The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-16
Camp Hardee Discusses Final
Arrangements
SPECIAL TRAIN JUNE I
Veterans, Sons and Daughters and Pro-
vsional Company of National
Guard Will Make Up
Local Party.

camp Hardee, United Confederate Vet
Grams, met in the rooms of the Chamber
of Commerce yesterday afternoon pri-
marily to tax over Birmingham repre-
sentation at the Confederate reunion to
be held in Memphis early next month,
and to make certain preliminary arrange
ments concerning the local end of af-
fairs. The meeting was largely attended
and was marked with enthusiasm.
One of the most important matters of
the meeting was the announcement of
the names of the persons who will con-
stitute the staff of Gen. ]. w. Bush, COM
handing the Fourth brigade, Alabama
division, United Confederate Veterans
General Bush's staff, as announced, fol-
lows:
Col A. C. Oxford, adjutant general.
j. Lawler Darby, assistant adjutant
general.
L. S. Handley, chaplain general.
Frank P o'Brien, quartermaster gem
eral
T. A. Hamilton commissary general.
J. Fl. Fowles, inspector general.
N. A. Graham, judge advocate.
S. M. Smith of Admission, ensign.
Dr. R. D. Jackson of Woodlawn, sur
geon general.
E. T. Taliaferro, chief of ordnance.
Aides-de-Camp-Georg Gorff of Pratt
City, c. C. oliver of Calera, D. R. Bize
of Birmingham, T. s. Plowman of Tai
ladega Harvie Stevens of Jacksonville,
N. H. Sewell of Gadsden, w. q. Yancey
of Birmingham, r. w. Booker of East
Lake, D. B. Oden of Talladega, j. S.
Acuff of Ensley, Captain Wilson of Ok
ford. Harry Krouse of Birmingham and
P. M. Vance of Birmingham.
Sponsor-Miss Cora Jones of East Lake.
Maids of Honor-Miss Lucy c. Buckley
and Miss Mary Tardy of Birmingham.
Chaperon-Mrs. A. D. Smith of East
Lake.
1t is understood that Camp Hardee will
send to Memphis a delegation of about
so veterans to represent Birmingham at
the big annual meeting. Besides the vet
Grams there will probably be about 100
Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy,
to represent the various camps and chap
tiers in the immediate Birmingham dis
trict, a provisional company from the
National Guard, and large number of
citizens who will attend the reunion.
1t is announced that the Frisco will
furnish a special train to handle the
crowd from Birmingham, which is ex-
pected to be composed of not less than
1000 persons. This special will leave Biz
mfngham at $3.50 o'clock on the morn
ing of June and will arrive In Mem
phis on the afternoon of the same day
at o'clock. The reunion will open on
the morning of June 8 and will extend
through the two succeeding days. The
special out of Birmingham will be of thu
very best equipment 1t is announced,
and will be made up to properly care
for the local visitors to the reunion.
All persons desiring hotel accommoda-
lions or homes, with or without board,
are requested to write in advance to CIV.
r. Barksdale, chairman reunion hotel
committee, No. II Monroe avenue, Mem
phis, Tenn"
The Birmingham veterans have decided
to prepare for emergency and every dele
gate to the reunion will carry along with
him blanket to wrap up in If the occa-
sion calls for as much
Birmingham will also contribute con-
siderably to the military feature of the
reunion parade in Memphis. A provis-
ional company which will consist of about
200 men is being organized, the mem
bers of this company to be selected from
the various companies of the Jefferson
county National Guard. The infantry,
cavalry and artillery companies will be
represented in the provisional company,
but all will appear in the parade as in
fantry.
Including the veterans, militiamen and
citizens who will go to Memphis 1t is ex-
peeted that something like 1000 persons
will attend the reunion from Birming-
ham.