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the Organization. New camps are being
formed very rapidly and the movement
is extending in every direction. A camp
has recently been charatered at Los
Angeles, CAL, and others are forming in
Hartford, Conn, and Brookline, Mass.
many camps already formed are adding
greatly to their membership. Those at Dali
las and Fort Worth will have about 1,500
members each and others are growing In
proportion.
MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS
Business affecting the welfare Of the
twelfth annual convention. One of the
chief questions will be the benevolent
care, through State aid or otherwise, OF
disabled, destitute and aged veterans.
and widows, and orphans OF those who
fell in the struggle. General J. B. Cor
don, commander Of the United Confed-
crate Veterans, in orders, recently is
sued. says in this connection:
1--WE must take care Of our old COM
rades, and in doing this the general COM
manding feels confident that appeals for
employment for the old Confederate vet
Grams, who are so rapidly passing away,
and substantial aid for these old, sick,
wounded, INDECENT and unfortunate sol
diers, will not be made in vain to any
State. municipal government or citizens
Of any Southern State, nor to the rising
generation themselves the worthy de-
scendants Of heroes, who are alike par
Elephants in that heritage Of glory SO
proudly emblazoned upon the history OF
each State by the unparalleled vaior
and endurance Of these aged, wounded
and disabled old warriors, as it would
be ingratitude without parallel and deg
radiation without precedent, that any OF
,sse should turn their backs upon the
old heroes and their ever-glorlous rec
ords in their old age and dire distress.
Other matters which will be up for con-
sideration will be the care Of the known
and unknown dead at Gettysburg, Fort
Warren, Camps Morton. Chase. Douglas,
lakewood Cemetery, at Chicago; ROCK
Island. Johnson's Island, CAIRO ana AZ
all other points; the best method OF Sc
curing impartial history and to enlist each
State in the compilation and preservation
of the history of her citizen soldiery;s the
different movements, plans, and means
to complete the monuments to thu mem
DRY Of Jefferson Davis. President Of the
Confederate States Of America, and 10
aid in building monuments to all OF the
other great leaders, soldiers and sailors
Of the South; to make such changes In
the Constitution and bylaws as expe,
of general interest.
SOUTHERN MEMORIAL ASSCC1A-
TON.
During tho reunion the Confederate
Southern Memorial Association will hold
its third annual convention in the audi
torium parlor Of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain Church. The proceedings Of the
body will open with a memorial service
in honor Of ex-President Davis at $3.50 "A.
M, April ed, at the Episcopal Cathedral
on South Ervoy Street.
The chief item Of interest in the meet
ing of this association will be the report
which it will make to the reunion con-
corning the work of erecting a monument
in this city to the memory Of Jefferson
Davis. Mrs S. Thomas Mccullough, of
Stanton, president OF the Board OF d.
rectcrs Of the association, will submit y
report, as will also Mrs. N. ". Randolph.
OF this city, chairman Of the Central Com
1nittes, and Mrs. Edgar .. Taylor. treaI-
urer.
All Of these reports will be OF a. graft
tying character. At the present time
there is $4,000 in hand for the memorial,
and it is believed that this sum will be
increased eventually to $4,000 The me-
mortal will consist Of an arch to be
erected at Twelfth and Broad Streets, in
this city, and the Board Of Directors OF
the association will meet here early in
tune to inspect the models and let the
contract for the work. The construction
Of the arch will begin at once and will
be pushed as rapidly as possible.