The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-12

ed by the chairman from the mem- bers of the committee and that such sub b-committees when appointed shall have the immediate supervision direc- tion and control of all matters relat- ing to the reunion, for which each such committee shall be appointed. but shall make reports of their acts and doings to the general reunion com mittee and in all matters shall be sub ject to the supervision direction and control of said general reunion com mittee."
 The resolution was unanimously adopted and Max Hamburger was de- clared general chairman and J. Paul Wilson secretary.
 Adjutant General Harvey E. Jones, representing General Harrison, com mander of the Alabama division, was present and stated that his mission was to offer his services in any way possible and to request that if the date is agreed upon that he be notified in order that General Harrison may ap- prove and so order the reunion for that time-
 In answer to a query from Hon. Safold Berney. Colonel Jones said he thought that 5000 veterans, about 1000 sons and in all about 10000 other per- sons would come to Mobile.
 Ol. motion of Mir. Berney tho coop eration of the copmercial bodies. city government and public generally was asked for.
 On motion of Judge Price Williams, Colonel Edward l.. Russell was named a committee of one to issue an appeal to the citizens of the city and coun- ty to lend their aid in properly enter taining the guests.
 Colonel Russell, in accepting the du ty praised the veterans and said the honor rightly belonged to Mobile to entert2in them. He felt the appeal would not be in vain and was assured by the presence tonight of representa- tives of Mobiles fair womenhood they with one accord would come to the front and help to make the occasion a memorable one. Too much, he said, could not be done for the veterans of Alabama.
 Captain William Frye Tibetts, col lector of the port, a vice president of the commercial club and native of Maine. was introduced by Chairman Hamburger. and assured the meeting it would be a hearty pleasure ou his part to aid in any way possible to properly entertain the Confederate vet erans
 On motion of George Lindall. sub JeCl flO the approval or 1eHCTdl I1dI rison. November g and 10 was named as the dates of the reunion. The committee of theirty and other commit tees will be announced this week.
 Willis T. Tippen, white. brought suit this afternoon in the circuit court against the Sutherland Innes Company. a local lumber firm. for $25.0O0 dam ages Tippen alleges he was mali ciously and falsely arrested on the charge of larceny of forty logs, he being tried and acquitted of the charge.
 Ralph C. Richard is fin receipt Of news from New York City of the the death there of his mother-In-law Mrs. S Nj. Cohn. Her death was sud den and totally unexpected. Mrs Richard was present at the time of her mothers death. Mrs Cohn. was a vis- itor to Mobile last winter and made many friends huring her stay here. She was a most estimable woman. Besides her husband she leaves three daughters and two sons.
 A meeting of the Commercial Club was held tonight after the joint re- union meeting many members being present. President Hamburger was in the chair.
 Lee J Langley of The Manufactur- CTS Record, spoke on the industrial de- veiopment of the South and Mobiles prospects for the future.
 W. T. Wade of Springfield, Mo, ad-