The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-05
U. ). [. GIVE VIEWS
 ON TAG DAY FUNDS.
Money Was Collected to Help Old Soldiers Attend
 Reunion

Tag Day was for the benefit of all the Confederate veterans. The various chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederaey have issued the following statement in reply to one recently print ed and signed by Commander Bob Me- Callum of Camp Wilcox:
 The United Daughters of the Confed- eraey regret that it is necessary to re- ply to the article signed by Commander Bob McCallum of Camp Wilcox, but reel that they owe duty both to the public and themselves to do so as briefly as possible
 The L. l. (. are sorry they gained the enmity of Commander McCallutn and q few of the members of Camp Will cox by procuring tag day for all vet erans, but they felt this a duty they ed to themselves and the public. Ths Daughters are indeed glad that Com mander MeCalum is the only com lnander of any camp who has ever cast such unjust reflections upon the or ganzation which has worked tirelessly and unselfishly for Confederate veterans the whole south over for not just three years, but for thirty years
 Camp Wilcox first asked for a tag day for the benefit of Camp Wilcox vet crans, The L. D. (. asked for it for all camps and for veterans not mem bers of camps That is one of the req sons why the tag day was turned over to the daughters It was never expected that the U. D. c. should usurp the Woril of the camps of sthe U, (. V, but they always have and always will assist all veterans in every way possible. Iris has been a loving duty they have been performing not for one camp, but for all camps, not for three years, as Is the proud boast of Commander McCallum $ committee, but for thirty years.
 'When the U. D. C. chapters, through concerts Dals and other ways, make money for the many good woriis of thei9 own organ1A ,,9t.. -Ucn as educating the descendants c. Nv.l-e-er@te veterans, re lieving the srl- ...s oi needy veterans and other th4ng.. ee- well known by the public to re1telate acre, it is never eX pected thal ans p.yr, uf these funds VIII be turned over .o e1e lreasury of aht camp but is given the Confeuerate Veterans l5ene, olent tor reief) Assoca- ton, which i5 conipVsea of members of every camp ill Jetferson county, incita- ing Camp Wilcox.
 There is record that Camp Wilcox veterans have received help from ths fund. This relief association is supported by the U. D. C., and many an old veteran during the cold winter months has re- ceived aid from this source supplied alone by the C. b. C. Relief 10 Neterah9 in distress is Where much of Aaneey cha pteris money goes. This chapter aia4 contributes yearly to the relief assocla- ton, as do the other chapters
 .sThe U b. L. wish to correct Com mander McCallum's statement that they asked him to turn over his money to the U. D. c. Hearing that Camp iicoN had collected money for sending veterans to the reunion, they asked the quesfloit that if it were true that Camp Wilcox mad collected such money would Camp Wilcox wish to combine the fund and help to send all Confederate veterans ta the reuRion con forta bly,, or would they prefer los.,.lG their own veterans 10 the reun,on anu thus allow. the l.. D. C. to sen, al seaeraus of c,ner camps aa'i e crAn+ na, members amps?
 siAi. Mics i,.4um answ,tet, plV hptiy and olnl.la s.oa.t ihat they had no such tuhi ana .e.iin,eAta mat a ,,p niicGN $ prd rata share from the .iS d;tS be turned csc. s3 yahtp 'Wue X l'easus I'is l. L. C r4!acd that no sum or 'loiiey or frs .ra4a . are would be tHri'eu 1Ner - a.s 4a for it's treasury. hut thas ticl,esa -, oe bought for veterans wi&h n l.. attend the reunion NoAA- lnaI,iVi .t.ct 'allhmS recent stattitle'+' shows tAas the camp has collected funds for sendnis veterans to the reunion, anu the Dau2i,efs are very alad that tainp Wilcox is sesphel, Tor this Will leave the smaller sun" colleetsd by the Daush- ters throdsh ,ae eay to he used for vet erans wno s,ie no, so fortunate as Camp Wilcox.
 .'On d question al Camp Wilcox meet ing as to hoW ,a.tliy veterans would go to the reunion. thirty three answered. The list, however sent TO the Daughters by Camp WlcoXis secretary contained seventy four names This list has been gone oyer carefuilS and it is found that not nearly so many as seNenty-four VIII wish to attend. some of those whose names were among the list of seventy four are out of the city, some are not members of Camp Wilcox and some say they cannot possibly attend. Ine Daughters are happy therefore in thu belief that Camp Wilcox having money in Its treasury for the purpose will i'aS for their veterans out of the money anus collected and in that way not one vet eran will be left behind. V
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