The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-10

| scouting In the Cumberland mount.
aims, he was one Of the $50 remain
ing OF the original 1l70, who enlisted
in the regiment to surrender at
Greensboro, North Carolina, April "a,
1865.
He died in this city where he has
resided for the past 80 years on the
18th day Of March. 1919.
Annual Address of Commander
Gen. J. }. McAlesier
Comrades, Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy and Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams; 1t becomes my duty as COM
nander of the division to inform you
annually at our state reunion Of the
conditions of the state organization
during the past year, and to give you
the benefit of any other information
regarding the affairs and the state
and condition of our comrades through
out the state Of Oklahoma, as l as
the commander might be able to OBJ
tain during the course OF my incum-
bency Of the office of major general
commanding.
regard this opportunity to address
you as very special pleasure, for
two reasons which are potent.
First. | was appointed in Novem.
Der to fill out the unexpired term
caused by the sad death Of Major
General d. NJ. HALEY, which placed
me behind in the matter of procuring
the various items Of information rela-
tive to the state or condition Of the
division.
!
Second. Near that time I was strick.
en- with very serious illness which
placed me in condition that i had
to be daily attended by a nurse,
| which l have not yet recovered from
sufficiently to become as active in the
interest of our old comrades as my
inclination would press me to be,
though L am so very much improved
that 1 almost feel like a boy again.
Had it not been for the fidelity, 10y
atty and patriotism Of my Adjutant
General I hardly know how / would
have gotten along with the accumula-
ton of business Of the Adiutant Gen.
erals office.
am delighted to be able to inform
our consolidated organization, that Is
the Veterans, the Daughters, the Sons
OF Veterans and Cranddaughters that
by q systematic cooperation Of our
official family and the camp com
manders we have been drawn closer
together in fraternalship and unani-
NIFTY Of purpose.
| Among the important matters that
/ desire to call your attention to at
this time. and probably the most i'm.
| portant TO be disc ussed, is the condi-
ton and progress OF our home at Ard.
more.
l have the honor to report a very
satisfactory condition existing there
and now that many old heroes are
growing enfeebled and exhausted in
this worlds bounty, and should be
under the care and guardianship of
the royal State Of Oklahoma, where
they could be properly cared for in
their old age. Many Of the old fellows
have that Southern spirit so strong
! in their veins that they would suffer
| privations and see their good old CON-
panions of a lifetime suffer before
they would accept the care OF the
State. l want to say to those good
old comrades who was as good 4 sol.
der as the millionaire that this is
foolish pride, while l would not en-
dorse receiving q pension, or going TO
United States Soldiers Home be-
cause that would smack of surrender
and beg aims of your former enemies,
but this was, In your homes, the
country for which you fought, suffer
ed and sacrificed for and belonged to
that sacred civilization for which you
battled during the sixties, and to ac-
cept a pension from, or occupy the
magnificent Confederate Soldiers Home
at Ardmore and accept the princely
provisions of your kindred and friends
is your dues, and legitimate rights.
| We should be very grateful for the
favors we have received at the hands
of this generous commonwealth and
feel sure that / voice the sentiment
OF every veteran in the State when
state that it is freely given and right.
fully due US.
Now my comrades, before l close I
want to call your attention once more
to the necessity for action in organ
izing camps and seeking out the
lonely and remote Confederate Veter.
ans who have not yet enrolled with
US, we need the name and company
of every one OF those faithful old he.
roes who followed the flag Of Lee and
no effort should be spared to get them.
Ny comrades, there is one more
point that l desire to call your at.
tention to and that is the history
OF the south, and its civilization, the
history OF the cause for which We
fought, suffered and sacrificed, we
should be and we are willing to stand
upon our records as history should
truthfuly record 1t, and each old
veteran should contribute his share
In writing Of this conflict as he con-
tributed to Its making away back
yonder in the sixties. Tell some Of
the members some Of your thoughts,
knowledge or experience during that
conflict.
Again. my comrades. In conclusion
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