The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-16


 who would not rather be the Son of a
 Confederate Veteran than to claim de-
 scent from the. proudest Norman that
 ever planted his robber foot in the
 Halls of the Saxon, or the nopiest
 Paladin that ever quaffed wine at the
 table ok the Caesars. But the Confederate soldier. alas. Is passing away. and we ne'er shall see
 in his realtions. resoluteiy mipded In
 just cause. fearless in battle and gen tie In peace. he Is fast passing from among us. But a few years more and
 be gone. They have left unto us. the
 Sons of Confederate Veterans. fame
 as pure and as untarnished as the maiden shield of Sir Galahad. Upon devoives the solemn duty to. preserve
 and transmit to generations yet un- born the true story of their hardships and trials and privations. of the gal. lant fight they fought and lost. and
 make that desperate stand. They have made the history,--no nation has one SO proud. We must keep from tatnt of sIander or prejudice or misrepre- sentation the record of their great
 And yet giorying in their valor, en- dorsing their cause. our hearts beating high with pride that we are descended from such race, we maintain fnvio-  hour of her need should 1t arrive, In no section of the country will she find more loyal defenders than In the pure Anglo Saxon strain of the South. The same deadly, defiant, unyieldtng tenac- | ity, which for four years the Federal Governmen backed by the resources of | the entire world, was unable to over come. will. in the persons of the sons 1 of these same soldiers. be at the com mand of the Union.
 Of the illustrious patriots of those l troublous days there now remain but | few. They seem like stalwart oaks, | standing together on the plain, which l time has spared, after most of their contemporaries have been levefed with the dust. We delight to gather around
 them and to dwell beneath their | shadow Last survivors of an aggre-
 gation of gallant mon as were ever l that history records, Eve find in them something tangible to which our affec- | tions can. attach. upon which we can lean for support and whence derive wisdom and learn knowledge. Distin- | guished patriots! Elevated souls! We wish them to know that while we | honor the dead we do not forget the | living. and that there is not heart | which does not fervently pray that Heaven may keep them back for many years from the society of their com panions who have crossed over. the noiseless river. sbf | For your gracious Welcome, aBdih Hon. William Bankhead of Hunts l vile paid a magnificent tribute to the ! memory of John Pelham. the noted | Alabama artillery officer. At the conclusion of the address Of | Mir Bankhead, Major Howard Gail | lard of Mobile offered a resolution de- | claring that it was the sense of the l Division that the monument to Pell- | ham proposed to be erected should be l put in the State Capitol or on the Capt- 1 tol grounds, and that the commander l be instructed to secure the necessary permission. The resolution was unani- | mously adapted. ~ | The commander named as a commit | tee to greet the Veterans, enral w. | W. Brandon and Messrs owens, GiIlard Bankhead, Screws Robinson, Waddell. | Elder, Peagler. Zell Mcconnell. Dark
 The report of Commander owen was then read at length. twas In part aas l follows:
 Report of Commander Owen.
 | The principal event in the history of l our organization for the current year | was the 9th annual reunion of the l Confederation. held in the city or
 Nashville. Tenn; June 1i.lS. isoa - m-
 and also the part of the Alabama Di- l vision therein, Iagive the following ex- | tract from General Order No 9, Il, s.. | issued on June 20. immediately follow
 Tt gives me great pleasure to ad- 1 wise you officially of the success or l the ninth annual reunion of our Con
 federation heId ., in Nashville. rss Tenn: fnnr
 teenth annual reunion of the United | Confederate Veterans and the fifth an | nual session of the Contederated Soutn. ern Memorial Association were helo | at the same time and place. The hos 1 pitality of the people of Nashville was | unbounded, the weather was ideal. and | the greatest spirit of comradeship pre-
 vailed The parade on the last day | tacle. Comrade, N. R.. Tisdale, Of Fort | Worth, Teaxs, was elected our Com l mander- in chief for 1904-1s05. It was
 decided that the next reunion shoouIo | Your commander responded on behalf | of the United Sons of Confederate | Veterans to the address of welcome.
 Tn following are the ,s,h numbers Ss'ss aHS oS charters: No. 46S, Camp John H. Bankhead. Winfield. March 22. 1904. No. | 475, Camp B. F. McMillan, stockton.
 May. si, 1sot No. 41S. camp oo4 S9nn N6 b' | Camp John c. Francis, Jacksonville.
 As is known, Section sS of our Com
 stitution prescribes yearly per cap member in good standing on the camp | roll This tax Is required to be paid l prior to the annual reunion. and pay | ment is condition precedent to rep | resentation. This small tax Is the only | source for the payment of Division ex- | penses, such as printing, stationery 1 postage and incidentals. Many camps | are in arrears, and no effort appears | to be made to put themselves in good | stending A matter of pride and self | respect. as well as sense of obliga-
 tion, ought to compel a payment or this | small tax.
 master will show the condition or our | finances. ,oo. At the last reunion in Nashville. 1904, several changes were made in the uni l form regulations, resulting In greater | simplicity, and the elimination of sun dry features thought to be objection able to the Veterans. It Is hoped that all camps will procure uniforms, as 1 this can now be done at very reas- | enable price. The following Is de- | scription of the uniform. taken from | tbe minutes of the reunion at Nashville, June 15. 1904, viz:
 '"Fhe uniform of members shall be- | A single breasted blouse coat, reaching | about to the crutch. with turn down | collar: one row of buttons (seven in number) down the front, three buttons on rear of each sleeve; collar to be l turned down with small flat worsted braid (color to indicate arm or ser vice) about one e-fourth Of an inch wide; cuffs trimmed with small braid two and one-half inches from end on bot