The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-08
ORDER TO SONS OF VETS
COMMANDER OWEN CALLS RE-
UNION IN NASHVILLE.
Official Information to Members of the
Alabama Division Concerning the
Ninth Annual Meeting of the
Organisation.

Thomas NJ. Owen Commander of the
Alabama Division of the United Sons
Of Confederate Veterans. has issued his
general order in reference to the re-
union of the Sons, which will be held
next week in Nashville, Tenn.
The reunion of the Sons is always
held at the same time and place as
the reunions of the Veterans At the
Nashville reunion is 1t confidently ex-
pected that the Alabama Sons will DC
largely represented. Commander Ow-
ens and six members of his Official staff
Will, attend the reunion and 1t is
thought that practically every Camp
In the State will have one or more rep
resentatives at Nashville.
Miss Lucy McAdory of Jonesboro, has
been appointed sponsor for the Ala
bama Division by Commander Owens
Commander Owens and members of
his staff will leave for Nashville Mon
day.
The oflclal order of the Commander
for the reunion is as follows
General orders No. 8:
Montgomery June /, 1904.
Comrades
Il The ninth annual reunion of the
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
will be held in the city of Nashville.
Tenn, June Ia, Is and 16, 1904 inclus-
i've. in accordance with Section 81. Ar
tiClc ~ VI the general constitution OF
the organization. which requires its
reunions to be held at the same time
and place as the Confederate Veterans.
Copies of General orders issued by
Hon. VIM. Mel. Fayssoux, Command
Chief, have been forwarded the
several camps in the Alabama Division.
and in them will be found full partic-
uiars concerning the reunion. All sons
OF Confederate Veterans are invited.
and the commander confidently expects
all Alabama camps to be represented.
q. Each camp in the Division is en-
titled to one delegate for every ten
active members in good standing. and
one additional for a fraction thereof
of five or more. but every camp in good
standing Is entitled to at least two del
egates. Each Camp must forward to
th@ commanderin-chie at New Or
leans. La, certified muster roll of its
membership, accompanied by the an
nual per capita tax of 10 cents for each
member, as provided in Section so of
the Constitution. The blanks neces-
sary under this paragraph have all
been forwarded each Camp, and the at
tention of the commandants and ad-
1utants is especially directed to the oh
servance of this instruction, as other
wise camps will not be entitled to rem
resentation in the convention during
the reunion.
y. Formal announcement is here
by made of the appointment of Miss
Lucy McAdory of Bessemer, as sponsor.
and Miss Daisy Baker, of Admission. as
maid of honor, of the Alabama Divis-
ion for the reunion. They will be at
the Tulane Hotel and the delegates and
others from Alabama are requested to
show them all, the courtesies and honor
due their position.
"A. The headquarters of the Com
mander of the Alabama Division. dur
Ing the reunion, will be at the Tulane
Hotel, Church and Spruce Streets, and
all comrades are earnestly urged to call
as soon as convenient after their ar
rival in the city. The Commander de-
sires personal acquaintance with ev-
cry one from Alabama
Special railroad rates have been Sc
cured. tickets being on sale from June
Is to is, inclusive with a return limit
to June IS.
Should information be desired CON
corning the entertainments to be Civ
en- during the reunion. carriages
mounts for the parade. hotel and board
ing house accommodations or other
matters, address John H Dewitt, ESQ.
Chairman U. S. c. V. Executive Com
mittee, Cole Building. Nashville. Tenn
by order of
Thomas NJ Owen.
Commander Ala. Div, U. S. c. V
"Ohicial:
viii T. Sheehan.
Div. Adj. and Chief of Stan "