The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-10
DAUGHTERS WERE PUT ON PROGRAMME Gen. John ". Bush Says They
 Were Not Ignored ARE ON BEST COMMITTEE Chairman of Programme Committee Says He Took Special Pains to Put
 Members of U. D. c. on
 Best Committees.

General John W. Bush, chairman ot the programme committee of Camp Hardee' for the state reunion November and 3, has sent the following communication to the Age Herald replying to an accusa- ton that the United Daughters or the Confederacy had been left off of the pro- gramme:
 To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
 There appeared in the social column Of the Age-Herald on the morning of the 7th, an article which calls for reply ana I take occasion to do so, as follows:
 It is to be inferred from the communi- cation that there are some grievances for which Camp Hardee owes an apology to the Daughters of the Confectionery, be- cause, as is supposed, I presume, the ar rangement of the programme Is not sat isfactory.
 I wish to say that in the arrangement of the programme, l alone am responsible for any errors. mistakes or omissions and cheerfully assume the responsibility and acquit my comrades of any and all blame whatever. The charge ls that the daughters were ignored by Camp Hardee. Surely the author of this was laboring un- der a very grievous mistake. Prominent mention is made of the daughters recep- ton and of the committee in special charge of the same which includes the cotillion at the Hotel Hillman and the ex- ercises at the city hall
 purposely selected the ladies belonging to Pelham chapter, U. D. C., with whom I was best acquainted, and who believed would fulfill the duties of the committee, viz: Mrs. Asa Rountree, the president of the chapter; Mrs. E. T. Taliaferro, Mrs. B. B. Lewis Mrs. Thomas Hardeman, Mrs. C.. G. Brown, Mrs. A. A. Clisby, be- ing the chief committee of ladies to take charge of the entertainment of the spon- sors, the maids of honor and other wis., iting ladies from every part of the state, and also to supervise the distribution of the refreshments to the Confederate vete- rams and all invited guests.
 Mrs. Rountree, the president of Palham chapter. was selected to deliver the ad- dress of welcome, and it appears from the Age-Herald of Sunday morning in words and in the following manner:
 DAUGHTERS RECEPTION"
 7:30 p. m.-'Reception by Daughters of the Confectionery" etc. No, indeed. no camp of Confederate Veterans, nor could Confederate veteran ignore the Daugh- ters of the Confederacy. Speaking es- pecially for myself, the Daughters of the Confederacy- Birmingham honored the name of one of the bravest, truest and best soldiers that ever died for his coun- try He was my comrade in many an gagement, and no man or woman ever had greater admiration than I had for Mai. John Pelham. Think you that I could ignore the Daughters of this chap ter? Often times have I seen them with sentiments of the most loyal patriotism give to the Confederate Veteran. who had offered up his life, half starved without shoes or sufficient clothing, the cross of honor. with tears of sympathy glstening in their eyes.
 Five hundred copies of the programme will be printed and distributed through out the state. As chairman of the com mittee upon the programme, when mak- ing the report. and on reaching that part of 1t where the names of the Daughters was given, I called attention of Camp Hardee to the fact that the list, as pub lished in the Age-Herald, was only a par tial list of the names that would be pub lished upon the programme. When it is fully made up it will be given to all the papers for republication. We trust that this may remove from the minds of some of our dearest friends that they have any real grievances. Respectfully.
 J. W. BUSH.