The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-04
VETERANS AGAINST
STOPPING PARADES
Camp Hardee Goes on Rec
ord in Opposition to
Proposed Plan

Camp Hardee met in adjourned session
yesterday afternoon and registered a
protest against disseminating the annual
parade of veterans at state reunions. In
addition to adopting suitable resolutions
on the death of D. R. Dunlap. we'll
known veteran, the camp adopted the
following:
THE attention of the camps of the
United Confederate Veterans of Alabama
has been called by a published CORE
spondence between the division comman-
der and the camp commanders of the
Confederates of Alabama in which a
proposition is made for consideration to
do away with the annual parade at state
reunions, leaving 1t in the hands of sons
and daughters of Confederate veterans,
sponsors and maids for their disposition
The old veterans to have only a dress
parade, giving as a reason for a depar-
ture from this time honored custom the
feebleness and strain on the old veterans
and the fatality on that account
I'VE, as camp of organized Confed-
crate veterans, do not concur in this dis
continuation and do enter our protest, OPP
posing retrograde movements of any kind
in our ranks with the light we have be-
fore us. The same reason might be made
to discontinue at our national reunions.
IF burden or Inconvenience to the
good people of Alabama to indulge the
old veterans and their friends in a state
reunion; perhaps, better 1t would be to do
away with state reunions, and have but
one general reunion to be held when we
are. invited and our presence appreciated,
and. the friends that follow us wherever
we go. Better be than any change that
would lessen the great interest every year
in our general reunions. fact without
contradiction, that at least half If not
more, veterans never connect themselves
with any camp. A great many do attend
our reunions.
1T is now left to a few patriotic vet
Grams to organize and associate them
selves together for perpetuating those
holy principles endowed in the hearts Of
every true American citizen and a liberty
loving people opposing the wrong and
defending the right, that now makes the
states of America united with the south
taking her part in making this nation
one of the greatest on the face of the
earth, these few old veterans cannot
agree to any modification of the practice
in our state and general reunions at our
annual gatherings.
"Should there be few veterans unable
to attend our reunions they would not
have us deprived of the pleasure and en-
joyment we have at our annual reunions
Those who attend not able to parade, can
stand by and cheer with others their adj
miration for the old veterans and heroes
of many battles
are contestants for our presence with
national reunions giving large monied
subscriptions. with the lowest rates over
railroads, and the efforts made by the
patriotic citizens for their comfort en-
tertainment and care. giving aid by open
hospitals, ambulances. physicians and
nurses, the old veterans will attend even
at a sacrifice. and would be reluctant to
lessen any part of the interest that adds
to the pleasure of their friends and Them
selves.
I'm the absence of the lack of interest
or ability to furnish similar means for
our state reunions we should not abandon
our parade, but leave this matter with
the commanding general and his briga-
diers, where and when we can meet with
camp delegat ion, sponsors and maids of
honor with friends of veterans, when not
invited to Alabama cities to hold our re-
unions.
Resolved: That this matter be left in
the hands of our state convention the
voice of the people. The press of this
and other states of the south for
the perpetuity of the reunions in Alabama
and elsewhere in this southland for the
cause we loved so WELL without modifica-
ton of the enjoyment we have at parades,
until each patriot has answered the sum-
mons then to be left in the care of their
posterity. DANIEL r. BIZE,
First Lieutenant Commander"