The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-15
OKLAHOMA DIVISION U. c. v
HOLD SPECIAL SESSION WHICH
is INTERESTING.
GOV. HASKELL ENDORSED
Idea Of a Joint Home Was Not Ae
ceptable-s and Daughters VIII
Proceed to Raise Fund and Select
site for the Home.

oklahoma city Feb Declaring
omphaucally and uucquiyocally
/ against % joint homo for union and
confederate veterans. adopting rcso
luHons Of confdcuc, zoo The integrity
OF Governor G. y Haskell. and taking
definite steps looking 20 the e-tab.
lishmcut Of home for disabled and
. INDECENT confederate Veterans. the OK.
lahoma division. T. G. Y. held a call
ed session at the county cou-, house
yesterday afternoon.
Nearly every camp OF the seven bri.
| gadcs was represented when Major
General Bil Cross called the meeting
/ to order. General Cross stated that
the meeting was called for the pur.
| pose Of taking definite action with ref
crcncc to the building of a confcdcr.
ate home at some place in the state.
and that this time and place were dcs.
! ignatcd for the reason that the con
fcdcratc veterans association had
been invited TO participate }. the Lin
coin day exercises.
General Cross predicted that the
legislature would pass a bill appropri.
atng $1,000 to $4,000 for the main.
tcnancc Of the home, and said he had
l u from the governor that he would
sign the bill as soon as Il reached
/ him.
| \ vote was ordered by Colonel Wat.
son and seconded by Dr. Thrcadgln
declaring that II was the sense OF the
meeting that no joint home was want.
cd. and no pension was desired. that
the United Confederate Veterans as
sociation together with the Sons of
/ Veterans and Daughters of the Con-
/ fcdcracN should proceed at once to-
ward the raising Of the necessary
funds and the selection OF n site for a
| home. The motion was carried, and
another offered by Major Allen N
Chickasha, providing for the appoint
mont OF board of trustees with
power 10 incorporate. receive bids for
IN" location Of the home buy the site
and erect the home. The cottage pirn
was popular idea with the veterans
hut this matter was left 20 the trus.
tees. VI. i. Brown OF Oklahoma city
offered 10 donate as a site for the
home n fiycacrc tract Of land adjoin.
Ing Belle Isle valued he said. AT 5000
r'r acre. DR.. Fitc ~ Muskogce of.
fcrod 100 acres Of fine land near that
city. limitations were given that
Shawnee Tulsa. Chickasha. Ardmoro.
bnid, Guthrie and numerous other
towns would he bidders.
General Cross appointed a trustee
from each brigade in the state as fol
lows DIR. John Thrcadgin OF Ok'aho.
ma city, Col J. p. Watson of Shaw
nee, Col NJ. y. TAYLOR OF Altus: Col.
u VI Rumph of Ardmorc, General
w r. Mcdonald OF Holdcnvfle: Col.
T. II. Bard OF Chelsea ana Major ].
VI Hall Of Caddo
Attorney Y. ], Gddiugs was re.
Qucstcd 20 draw up the charter Of
Incorporation az once when the trus.
tees will formally organize.
General Brmt Kirk. commander NJ
tho Sons of Veterans. was prascrt
and IN accordance with a request Of
the meeting which was also extended
70 the Daughters Of the Confcdcracy.
he appointed the following committee
20 cooperate with the trustees in
'hoir lahors' Ice Cruco or Ardmore
Tate Rrlly of Tulsa: r L. Iunsford
Of Cleveland, W. =. Gilmcr Of Ard.
mor" George Whitchurst of Savrc and
Judge Askcw ~ Chickasha lie stated
mat Senator owen had promised TO
render material a'd IN the home mat.
ter.
Rev Mr. Freeman Of Chicllasha and
Z ! Glddings Of oklahoma CITY were
called upon 'or socochos and respond
"a Tho following resolutions were
adopted:
We. the Confederate Veterans Of
oklahoma, In convention assembled AZ
Oklahoma City this 10Th day Of Feb
ruary, 1909, hereby adopt the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas, our organization IL not
political organization, hut one OF its
primary purposes is the disscmina.
tlon of truth and the ospousal Of the
cause Of honest men and conscienti,
ous public officials; and
4.