The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-23
COMMITTEES ARE
NAMED BY OWEN
Makes Appointments Among
the Sons of Veterans
STAFF IS ALSO NAMED
Heads of Committees and Members
are Urged to Be Active in Their
Efforts for Strengthening
the Organization.

Montgomery. July 2.-(special.)-Gen-
eral orders of Importance, issued by the
commander-i n-chief of the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans are given below;
General Headquarters,
United Sons of Confederate Veterans,
Montgomery. Ala, June ?, 1906.
General Orders No. Il.
l. Standing committees, required to be
named under section "a of the constitution
of the confederation, together with GER
tain special committees, are appointed as
follows
Historical Committee.
George w. Duncan. chairman Auburn;
George Petrie, PHI D.. Auburn; w. M.
Kavanaugh, Little Rock; Thomas r..
Raines, Washington; r. I. Mcbachern'
Jacksonville, Fla; William f. Jones, Ell
berton, Ga: e. ]. Giddings, Ardmore, l..
T.; Ed P. Thompson Jr., Frankfort, Ky;
W. II. Mcclellan, New Orleans; j. Pierce
Burns. Baltimore; Dunbar Rowland, Jack
son, Miss; Lee Meriwether, st. Louis
d. II. Hin, Raleigh; E. T. Bynum Nor
man, Okla; DR. P. II. Nell, Clemson Col
lege S. c.; John Fl. Dewitt, Nashville;
Homer d. Wade. Waco; r. S. Blackburn
Smith, Berryville Va. DR.. w L. Fleming,
Morgantown, W Va; Ray T. Saffold, san
Francisco.
Relief Committee.
Thomas p. Stone, chairman. Waco; Will
liam B. Bankhead, Jasper; r. G. Pillow
Little Rock; the Rev. H. W. Pratt, Wash
ington; ]. S. Maxwell, Jacksonville, Fla;
Walter T. Colqultt, Atlanta; c. A. Skeen
Wapanucka, l. T.; r. c. P Thomas
Bowling Green. Ky: ]. Y Sanders, New
Orleans; E, B. Beasley. Baltimore; Sc
mour Stewart, st. Louis; r. b. Gleen'
Raleigh: William Cross, Oklahoma City,
Okla M l.. Bonham, Anderson, 5. CT;
j. j. Bean, Lynchburg Tenn; S. b. Can
tey. Fort Worth; T. II. Edwards, West
Point, Va; J. r Thompson, Martinsburg,
w. va; N. b. Wingate. Colorado Springs;
Thomas M. Henry, Jackson Miss
Monument Committee.
Richard b. Haughton, chairman, ST.
Louis: Benjamin G. Jennings Scale; the
Rev. w. d. Buckner. Pine Bluff ARK;
Frank R, F'ravel, Washington; d. O..
Fletcher, Jacksonville, Fla; Francis e.
Lanier, Savannah; r. L. Williams, Du-
rant I. T.; S. w. Bedford, Owensboro,
KY: r. A. Tichenor, New Orleans; VIII
liam Horner Cooke, st. Louis; M. d. Hay
wood. Raleigh; S. NJ. Cunningham, Law
ton. okla; Robert II. Williams, Laurel,
Md: o. l.. Mckay, Meridian; d. A Spi-
vey. Conway, S. c.: r. Henry Lake, Mem
phis; Harry L. Seay, Dallas Samuel ID.
Rogers. Petersburg. Va; Robert White
Romney, w Va. ]. Lloyd Teaford, Co
lumbus, o.
Finance Committee.
d. C. Bell. chairman Pine Bluff, Ark
r. G. Banks Montgomery; w. Ii. Lang
ford Pine Bluff; DR.. Oscar Wilkinson,
Washington; G. G. Matthews, Jr. Ocala,
Fla. william F. Parkhurst, Atlanta; Ira
L. Smith, Atoka, l. T.. A. NJ Sea- Jr''
Louisville; w. C. Hall, New Orleans
George Forbes, Baltimore; w. A. Martin,
Meridian w NJ. Southern. Jr.. Independ-
ence, Mo: A. M. Scales, Greensboro, n,
C.. Milton Bryan, Shawneen, Okla; Gin
ton M. Fielder, Blackville, s. C.; John A.
Collinsworth. Humboldt Tenn; n. r..
Tisdal. Ruslx. Tex: Aylett Ashby New
port News; f. B. Hooff, Charleston, w.
Va.
Women's Memorial Committee.
James Mann, Chairman, Norfolk, Va;
J. C. Elder, Birmingham; r. l.. Mont
gomery, Lewisville, Ark; Wallace Streat-
err. washington; c. S. Fleming, Jackson
Vile. Fla; s. A. Crump, Macon; j. w.
Skeen. Wapanucka, |. T.; j. n. Gathright,
Louisville; I. s. McChesney, New Or
leans; Armstrong Thomas, Baltimore; w.
Calvin Wells, Jr., Jackson, Miss; chill
ton Atkinson, 4210 Olive street. st. Louis;
j. II. Foote. Jr. Winston-salem; Branu
IT Kirk. Oklahoma City; Henry W. Con-
ner Charleston, S. c.; L. r. Mathis,
Jackson. Tenn; r. K. CASTOR Dallas
Tex. e. Henning Smith, Richmond; A.
d smith. Jr, Fayetteville, w. Va. j.
B. johnson, Chicago.
Joint Committee Cooperation.
w E. Daniel. chairman Yazoo City.
Miss: Walter P. Lane, Fort Worth;
C1,arence 7 owens. Abbeville Ala. r. B.
Haughton. st. Louis; w. Nc. Barrow
Baton Rouge.
Permanent Archives.
Edwin p Cox. chairman, Richmond;
n r. Thomason, Richmond; j. B. Light
foot. Jr., Richmond.
The chairmen will proceed at once with
the organization of their respective com
,,it+ees Much can be accomplished by
ant and continuous effort. The
nrincinal objects of the confederation IN
its general organization are TO be de-
veloned or worked out through commit
toas ~ anv conrade hereinabove named
declines to serve, or neglects his duties IN
anv resnect. on his attention being call
cd thereto. the commander-ln-cmel VIII
make a new appointment.
& In order TO more enectiNHiS P"'" NiiN
work of the womens memorial commit
toe through its chairman arrangements
have been made with Gen. c. irvine
walker. Charleston, s. G., to act as the
snecial representative of the committee.
General walker has under consideration
several plans looking to large additions
70 the fund He is a veteran OF nigh
standing. one who thoroughly enjoys the
confidence of the UnHed Confederate Vet
Grams. and he is entitled to the generous
sunnort and encouragement of sons
everywhere In this noble EFFORT.
Museum Materials.
a. The far-seeing founders of the con-
federation planned for central collec-
tion of historical and museum materials,
and to that end provided, In section W
Of the constitution, that the archives col
lected should be permanently located at
Richmond, Va. and should be governed
bv committee composed of one COM
rade from each division. elected by the
delegates at each annual reunion of the
confederation" The direct management
of the proposed collection is placed in
an executive committee of three mem
hers of Camp r. E. Lee. No. !. of Rich
mond. the chairman to be appointed by
the commander-in-chief. one to be elect
ed by the camp, and one to be appointed
nv the Virginia division commander.
So far as can be ascertained the gen
eral committee has never been elected.
although the chairman of the executive
co,nmittee has several times been appoint
.tr.l-. + 4