The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-10

Nashville, Wednesday morning, the
occasion being the fourteenth annual
convention of the Tennessee Associa-
ton. The deliberations OF the body
were presided over by President w. u.
LLOYD, of Lewisburg. The convention
opened with a prayer by Chaplain +.
G.. Tyler.
The report of the Pension Board was
in part as follows:
Applications to date. ......... AVA
Pensioners on the roll ...... ,46l
Pensioners who have died 246
Pensioners sent to the Sol
diers' Home ......... 10
Pensioners sent to asylum.
Pensioners who let state Il
Pensioners applications now a..
pending. ..........'...... '@'''' NV
RECAPTULATIoN.
Applications filed, 4,44.
Pensioners on roll, lst class, oooo
$25 per month 49,. -. Il o,ooV
Pensioners on roll, ma .,oo
class, $40 per month -. 70 o,izo
Pensioners on roll, 3rd
class, $685. per month l,4l4 14l.4oo
Total / ,461 $l5O,S2O
1t is evident that the present appro-
priation of $3.50, 600 is inadequate 10
meet the growing necessities OF the
Confederate soldier, and that many
equally worthy and their cases railing
clearly within the law, will nave 10
wait indefinitely to take the place OF
such as may die or be removed Ior
cause, and to prevent this an addlI'
onai appropriation is necessary.
For further suggestion, we WOULD
add, under the law if pensi0ner dles
CO instant his pay ceases. we mink
it would be proper for the act OF the
Legislature to be amended, SO as 10
allow the soldiers full pay tor the
quarter expiring after his decease. AS
many instances in his quarterly pay
has been anticipated in providing TOT
his necessities. And, IL not that, can
be used towards his funeral expenses
and in giving him Christian burial;
let this b. paid to his widow or next
of kin.
Mr.. Baskette moved that the present
Board Of Pension Examiners, Frank
A. Moses, Geo. B. Guild and Geo. +.
Hagar, be reelected. This was done
unanimously. M
The election of officers of the Ten
ness Division was declared in order:
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Gen. b. H. Norman. of Murfrees-
boro. was placed in nomination for
President by Capt. B. L. Ridley.
Junoe G. Hawkins, of Huntingdon,
was nominated by Jno. T. Bellanfant.
The roll was called by Secretary Jno.
p. Hickman, and Judge Hawkins was
elected by vote of 81 to ~.
For First Vice President W. }.
Whitthorne was placed III nomlnation'
Gen. Norman was also placed In
nomination for reelection as FIRST
Vice President, but declined to accept
an Office within the gift OF the associa
ton, saying he had been defeateo Ior
political reasons. Maj. Whittnorne
was elected.
P. W. .. Gordon, of Trenton. was
nominated for Second Vice President
but withdrew in favor OF Thos. >.
Apple, of Trenton. Mr. Apple was
For Recording Secretary and Treas
ury, j. T. Bellanfant nominated Jesse
Cage. Capt. B. F. ridley nominated
John P. Hickman. W. J. Whitthorne
seconded the nomination. There were
loud calls for Hickman and the name
of Mr. Cage wa withdrawn and mr..
Bel]anfant nominated Capt. l. }. How
lett, who withdrew.
UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED.
DR.. Deering j. Roberts moved tnat
Mr.. Bellanfant be instructed to cast the
vote of the convention for Mr.. HlcK-
man. This was carried unanimously.
F. q. Tyler was reelected as Cnap-
lain, w. P. Williams, OF Trenton, as
Sergeant at Arms.
The city of Trenton was unanimously
chosen as the place to hold the next
convention.