Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02
18TH ANNUAL REUNION OF
U. c. Y. At BROWNSVILLE
Everything in Readiness for
Meeting Which Begins
Tuesday, October 2
Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)


THOMASVILLE, Ga. Sept. 29.-Every
annual reunion of the Georgia division
United Confederate veterans, which
meets here next Tuesday and Wednes.
day. 1t has been decided to hold the
meetings in the courthouse instead OF
the Elks club. as the former is more
commodious.
Committees have been appointed to
meet all trains and the veterans will be
taken to the courthouse where other
committees will take them to the
places to which they have been assign
ed.
The convention will be called to order
by Commander J. A Thomas at 1880
Tuesday morning. and will be in session
two days. All indications point to a
large attendance.
Commander Thomas has as his general
staff the following members; adjutant
general and chief Of staff, Colonel
Bridges Smith, Macon: assistant adju-
tant general, Lieutenant Colonel ]. w.
Price. Broxton; assistant adjutant gen.
eral, Lieutenant Colonel b. F. Brimber-
~, Albany: assistant adjutant general.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Young, Ea-
tonton: inspector general Lieutenant
Colonel w ]. Johnson, Valdosta; assist
ant inspector general, Major John b.
Goodwin, Newman; quartermaster gener-
al, Lieutenant Colonel J. P. Britton.
Americus; assistant quartermaster gen.
eral, Major c. c. Grace, Waycross; COM
missary general. Lieutenant Colonel
John r. Dekle, Townsville: assistant
commissary general. Major Marcus
Luke, Fitzgerald; Judge advocate gener-
al, Lieutenant Colonel George Hillyer.
Atlanta.
Assistant advocate general, Major Du-
pont Guerry, Macon; chief of artillery,
Lieutenant Colonel r. p. Spence, Co.
lumbus; assistant chief of artillery, Ma
jor Z. p. Pearson, Lumpkin; chief of
ordnance. Lieutenant Colonel H. w.
Bell, jefferson; assistant chief of ord
nance. Major w. H. Murchison, Ten
Mile; chief engineer. Lieutenant Colonel
George C. Haywood, Savannah; assist
ant chief engineer, Major Frank H. Boze-
man, Hawkinsville; paymaster, Lieuten-
ant Colonel l.. A. Dryer, Dublin as
sistant paymaster, Major T. o. Chest
ney, Macon; ensign, Lieutenant Colonel
H. w. Powell, Vienna; assistant ensign,
Major T j Sheppard, Atlanta; chief
surgeon, Lieutenant Colonel DR.. J H.
Billiard, Machen; assistant surgeon, DR..
T. H. Hall, Dublin custodian of rec
ords. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Derry,
assistant custodian OF records,
Major r. A. Richardson. Atlanta; chap
lain general Lieutenant Colonel Rev.
Lansing Burrows. Americas; assistant
chaplain general, Major Rev. Ashby NJ.
Jones, Atlanta.
Brigadier General Gilmore, of the cav
airy division, has sent in the following
list of those chosen for sponsors and
maids of honor for the reunion: Matron
Of honor. Mrs. A. +. Gilmore, Tennille;
sponsor, Mrs. u. 1. Fitzpatrick, Thorn
asville; maids Of honor, Miss Ruby Co.
croft, Bostwick; Miss Mary Parker,
Miss Wilmer Orr, Miss Helen
Fort Valley; Miss Anna Bry-
ant, Miss Virginia Stephens. Macon;
Miss Mary Jerger, Miss Nell Patten,
Miss Jessie Watt. Miss Frances CHS
holm, Miss Louise Hayes, Miss Nell
Pringle, Miss Ethel Evans. Miss Marga-
ret Brandon, Miss Fraser Mitchell, Miss
Isabel Mitchell, Miss Florence Vaughn,
Miss Louise Parker, Miss Margaret
Miss Mary Cooper Miss Helen
8rauce, Miss Hazel Beamer Miss Sarah
Vim, Miss Frances Wright, Mrs. Worth
Jpchurch, Thomasville.