The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-22
SONS OF VETERANS TO BUILD
MONUMENT TO SOUTHERN WOMEN
Camp HOltzclaW Prepares for Reunion and Joins in
a Movement to Perpeuate the Fame OF
Confederate HerOineS.

Camp Holtzclaw, omitted Sons of Con-
federste Veterans, met last night In the
office of Judge J. e. Fuller. on South
Court Street, to elect officers and to take
UP the preliminary work. OF arranging for
the annual reunion of the Alabama Dr.
vision, which will be held in Montgomery
with the Confederate Veterans, Novem-
Der IL and Is.
Election of officers was deferred to Oc-
tober Is, and the camp appointed COM
mittee to arrange for an entertainment
to be given in December to raise funds
to aid in building a monument to the
women of the Confederacy.
The terms of the old officers expired
last summer, but they hold over until
the election of their successors. Hon.
Tennent Lomax is the present commander
of CampHoltzclaw. While he was in CAL
iforn:a last summer, realizing that his
health was precarious, he, for that rea-
son, submitted his resignation, but the
camp has not yet accepted 1t. Mr.. Lo-
max has been the leading spirit of the
camp and its growth and standing Is due
in a great measure to his energy and
interest.
Adjutant D. j. Hausman who has serv-
ed for the past year, has also signified
his intention of retiring as soon as MS
successor is named.
Over last nights meeting Lieutenant
Commander ]. H. Grassland presided.
Thomas NJ owen moved that the cleo
ton of officers be deferred to special
meeting of the camp which would be
held October 2S at which time delegates
to the reunion are to be named. Mr..
OWENS motion was carried and the cleo
ton was deferred.
Mr. Owen reported to the Camp the
result of a conference between members
of the Camp and State Commander war
wick H. Payne and Adjutant Tom 5.
Fraser, during their recent visit to Mont
gomery. He said the general reunion pro-
gram was arranged and banquet Tor
the first night was determined upon. On
the second day the Sons will unite with
the Veterans in the big parade. which
will be reviewed by Gen. George P. Har-
rison, Commander of the Alabama d.
vision, United Confederate Veterans, and
his staff
1t was further announced that In ad-
dition to the delegates who will attend
the Sons reunion, there would be a
number of sponsors and maids of honor
present, not only from the Sons camps
but from the corps Of the Veterans. 1t
was suggested that Camp Holtzclaw
should provide a general entertainment
for the younger official visitors to the
reunion. In view of the fact that all
entertainments of the Veterans had not
been fully determined upon, and the pro-
posed entertainment might conflict with
some of the Veterans program, 1t was
decided to postpone action upon the en-
| tertainment until the Veterans commit
| tees were consulted.
Adjutant Hausman read the following
eloquent appeal from the Conmander-in-
| Chief of the Sons of Veterans, Thomas
p Stone, relative to the erection of a
| monument to the memory of the women
| of the Confederacy:
General Order No. 4:
"Waco, Texas, Sept. 30 1902.
ITO the United Sons of Confederate Vet
| Grams:
"comrades-At our general reunion held
| in Charleston, s. c., in May, 1899, the
following resolution was adopted: Where
as. the devoted women of the Southern
Confederacy without hope of fame oil
| glory as the reward of great deeds nobly
done, but prompted only by pure patriot
| ism and a deep devotion to their coun-
try's cause, did those things which en-
| title them to he held and for which they
are held as the dearest of all our mem
cries, and.
whereas, We believe that they
should no longer be held in the hearts
Of a loving people; but that their memory
should be perpetuated in a monument
OF euduring bronze, grander and moro
beautiful than any the world has ever
| seen
Therefore, be 1t resolved. That a
! committee of one member from each State
in this confederation be appointed by the
Commnnder-in-Chief which shall have for
its object the raising of a fund for the
erection of such monument to the men,
| DRY of these Southern heroines of ours
THE author of that resolution, Mr..
James Mann. of Nottoway, Va. was APP
pointed chairman of that committee and