The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-24
Camp Hardes Enthusiastically at Work With Good Results
HISTORIAN IS APPOINTED.
Judge w. R. Houghton Charged with the Special Duty of Collecting Histories and Sketches of
 Battles and Incidents.

Now that Camp Hardee, U. c. w. has -s.+abI,sbed headouarters and gotten mat ters In running order, 1t Is expected tha' not many weeks will pass before there is . cottage at the Alabama Soldiers Home at Mountain Creek Yesterday the com m,ttee on subscriptions made a canvass of the city and as the result sometnlng over s4oO in materials and money was re- norted last night. All the committeeman have not reported, so the amount Is not fuu This Is only the beginning or the good worS, which will be kept goinB until there is a Camp Hardee cottage at Mountain Creek and a Confederate soldiers and sailors monument on Capi- tol Park
 Net .nly is the committee raising funos to erect the cottage, but 1t has started A subscription to maintain the inmates milf the State legislature can take some action regarding an appropriation. The Confederate Camps ct the State Will take up this matter and 1t Is more than probable they will ngke Il warm 1s1t nt the next session of tkt legislature
 The following is the agreement signed by the contributors yesterday and the amounts they agreed to pay:
 ''We. the undersigned, promise and agree to pay the amount opposite our names to and for the immediate erection of a Camp Hardee Cottage. at the Noun tain Creek Home for old and infirm Con- rederate soldiers and to and for the main- tenance thereof for six months.
 All cash will go into the hands of John W Bush, treasurer, and all material must be placed free on board cars, consigned to J. c. Abernathy, chairman of Camp Hardee committee. at Mountain Creek Station, Louisville and Nashville railroad.
 Building committee authorized to take subscriptions-J. c. Abernathy, T. A. Hamilton, J. w. Bush S. L. Robertson, c, M. Smith, s. w. John, J. K. P. Lacy, W. H. Stanley.
 Names for Cottage-J. R. Copeland, 10000 brick; w. & c. Robertson, 10000 brick; F. B. Daniel, 10000 brick; Mayber- " Watson Company, $15 merchandise; w. s. Brown, keg nails; T. A. Terrell l keg nails; Moore Handle.'. sib merchan' disc; Prowen Hardware Company, & merchandise; Halle, Randolph Company z. & merchandise; J. r. Mclaughlin, s5 merchandise; Smith & Riddle, furniture 1 John w. Johnston ;1O; J. B. Francis. s10 7. Joseph F. Johnston, s25; George w. Baln e s5; B. F. Roden. S1O Walter Carter, s; , s. ". Vance, $5.
 Names for Maintenance--Jno. w. John ston, s15; J. B. Francis. s15; S. w. Vance, $15; B. A. Thompson, $5; Robert Jemfson, s10; P B. Bowen. s1; J. P Stiles, s5; George B. Tarrant s; H.; w. Crook. $5; H. McGeevcr 8: J. K. Laird. s2 R. B. smyer, sl; J. s. Ginespy s5; Drennen & Co.,, s; J. II. Dewbtrry, sl; Captain w. C. Ward, 8.
 Yesterday morning a meeting of tho committees of Camp Hardee was helt in the headquarters in the Tomlinsor building to discuss plans for working on the cottage and the monument. It wa: one of the most enthusiastic meetings ever held in Birmingham and 1t showed that the veterans are determined to mak, fight for those old comrades of theirs who are unable to make one for them selves.
 Major Johnston, commander of thu camp went over the entire matter witi each committee and gave them instruc tions as to what line he wanted them tc work on and how to do the work. It wa. commenced in earnest sometime ago anC the fruits are to be seen in the subscrip {. tions turned in yesterday afternoon.
 The committee will make a report each afternoon at the camp headquarters