Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-09
VETERANS STAFF
FOR REUNION AT
DAWSON NAMED

DUBLIN, June 9.-The staff of
the Georgia Division United Confed-
crate Veterans, has just been appoint
ed by Commander James A. Thomas
of Dublin. Each member of the staff
is expected to attend the state re-
union which will be held in Dawson
on June Is and 19S
To the veterans going to Dawson
the railroads have given a rate of q
cents mile each way. The tickets
will be void after June 21. To get
the special rates, identifications plans
are necessary. They will be furnished
by the adjutant general on applica-
ton.
The Dawson Inn has been designa-
ted as official headquarters dariig
the convention.
The place and time of the general
convention las rot as Yet been decii-
ed.
The following mocrades and Sons
of Veterans, with the ranks and po-
sitions assigned them have ben ap-
pointed for duty nthe staff;
Division Officers.
Commander-in-C Chief, Gen. James
A. Thomas, Dublin; commander SOU
thern brigade, Gen. W. J. Horsley,
Arlington; commander eastern brig
ade, Gen. A. J. Twiggs, Augusta;
commander northern brigade, Gen.
George Hillyer, Atlanta; commander
western brigade, Gen. B. N. Barrow,
Griffin; commander cavalry brigade,
Gen. E. C Gilmore, Miner.
General Staff.
Adjutant general and chief of
staff, Col. Bridges Smith, Macon; as
sistant adjutant general, Lieut.. Col.
J. W. Price, Broxton; assistant ad-
jutant general, Leut.-Col. B. F. Brim-
berry, Albany; assistant adjutant gen.
eral, Lieut.-Col. Robert Young, Ea-
tonton; spector-general, Lieut.-Col.
W. S. Johnson, Valdosta; assistant
inspector-general, Major John B.
Goodwin, Newman; quartermaster-
general, Lieut-Col. ]. p. Britton, Am
CIRCUS; assistant quartermaster gener-
al, Major C. C. Grace, Waycross; !;
commissary general, Lieut.-Col. j. R.
Dekle, Thomasville; assistant commits
sary general, Major Marcus Luke,
Fitzgerald; judge advocate general,
Lieut.-Col. P. W. Meldrim, Savannah +;
assistant judge advocate, Major Du-
lpont Guerry, Macon; chief of artillery
Lieut.-Col. R. P. Spence, Columbus
assistant chief of artillery, Major w.
W. Brannen, Statesboro; chief of
ordnance, Lieut.-Col W. H. Bell, JEFF
ferson; assistant chief of ordnance,
Major w. G. Murchison, Tennille
chief engineer, Lieut.-Col. George G..
Haywood, Savannah; assistant chief
engineer, Major Frank H. Bozeman,
Hawkinsvile; paymaster, Lieut.-Col.
L. A. Dreyer, Dublin; assistant pay
master, Major T. o. Chestney, Macon ;
chief surgeon, Lieut.-Col. DR.. J. H,
Bulard, Macon; assistant chief sur
geon, Major DR.. T. H. Hall, Dublin
custodian of records, Lieut.-Col. Jo-
seph T. Derry, Atlanta; assistant Gus
todian of REGARDS, Major r. A. Rich
ardson, Atlanta; chaplain general,
Lieut.. Col. Rev Lansing Burrows,
Americus; assistant chaplain general,
Major Rev. M. Ashby Jones, Atlanta.
Color Bearer.
Ensign, Lieut.-Col. H. W. Powell,
Vienna; assistant ensign, Major j..
A Sharpe, Rome; matron, Mrs. o. l..
Shivers, Dublin; maid, Miss Pickett
Bush, Dublin.
Ladies Staff.
Sponsor, Miss Dorothy Folks, Way
cross; matron of honor, Mrs. Guy
Chappell, Dawson; maids, Miss An
nette Alexander, BlaEely; Miss Mary
Alice Thomas, Griffin; Miss Emma j.
Twiggs, Augusta, and Miss Ella Hill
Ver NnwaU Atlanta