The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-01
commander Appcrson Sounds
Appeal to Younger Men of
the South.
CAROLINA SIZE
Division Commander OF West
Virginia Has Ignored Com
mandcr-il1-C Chief.

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1ardly 30 great as on the opening days.
@Thc weather initiated against II largol
attendance, although there were many
prominent Sons IN the city. AS the
call OF division officers for reports
showed u little later, many OF these!
twere absent. OF the scvcnty-fvc or
eighty persons present. the majority
We're officers Of the various grand and
subordinate organizations. a fewE
ladies representing the Daughters of
the Confcderacy and the sponsors and
maids came IN and remained u while.
3 but the program was largely routine
9and statistical, with several talks to-
ward the close In the interest Of thcI
organization and the npbuilding of its!
work In certain States.
The report Of the credentials COM
1nittce. submitted near the close OF
the session, showed about eighty
ca mps with paid-up membership, en-
ttling them to about 500 votes pres
cnt. these representing according to
the basis of apportionment about 81
0Co members in good standing. The
convention being delegated rather
than mass body, the attendance at
the sessions does not fairly indicate
the power Of the organization.
Work In Divisions.
Commander In Chief Owen presided
during the entire session. and the days
proceedings were again opened with
prayer by the chapla In general OF the
order
The report of the committee on Gre
dcntials was deferred for time and
the commander in-chtcf called upon
various division commanders. who
made brief verbal reports OF the work
of their several divisions during the
year. Among those reporting was
Commander Banks for the Virginia Di-
vision; Commander j. II. Tisdalc, OF
Texas; Commander w. L. Williams. of
the Georgia Division: Commander
Matthews. Of the Army OF the Tenncs-
sec Division. and Commander Wyman.
OF the Army OF Eorthn-- Virginia Di-
vision. All of these report the work
of the organization in good condition,
the membership growing and interest
well sustained, and that the work of
rearing monuments, of relief OF needy
veterans and widows, and OF collecting
& historical data, was being prosecuted
by the several divisions. Not a few
8 of the States mentioned what their
States were doing for the aid of veto
rams and widows in pensions and SOL
dlers' homes Commander Williams,
oe Georgia, said that his State was now
appropriating4 one million dollars an
nually to Confederate veterans.
Commander Matthews. OF the Army
o. be Tennessee, reported that the
ladies' had reared monument TO Sam
Davis. Confcd crate hero, and that
more camps OF Sons had been or
gEnized in 1a06-1907 in Tennessee than
In any other State.
Reports Submitted.
Comradc Streeter. who reported oral
" for the division of the District OF
Columbia, gave q good account of the
work of tho Sons there. He cited the
fact that the bodies of Confederate sol
diers who had died in the District OF
Columbia lad been buried in Arlington
Cemetery In a special Confederate sec
ton, and thcir graves We're appropri-
Ately marked In each casa
& One Of the delegates was about To
offer resolution of sympathy with
tho commander In the illness Of his
wife, when Commander Owen. with
expressions Of appreciation, Informed
him that such action had already been
taken. lie added the gratifying in
formation that Mrs. Owen was much
better and on the road to recovery.
Comrade George B. Zimmerman
SPOKE for the South Carolina Division
He said that since he had been at it,
what, but that 1t was still bad enough
4 He pledged to the confederation that
stEe division of South Carolina would
next year make n showing from 800
ito 500 per cent. better than this year.
Comrade J. S. billiard commands
sof the Texas Division. reported orall,
Son the work of his division, but nls'
fled q formal written report thirt,
days ago. Flo invited tho veterans ant
tho Sons to have the 1908 convention
a. San Antonio, and nlcdged them tn
largest attendance of Veterans an(
Sons ever seen in that Stats,
Comrade Scudder, of Vicksburg
Miss. reported orally for that Stat,
ir the absence OF the commander. II
said that tho Sons in the State tina
gave tho Confectionery It's only Presi
dent have accomplished something
during the year. He promised that TIN
State would incrcnso tho number o
camps during the year. This was on
of the best reports submitted.
Lack of Co-opcration.
Commander j. Mercer Garnett. OF TIL
Maryland D'-,'-'on. rororted that I3alti
more had the only camp OF Sons !
tho State, this being organized in 1S9
with q membership Of twenty-five
Confederate matters generally hav
manifested in5Virgnia and some othe
Southern States.
Conrade Smith. of Fayetteville, "
Va, reported for that division. ex
pressing regret that the commander
in-chlof had not had the co-op.ratio
OF tho division commander Ia tina
State. Commander In Chief Owe
stated that tho division commander c
n est Virginia ho' not replied to
single communication sent him.
Commander Owen called for re
port from tho North Carolina Division
but there was only silence as re
Il sronse, thore being not Son fro,
that State present. This was sui
IA 5ect for general comment, that for 81
years tho state Which contributed mo.
mon to tho Confectionery tho first ma
Killed and tho last man slain, was tai
ing such little interest In tho perpet,
|SHatlon of tho name and fame OF tho