The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-19
WILL AID VETERANS
F. S. BARLOW CAMP UNITED SONS
OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
TO RAISE RESERVE FUND
To BE USED IN FURTHERING VET
ERANS' CHARITABLE WORK.

Last Nights Meeting the Largest in
the History of the Organization.
Nearly 100 Members Were Present
and a Great Deal of Enthusiasm
Was Evinced-Mr. Hitch's Ad-
dress Will be Printed in Pamph-
let Form and Disseminated
Throughout the SOuth-ExceIIent
Supper Was Served.
The largest and most enthusiastic
meeting of the Francis S. Barlow
Camp of United Sons of Confederate
Veterans held in it's history took place
last night in the Confederate Veterans
Association Hall in the Chatham Ar
tillery building. Nearly 100 members of
the camp attended, and the occasion
was marked by enthusiasm and una
nimity of purpose. After the business
meeting a supper was served, for which
eighty odd members remained.
The most important business trans
acted at the meeting was the launch
ing of a movement to raise a reserve
fund to be devoted to the needs and
uses of the Confederate veterans of
Chatham county. 1t is the purpose of
the camp to use this fund in further
ing and continuing the charitable work
which has been done in the past, and
which is now being done, by the vet
Grams. The time will come in the not
far-distant future when the veterans
will not be able to continue as effec-
lively their mission of charity.
1t was brought to the attention of
the meeting by Commandant Harden
that each year the ranks of the vet
Grams are becoming depleted, and that
the work which they have done in
the past can only be continued in the
future by the conscientious and en-
thusiastic cooperation of the junior
organization. In few years the sur
vivors of the war would be so few
in number as to render their organiZ-
alton one of Scanty numbers, and it
would be that the aid of the young
er generation would be most beneficial.
| To this end he thought it wise to make
provision now.
To Enhance the Amount.
So much of the reserve fund as is
needed by the veterans will be forth
coming from time to time. 1t is, how
ever, their purpose to enhance the
amount from year to year so that
when the need becomes more urgent,
the amount available will be corre-
spondingly adequate. A committee to
devise ways and means for raising the
proposed fund was appointed, and will
report back to the April meeting.
The meeting last night had a reju-
venating effect on the members, and
in the toasts responded to at the sup
per, each speaker voiced the sense of
the gathering in declaring that here
after the meeting of the camps will be
largely attended and the organization
placed on a working basis. A commit
tee was appointed for the purpose of
having membership blanks printed
and were instructed to commence at
once the work of enrolling new mem
bers. 1t is the desire of the camp that
every eligible man in Chatham county
become a member.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Hon. Robert NJ. Hitch for his able ad-
dress on the Secession Convention of
1861 and the Causes Which Led Up to
It," which was delivered at the last
meeting of the camp. A committee was
also appointed and instructed to have
500 copies of the address printed in
pamphlet form, to be distributed
among the schools of the South.
Literary and Social Gatherings.
Ihe matter or the monthly meetings
of the camp was exhaustively discus
sed, and it was determined to have
each time, in addition to the regular
business meeting some form of liter
ary or other diversion arranged for
the entertainment and edffcation of
the members, so that an additional
incentive for attendance may be given
the members. In the future a col
lation will be served after the trans
action of business.
The supper was greatly enjoyed.
The ladies of the St. Pauls Society
of the Episcopal Church rendered it
to the sons, and proffered their serv-
ices in serving it. The table was ar
ranged In the form of "U," it's CEN
ter being graced with pot palms. After
the supper the members delighted
themselves in feast of oratory.
Among those who spoke were: Messrs
A. d. Harden, r. ]. Travis, Gordon
L. Grower, Robert NJ. Hitch, Charles
G. Edwards, Raiford Falligant, w. E.
Coney and A. D. Kent. An Irish song,
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