The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-27

With the purpose of bringing together all the Confederate veterans and their af- hliated organizations, in order that they might cooperate with each other in ar ranging the details of the coming reunion of Confederate Veterans in a proper and business like manner. resolutions have been adopted by Camp Hardee, the oldest Confederate organization ill the city and district.
 The next grand reunion of all the Con- federate veterans of the south is to be held in Birmingham next spring and many thousands of veterans will be in at tendance. The entertainment of this body is a ftremendous task involving much work, time and money, In order that the preparations for this big event may be done in busness-liKe manner, Camp Hardee has appointed a committee to CO., operate with the other camps and civic
 bodies in their deliberations and ask that all camps in the city do the same The resolutions follows:
 "Whereas, the veterans composing the United Confederate Veterans association of Jefferson county as represented by 1, Camp Hardee, Camp Wilcox, Camp Pat  Camp l. w. McAdory in Bessemer, put ting aside all personal differences and in dividual prejudices, should work and CO., operate with each other for the mutual benefit Of all veterans, and do all that they can in their collective capacity and as individuals that will promote good comradeship and brotherly love.
 | "Whereas, for sundry causes members | of these several camps do not attend the rapillar mapfinPE tlpV should. and do l not fraternize and visit and attend the meetings of other camps, and have per mitted themselves as members and as in- dividuals to become lukewarm, thus fail 1 ing to cooperate and fraternize as mem
 bers of the great organization and asso- 1 citation of U. c. V.s, which is founded
 on brotherly love, good comradeship and ! to perpetuate the principles and spirit of | the men who fought the battles of the war of the sixties.
 Whereas, the next annual meeting of grand reunion of the veterans associa- 1 tion will be held in 1916 in Birmingham, and it being the duty of every veteran to give his time, means and best endeavor to insure this reunion to be a great suc- | cess, and recognizing the fast depicting roll and diminishing roster of the small
 army of veterans surviving, it is the paramount duty that we stand together as unit and shoulder to shoulder. Therefore, we now agree and adopt the following resolutions and pledge ourselves individually and as members of our camps to carry them out as best we can, Therefore, be it resolved by Camp Hardee and we bind ourselves for the promotion of brotherly love and for the purpose of cooperation herewith se- lect and name committee of five
 members and instruct them to attend | meetings to be held by the Chamber of Commerce and other civic bodies of Birmingham when they consider mat
 ters pertaining to the coming reunion of the United Confederate Veterans in 1916, thus presenting united front and harmonious action in making the | reunion great success for the enter tainment of the visiting veterans and
 other visitors who may attend.
 Resolved, ?. That this committee meet with like committees from other camps at appointed time and places and | cooperate in arranging details neces-