The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-04
TWO SPONSORS
FROM SAVANNAH
WILL REPRESENT VETERANS
AT THE ANNUAL REUNION THIS
YEAR IN NASHVILLE.

Brig. Gen. Sweat writes Confederate
Veterans Asking Them to Name
sponsor for south Georgia Bril-
gade-COmmittee Is Appointed to
Complete Details for Reunion and
to Secure List of All Veterans
from Camp who Will Attend.
At the meeting of the Confederate
Veterans Association last night a COM
muncation from Gen. Sweat, COM
handing the South Georgia Brigade,
was read, requesting the Confederate
Veterans Association to select Sa-
vannah young lady to act as sponsor
for the brigade at the Nashville re-
union. A committee was appointed by
Capt. Young to select a sponsor and
forward her name to Brig. Gen. Sweat.
The communication from Gen. Sweat
was addressed to Capt Young as COM
mander of the Confederate Veterans
Association. Gen. Sweat stated that as
Savannah had not named a sponsor for
this brigade in some time, and as the
camp to which the letter was address,
ed was one of the largest in the state,
he deemed it fitting that it should Sc
lect the sponsor this year. He suggest
ed that the lady named be a daughter
or direct descendant of a Confederate
veteran.
In closing his letter Gen. Sweat ask
ed that prompt action be taken in the
matter, and the name of the young
lady to be honored forwarded to him
at once, in order that he might off,
piallN har of
brigade. Gen Sweat succeeded Gen.
P. A. S. McGlashan as commanding
general of the South Georgia Brigade,
upon the occasion of the latter's adj
vancement to commander of the Geor-
gia Division.
Capt. Young called upon Gen. Nc
Glashan for suggestion as to the meth
cd Of naming the sponsor He suggest
ed that a committee of three, of which
Capt. Young should be one, be named
to select the young lady to serve as
brigade sponsor. The suggestion was
then put in the form of a motion and
carried, and Capt. Young appointed
Gen. P. A. S. MeGlashan and Mr.. C.
Lucien Jones to serve with him on the
committee.
The selection of Savannah young
lady to serve as sponsor for the South
Georgia Brigade means that two Sa-
vannah ladies will act as sponsors at
the reunion. The division sponsor will
be Miss McIntire. as announced in the
Morning News several days ago.
Preparing for Reunion.
When the matter of the Nashville re-
union was called up for action, Capt.
Young presented Mr.. j. S. Holmes,
city passenger agent for the Central
of Georgia, who spoke to the veterans
regarding the rates, which would be
offered by his company.
All of the comforts supplied on
former occasions of similar nature
Will be supplied this year. A com
missary car will be attached to the
train and special agent of the rail-
way company will accompany the
veterans to look after their wants.
nah at whatever time the veterans
may elect. fiv*la
On motion a committee consisting Of
Comrades Sheldon, Osborne, Reynolds,
Samuels. and McIntire, was appointed
to complete arrangements and list the
number of veterans, who would at
tend. This committee is the same
that so efficiently managed the re-
union details last year.
On motion of Capt. Marmelstein a
vote of thanks was then rendered to
Mr.. w. G. Brewer for his manage
ment of similar excursions in the past
and for his careful attention to the
wants of the veterans. Capt. Young
was directed to write Mr.. Brewer
letter to this effect in the name of
every veteran of the camp.
other Business Before Camp.
Notice was served that the protest
to the election of Capt. Dillon as vice
president of the camp and the con-
tested election would be called for at
the next meeting of the camp. This
notice was served despite the fact that
Capt. Dillon, Gin order that there might
be perfect harmony" had sent in a
communication to the effect that he
had already rendered his resignation
as a member of Lafayette McLaws
Camp.
A communication from Capt Dillon,
thanking all who participated in the
Memorial Day parade for their aid
in the observance of the day was
adopted as a resolution of thanks by
the camp.
A number of copFes of different
pieces of Confederate music was pre-
sented to the camp by Comrade Gar
den. These were accepted with thanks
and a resolution ordering them bound
was unanimously adopted.
Comrade Samuel Reynolds addressed