The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-06
HOWELL PETITION FROM CAMP HARDEE Ask Governor to Parole Con-
 federate Veteran NEW SUGGESTION FOR DUES General Bush Asks That Persons Not Members of Camp Be Requested to
 Assist In Paying Dues of
 lndgent Members.
NEW SUGGESTION FOR DUES

Camp Hardee, United Confederate vet erans, met yesterday afternoon at o'clock in it's regular semi-monthly ses- sion in the rooms of the Commercial club. The meeting was largely attended and much business of interest to the veterans was taken up
 A committee composed of Gen. J. W. Bush, chairman; J. B. Francis and A. c. Oxford was appoiated to draft resolu- tions on the death of Gen. A. P. Stew art, the resolutions to be read at the next meeting of the camp.
 Capt ". c, Ward read to the camp petition to the governor asking the pa role of Albert Tidwell, who was sent lo the penitentary for life several years ago. The petition asked that Tidwell be pardoned on account of his old age and infirmity and his excellent record as d Confederate soldier. The petition was ap- proved by the camp and will be forward ed to the governor this week.
 The following letter was read to the camp:
 Birmingham Ala. September 9 1908. Capt. J. L. Darby, Adjutant Camp Har- dee City.
 Dear Comrade :--I write you this let ter because I will not be present on l Saturday evening at the regular meeting | of Camp Hardee. l am chairman of a l committee on the question of mainte- | nance and support from a financial l standpoint of our camp. We all know that there are large number of the camp who are unable l to pay any dues at all, and on this ac- l count many of them feel embarrasseq | at meeting. they should not feel embarrassed at all, nevertheless they do.
 Camp Hardee is a permanent organiza- tion in this community and is held to- gether by the most sacred ties of com- 1 radeship, and has been up to the present time held together, from financial standpoint, by a small percentage of it's members feel that it Is a community organization, and to a large extent a 1 charitable institution where we help the old decrepit and feeble Confederate vet erans and sometimes their wives when l we have the means to do so. But in l the hast several years it must be said ] that We have had no means whatever, as a camp, to help any one. l I do not believe that it would be wrong for us to call upon the people of this | community who are blessed with the means to do 1t, to help in a financial way to pay the dues of every member of the camp, so that II may De placed Tn an attitude of helping the deserving indi- gent Confederate veterans and their wives.
 You know that the total per capita | dues is only s2.50 per annum and if the camp agrees with me l will subscribe s5 to pay the dues of two of its mem bers to start the subscription list Your comrade, J. w. BUSH.
 After the reading of General Bush 8 letter Capt W. c. Ward offered the following resolutions:
 Be it resolved by Camp Hardee, That ! the report of Gen. J. w. Bush as to collections to maintain the camp and support it's charities be adopted, and that persons not active members of the camp be requested to contribute as literally l as possible to the support of the camp and it's charities, and that the. adjutant i communicate this resolution to the per- sons to whom application may be made"
 Both General Bush's letter and Captain 1 Wards resolution were approved by the 1 camp.
 Upon the receipt of request from Pel- ham chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, the meeting yesterday aft ernoon was adjourned until Saturday. l September 25, when the Daughters will distribute Crosses of Honor to the vet erans.