The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-04
NASHVILLE GETS
NEXT CONVENTION
Thirtieth Reunion Closes In Ashe-
ville-Daniels On Program.

Asheville, Sept. 3O.-Nashville
the home of "Old Hickory and the
city in which his remains were laid
to rest, was chosen as the next
meeting place of the Thirtieth divi-
sion, Col. Albert L. Cox of Raleigh
was elected president; Capt. Frank
P. Bowen of Knoxville reelected Sec
retary and treasurer, and other off,
GERS were chosen this afternoon dur
ing the business session which
brought the reunion Of the Thirtieth
division to close.
Sergt. Maj. Guy H. May Of Knox
Vile, Tenn, was elected first vice
president; Private Harold Turner Of
FSpartanburg, S. c., second vice
president and Sergt. Harry L.
'Baumgardner of Asheville was
elected third vice president. Work
of Captain Bowen in bringing to
Asheville a crowd conservatively es-
timated at more thaR5 900 men and
in providing a program that enter
tanned the veterans and perpetuated
the memory of their glorious
achievements was praised. He was
again chosen to occupy the same
post by unanimous acclamation.'|
Brig. Gen. Samuel F. Faison, in be-
half of the Old Hickory association,
presented Col. h. B. Springs Of
Greenville, retiring president, with
a large loving cup as token of the
esteem in which he is held.
Honorary Members Chosen
/ Chaplain A. I. Foster of Nashville
was elected association chaplain
succeeding Chaplain John Mcsween,
Jr., of Timmonsville, S. c. Resolu-
tions adopted by the association
made members of the nearest kin OF,
those who died, honorary members,
the IL men from the Thiriteth divi-
sion who won 13 of the 78 congress
sional medals, also Maj. Gen George
W. Read, commander of the corps
in which the Thiriteth gained dis
tinction, Gov. Thomas A. Beckett, of
North Carolina; Josephus Daniels,
secretary of the navy, Ex-Governor
Richard I Manning of South Caro-
lima.
/ Of particular significance was a
resolution relating to vocational
training of those honorably dis
charged from the armed forces. The
government in continuing the train
ing was commended and those who
are training were urged to take it.
The legislatures of Tennessee,
North and South Carolina will be
called on to appropriate $4,000
each for the preparation of a his
tory of the Thirtieth division. The
resolution would also empower the
Igovernor of each state to appoint
one person to become member Of
the board of editors of such history.
| Would Mark Graves
Reported unfavorably by the COM
mittee was resolution introduced
by Old Hickory, post No. 2 of Nash
vile, Tenn, asking the legislatures
of the three states to appropriate
$4,000, each for the purpose of
making and erecting suitable mark
ers on the fields of battle, showing
the progress of the Thirtieth divi-
sion in combat in Belgium and
France. The resolutions committee
did not favor the bill, holding that
it was tantamount to asking legisla-
lures for a monument to them
selves. The resolution was killed by
a narrow plurality.
A resolution enabling an officer
to be elected during his absence was
passed. Under such conditions was
Col. Albert l.. Cox chosen, the
colonel being unable to attend the
reunion.
Efforts looking to corps conven-
tion of the Twenty-seventh and Thir
tieth divisions were expressed in a
resolution commencing the sister