The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-03-06
new PRESIDENT
OF THE BIVOUAC.
Major T. E. Jameson Chosen to
Succeed Mr.. J. K. Farrell.-lmpor-
tant Work OF the Confederate Vet
Grams. delegates and Sponsor
Chosen For New Orleans.

| Major Il. n. Jameson WAS 6l6CI6u
President of the Leonidas Polk BivouaC
Monday at the annual election of
officers, by vote of Al to ~ over H.
G. Harris. Mr.. Harris withdrew his
name. but Comrade Joe Balllfant, who
had placed him in nomination, in
sisted on voting for him. After the
ballot had been taken the election of
Maj. Jameson was made unanimous.
Miss Lucy Haley, of Columbia, was
elected sponsor for the New Orleans
reunion, and on motion is allowed
to select two maids of honor Each.
however, must be either a daughter
or a grand daughter of Confederate
veteran.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to investigate the pension roll
of Maury county asked for further
time, which was granted.
A committee was named to draft
suitable resolutions on the death of
Mrs. J. g. Williamson.
A motion carried to elect A. j.
Cursey. of Culleoka, to honorary mem
bershlp in the bivouac. He was a
member of the 4Sth Tennessee, in
Capt. Campbell's Company.
Major w. J. Whitthorne reaL letter
from Senator Joseph b. Foraker. Of
Ohio, in response to letter written
him by Major Whltthorne, expressing
the gratitude Of the Confederate sol
diers to Senator Foraker for his gem
erous act in introducing the bill and
passing it through the Senate. appro-
prlating 5000, 900 to place marble tab
let's at the graves of Confederate SOL
diers who died In northern prisons.
Major Whitthorne also read letter
from Senator Bate in regard to the
records of Tennessee soldiers in the
civil war. which are now in possession
of the federal government. Senator
Bate IS confident that he will get a
bill through to return the records.
which will show the records, Major
Whitthorne said, of all soldiers of Ten
nessee from the beginning Of the war
to 1854.
The election OF officers was then
taken up, and after the election of Maj.
Jameson to the presidency. X. Il. Harris
was unanimously elected Vice Presi
dent and First Lieutenant; Capt. A.
A. Lipscomb was elected Second Vice.
President by reclamation. Charley
Nichols was elected Third Vice Presl-
dent by reclamation.
For Fourth Vice President, Capt.
w. S. Jennings was selected by accla-
nation except one opposition vote
cast by Comrade Ballifant, who said
he was opposed to electlng man who
lives out of the county to any office in
the bivouac. Capt. jennings has
always been member Of the bivouac,
however, and still retains his mem
ership here.
The following elections were made
by reclamation DR.. w. A. Smith.
Ad1utant and Secretary A. D. Bryant,
Quartermaster j. n Meroney, Com
missary; DR.. J. H. Wilkes, Sergeant
DR.. J. q. Williamson, Assistant Ser
geant Rev. F. j. Tyler, Chaplain J.
FL. Thomas, Treasurer; Tom Cheat RS,
Sergeant MAJOR Joe Ballifant, Officer
Of the Day; W. H. Lipscomb, Color
Sergeant; Col. Henry G. Evans, First
Color Guard Lieutenant Baker,
Second Color Guard; W. r. Convey,
Vidette.
Tie following delegates to the New |
Orleans re- union were selected: j. X.
Farrell, w. j. Whitthorne, w. A. Smith, |
r. d. Smith, Tom Chairs, Allen Powell,
w. S. jennings, T. E. Lipscomb, j. H.
Thomas; Alternates, j. X. Goodwin, j.
T. Williamson, j. N. Merony, r. II.
W. III. Mitchell, W. H.
Watson, Jasper Horne, M. b. Tomlin- !
son, A. A. McMillin.
The newly elected president announc-
ed that he would continue as his Gre
dentials committee the same committee
that has acted the past year, which is
of Messrs. M. b. Tomlinson,
r n Harris + IT. williamson Sims |
Latta and John L. Jones.
The annual report showed the mem
bershlp of the bivouac to be 1877. The
past year 81 new members have been
taken in and have died.
The bivouac then took up the bills
Low pending before the legislature in
regard to the state pension board and
the management of the State pensions.
After considerable discussion OF the
matter the bivouac endorsed the Cox
bill, which retaius the present board
in control Of the pensions.
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