The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-03
SONS NAME BRANDON
COMMANDER |A-CHIEF
Resolution Of sympathy Adopted For
General Young in His
Illness.
BIRMINGHAM MEETING PLACE
.Wsn Cooperate In Placing Memorial
\ Window IN Great Red Cross Build
ing In washing ton-Body Adtourns
wIshont Day.

After disrosing Of tho question AZ
To the proprieFy OF fixing upon an
s.ntFfcisT' version ~ pixie" TO he
sung at the reunions Of the Sons Of
Veterans the sons yesterday after
noon about 5 O'Clock adjourned sine
Die. wiki par Emmetts version as
the official enc
9 A mum her 81 matters NJ more or
: less importance &c the organization.
and q number Of resolutions. convey
Ing thanks 10 VARIOUS persons AMI
bodies for the pleasure given during
the reuaion. and after sending tel
eKram Of sympathy 10 General Ben
nett Young the body elected officers
and gave three cheers FOR Birminz-
ham. the next place of meeting
Fsy unanimous vote W y Bran
dor. OF Little Rock, ARK was CHOSEN
onnruander-in>chief His only OBJ
ponent was Garland r Peed Of Nor
falk MIR Brsudon's election was
loudly appiauSed He VAS command
err Of the Trans Mississippi Depart
meni. and IS regarded as most in
nuentisI man
Other Officers Named.
Ernest G. Baldwin. of Roanoke,
comma a6or IF the Army Of Northern
Sifciria.
Greed Caldwell Little Rock. Ark
commando of tho Trans Mississippi
Department.
RAY stewart. Rome. Ca. COM
mander Of the Army of Tennessee.
Dr Thomas NJ Owens, Mobile, Aia,
custodian in chief
Executive Committee -- s@aton
Fleming. Jacksenvil]e Fla. delegate
al large; PHI ! MuiIea- Rome, Ga Of
the Army az the Tennessee. Judge
Edgar Scurry, Wichita. Eek. OF the
Trans Mississippi Department, and
Frank r. Fraycl Washington, II. G.,
s9f the Army of Northern Virginia.
Mrs kimbroueh OF Mississippi,
'.Mother 81 the Sons succeeding
Mrs. jefferson Davis in that capacity.
read a set If resolutions calling upon
the Sons and Daughters Of the Con
feaeracy to Join with the sons AMI
daughters Of the Union. with the Oh
feet In view OF securing sufficient
funds for the construction Of memo
rial windows in the great Red Cross
Buiidinsg now in course of erection
in Washington 10 the memory OF the
veterans of both the North and tn .
South. a committee WAS named to
enter into this plan and report to thr
meeting in Birmingham next yea
Ready Ia Cooperate.
III Mrs KimbrouRhs remarks were re-
ceixed with great applause. 1t indl-
cateI that the Sons were ready and
williny to cooperate with the Sons
~ the North in any movement tend
/. ing 10 cement the sections.
Hon F.. =. Cox expressed the
thanks of the Virginia and the Rich
n1ond Divisions TO the visiting sons.
land declared the local organizations
ha1 derived much pleasure and in
formation through their presence.
General c. l. Walker heading n
committee Of the veterans. appeared
1sto return greetings to the sons. and
& In doing so delivered splendid
speech, in which he admonished the
I CONS to emulate their fathers, and al
ways be true TO their country.
A com naittee was named to pass
upon the Latham essay, 10 report at
the next meeting This committee
embraces Messrs G. c. owens, Lee
Meredith and J. w. Dodge.
Adiutant Forrest. Of Memphis
stated that there was balance on
hand Of ss37e6 The report showed
that camps are being organized IN
every section Of the country. and the
hope was expressed that at the next
annual reunion representatives from
some Of the far away camps might
he present.
Commander Stewart advised the
!. members to take active steps toward
aiff1sirfat5ftg from tire schools untrue
& histories an1 10 urge every young
son of the ConfcderaCy TO keep up the
good work Of organization and 20 try
~ increase the mbership Of the
various camps.