The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-23
SONS OF VETERANS
 IN ANNUAL SESSION Z
 John l.. Moulton of Mobile
 Division Commander ANNUAL REPORTS MADE Convention Well Attended and Sons Are Enthusiastic in Discussing Plans
 for the Future-The Of-
 1cers Reelected
ANNUAL REPORTS MADE


 The Alabama division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans held It's eighth annual convention at the Cham Der of Commerce yesterday morning at 1o.30 o'clock
 The meeting was called to order by Judge William E. Fort and the session opened with prayer by Rev. John s.
 Foster, after which Gen, Fred S. Fergu- son made the address of welcome for the United Confederate Veterans. inter spersed with thrilling "reminiscences of the struggle between the states. The next address was made by R. D. John
 ston, Jr., for the United Sons of Confed- crate Veterans, and his appeal was an inspiring one.
 The formal organization of the conven- ton was effected after Judge Fort had turned over the command to Col. c. c.
 Bricken of Tennessee, who in turn re- linquished 1t to John L. Moulton of Mo- bile, commander-in-chief of the division, who presided throughout the session. The response to the addresses of well
 come was then made by Clarence J. owens, n-chief of the organ
 ization, after which Commander Moul- ton extended the privileges of the floor to w. w. Old of Virginia, E. N Scudder
 of Mississippi and N. B. Forrest of Ten
 nessee, who are in the city at a ses-
 sion of the executive council of the U. s. C. V.
 Sexton Makes Address A special musical programme was ar ranged for the occasion and given by the Euterpean club of the Birmingham
 High school. who rendered most beauti- fully the new Alabama" song. | After the roll had been called by Ad-
 jutant Bloch and the general orders con
 corning the reunion had been read, the
 committee on credentials were appoint
 ed as follows: Col. c. R. Bricken, Judge William E. Fort and pr. Byron T. Dozier, and the following were named as com mittee to extend greetings to the con- vention of United Confederate Veterans. 1 J. A Rountree. R. D. Johnston. Hill Ferguson and R. F. Mcconnell. Past Commander A. c. Sexton of the Alabama division delivered the annual address, and made an eloquent and en-
 thusastic appeal for greater effort to- wards increasing and disseminating the force of the organization in alleviatins the conditions of the heroes. who wore the gray, during their few remaining years He glorified, too, the womanhood of the old south and made a strong ex- hortation to the members to exalt in memory her bravery and fidelity during the civil war
 Commander Moulton in his annual ad-
 dress bestowed high praise on Camp Mor-
 gan-Pettus for its splendid effort in rais- ing a fund of $500 for repairing the hos pital at Faulkner home, and also upon Camp Clayton. He reported the organ izatioh of two new camps in Alabama during the past year and the renstate-
 ment of four. and spoke of the $150o fund which Is to be raised for the education of the daughters of needy veterans stat ing that $SO0 had already been subscribed.
 Adjutant Bloch made his annual report which was in substance an appeal for
 more interest in the work, and more
 
 more prompt response on the part of
 the members in furnishing information to headquarters.
 An interesting discussion followed the announcement that bill is to be intro duoed at the next session of Congress providing that the badge of the Sons of Veterans may be worn by members of the United States army, and that the sup port of Congressman Hobson and Clayton Is assured. These buttons cannot now be worn because of a failure to make pro- vision for such in resolution passed by | Congress in 1890. Miss Mamie Goodbrad, the lovely sponsor -in-chief, from Mobile, was pres
 ent at the meeting, accompanied by Mrs ilMilliam Aldrich Greene of Mobile, the | cEaperon of the state; Mrs. J. A. Roun- | tree of Birmingham and her maids, Miss Vera Williams of Mobile, Miss Rosa | Sibley of Birmingham, Miss Emee Mc- Crossin of Birmingham. Miss Rosalind | Tardy of Birmingham and Miss Glenn Mckenzie of Birmingham. Election of officers | After dispensing with all new and mis- cellaneous business the election of officers
 was taken up. The result was as fol- | lows:
 Division commander, John L. Moulton of Mobile, reelected
 | Division adjutant and chief of staff. Adolph Bloch of Mobile, reelected. | Commander First brigade, Charles R. 1 Bricken, Luverne.
 | Commander Second division, T. w. l Peager, Grsenville.
 | Commander Third brigade, Judge Will
 liam F. Fort, Birmingham. Commander Fourth brigade, John H. | Wallace. Huntsville
 Commander Fifth brigade, Dr. R. II. Mcconnell, Attalla-
 The convention was adjourned upon the | benediction which was pronounced by