The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
COMMANDER JOHNSTON ~
 ADDRESSES VETERANS
Asks Sons and Daughters of COndeacy Organize and Aid in Building Cottage and Capitol Park Monument Requests Members to Take an Interest in Historical Feature of Work

Maj. John W. Johnston, commander of Camp Hardee. has issued 300 circular let ters to Confederate Veterans, Sons of Confederate Veterans and Daughters of the Confectionery, asking them to increase their membership and aid Camp Hardee to erect a cottage at the Alabama Sol diers Home at Mount Pleasant, and to erect a Confederate soldiers and sailors monument in Capitol Park.
 Commander Johnston has instructed Adjutant Darby to rent a room to be used as headquarters for Camp Hardee. Here will be kept the records of the camp, of the members of the camp and of the ten companies which went from Jefferson County and fought in the war. Major Johnston expects the members of the va rious companies which went from Jeffer- sop to go to the headquarters and there write the history of their company. He expects to get them to also keep per- sor al history and. has prepared a large book for the purpose. The circular letter is as follows:
 Headquarters Camp W. J. Hardee, No. 39,
 U. c. G. Birmingham, Ala, June 16,
 1902
 . Dear Sir and Comrade: By action Of the camp 1t becomes my duty, and l es- teem it a privilege, to address each and every comrade as follows:
 1. If you are Tn arrears on account of fees, dues or assessments, you are urged to pay the same to Adjt J. L. Darby at once, and to pay to him promptly your accruing dues and assessments, either monthly or in advance so as to be and remain entitled to vote, 10 hold office and to participate in all the privileges and duties of worthy comrades in good stand ing. If your said arrearages of dues ana assessments are greater than $1. that amount ($D will be accepted by the ad- jutant in full settlement thereof, subject to the ratification of the camp at it's next meeting.
 9 If you are really unable to pay up (not exceeding SD in settlement of your arrearages of dues and assessments, as above, you are urged to make known the fact at once. either to the commander or to the membership committed of which Comrade D. R. Dunlap is chairman, whereupon proper and timely measures of relief will be devised, looking to your reinstatement in good standing.
 B. You are earnestly requested to take immediate steps to enlist at least one new and worthy comrade for our ranks, to be reported by you, promptly. to the membership committee, for consideration and action. Let us all strive to increase the membership of Camp Hardee to at least five hundred, and to make all our meetings large and representative. and to do good, honest and efficient work In the camp, at our reunion, and in all of our committees, standing and special.
 f. Attention is called to the solemn duty which we as a camp and as individuals, owe to the sick and needy, and to the burial of the dead, of our comrades.
 D. Your aid and cooperation Is invoked toward the immediate erection, at the Mountain Creek Confederate Home, of cottage to be named for Camp Hardee, and toward raising a fund for the main tenance thereof so long as needed. Your individual contribution, whether of money or of material, will be received, and properly applied. by the Camp Hardee cottage committee of which Comrade J. i c. Abernathy is chairman. Please con- | tribute voluntarily, without being called on, and help this committee to secure 1 contributions
 6. Your aid and cooperation Is invoked in behalf of the pending effort to erect on Capitol Park, fitting monument to