The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-22

eracy was quite large. They occu4 pied the west side of the hall. and the Sons of Veterans were gathered for 1 ward and to the west Of the platform upon which were seated the comman- ders and Miss Emma F. Ivse Among those occupying seats in the hall was Mrs. s. A. Cleage of Chatta- nooga. Mrs. Cleage Is the widow of Judge n. A. Cleage of Tennessee, who during the war was cashier of the Bank of Athens, Ala, and had charge of a portion of the funds of the Con- The hall decorations were superb; flags, bunting and green foliage were tastefully arranged. The stage was arranged in evergreens and the eolors' | of the Confederacy and Old Glory. Commander Moulton introduced Dr. Clarence J. Owen, of Abbeville, who offered divine invocation. One of the incidents of the convention was the singing of -Alabama" by the second and third grades of Barton Academy. The manner in which the patriotic song was rendered was greeted with tumultous applause.
 The Sons of Veterans were then welcomed to the city in behalf Of Dixie Camp by Max Hamburger, Jr. Major E. M. Robinson supplemented the welcome to the city In well cho | sen words
 Brigade Commander Clarence J. Owen of Abbeville made the response to the welcoming ad1ress in a patriot ic and feeling manner. My Country 'Tis of Thee" was then sung by the school children. At the conclusion of the song, Commander Moulton refin- Quished the chair of the convention to B. w. Hodges of Greenville, Comman- der of the Second Brigade, who. upor taking the chair, delivered an address
 Duncan Assumes Chair. George W. Duncan of Auburn. Ala bama State Commander of 4he United Sons of Confederate Veterans assurn ed permanent chairmanship of the convention ana delivered spirited address.
 The first order of business was the reading of general orders by William J. Connifr, of Montgomery. Division Adjutant. Commander Duncan then named the following as the Committee on Credentials;
 William J. Conniff, Chairman; J. D. Leigh. J., Asa Rountree, Paul E. Ra- pier. L.. B Chapman, N. B. Stephens.
 The Committee on extending greet ings to the veterans was composed of pr. Thomas M. Owen, B. M Robinson. c. R. Bricken, John H. Wallace. P. W. Hodges and J. L. Moulton. Miss Elm ma Francis Jones, of Florence, Ala. de- livered a recitation Toms Last For age" The kindergarten then rendered Bonnie Blue Flag" Waving Confed- crate flags the entire gathering joined in the chorus.
 Commander Duncan introduced Hon. Robert Tyler Goodwin of Montgomery. who delivered the annual address. The convention here adjourned for dinner.
 The afternoon session began at 3:15 o'clock. Among those to pay their re- | fn hn Nva A Herbert, who was warmly greeted. The distinguished visitor spoke to those assembled of the great need of a monument to mark the resting places of Confederates In Arlington Cemetery, which had been moved to this spot | from Washington. He told of the ac- tive efforts of the Confederate organi- zations of the District of Columbia, to raise a fund for this purpose, saying that while the government had placed at the head of each grave the conven- tional headstone, there was need of a more suitable memorial. This brought forth the following resolution which was unanimously adopted:
 Aid to Monument.
 | Resolved, That the Alabama Divis- ion, United Sons of Confederate Veter- ans, heartily endorses the appeal of the Confederate organizations of the District of Columbia for assistance In
 
 Confederate section of Arlington Cern- etery, and the cooperation and support of the Camps of this Division Is pledged in aid of said effort"
 General c. Calvin Walker was next i;.trodne rd and delivered an interesting talk upon the efforts to secure a me- Lcorial for women of the Confederacy. He tC Id of the great work that was be- | ing done and asked the aid of the l Sons of Veterans. This resulted in a renewal of the pledge of the Division to support the movement. The reports of the Committee on Credentials was received and filed, as well as tue verbal report of the Chairman of the Commit tee upon greetings which was embod- | fed in the minutes. The annual address of the comman- der was read next. which proved inter | esting in that it outlined all that had been accomplished by the organization since the annual meeting in this city two years ago. The report of Dr. Thomas M. Owen, chairman of the di- wilson historical committee followed. It was an elaborate report and was en- Enthusiastically received. The reports of the relief and finance committees were rceived and filed.
 An informal report was made by Pel- ham Monument committee, and that committee's work ordered continued. A Sp6cldA committee Ol LltEG0 was Ap- pointed to raise fund of $100 to have portrait of Pelham painted and to be placed upon the walls of the Capitol at Montgomery. Rev. W. T. Allen, Assistant Chaplain. | offered a resolution pledging each member of the division to pay the sum of $1 to be presented as a memorial of- fering at the Richmond reunion in 1907. towards the erection of a suitable mon ument to the soldiers of the Southern Confederacy.
 c. J. owen Elected Commander.
 Resolutions of sympathy upon the death of Mrs. Jefferson Davis were unanimously adopted. Resolutions of thanks to Camp George Dixon. the rail- roads and people of Mobile, in refer ence to the reunion were next adopted. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:
 Division Commander. Dr. Clarence J. Owen, of Abbeville; Commander 1st Bri- gade, Col C. R. Bricken, of Luverne; Commander End Brigade. P. W. Hodges, l of Greenville; Commander 3rd Brigade. Eli P. Smith, of Birmingham; Comman- der 4th Brigade. John H. Wallace, Jr.. of Huntsville; Commander 5th Brigade, Il