The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-20
ANN|STON OFFICER
 AT MORALES CAMP
 WRITES A DENIAL
Says Men of Company in the VI Fourth Regiment Are Pairing Well With
 Little Illness

Anniston, January 19.-Capt Raybee Norris of Company M Fourth Alabama infantry, stationed at Nogales, is anxious that the relatives and friends of the men Tn that company shall not be misled by any statements made by camp critics. He wired the Star today as follows:
 The officers and men of this com mand are all well with the exception of a few cases of la grippe and measles. None of these are serious. All tents are floored and walled and equipped with stoves. Food and clothing is plentiful. Most of our sickness has been caused by personal negligence. Relatives need not worry, as every comfort is provided. Please publish today"
 ,,- Several letters have been received from 'sesrne of the soldiers in Company M by relatives in Anniston and Oxford, in which complaints were made of the hard life of the camp, while other letters from nen in the same company were optimis- tic in tone.
 The telegram from Captain Norris will result in relieving many parents of boys on the border from worry and they will doubtless set down their boys complaints about camp life as the result of home sickness.
 All the Confederate veterans in Cal houn county had been publicly invited to the dinner in the courthouse today given by the Daughters of the Confeder- acy, following the memorial meeting A large number of the old heroes availed themselves of the opportunity to mingle S with their comrades and recall stories of 'Marse Robert Lee.
 Mrs. James Green, vice president of the local chapter of the Daughters of the Confectionery, presided at the meeting in X the absence of Mrs. John B. Knox, pres ident. The meeting was opened by an invocation offered by Rev. S. E! Hodges. pastor of the First Presbyterian church. and a splendid programme of eulogies, singing and instrumental music followed.
 The day is being observed throughout the city as holiday. The American flag Is at half-mast over the federal building: the postoffice is working on the usual holiday basis, and the banks are closed.
 The principal orator for the day was Rev. K. M Matthews, pastor of the First Methodist church. He praised Lee as a man of character and called atten- tion to the fact that the greatest gener- e@i' VI iiO WdA III tHG OlQ WOrlQ lOQdy are following Lees military tactics in the de- cisive battles that are being waged and planned.
 Following and preceding the address by MT. Matthews, music was rendered and affecting scenes were enacted as the old soldiers hobbled to the front to claim crosses of honor
 John Parks, who has been working as i. a prescription clerk at Tenth street z drug store, will have to work for the city { in improving the public thoroughfares for the better part of the next two years, unless the higher courts set aside the verdict rendered against him in the recorders court of Anniston for alleged sales of jamaica ginger, bay rum and other substitutes for grain alcohol Four cases were lodged against Parks and he was convicted in each one His aggregate fines amount to $500 and the combined sentences to IS months at hard labor. With J. w. Mallory acting as toastmas- E ter by courtesy of President Steinbeck, the Baracas of Parker Memorial Bap- stist church held barbecue banquet at the Masonic hall over the Anniston City National bank Thursday evening Nearly 4a hundred persons attended the sprea d and following dinner short talks were made by w. P. Aczer Rev. L. M. Lati- mer, Rev. K. N. Matthews, and J. E. Johnson.