The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-24
OFFICERS IF THE
 SONS OF VETERANS
Thomas M. Owen, Commander,
 Completes His Staff
URGES LARGE MEMBERSHIP
There Are Now Twenty-one Charter Camps In the Division and He Wants This Doubled at the
 Birmingham Reunion.

Montgomery, December 23.-(Special)- Thos M. Owen, commander United Sons of Confederate Veterans. today issued the following order announcing his staff:
 Headquarters of the Alabama Division.
 United Sons of Confederate Veterans,
 Montgomery. Ala. Thomas M. Owen, Commander, Alabama Division; T. Sydney Frazer, Division Adjutant and Chief of Staff:
 General Order No. 1,)
 Montgomery, Ala, December 2S, 1902. Comrades:
 1. By virtue of my election as com mander at the second annual reunion, November 12. 1902, I at once assumed command of the Alabama division, and it's work has proceeded without break or in- terruption. The encouragement which has been extended from all quarters leads me to indulge in the hope that success full years work is in prospect
 It will be my earnest endeavor to do everything possible to extend our numbers and influence, but in this endeavor it will be necessary to have the cooperation OI all our ueHDeTS. llSg oiiA SdA S5 I shall receive. There are now twenty one charter camps in the division. This number ought to be increased fourfold before the next reunion in Birmingham. The sons in every community in the state should form a camp. The value of such an organization from social, pa- triotic educational and historical stand- point cannot be estimated.
 Sons of Confederate Veterans in Ala bama, descendants of noble and daunt- less sires, let me not appeal to you in vain in support of our noble organiza- tion.
 ?. In accordance with the requirements of section 8, article w., of the constitu- tion of the Alabama division. the follow ing appointments are made, to rank from November F, 1902, viz:
 Division Adjutant and Chief of Staf-T. Sydney Frazer, Union Springs.
 Division Inspector-George w. Duncan, Auburn.
 Division Judge Advocate-Will T. Shee- han, Montgomery.
 Division Quartermaster-Clayt Tillis, Montgomery.
 Division Chaplain-The Rev. William B. Hope, Gordo.
 Division Surgeon-Dr. Robert Jamison Hargrove, Tuscaloosa.
 Division Commissary-Samu A. Will jams, Troy.
 Aides-Marion E. Lazenpy, Forest Home; S. D. Jordan, Gadsden; L. Sykes, Courtland; Edward Powell Rosamond, Jasper; J. c. Coleman, Eutaw.
 3. The members of the four standing committees required to be appointed by the division commander are named as follows;
 Historical Committee-The division com mander, Thomas M. Owen, chairman; w. B. Bankhead, Huntsville; Professor P w. Hodges. Greenville.
 Relief Committee-D. s. Hausman, chairman, Montgomery; W. B. Craig Sell ma, and John H. Bankhead, Jr., Jasper. Monument Committee-O. J. Simpson. chairman, Tuscumbia; John F. Proctor, Scottsboro, and c. N. Stallworth, Ever green.
 Finance Committee-R. G. Banks, chair man. Montgomery; M. L. Black, Luverne, and P. K. Brindley Hartselle.
 1. All of the foregoing officers and members of committees will take notice of their respective appointments, and they will be obeyed and respected In ac- cordance with their rank and portion. Correspondence with all persons inter- ested in any way in our work and pur- poses is invited.
 By order of THOMAS M. OWEN,
 Com. Ala. Div. U. S. c. V. (OfficiaI) T. SYDNEY FRAZER,
 Div. Adj. and Chief of Staff.