The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-11
EJECT DELEGATES
 FOR THE REUNION
Camp Hardee Names Its Repre-
 sentatives for Meeting
FINE COMMITTEE REPORTS
Finance Committee Has Raised $500 In Cash, Several Hundred in Prom ises, and Only Half of Sub
 Committee Heard From.

Encouraging reports were heard from the various committees on the reunion at the meeting of Camp Hardee, U. c. ", held yesterday afternoon, and delegates and alternates to the reunion were elected. The delegates are Commander B. F. Ro- den, Joseph F. Johnston, Captain w. c. Ward, J. R. Adams, R. II. Hagood' Gov. w. H. Sims, s. L. Robertson, Dr. J. '. Abernathy, Col. W. H. Denson Maj. W. J. Milner, Major John W. Johnston, J. C' Maben. E. T. Tutwiler and Col. T. G. Bush. The alternates are E. W. Fucker, w. b. Yaneey, W. R. Houghton c. F. Enslen' Henry Beck S. w. Johns, J. b. Lacoste, T. A. Hamilton, Gen. c. M. Shelley and J. II. Fowles.
 Probably the most encouraging report was that of the finance committee, of which ex-Governor Joseph F. Johnston is chairman. It reported that sl46O had been raised in cash, and that several hundred more had been promised. This report was made by five of the ten sub committees and there are still five more to be heard from. The veterans need S5OOO and II Is thought that it will be raised, as the finance committee was instructed to keep up the good work it had commenced. Reports Expected. Reports from the other five sub com mittees of the finance committee are eX- | pected next Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock when an adjourned meeting or the camp will be held and it is thought that the finance committee will be able to report the full 5000.
 The committee to arrange for horses for the various staffs and carriages for the sponsors and maids of honor re- ported that all the livery stables in the city had made a special rate for the oc- casion, and that each brigade comman- der, his stafr sponsor and maids had been assigned to certain stable where the carriages and horses would be in readiness for the parade on the fifth.
 One Hundred Horses Free. The committee also reported that Ed Oden, a well known veteran, had prom sed to have 100 horses free for the Veter- ans in the Damon-Lee stables on Third avenue. between Eighteenth and Nine teenth streets, and that he would care for the horses of all veterans who ride l received with applause by the camp Fol lowing is a list of the stables and the brigades which have been assigned to each to procure horses and carriages; Fies & Sons fourth avenue-General Harrison and staff, sponsors and maids of honor
 Palace Livery company, Second avenue and Seventeenth street-First brigade, Gen. w. A. Sanford and staff, sponsors and maids of honor.
 Alabama Livery company, 1717 Second avenue-second brigade, Gen. J. N. Thompson and staff. sponsors and maids of honor.
 Duncan Livery company, 2l31 Second avenue-Fourth brigade, Gen. J. w. Bush and staff, sponsors and maids of honor.
 The brigades were assigned to various stables in order to prevent confusion. The Duncan Livery company has also agreed to furnish. free of charge, twen- ty-five white horses for Gen. J. ". Bush and his staff.
 The veterans are making arrangements to have 100 of the members of the D. A. R. and young ladies of the city to ride
 
 have about fifty of them mounted on horseback. Commander Roden states that the duty of caring for the ladies will fall to the Sons of Veterans and that he hopes they will attend to their duties in the same gallant manner that the vet erans would have done forty years ago.
 In his report General Johnston intro- duced A resolution that no debts be con- tracted by any of the committees with out special action of the camp. of ;he written endorsement of Commander Ro- den. This resolution was passed and no bills will be recognized until they have been passed on by the camp or approved by the commander.
 Special Treasurer.
 W. J. Milner was elected special tras- urer for the reunion fund, and all oils will be paid by him on order.
 E. T. Taliaferro, chairman of the music committee, reported that the music for all the occasions had been engaged, and that it would be on hand when needed. This includes the parade, cotillioa at the IIllman and the programme at the 9ijou theatre on the afternoon of the fourth.
 D. R. Dunlap, chairman of lne location committed, reported that Manager Will Hams of the Bijou would allow is to be used free of charge until about o'clock on the afternoon of the fourth, and Hat the TIillman had been procured for the reception and cotilion and the city hall for the other exercises.