The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
ALL ARE URGED TO
co To LOUISVILLE
Commander Owen Addresses
the Sons of Veterans
REDUCED RATES SECURED
Sponsors Are Officially Named and
H-'-~74-- Are Requested Tn
Show Them the Honors
Due Their Position.

Montgomery, May 9-(SpeciaL)- 1.-THE fol-
lowing has been issued by DR.. Thomas M.
owen, commander of the Alabama dlvis-
ion United SONS Confederate Veterans:
Headquarters Alabama Division,
United Suns of Confederate Veterans,
Montgomery.
General order No. Y, New Series.
Comrades: l. The tenth annual session
of the United Sons OF Confederate Vete-
rams will be held in the city of Louisville,
Ky, June IA, 10 and l6 1906 inclusive, in
accordance with section o. article 8, of
the 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 n. r. Tisdal, commander-in-chief,
have been forwarded to the several camps
in the Alabama division, and in them will
be found full particulars concerning the
reunion. All sons of Confederate veterans
are invited and the commander confidently
expects all Alabama camps to be repre-
scented. Louisville is noted for its hospi-
tality and every preparation is being
made which will conduce to the comfort,
pleasure and entertainment of the Vete-
rams and their friends.
. Each camp in the division is entitled
to one delegate for every ten active men,
bers 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 delegates. All delegates
must have credentials signed by both the
commandant and adjutant of their re-
speetive camps, to which should be at
taehed the certificate mentioned in the
section below quoted
Camps will not be allowed representa-
ton. however, unless their annual per
member on their pay rolls has been paid
in full for the current year and all pre-
ceding years.
Attention is specially called to the pro-
visions of section 90 of the constitution
of the L. S. c. V, which must be strictly
observed. If a camp expects to be repre-
scented at the reunion all preiminares
should be attended to in advance. Note
that the rosters must be sent to the COM
mander-in-ehief before the list of June.
1905. Do not overlook this. Section 90 Is
as follows:
The adiutant general shall send out
blank muster rolls to the various camps
at least sixty days before the annual re-
union. The blanks shall be filed out by
the adiutant of each camp and returned
to the adjutant general before the first
day of the month next preceding the an
nual reunion. Upon this certified roll will
be computed the camps representation
at the annual reunion and a certificate
issued to the camp, signed by the adju-
tant general certifying to the number Of
votes to which it is entitled if the dues
have been paid in full.
Sponsors Announced.
J. Announcement is made Of the ap-
pontment of Miss Catherine Shorter
jerks of l3ufaula as sponsor and Miss
Annie Maude Dawson Of Montgomery and
If ug1e
maids of honor. Miss Jelks is the daughter
of Hon. William Dorsey jerks, Governor
Of Alabama, and a granddaughter of
Capt. j. w. d. Jelks of the Third Ala
bama Infantry regiment, and also
granddaughter of Maj. Henry r. Shorter
of the staff of the late Gen. Cullen A.
Battle. Miss Dawson is the granddaughter
of Maj. J. G. Harris of the Twentieth Ala
bama Infantry regiment Miss Cleere is
the daughter of Mr. Polk Cleere and
granddaughter of Judge James f.. Moore,
both of whom were Confederate soldiers
These fair representatives of the Ala
bama division will be. at the Gait house.
official headquarters for sponsors and
maids of honor. and the delegates and
others from Alabama are requested to
show them all the courtesies and honor
due their position.
l. The headquarters of the commander
of the Alabama division during the re-
union will be at the Willard hotel. oppo-
site the court house, and all comrades
are earnestly urged to call as soon as con-
yenient after their arrival in the city.
The commander desires a personal ac-
quaintance with every one from Ala
bama
Low Rates Secured.
Special railroad rates have been secured,
tickets being on sale from June 10 to Is,
inclusive, with return limit to June
10. with the privilege of extension to
July 10, 1905
Information concerning the entertain.
ments to be given during the reunion car
rages, mounts for the parade, hotel and
boarding house accommoda lions, or other
matters. can be had from John C. David
son. Esq, commander of Camp John A.
Broadus, L. S. c. v, Keller Building
Louisville, Ky. BY order OF
THOMAS NJ. OWEN,
Commander Alabama Division, U. s.
G. V
Official:
WILL r. SHEEHAN.
Division Adjutant and Chief II