The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-31

Montgomery, January 50.-(Special.) J. General reunion orders for the United Sons of Confederate Veterans are today issued by Clarence J. Owens, commander in-chief, sent out from his headquarters | in Abbeville
 The dates are April 26. 27 and 2S at Mo- bile. tho same as the veterans. Full de- tails of all requirements and demands are given. The following states are a part of the confederation: Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri. Mary land, Arkansas. Texas, Louisiana, Dis trict of Columbia, Oklahoma
 The full order follows:
 General Headquarters. United Sons of Confederate Veterans
 l Memphis, Tenn, January 90, 1910. General Orders No. g.
 1 Fifteenth annual reunion ordered
 L The commander-in-chiet announces that he has been officially informed that the twentieth annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans will be held in the city of Mobile Ala, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April 2s, 27 and 2s, 1910, therefore. in accordance with section 59 article K of the general con- 1 stitution which provides that There shall be held annually a reunion of the confed- eration at the place selected by the United | Confederate Veterans the several camps of the United Sons of Confederate Vet erans will hold their fifteenth annual | reunion convention in the place and upon 1, the dates above named. The reunion con- vention will be composed of delegates l from camps, selected as hereinafter set forth, and also the commander-in-chief, , department, division and brigade com l manders and their adjutants, as ex-officio l members. Visiting comrades who are not delegates, as well as all veterans, are privileged to attend the sessions and an earnest invitation is extended them to do so.
 REPRESENTATION. DELEGATES, CREDENTIALS-2. Each camp whose current annual per capita tax and all arrearages and fines, if any, are paid in tull, and whose muster roll has been re- turned in the time and manner required, Is entitled to representation in the re- union convention as follows: One dele gate for every ten active members, and one additional for a fraction thereof of five or more, but every such camp Is en- titled to at least two delegates. All delegates must have credentials signed by the commandant and adjutant of their respective camps, to which should be attached the certificate mentioned in the section quoted in paragraph " be- low.
 PER CAPITA TAX, ARREARAGES- 1 Section 70 article X. of the constitution contains a provision remitting all dues or all camps, delinquent up to, and in- cluding, the fourteenth annual reunion With all arrearages cancelled all camps 1 will be placed in good standing upon the payment of dues for the current year. 3. All camps are urged to the prompt payment of their per capita tax which is now due. The following sections of the constitution are given for information:
 Section no. yearly per capita tax of 50 cents shall be paid by each camp for every active member in good standing In such camp and not enumerated in any i other camp.
 Section H. The fiscal year of this confederation shall be from the end of one annual reunion to the end of the | next annual reunion.
 ''The per capital tax of camps shall be paid annually. before the annual reunion, and shall be calculated upon the number of members shown by the annual muster roll
 RETURN OF CAMP MUSTER ROLL 4. In accordance with section ', article X of the constitution, blank muster rolls 1 Qorm 9 are being forwarded each camp. These blanks shall be filled out by the 1 adjutant of each camp and certified to as the correct roll of the camp, and re- turned to the adjutant general before the I first day of the month next preceding 1 the annual reunion. Upon this certified | roll will be computed the camps repre- ] sentation at the annual reunion, and a certificate issued to the camp, signed by | the adjutant general. certifying to the ] number of votes to which it Is entitled 1 if the dues have been paid in full.'' l These rolls must be returned on or be- | fore April 1, 1910, accompanied by money | order or exchange Qocal checks positive l ly not recefved), to cover per capital tax. 1 The practice which has heretofore ob- | tained whereby muster rolls have not been | forwarded to headquarters at all, or have l not been handed in until the reunion l and the further practice of delaying the l payment of per capita tax until the re- | union. are contrary to both the letter | and spirit of the constitution. The reg 1 ulations of the constitution are wisely de- | signed, and if a camp expects to be rep I resented at the reunion, the muster roll l and per capita tax must be sent in, on | or before April 1, or they will not be allowed to take part in the convention. l SPONSORS AND MAIDS OF HONOR
 
 l without the attendance of the fair daugh- l ters of the south. Following the usual custom, therefore, 1t is expected that 1 sponsors and maids of honor will be ap- 1 pointed by department, division, brigade l and camp commanders. While the local l committees will do all they can in a 1 general way for the comfort and con l yenience of visitors. in all cases, the | officers appointing sponsors and maids of honor are charged with the duty of pro- ! viding escorts and chaperons for them. l Tickets and other courtesies will be sup | piled on application to the proper local | committees.
 l COMMITTEES-6. The following is the l list of committees in charge of the local | preparations for the reunion, viz: l General reception, Albert P. Bush, | chairman.
 | Reception of veterans and sons of vet | erans at trains and steamboats, James l R. Hagan, chairman.
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