The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
U. ). |. CHAPTERS
 MAKE STATEMENT OF TAG DAY FUNDS
Canvassers for Funds for Con- federate Reunion Unauthor- ized by ChapterS-Funds
 Not for Sponsors

The following statement in reference
 to the Tag Day" funds for Confederate Veterans has been issued by the several chapters of the United Daughters of the Confectionery:
 The United Daughters of the Confed- eracy wish to have the generous public of Birmingham thoroughly understand their position in regard to collecting money for sending the Confederate Vet
 erans to the Texas reunion
 Many complaints came to the U. D. C. while they were selling tags for vet erars that many calls had been made on , the citizens by persons supposed to be Daughters, asking for funds for the Con- federate Veterans, and that these citi- gen.. felt they could not give again on tag day. Some had contributed sI0, come S2a and some $50
 "The U. D. C. wish it distinctly under stood that not cent of any of that money ever came to them. The U. D. c. have never had and have not now any | canvassers out for funds for the Confed- crate Veterans reunion
 Complaints also came to the U. D. C. that money collected for veterans goes to pay the way of sponsors and maids of camps, and for dinings given at reunions.
 anu even for flowers presented to maids,
 etc. The U. D. c. therefore felt that the time haG come when they must protect their good name and try to stop indis- criminate collection of funds in the name Of Confederate Veterans. They therefore decided on a tag day that the public might be relieved of continual soiicita- Itions by those not members of the U. D. C. MONEY EXPENDED "The U. D. C. also wish it known that the money collected by them on tag day goes absolutely to taking Confederate Veterans of all camps to the Texas re- union, not for paying way of maids and sponsors, nor for dinners nor flowers. UT course the U. D. c. cannot be respon- sible for how money is expended when collected by private subscriptions. The public is therefore given this informa- tion, and if they continue to give n- discriminatory the U. D. c. cannot be held responsible
 Yesterday the U. D. c. attended Camp Wilcox meeting to ascertain if Camp Wilcox, as had been reported, had money on hand to send the camps veterans 10 the reunion, the U. D. C.. feeling that 1 if such was the case Camp Wilcox would be glad TOT QduRntSiS lo Pds eiiS "e' of veterans not members of the camp ana of those other camps who had not col Iected funds.
 "The U. D. C. therefore asked if the report that Camp Wilcox had money for taking veterans to the reunion were true The commander of the camp, Bob McCai- Ium. replied most emphatically that they had no such funds, and that his camp demanded their pro rata share Of money collected by Daughters on tag day. The 1T. D. c. replied that no sum of money or pro rata share would be turned over i to any camp for it's treasury, but that | tickets would be bought for veterans wishing to attend reunion. The Dausn- l ters stated that they heard that Camp 1 Wilcox had collected money for this l purnose. but as the commander denied 1 this report the Daughters would or course accept the statement The U. D' 1 c then announced that every Con1eder- ate Veteran of every camp, ana veterans
 not connected with camps, would os given tickets to go on fulAnan 10 the reunion as long as the n,orfsy held out
 snch veterans to apply in person and re- ceive tickets at certain date' "nich would be announced
 GENEROUS RESPONSE l -"Tvhe T.. D. C. wish to thank the puphc
 for their generous response on tag day | in buying tags They hope that In the future the public will accept this tag day as the only systematic way for col 1 lecting funds for sending veterans 10 re- unions. 4.
 "The tag day funds amounted to
 s1. .643 47. and would have been more II m
 dividuals and firms had not prevlousy
 given. thinking it was for this purpose. 1 Ii will be remembered that a few years | ago the Daughters held tag day ana
 not only had money to send veterans .o ithe reunion, but bought all veterans neeo- ing them uniforms for the occasion. .sTo take one veteran to the reunion m a Pullman and return will cost little
 more than s25 each The U. D. C. VII be at the ticket office to meet all vet erans wishing to go at date ana piace of which they will be notified.
 .eThe U D. c. wish to thank the sta- tionerv firm of the Zac Smith Company for the tags which were used that day,
 and also are most grateful to Thomas Dozier for his rooms in the Farley buiid- l ing. and his efficient help on that day.
 To the lovely girls and matrons who so efficiently sold tags they are especiaiiy ] grateful: and to all that so graciousiy
 responded with their money
 l william l.. Yancey Chapter. Peinanl
 c,hapter. East Lake Chapter. Wilcox Chapter, Ensley Chapter, Woodiawn 1 Chapter"