The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
MISS HAMBURGER
 SPONSOR FOR SONS Miss SaYre of Montgomery is
 Mai1 of Honor
GENERAL ORDER ISSUED
Commander Of State Division c. J. Owen Gives General Instructions for Reunion at Richmond.
 The General Order.

Abbeville, April 25-(Special.)-Mi Glenn Louise Hamburger of Mobile has been appointed sponsor for the Alabama Sons of Veterans at the Richmond re- union, with Miss Ella Hargrove Sayre of Montgomery maid or honor.
 General orders for the reunion has been issued by Commander c. J. Owens as follows.
 Headquarters Alabama Division,
 United Sons of Confederate Veteans,
 Abbeville, April 20, 1907 General Orders, No. g, New Series.
 Comrades-1. The division commander earnestly invites attention to general orders No. 15, from general headquarters, United Sons of Confederate Veterans, Mont tgonery, Ala, under date of Marcn 20, 1897, announcing that the 12th annual reunion convention of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans will be held in the city of Richmond, Va, on May 20, 3l and Juno l, and 3, 1907. For the many subatantial and urgent reasons named in these orders, he extends fratarnal invitation to the comrades of tho division, and to all unaffiliated Sons of Confederate Veterans, resident In this division, to attend the reunion convention.
 2 Each camp whose current annual per capita tax, and all arrearages and ines, if any, are paid in full, and whose muster roll has been returned in the time and manner required, is entitled to representation in the reunion convention as follows; One delegate far every ten active members and one additional for fraction thereof of five or more but every camp Is entitled to at least two delegates All delegates must have credentials signed by the commandant and adjutant of thelr respective camps A certlhed muster roll of each camp must be sent to ,Ix,,.. ,.fo af hpf L l9o7 The per capita tax should be for warded with the muster roll Section 1O4 of the constitution is as follows: "A year ly per capita tax of 9 cents shall be paid by each camp for every active mem- ber in good standing in such camp, and not enumeated elsewhere.
 3. Many camps in the division are Ill arrears. Brigade and camp commanders are urged to have all camps put in good standing and delegates elected. A camp in arrears is permitted to settle on basis of $1 % per annum up to the current reunion year. For the current reunion year, each camp must pay 25 cents per capita.
 1. The Richmond reunion will probably ls the last really great gathering or the veterans of the south. For the first time the U. c. w., the C. s. M. A, the U. D. C.. and the U. s. C. V. will meet at the same place; the monument to Jenefson Davis and the monument to Gen. j. E. B. Stuart will be unveiled; the James, town exposition will be in progress and excursions will be conducted to the hls- toric battlefelds of Virginia. The above reasons together with the patriotic im- pulse to honor our heroes, promise days of thrilling interest, of patriotic accom- plishments and of unalloyed pleasure.
 |. The division commander takes gen. uine pleasure in announcing the follow ing appointments: Division chaperon, Mrs. Clarence J. owens, Abbeville; division sponsor, Miss Glenn Louise Hamburger, MoJile: division maid of honor Miss Ella Rargrove Sayre, Montgomery. The presence of the fair women of the south will be inspirational.
 G. Spe cial railroad rates of l cent per mile re und trip have been secured, tick cts being on sale from May 2S to 3o in- elusive, return limit to June 6, with priv ilege of extension to a later date.
 T. The headquarters of the division com rnander and staff, and for the chaperon, sponsor and maid of honor will be at the Jeff erson hotel. The members of the sta.i of the division commanders are ex- pected to be in attendance, wearing the reg gllat.on uniform of the confederation. All representatives from the Alabama division are expected to report at division headquarters and register.
 S. Brigade and camp commanders are earnestly requested to report at once to the division commander all activities Of whatever nature, which have been con- ducted under the auspices of the bri- gades and the camps since the New Or leans reunion in April, 1906>
 9. The Alabama division should take peculiar interest in the coming reunion and in the general confederation work, as Dr. Thomas M. Owen, who has labor ed so faithfully for the division, Is closing his second year as commander-in-chief of the confederation. The officers and members of the division should rally to his support and make the delegation for Richmond the largest in the history of the organization.
 TO- As sons of veterans we have a price- less heritage. we should cherish the in- comparable heroisn of our fathers. They offered their lives for the sunny south, and many of them reported to the Great Commander. from the field of glory. We must not forget the survivors of that terrible struggle It is our duty to de- fend the principles and the traditions of ou, section and to make happy the clos n.1 days of those, who added lustre to our history and bequeathed to us a record un- paralleled in the annals of the world. Let the cry throughout the Alabama division be: "On to Richmond"
 1'y order of
 CLARENCE J. OWENS, Division Commander Official;
 I RITRHMAN ESPY