The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-06
WORKING ID BUILD CONFEDERATE
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United Confederate Veterans, held yes terday afternoon. the special committee on building a cottage at Mountain Creek reported satisfactory progress. Chairman Abernathy said that the total collections for building material now amounted to one thousand dollars, which is about two thirds of the amount required.
 There were twenty-five members pres ent when First Lieutenant Commander Francis called the camp to order. Prayer was offered by the chaplain. The report of the standing committee was called for and the building committee reported progress on the work of raising funds to erect a cottage at Mountain Creek. The following subscriptions were report ed:
 William Vilderbill .... .. .. ........sl.OO Dr. O. T. Dozier .... ............ o.UO c. M. Sturges '''..'...'... l.VO II. Beck ........ .. .'.''.'. 1'oV Cash .......,.......'.. ....'... l.VV w. w. Wilkerson ............ Z.o0 A. M. Church.. .... s....... SC .....'.... 1.VV J. H. Cooper .............. .. ...''... l'OO H. T. Ware .............. ...'.... l,oo Charley Frunkoffer .. ............ 100 J. c. LaCaste .... .. .......-.... 2.OO M. c. Reynolds ...... ......... o.OO Abe Siegal ........ .......... l.OO G. D. Brooks ...... ...... ...s ... 1.OO Dr. c. H. Jernigan.... ...... BOO A. c. Oxford .... ........ .... 5.OO w. D. Young ...... ........ l.OO H. Abel .............. ........ ....'....s l.oo E. w. Camford ...... .......... l.Oo John G. Smith .. .... .. .... ........5.O0 Harper Spencer .... .... .......... 5.OO Sam Harris ........ .. .. .. ......,..... BOO ..1rw~ J. H. Sprowleg ................ ...... b.OO Webb McAdory ...... .... ,. ..s......s. o,uo w. 10. Smith ........ .......... o.OV G. B. Grove ..... .......... ..... 5.OO Ned McAdory ........ 5.0O James H. Frowley, 1901 First avenue
 with Beats Co.,. .. :. .. .......... 500 Dr. J. B. Crow .... .. .. .. .......... 800 The names of Comrades S. W. Vance and L. P. Hill were added to the build ing committee.
 Letter From Home.
 In connection with the report of the building committee, the following ex- tract from a letter received by Comrade Bush from M. c. Welch, who was sent to the Confederate home at Mountain Creek by Camp Hardee was read
 Ladies, all from Montgomery, visit
 
 They were furnished the second cottage with beds. The names names of the donors are marked on each piece of bed clothing. These ladies do everything that tend to make the veterans com fortable. Two lady friends of Col. Sam Will John visited the home at p. m. on yesterday, and brought soup with them, which was enough for every inmate of the home. The food served is good enough for anybody There is a force of men clearing for more buildings
 There is considerable rivalry in fur nishing the cottage rooms with furniture and bedding, l occupy the Phelan room, which is nicely furnished The next room to me, Is the Lomax room which is the best furnished room yet. The furniture will compare with that of any hotel I reckon when Camp Hardee erects it's cottage that it will go extremes to rival the balance. So in the future as in the past those noble southern women are neither sparing money or pains to make their old defenders happy.
 M. c. WEIGH.
 Resolutions Adopted.
 Comrade Bush offered the following resolution, which was adopted, thanking Lincoln Post, G. A. R., for a contribu- tion to the building fund:
 Be 1t resolved, That the sincere thanks of Camp Hardee be extended to Lincoln Post No. r, G. A. R., for it's contribution to the fund for the construction of the cottage at Mountain Creek for Confeder- ate veterans.
 Comrade Bush also offered the follow ing resolution thanking General Lee for his add1 ess here last month:
 Be it resolved That Camp Hardee No. 39 of the city of Birmingham, Jefferson county Ala, esteems it a great honor to have had the extreme pleasure of having entertained Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, gallant cavalry leader of the Army of Northern Virginia, a distinguished Governor of Virginia, an eminent diplomat and states man, and we now avail ourselves of the opportunity of thanking him for his visit Aa a.s