The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-18

Judkins and then introduced United
States Senator Joseph f. Johnston
who made a short address. He said
among other things that while Sec
tional feeling was dying out the Con-
lfederacy would be held ever dear to
Confederate soldiers and Southerners.
"our ranks are growing thinner
with the passing years" he said, and
we must close them up and stand
touching elbows. We must stand for
our State and our country and the
things we believe right as our ranks
grow thinner and our numbers less.
1--WE must have one God. one faith.
one baptism and one country and
then we shall always have peace in
our country"
Perhaps the most delightful. cer-
tainly the most artistic, interval of
the opening session came near its
close when Mrs. Hugh Brown sang
THE Bonnie Blue Flag"
Mrs. Brown possesses a clear, sweet
soprano voice and she knows how to
use 1t effectively and with much art :.
ditorium with surprising volume and
she shaded the thought of her song
with tonal qualities that were most
pleasing. Each stanza she sang
brought rounds of applause and one
veteran. carrying a Confederate flag,
rose to his feet and waved 1T above
those In his vicinity.
So acceptable was Mrs. Browns
singing that she was called on for an
encore and graciously responded with
a war time song that brought the vet
Grams to their feet Smilingly. she ac
knowledged other salvos of cheers.
AT once the veterans plunged into
the business before them The first
matter was the roll call of camps of
the State organization. This dispos-
ed of, the reunion committee on ere
dentials was appointed and the dele
gates entitled to vote on reunion bus
mess matters were seated This COM
pleted the work of the morning ses-
sion.
The report, of the committee on Gre
dentials was adopted unanimously
Adjutant General Harvey Z. Jones re-
ported that eighty-two camps are on
the roster, sixty-five of which are In
good standing. Pensioners of the Con-
federate army have increased 1000 in
Alabama during the year. Fifty per
cent Of these are widows of veterans.
His report shows that seventy-two is
the average number of inmates for the
year at the state old soldiers home at
Mountain Creek. Eighteen per cent of
the total number of Confederate veter-
ans in Alabama died since the last re-
union.
Following the committee reports
Miss Minnie Reese Richardson delight
ed the old soldiers with a recitation OF
''The Last Reveille." the author of
which was an Alabama soldier himself,
w. C. McTier. lieutenant in the 18th
Alabama regiment. Then came the
election of officers.
The Committee on Memorial report
ed as follows:
with each recurring year the ranks
of the Confederate Veterans, surviv-
ors Of a great conflict are growing
thinner and thinner. In the natural
order of Providence, 1t will be only a
few years until the last one will have
answered the final roll call and join
ed his comrades in a better and higher
land. To those of us who still survive
1t is q mournful pleasure to pay tri-
butte to the character and virtues OF
those who were officially connected
with this Division and who have since
last Reunion paid the last debt of ma
ture.
ITO the memory of:
Chaplain General ]. NJ Mason, of
Montgomery.
Major r. H. Adams.of New Deca-
tur.
Col. Nicholas stalworth. of Ever
green.
Major w. A. Handley. of Roanoke.
Major C. A. Lanier. of Montgomery.
Major j. B. Beaumont. of Union
Springs.
And Major Joseph H May, of Mont
gomery, who were
Members of the stan of our COM
manding officer. the Alabama United
Confederate Veterans, in annual re-un-
ion pay the tribute of love and affec-
ton. They We're good soldiers in time
of war, were good citizens in time of
peace and have left the heritage of
good names and rec ords to the loved
ones who survive them.
Monument to Women.
Col. J. r. Crow of Sheffield urged
the erection of the proposed monu-
meht tn the women of the Confederacy
for which a large sum of money al
ready has been subscribed and paid in
Upon the request of General Harrison
and the consequent applause of the
audience. Colonel Crow delivered a
markedly impressive recitation, waving
the Stars and Bars at the climax.
Greetings from the Sons of Veterans
in convention at the same time were
brought to the old soldiers by George
w. Duncan of Auburn and DR.. Clarence
]. Owens, commander-in-chief of the
confederation. Both speeches were re-
ceived with rounds of applause.
Determined to have the last word of
the day, an ardent Mobile veteran
mounted the rostrum and shouted a
most cordial invitation to the members
of the organization to visit Mobile
during the national reunion next year.
Come to Mobile" he said, where
palmetto fans are used the year round.
where gulf breezes blow through your
whiskers; come to Mobile and sit under
the palms and eat fish and oysters all
the day long"
Following the conclusion of the at