The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
MONUMENT ID BE
 ERECTED IN PARK
Will be in Honor of the Con-
 federate Dead
CAPITOL PARK THE SITE
Camp Hardee Appropriates $500 and the Daughters Have Money to Add
 to the Fund-captaIn
 o'Brien's Suggestion.

Camp Hardee U. C. ". passed resolu- tion yesterday afternoon at the regular monthly meeting appropriating $500 of the funds the camp has on hand for the pur- pose of aiding in erecting a monument in Capitol park to the Confederate dead.
 The resolution also had a section which etated that 1t was the sense of the camp that a monument should be erected on the pedestal already built. It was provided that a>committee should be appointed to confer with similar committees from the Sons of Veterans and the Daughters of the Confederacy in regard to immediate action in securing the remainder of the money needed for handsome monument. The Daughters have already several hun dred dollars in hand to be used for the Camp Hardee will be nice nest egg with which to go to the public and ask for con- tributions. The money appropriated yes- terday afternoon will be placed in one of the banks to draw interest until needed
 Captain o'Brien's Suggestion.
 In connection with the talk in regard to the monument, Capt. Frank P. O'Brien suggested that 1t might be well to try the same plan in getting money for the mon- lment that Captain FallSner tried in get ting funds for the Confederate home at Mountain Creek He said that he knew several people who would contribute lb- rally if the names of some relative who was killed during he war could be en- graved in the stone. The idea was thought good one and will be taken up by the committee which Commander Abernathy will appoint later
 Commander Abernathy stated yesterday to the camp that pr. John Davis had been to see him in regard to Camp Hardee letting the Southern Genealogical society use the pedestal at the head of Twentieth street for the monument to the late Dr. w. b. B. Davis. The camp passed unani- nous resolution to the effect that while all the members of the camp would like to see a monument to Dr. Davis, that it did not lie in the power of the camp or any one else to appropriate this pedestal for any other purpose than that for which 1t was built, namely. monument to the the Confederate dead.
 Surplus From Reunion.
 It was reported to the camp that Maj. W. J Milner, who was special treasurer of the reunion fund raised for the enter tainment of the state reunion, had turned over to the camp $9S5, which was the sur plus left after all bills had been paid Of this amount $500 was subscribed for the monument, and the remainder will be kept in the treasury for various pur- poses
 Commander Abernathy reported on the Nashville reunion. He went to the battle field at Franklin Tenn, while en route to the reunion, and gave an interesting accoun. of the place He was in the bat tle He also visited the exposition at St. Louis, and stated that Vulcan was the greatest exhibit at the exposition. He gave some interesting gossip he heard there.
 Captain Ward reported. as member Of the executive board of the Soldiers home at Mountain creek, that he has sent three old soldiers from Jefferson county to the home and they were comfortably situ- ated
 The following standing committees and ron-oommissiohed officers were an- rounced:
 Standing Committees.
 Finance Committee-R. H. Hagood, chairman, James II. Fowles, F. T. Tallia- ferro.
 Relief Committee-N. H. Seawell, chair man, Henry Beck, o. T. Dozier, J. K. P. Lacy, Thomas Tate.
 Membership Committee-Prof. S. L. Robertson, chairman. l.. W. Jones, M. w. Steele, w. H. Denson J. c. Drake.
 Entertainment committee-D. R. Dun lap, chairman, Joseph F. Johnston, C. r. Ensen J. r. Mclaughlin J. C. LaCoste.
 Sergeant. G. B. Thrash; chaplain M H. Wells; officer of the day, General John w. Bush; vidette, W. '. Petite; color bearer, c. M. Sturges; surgeon, W. D. Cooper; librarian, J. L. Darby; historian. w. R. Houghton.