The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
Alabama VIII Hereafter HaVe
 Five Bfigades
ROBINSON WELCOMES THEM
Response Is Made By Michael Screws, Who Was Exceedingly Happy In His Remarks-W. B. Bank
 head the Orator.


 cordlng to a resolution passed at the re- union in Temperance hall today. These will be divided according to convenient locations and commanded by the following brigade officers;
 Montgomery brigade. G. ". Duncan, Auburn; Mobile, Howard Gillard, Mo- bile Birmingham, H. M. McNutt, Bir- mngham; Huntsville. E. A. Grayson, Huntsville Anniston, J. c. Owen, An- niston T. M. Owen, commander of the Alabama division was unanimously re- elected and endorsed for commander in chief at the Louisville reunion next year
 The Alabama division was called to or der this morning by Commander Thomas M. Owen of Montgomery, with an encour- agingly large attendance. In the absence of the Rev W. B. Hope division chaplain, prayer was offered by the Rev. MT. Semmes of the Mobile company
 Capt Will T. Shehan of Montgomery, division adjutant, read number of or ders. after which the commander named a committee to present greetings to the veterans in session in another part of the city Gen. W. w. Brandon of Montgom- cry being chairman.
 The question was then fully organized.
 Robinson Welcomes Sons.
 On behalf of the Sons of veterans of Mobile Hon. E. M. Robinson of Camp George F. Dixon, welcomed the mem- bers of the state dlvision to the city. In beautiful words he spoke of the duties of the sons and the responsibilities of their glorious inheritance. He called on them to do well the task set to their parts. Mobile was happy to have them wealthy sclons of valiant fathers, and no good thing would be withheld
 To the kind expressions of Major Rob- inSJn, Hon. Mitchell Screws of Mont go lery was called upon to respond He is the youngest on the list of speakers but made himself popular in his ex- ceedingly happy remarks. He said:
 M. w. Screws Speaks.
 .Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of the Sons of Confederate veterans. I return thanks for the welcome which has been so eleoquently rendered us by the gentleman who has just pre- ceded me, an orator, who, for graceful ness of delivery and elegance of diction has not a superior in Alabama. His gra cious words fall gratefully upon our hearts.
 Mingled with our appreciation of your welcome is dear I-ide that there ex- ists in our state a city so lovely in it's natural environments. rich in histor ic associations of a past, of gallant deeds and noble sacrifices, so imbued with the spirit of chivalry which made and main tains the south the admiration of the world and above all which contains with in it's borders a citizenship, who while keeping pace with the progress of the age never forget, even in these days of materialism, the higher and better qualities of manhood and womanSood and who have caused the name of Mo bilian to be respected and beloved where ever 1t is known and to be accepted IS synonymous with gracious hospitality, generous entertainment. warm affection and all the attributes of the southron of the olden days and golden, whose houses were as open as their hearts, and whose hearts were as open as the free sunchine They are indeed
 The knightliet of the knightly race,
 Who since the days of old
 Have kept the lamp of chivalry
 Alight in hearts of geld.
 Mobile Is Fitting Place.
 Ut is fitting that we should convene here From no place did the Lost Cause obtain a richer outpouring. of patriotic blood When all Alabama, all the south manned her warrior sons, from no place did more gallant men go forth to battle for the rights of our land, and none did more to strike terror into the souls of her enemies.
 we search the pages of history and in the panorama of the past no names ap- pear with greater lustre than those of Oracle and Herndon and Withers and Leadbetter and Williams, and, finally, overtowering all, we see the magnificent Semmes, sailing to the outermost bounds of the seas, with the Stars and Bars float ing proudly from the masthead of the most gallant ship the world has ever known, darting hther and thither in the punishment of gigantic adversary, start ling the wondering world by the very audacity of his genius, and creating for our south a chapter rich that it has in our eyes value a thousand times more precious than the surrender at Appomat- tox choked off and overwhelmed, can ever have in the eyes of our northern brethren. For braver fight was never fought and fairer flag was never furled So long as briliancy of conception and intrepidity of execution are honored in the annals of the sea, so long will the name of Raphael Semmes shine with re- splendent glory alongside that of Howard and Drake and Nelson and our own John Paul Jones.
 Needs No Title of Nobility.
 Tn this country, wisely, titles of nobil- ity are prohibited The old confederate soldier needs none. How I wish we could ennoble theml But his copper cross of honor his empty sleeve, his halting gait, lis battle-scarred countenance speak more eloquently of true nobility than could volumes of empty titles. Pride of a righteous ancestry is virtue. The title of Son of Confederate Veteran is lofty a title as ever blazoned on a warrior s shield or a nations arms. Who would not rather be Of such stock, who would not rather be the son of a confederate vet eran than to claim descent from the proudest Norman that ever planted his robber foot Tn the Hall of Saxon the noblest Paladin that ever quaffed wine et the table of the Caesars.
 But the confederate soldier is passing