The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-29
BACK FROM REUNION
MONTGOMERY VETERANS AND SONS
 ARE PLEASED.
pr. Thomas M. Owens, Reelected
 Commander of Confederation of Sons Makes An-
 nounceHaeat as tO

The Montgomery union railway sta- tion during the early. hourss of last night was filled with returning vete- rans and viHtors, to the New Orleans the reunion held in the Crescent City was, in point of attendance and In en : joyment the most successful ever held xho was phon honored M Sy tue Sons with q
 unanimous and enthusiastic re-eiection reached the city last night with the party which accompanied him to New Orleans. The convention of the Sons in, New Orleans was so. appreciative of the work which had been accom- piished by Commander Owen that it
 election but 1t adopted every single
 suggestion that he made as to changes
 in the laws and constitution of tue
 Sons. The convention gave Dr.. Owen
 withstsnains nfa,sadi1n 0S that was known ths.
 J. W Apperson, q leading member of
 the bar of Memphis was an aspirant
 for the honor of being commander in
 Dr. Owens party included Mrs. owen
 Thomas Owen. Jr., Miss Julia Fulton Williams, of Washington, maid of hen
 John sharp Williams, Miss Anna Carr of Richmond, va., will T. SheehAp. adjutant general. Richard e. Banks,
 9uartermaster general and Harry, Mo
 and Miss Carr went on to Richmond. On the same train were General E.. F.
 shc tss sess aan Carr of North Carolina and Mayor Me- CarthaA of Richmond. who headed the | delegation which secured the promise \ of the next reunion for Richmond.
 l T believe that In New Orleans the | Veterans and the Sons of Veterans had the most successful reunion they have ever hald." said Dr. Owen last night. | JA 1y y,aAa hn utatrx aA hA - ancient reputation for hospitality. For | the Sons. I can say that the local com mittees were most considerate and generaus. I shall always remember was especially proud of the showing made by Alabama In the convention of the Sons and of the Veterans be- lieve that outside of Louisiana. In barna showed to better advantage than any other State. General Harrison was the head of the Alabama Division, and with the great many Veterans of this State, who accompanied him, made an T am quite sure that in the conven- tion of the Sons Alabama made the best
 showing may y, add aat that am dseply which the Sons accorded me. It was not my purpose. and not my wish to continue as Commander in Chief of the
 soa Sqt ws hs bes tse ans ton rendered me the reelection was such that 1t was my duty to accept. ! can only say that my efforts for the upbuilding of the Confederation which met with so much praise and apprecia. tion, shall be continued to the limit Of my energy and ability"
 Dr. Owen announced last night that viii T. sheehan of Montgomery. who served the last year as Adjutant Gen eral would remain on the stan as In. srector General MT. Sheehan, because }..p al 1rft a fO na. cline further service in the office of Adjutant General on account of the demands made upon his time, although the convention made 1t salaried office It will probably go to some well known Son of Montgomery. Commander Owen also announced the sreapoointmsnt of Richard c. Banks of Montgomery, as Quartermaster General of the Sons.