The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-06-20
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, June 20. 1906.
TO THE SONS
OF VETERANS.
Division Commander George Bell Tim
norman Names His Staff--PIans
for the Organization.

Mr.. George Bell Zimmerman, who
was elected commander of the South
Carolina division of the United Sons
of Confederate Veterans at the meet
ing of the organization held during the
recent reunion has issued his first gen.
eral order assuming command and
naming the appointments of the men,
bers of his stag. In addition to those
named in the order he will later ap-
point division commissionary and a
division Inspector and other aids and
assistants.
Mr.. Zimmerman states that it is his
desire to bring the Sons up to a higher
state of organization and to increase
the membership. He thinks it import
ant to keep the necessity and good of
the body before the eyes of those
whose sires fought for the revered
cause and in this way believes that
those who are now Indifferent may
become interested and join in the
work. The most definite object now
in view is to arouse interest in the pro-
posed trip to Richmond during the
next general reunion and Mr.. Tim
norman will devote his chief efforts
to the success of this plan.
The order issued under date of June
4 is as follows:
Headquarters South Carolina Division
United Sons ofConfederate Veterans
Lexington, S. c., June 4, 1906.
General Orders No. 1.
Having been elected division COM
mander of the South Carolina division
of the U. S. @. V. at the recent con-
vention held during the annual reun-
ion of Confederate veterans, Colum-
bia, S. c., in May, I therefore assume
command of this division, and head
quarters are hereby established at
Lexington, S. @.
I take this first opportunity of ex-
tending my thanks to those of my
comrades. who did me the honor to
place me at the head of an organiza-
ton that has it's purpose the promul-
cation of such worthy cause. I trust
that in the undertaking shall make
to revive an interest in this organiza-
ton, I shall have the hearty co-opera-
tion of every son of a Confederate
veteran.
I ask this because I conceive it to
be privilege that we enjoy and
should appreciate to see to it that his
tory properly records the records of
the Confederate soldiers.
In accordance with section 20 of the
general constitution I hereby an
nounce the following appointments:
D. A. Spivey, Conway, adjutantand
chief of staff; Alfred J. Fox, Lexing-
ton, assistant adjutant and chief of
staff; c. Wardlaw Moornan, Colum-
bia, division quarter master; A. G.
DePass, Columbia, division judge ad-
vocate; Dr.. Ryan A. Gyles, Black
vile, division surgeon; Rev. Melton
Clark, Florence, division chaplain;
W. S. Cogburn, Edgefeld; Isaac
Hough, Camden, and w. A. Shealy,
Leesville, aides. These appointments
rank from June l., 1906.
By order of
George Bell Zimmerman,
Com. S. @. Division =. S. G. V.
Official:
D. A. Spivey,
Adjutant and Chief of Staff.
The appointment of the members of
his staff which have not yet been made
will be announced in a short time
when Mr.. Zimmerman will also have
other matters of interest to call to the
attention Of the division.
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