The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15
.OLD SOLDIERS AT HOME AGAIN Are Pleased With Their Recep-
 tiOn in Montgomery
GRATITUDE or 4 VETERAN
One of the Inmates of the Confederate Home Grateful to Ills Comrades for What They Have Done
 for the old Soldiers.

The members of Camp Hardee, u. C. ", have returned from Montgomery where they were in attendance two days on the third annual reunion of the Ala bama division. All state that their re- ception in Montgomery was very cor dial and that they were entertained with the oid-time southern hospitality such as they were accustomed to in their younger days before the war
 There were something over 4000 con- federate veterans at the reunion, among them being one of the inmates of the soldiers home at Mount Pleasant. His expressions of gratitude to his old com- rades was touching according to the ac- counts they give of 1t. He spoke espe- cially of the magazines and papers sent by the people, and said they served to while away many weary hour He said the people have no idea how much the old soldiers appreciate these papers. es- pecially those which are well illustrated and contain a number of short stories.
 inmates of Home.
 The following is list of the inmates of  ment in which they served and the county from which they went to the home;
 J. H. McKelvey, Company c, Tenth Confederate. Ta1lapoosa county.
 Tom Brown. Company G, Seventeenth Alabama, Mobile county.
 w. H. Dunn, Jeff Davis battery Choc- Jaw county
 Adam Hasselvander, Jeff Davis battery, Dallas county.
 Leslie V. Rain, Company E, Eleventh Alabama Washington county.
 Lewis T. Williams. Company B, Twen- tieth Mississippi, Monroe county, Miss.
 Clay Hall, Company c. Third Alabama, Clark county.
 John Maxwell, Company G, Sixth Ala bama, Montgomery county.
 Josiah Skinner, Company I. Third Ala bama, Elmore county.
 J. H. Watt Company A, Forty-sixth Alabama, Fillmore county.
 Alex Robinson, Company I, Thirty fourth Alabama, Russell county.
 Philip P. May, Company F, Fifth Ala bama, Sumter county.
 M. C. welch, Company K, First South Carolina, Mobile county.
 E. P. Wright, Semple's battery. Mont gomery county.
 John BilIingsley, Marion rifles, Dallas county.
 J. S. Vaughn. Company D. Forty-sec- ond Alabama, Fayette county.
 One of these was discharged from ser vice because he lost a leg. Nearly all the others served till the war closed in 1865, and some were in prison long after its close.
 VIII Meet Here.
 The Birmingham delegation succeeded in getting the next reunion in Birming ham and the camp will commence shortly. In making arrangements to entertain the veterans and the visitors. It is hoped by some that the monument of Confederate soldiers and sailors at Capital park will be completed in time to be unveiled at the reunion next year. The women of Pel- ham chapter. U. D. C., are working to raise the funds to finish the monument, and several members of Camp Hardee have promised their support and that of the camp in finishing the monument at once. e
 Camp Hardee intends to tender a re- ception next year which will be one of the best and most cordial ever received by Confederate veterans at a reunion. Com mittees will probably be appointed at the next meeting to raise the funds and to make arrangements. for the reunion. Members of the camp have stated that they believe the work should be com menced at once so that every thing will be completed on time.
 Adjutant J. Lawler Darby of Camp Hardee said yesterday afternoon:
 I've had splendid time in Montgom- cry. In fact, 1t was one of the most cor dial receptions we have ever received at any city in the the south.
 we will commence work at once mak- ing plans and arrangements to give the yeterns more cordial reception than Montgomery, but 1t will require hard