The age-herald., 1902-05-04
Camp Hardee Passes Resolutions
 Inviting Him Here COMMITTEES APPOINT TED
The General VIII Probably Lecture On Cuba Abour May 2e-The Grand Army Invited to Joln In
 the Movement.

At the meeting of Camp Hardee, United Confederate Veterans. yesterday after noon resolution was adopted to invite Gen. Fitzhugh Lee to Birmingham to de- liver his lecture on Cuba within the next sixty days. This resolution also provides for com mittee of five to extend this invitation to General Lee and to invite the the Daughters of the Confederacy, the Sons of the Confectionery and the members of the Grand Army Of the Republic to assist in making this a. great and glorious occasion.
 General Lee was advertised to lecture in Birmingham several nights ago, but owing to some hitch in the local arrange ments he did not appear.
 Comrade John W. Johnston at the meet ing of Camp Hardee, made a motion that a committee of eight members of Camp Hardee and a committee of nine citizens of Birmingham be appointed to act with committees from other organizations, to have entire charge of the arrangements for the lecture. Comrade John W. Bush seconded the motion, which was carried The resolution was as follows:
 The Resolutions.
 That the commander now appoint committee of eight members of this camp. with the commander added as chairman. and committee of nine citizens at large. I hat the committees thus appointed. together with such committees as shall be appointed by other Confederate camps, by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, by the Daughters of the Confectionery, by the posts of the Grand Army of the Re- public and by the local military compan- ies shall constitute general committee and have charge of all the arrangements. And to the end that due honor be done to General Lee and to the occasion, they are requested to meet and organize and perfect the necessary arrangements at the earliest possible time.
 May Come May 29.
 Comrade Johnston stated he had reason to believe that May 2s at o'clock would be a convenient time for General Lee.
 Commander w. J. Milner appointed the following committee from the camp: Commander w J. Milner, chairman; Comraie John w. Johnston, Comrade William c. Ward, Comrade John w. Bush, Comrsde F. P. O'Brien, Comrade S. L. Robertson, Comrade J. B. Francis, Comrade B. F. Roden and Comrade Jo- seph J. Johnston.
 The citizens committee is: MT. T. O. Simmons, chairman; Mir. R. s. Munger MT. Alex T. London, MT. M. V. Joseph, Mir Robert Jemison, MT. Rufus IN. Rhodes, Mr. w. P. G. Harding, Mayor w. M. Drennen and MT. H. H. Mayoerry.
 The resolution to invite General Lee to lecture here is as follows:
 The Committees Report.
 Mir. Chairman: Your committee sub mits the following report
 Gen. Fitzhugh Lees name is house. hold word in the land of the north and in the land of the south, and 1t rings with its fame over this the greatest and grand est republic, from ocean to ocean, and likewise from shore to shore over that new republic, the Queen. of the Antilles the island of Cuba, made republic by the firm stand and splendid statesman ship of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, one of the Plumed Knights, and one of the grand est heroes in the struggle between the states. We desire to do him honor, and therefore, be 1t
 Resolved, That Camp Hardee extend to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee a kind and cordial in- yitation to deliver his lecture on Cuba In the city of Birmingham at any time that may suit his convenience within the next sixty days. Be 1t further
 Resolved That a committee of five be appointed to report instanter, and that all other motions or resolutions upon this subject be referred to said commit tee.
 Be it further resolved, That all of the camps of the United Confederate Veter- ans and all Confederate Veterans be cor dially invited to cooperate with us in doing honor to this distinguished solder. statesman and Christian gentleman.
 And also be 1t further resolved, That we extend a cordial invitation to the camps of the Grand Army of the Repub- lie in doing him honor.
 Be it further resolved, That we ex- tend invitation to the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Sons of Confed- crate Veterans, the local military com panies, and the citizens generally, to CO., operate with us should our invitation be accepted by General Lee.
 w. M. STEELE, Chairman,
 S. L. ROBERTSON.
 J. w. JOHNSTON,
 T. A. HAMILTON.
 J. W. BUSH. Comrade w. M. Steele reported on the Memorial Day services and a motion was made to thank the Daughters of the Con- federacy for the part they took in the exercises and decoration of the graves of the Confederate dead.