The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-21
YEAR WITH THEC.V.A
ANNUAL REPORT OF PRESIDENT
YOUNG MAKES FINE SHOWING
FOR VETERANS ASSOCIATION.
RETIRING OFFICERS RENOMI-
MATED FOR 1908.


sitfOns, RespectiveIy-RepOr OF
President Shows That Association
Is in Improved Financial Condi-
tiOn-Membership Increased Dur
ing the Year-The Report n COM
prehensiVe One.
The ante-anniversary meeting of the
| Confederate Veterans Association last
night was the largest in the history
of the organization. Officers for the
ensuing year were nominated, and the
annual report of the president was
read. The nominations resulted in the
remaining of the same officers, with
but two exceptions, in which instances
the officers declined to serve.
The report of President Louis G..
Young, reviewing the work of the as
| ISOLATION for the year, showed that the
| organization is now in a very healthy
condition, both financially and numer-
ically, and despite the progress of time,
has grown in strength instead of hav-
ing it's ranks depleted. There were
no designations, while the losses by
death were but five. Thirteen new
members were added to the roster,
during the year.
The Officers Nominated.
The new officers, nominated at the
meeting, are r. F. Baker, Treasurer,
vice John S. Haines, and J. H. H. Os-
borne, Assistant Secretary, vice Will
liam Harden. The officers who will be
elected at the regular annual meeting
at II o'clock, m, on Monday, April II
are: President Louis G. Young; First
Vice President, John r. Dillon; Sec
end Vice President, Harry Dreese;
Third Vice President, T. N. Theus;
Secretary, ]. w. McIntire; Adjutant,
j. P. White; Assistant Secretary, J..
II. II. Osborne; Treasurer, r. F.
Baker; Sentinel, James Leonard.
The committee appointed to wait on
Rev. Jones, reported that he had con-
scented to address the veterans at a
date in the near future. This COM
mittee conferred with a committee
from McLaws Camp, with the result
that it was determined to have the
speaker deliver a sermon on Gen.
| Jackson at some church in the city,
| and an address on Gen. Lee at the
Guards Hall. 1t was also decided to
charge an admission price of so cents
to the address, the proceeds to be de-
voted to the benefit of the Judgment
Confederates in Chatham county.
The New Orleans Reunion.
AS shown in the report of the presi-
dent, great deal of interest has been
evinced in the movement to rear the
monument to Jefferson Davis at Rich
mond. The matter came in for some
discussion. Mr.. w. H. Daniels ex-
horted the members of the camp to
liberal contributions to the fund which
will be conveyed to the reunion at New
Orleans next month by the delegates
Nearly 100000 has been raised in the
South, and it is expected that this
amount will be largely enhanced at the
reunion. The plan is to construct a
memorial at a cost of about S100, 900,
to be unveiled June 4. 1904.
The proposed trip to New Orleans
was discussed at some length A
communication from Miss Francis
Meldrim, inclosing a sample souvenir
canteen, was read. On one side of
the canteen is a likeness of Winnie
federate flag. The veterans ordered
100 of them to wear to the reunion
The souvenirs were originally intend
ed to be worn to the reunion at Louis
vile, but arrived too late.
The report of President Young, a
most comprehensive and carefully pre-
pared paper, was received with pro-
longed applause. 1t was decided to
spread 1t upon the minutes of the as
sociation, and the newspapers were re-
quested to publish it. Below it is given
in full:
Again in obedience to the require
ments of our constitution, l submit
"a synopsis of the history of our as
ISOLATION for the past twelve months"
Our first act was the celebration of
Memorial Day. The parade of Con-
federates was large, the escort larger
perhaps than ever before, and public
interest was manifested in the crowd
which lined our march and followed
us to the graves of our dead, where
many had sent before their tribute of
flowers. 1t is pleasant to reflect that
these hearty demonstrations are proof
of the undying love of our people for
Confederate memories, and that we
may rely upon them for the care of
our graves when we are gone, and
that they will leave them in the keep
ing of their children and children's
children.
The annual address of the Right Rev.
Benjamin ]. Kelley is perhaps the best
that has been delivered before us; is
most valuable as an exposition of 1.-The
war between the states; its cause and
Justice" is a classic worthy of a place
among Southern text books.
The New Hall.
We were driven by fire from our
hall. This proved to be a blessing in
disguise, for after holding our meet
ings for several months in the rooms
of the knights of Pythias, we secured
for the term of three years this hall
| Cthe Chatham Artillery HalD where we
are much more desirably domiciled
than ever before, and where the Sons,
Daughters and Children of the Con-
federacy have home The Winnie
Davis Chapter, lovely, thoughtful
children that they are, furnished our
| stage; the Savannah Chapter of the
| United Daughters of the Confederacy
assisted in arranging our room, the
walls of which are adorned with his
| torical pictures. 1t is an attractive
! place, which draws good assemblies at
| the meetings of our several Confederate
organizations. By gift some pictures
! have been added to our collection, and
| library has been started. During the
year we published in pamphlet form
| the addresses delivered before the as
ISOLATION between 1S9S-1902. and other
matter of historical interest In
J October we sent a full delegation to
| the annual state convention at Column
bus. We were well represented, and
to the credit of the camp, it was
| pledged for a contribution of $50 to
the Jefferson Davis Monument Fund
which pledge was more than fulfilled
by remittance of $685.
Our finances, the condition of which
was cause for apprehension at our last
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