The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-21

afford to make . political machine or lt- self. It was not intended that the camp Commander Fuller said that he was not welded to the idea expressed In tne res- olution. He had in fact doubted its WIS dom and had only introduced It to orin9 now withdraw it and ask General Oates to prepare . resolution embodying the views that he had just expressed. Gen. eral Oates said that he would write out the resolution and turn over 10 sns Commander to be brought up at the next meeting of the Camp.
 A Committee consisting of Comrades Fuller, Finley and Mccain was appointed to Investigate the condition Of the two members of Camp Lomax who were at the poor house and to recommend some plan by which they might be relieved from their intolerable position. A mem. Der announced that he had taken one Of the old soldiers from the poor house to his home and would take care of him un- til the Camp had taken some action. The following new members were elect ed: c. L. Hadaway, Snowdoun; ". H. Mccain. ". M. Purifoy, Henry M. Jones' Chairman George w. Ely of the Trans portation Committee, reported that the Committee had decided In favor of the official route to Dallas which had been
 selected by the Major General Command ing the Alabama Division. This was by the Louisville and Nashville to New Or leans and from there to Houston by the Sunset Route and from Houston to Dallas by the Houston and Texas Gen. tral.
 The Commander invited Travelling Pas aenger Agent Beard of the Cotton Belt Route to address the Camp on the ad- vantage of his route to Dallas. The re- marks of Mir. Beard were supplemented by J. 8. Utley who spoke foi the Mobile and Ohio to Memphis. where the Cotton Belt Route began. After some discussion A 70 l> AAA AAv1f ed, although it was understood that the members might go by any route they pleased.
 Comrade John G. Finley presented s
 railroads for their generosity in granting
 e one-fare round trip for the lecture of
 General Lee, something that the railroads entering Montgomery had done for no
 other attraction. The resolution further
 requested that the railroads arrange for
 a special train that would put the people in the city on the morning of the lecture and return to their home after the lecture
 had been delivered. The resolution was passed.
 Adjutant Sanguinetti told of work that had been done to make the occasion of
 General Lees visit to the city an unquaL
 flied success. Hundreds of letters had
 been written. It had been widely adver- that General Lee was coming to Mont
 gomery 10 lecture. He expected that one of the greatest crowds that had assem-
 bled in Montgomery in recent years would hear the General It was going to be a success. It had to be success for tn,
 Camp had gone into 1t and had pledged money under the expectation of making 1t a success and 1t now devoived upon all the members to work for the occas- lon. He had with him 5000 tickets to the lecture and he asked the members to come forward and get tickets which they were expected to sell.
 Afor Nn at&H &H,,r,z IL | marks urging the members to come for
 ward and work for the enterprise for which the Camp had stood sponsor and which was expected to furnish funds for the entertainment of the veterans who would attend the annual reunion in Montgomery in the summer. The following delegates and alternates l to the reunion at Dallas were named by Commander Fuller:
 Delegates-Paul Sanguinetti. J. M. Ri. ley. c. P Rodgers. J. H. May, A. L. R. Thompson, Dr. Frank McClain, B. M Washburn. G. W. Ely.
 Alternates-H. C. Davidson. F. J. Har- | ris. w. H. Maybin, J. c. Finley. H. T. Walker George Brewer. c. J Campbell. F. H. Merritt.
 Commander Fuller also announced the appointment of Miss Stella Sanguinettj as Sponsor for the Camp at the reunion
 at Dallas and named Miss Ellen Ponder
 Barnett as Maid of Honor Both the
 young ladies are daughters of members of the Camp.