organized, to formally add to the
constitution and bylaws what is now
and has ben the custom and unwrtten
law of this association, and which is nee
essary to prevent discussion of political
or religious subjects or anything foreign
TO the purposes for which this associa-
ton was organized from gaining a foot
hold in it, or for giving cause for pro-
tests resolutions, discussion, hard feel
| ing or acrimonious debate"
No action on any of these circular let
ters was taken by the association. all of
them being received merely as informa-
ton. The association passed a vote of
thanks to President John NJ Egan, of the
Central. who had provided with trans
portation an INDECENT soldier whom the
camp assisted in returning to his old
home in Louisville