The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-16
CAMP NAMES
IT'S DELEGATES
Men Who Represent Lomax
Organization.
CONFEDERATE FLAGS ARE SWUNG
City viii Take on a Gala Appear
ance IN Veterans Honor.
Business Houses and Other Mercan-
tile Embellishments WIN Decorate
Their Places Street Parade
Promises . striking
Feature.
CONFEDERATE FLAGS ARE SWUNG

Delegates from Camp Lomax to the
State reunion Of Confederate Veterans.
which win begin in Montgomery
Wednesday have been announced by
John B. Fuller. commander OF the
camp. They are: John w. A. Sanford,
w. c. Oates. w. w. Screws. the Rev
N. M. Woods. and H. M. Houghton.
The alternates are: A. b. Garland. j /.
q. Mills. J. b. CASTOR and w. II !.
Richardson.
General John w. A. Sanford. COM
manding the LIST Brigade Of the. Ala
bama Division. United Confederate
Veterans. has appointed Miss Taylor
Lowe as sponsor of Camp Lomax. and
Miss Jeanne Burke and Catherine Dent
as maids of honor.
b. M. washburn has been appointed
by Adtutant General Harvey e. Jones
as Chief Marshal of the big parade of
Veterans scheduled to take place
Thursday. Colonel washburn has not
announced his aides. The parade, per-
haps. will be principal feature of the
reunion. According to the plesss OF the
committees In charge. four bands svill
be engaged to participate. The ca
Diet bands from the Industrial School at
East Lake, and the Alabama Polytech.
mic Institute, at Auburn, have been In
vited to Join the two local bands in the
parade.
The women of the U. d. C. wiz
meet in the City Council chamber.
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock and
decorate the hall and the auditorium
with the Confederate colors.
The $1,000 entertainment fund for
the visiting Veterans OF the gray lc-
gion. promised by the Commercial
Club. practically has been raised. Only
5000 of the amount remains to be COLI
lected and this will be in by Tuesday
evening The committees Of the club
will start out Tuesday morning and
canvass the business men for addition
al subscriptions to make up the ball
ance wanted.
Two large Confederate flags. donate
ed by the Commercial Club, were
placed Monday morning in Commerce
Street. Both bear words Of welcome
in the name of the club.
It Is probable that the local mer-
chants and business houses will dec
crate their buildings and windows
with Confederate emblems and that
the city will be given a gala dress In
honor of the Veterans and visitors
The Veterans and visitors from all
parts Of the State will begin to arrive
Tuesday and preparations have been
ring the two days of the reunion.
1t is proposed to give the visiting
veterans an automobile ride about
Montgomery and environs Wednesday
afternoon from 4 to o'clock.
To make this possible. Montgomery
owners OF automobiles are asked by
Camp Bomax to donate their machines
for use by the veterans for an hour
Wednesday afternoon. All willing to
do this are requested to notify Mr., ].
NJ. Kennedy at, once. He may be
reached by calling telephone Al.
The idea is believed to be good one
and 1t Is expected that all the auto
mobiles needed by Camp Lomax will
be on hand Wednesday at Court Square
and Dexter Avenue at the hour the
veterans will assemble there for the
ride about the city.
A meeting of Montgomery women
Interested In the entertainment of the
Confederate Veterans will be held
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in
the auditorium. At the meeting. def
mite arrangements will be made regard
ing the luncheon the women will serve
to the veterans in the council chamber
wednesday evening. All women in
terested in the AFFAIR are urged to be
present at the meeting.