The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-05
TO PARTICIPATE
WITH VETERANS
Sons VIII be Admitted TO Camp
Hardee Meetings
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
Closer Relations Between the Men Who
Wore the Gray and the United
Sons of Veterans Is
Deemed Desirable,

Camp Hardee committee has prepared
report which recommends that members
of Camp Clayton, U. S. C. V, shall be
allowed to participate in the meetings oil
Camp Hardee and enjoy every privilege
except voting.
The committee from Camp Hardee con-
sists of W. r. Houghton, chairman;
Samuel w. Vance, r. II. Hagood, j. G.
Abernathy and J, c. LaCoste. The re-
port of the committee is as follows;
To Commander of Camp Hardee:
Your committee to whom was referred
the matter embraced in the resolution
adopted by the camp at Is December
meeting, 1908, as to the terms on which
sons of veterans could be admitted to
participate in the meetings of camps OF
veterans beg to report:
l. That the constitution of the United
Confederate Veterans contains the fol-
lowing clause:
Article III, section 5. Every camp will
be required to exact of each applicant
for membership in its ranks satisfactory
proof of honorable service in the army or
navy of the confederate states, and nom
orable discharge or release therefrom'
@ The constitution of Camp Hardee
contains the following:
Article |, section g. ANY man shall be
eligible to membership in this camp who
can furnish satisfactory proof of honor
able service in the confederate army or
navy. or honorable discharge therefrom ="
Your committee. therefore. report that
no one, not a soldier or sailor In confed-
crate service, can be admitted to mem
bership in Camp Hardee.
8. That by general orders No. 303 of date
October 81 1903 General John B. Gordon
II H. AEf
of a committee appointed to consider this
matter, which in part is as follows
Sec. 4.-That the camps of the United
Confederate Veterans shall be authorized
to enroll In associate membership the
Sons, giving them, for each camp such
privileges of membership as such camp
may determine; provided such Son is a
member of some duly organized camp,
belonging to the United Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans"
The committee further reports that 1t
! is deemed very desirable that there
should be closer relations between the
Veterans and Sons of Veterans, but since
a committee of the United Confederate
Veterans has now the matter under con-
| sideration for report to the next gem
eral reunion, pending action thereon
they recommend the following:
Resolved, That members of the Camp
] clayton Sons OF veterans, VINO are III
good standing be, and they are, hereby
invited to participate in the meetings OF
this camp, with all the privileges OF
members, except voting, and at all pub
lie meetings and parades they be enti-
tiled to participate with the members
of the camp.
2. That the secretary of this camp fur
nish a copy of this resolution to Camp
Clayton. w. r. HOUGHTON,
Chairman.
r.. II, HAYGOoD,
]. c. ALTERNATELY
J. c. LA COSTE.
In speaking of this resolution, ]. l..
Darby, adjutant of Camp Hardee, said:
1.-THE Confederate Veterans realize the
rapid approach of that which is the end
in this world, and If the children will
not let their nantes drop upon their
shoulders there are no others to wear
| them. The NANTES are clean-no stain,
but the blood of true and loyal men is
on them. The veterans would not have
any one cherish bitterness-rather that
all should forgive-but see that justice
| is given, and that the truth is told"