The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13

The. Alabama Division, United Sons of Confederate Veterans. held its second an- l nual reunion and convention yesterday | in accordance with the program as pre- viously announced. The session was held in the City Council Chamber. The at- tendance was general although not large. The delegates were full of enthusiasm, | and the work accomplished reflects much | credit upon the patriotic spirit of the or ganization and its officials. Promptly at noon Division Commander Warwick H. Payne of Camp Payne, Scottsboro. called the convention to or der. Thomas M. Owen of Camp Holtz- claw, Montgomery, was designated as | SeoI etary.
 Divine blessing upon the assembly was | feelingiy invoked by Rev. Neal L. An derson of the Central Presbyterian Church of Montgomery.
 A6jutant T. Sidney Frazer of Camp F.. | Trcup Randle, Union Springs, called the | roll of Camps. The Commander then named the following Committee on Gre | dentials: T. Sidney Frazer, Sam A. Will Hams and D. s. Hausman. The Commit | tee retired and after a few moments made the following report: List of Delegates Present. Your Committee beg to report tho fol- lowing Camps present and represented by the following delegates. viz: Camp N. B. Forrest. Huntsville-Wm. B. Bankhead and John H. Wallace. Camp William H. Payne. Scottsboro- | Warwick H. Payne.
 Camp E. Troup Randle. Union Springs
 T. Sidney Frazer s. V. Hightower Guy A. Ritch and NJ. M. Baldwin. Camp Pinckney D. Bowles. Evergreen E. E. Newton, c. N. Stallworth. c. J. | Crawford and P. c. Walker. Camp Joe Wheeler, Tuscumbia-Frank N. Julian and pr. A. J. Thurmond, Jr. Camp John w. A. Sanford, Troy-Wil- liam Hodges Sanford. Samuel A. Will Hams. John Gamble and D. J. Hubbard. | Camp John Pelham. Auburn-George w. Duncan.
 Camp Thomas Hill Watts Forest Home | W. s. Perry and Marion E. Lazenby.
 The report of the Committee was on motion duly adopted. and the Commander | declared the meeting organized and ready | for business.
 Hon. S. H. Dent, Jr.. of Camp Holtz- claw, was then introduced. and extended a welcome to the visiting delegates. He | spoke eloquently for several minutes. and | his remarks were frequently appauded.
 At the conclusion of MT Dents address | Hon. William B. Bankhead of Huntsville. | was called forward. He feellngly re- | sponded to the cordial welcome. Rang ing from words of historic truth to deep
 pathos his words were well received, and
 loudly applauded. He and Mir. Dent were
 the recipients of warm congratulations | on their efforts.
 | The Comma nder announced that he had
 been disappointed in securing an orator
 for the meeting: and he thereupon an- l nounced that new business was in order
 An Interesting Report.
 The Relief Committee, through its | Chairman, D. s. Hausman of CamI Holtzclaw. mae report filled with in- | teresting and important recommenda. lions. On motion of Mir. Owen the re-
 port was adopted and the recommenda-
 tions concurred in.
 The report is as follows. viz: | "Montgomery. Ala. Nov. 12, 1902
 ITO the Officers and Members of Ala
 bama Division Y. s. c. ", in Con-
 vention Assembled:
 | Your Committee on Relief begs leave
 to report as follows;
 During the past year. no matters of of fcial importance have come within our
 province. If therefore. this committee is to serve any purpose in the management of inc affairs of this Division. we take if that 1t must be done through the sug- | positions of the committee; thus entail ing upon our successors phase of use
 fuIness in the administration of Division
 matters With this end in view, and
 with no desire to usurp authority, we
 respectfully recommend:
 "First-That the Relief Committee, ir