The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-17
CAMP HARDEE
 HOLDS MEETING
Pass Resolution on Death of w. C. McTyere-Plan
 Aid for Veterans

The regular mi-monthly meeting of Camp Hardee. Confederate Veterans was held yesterday afternoon at the auditorium of the Chamber of Com merce building. The meeting was well attended and the usual business was transacted. At the close of the session Commander N. A. Graham called Mrs. Chappen Corey, divisional president of the Daughters of the Confederaey of Alabama. to the chair and joint meeting of the Confederates, Daughters and Sons of Veterans of the district was held for the purpose of formulating plans to raise a fund to care for the sick and needy veterans of the city and district
 Mrs. Corey called attention to seV- eral instances where Confederate vet erans had been the objects of public charity and suggested that suitable fund be provided to take care of urgent cases.
 There were representatives present from all the camps and chapters or the district, and after a discussion motion prevailed to effect permanent organization. consisting of the bodies' the purpose being to formulate plans for the immediate care of SICK anu needy veterans. An election of officers was held with the following result: Capt. J. T. Poster president; Mrs Chap i pell Corey. vice president; Judge W. l.. Fort. secretary. and treasurer.
 The chair appointed the following committees: Camp Hardee committee, | TT J F, Garrettson, general committee; Mrs. l.. J. McAdory, Bessemer; W. w. Wallace Ensley: A. L. Williams, East Lake' Miss Adele Shaw, Birmingham; Mrs l. W. Atkins, East Lake; Mrs. F. B. Dan tels. Avondale; Mrs. Charles A. Sharpe, Birmingham; Mrs. C. M. Tardy Bir- ningham; Mrs. NJ H. Hollingsworth, Ensley; Graham Perdue, Birmingham.
 capt. John M. Hubbard of Memphis, former member of Forests command' was present and made an interesting talk. capt J. Lawler Darby was instructed 10 request donations for the Old Soldiers home at Mountain Creek, through the medium of the press.
 l The following resolutions were passed:
 "Whereas, it has pleased the Father of us all to take from our midst our be- loved friend and comrade. W. c. Me Tyere, and plant him safely over the river to await our coming. Comrade McTyere was a member of the Seventeenth Ala bama regiment and of course was identi- fled with the armies of Johnston, Hood and others. He was a crack rifle shot and was detailed as a sharpshooter and was in that branch of the service most all the time He used a Whitworth rifle, and it is now owned by his widow. He loved the cause for which he fought, and requested that this epitaph be placed upon his tomb, towit: Here lies a Chris ton gentleman, a Confederate soldier.' He was born in Russell county, Alabama, in the year lS4O and lived in this state all of his life, died in Montgomery No- vember 16, 1911 leaving widow and five children He was a brother of the fate Bishop McTyere, who was the founder of Vanderbilt university, Nashville, through Mr. Vanderbilt. Therefore be it resolved, first that we dep1ore the loss of our comrade, W. c. McTyere; second, that we sympathize with his dear wife loss is heavens gain: third, that copy loss is heavens gain; third that a copy of these resolutions be furnished the fam fly Of the deceased by the secretary.
 .'R. H. HAGOOD, Chairman.
 R Fl. HAGOD, Chairman.
 "J. LAWLER DARBY.
 REV. P. A. WRIGHT. "J. F. M'LAUGHLIN."