Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-10
ARMY COTS TO Be LOANED
FOR USE OF VETERANS
Swanson's Resolution OH Be
half of Confederate Reunion
Passes Senate.
CERTAIN OF HOUSE APPROVAL
womcn's Organizations of Richmond
Asked to Aid in the Campaign
Next Week for Membership In the
Sons OF Veterans.

The United States Senate ycster-
day adopted n resolution offered by
Senator Claude y. Swanson. OF Nlr-
ginia, under which the War Depart
ment is authorized 10 loan LOCO
army cots 20 the United Confederate
Veterans for use during the organi-
zation's convention here. beginning
June 20. according to an Associated
Press dispatch from Washington yes
tcrday. The action must be con-
CURED in by the House. hut Senator
Swanson has no fear this Will not
be done.
All womcn's organizations in the
city are being appealed 10 today TO
meet with the Richmond chapters OF
the Daughters OF Confederacy on the
mezzanine floor OF the Richmpnl
Hotel Monday at u o'clock noon and
give their aid in the campaign that
will be launched next Wednesday
for members in the TWO Richmond
camps of Sons OF Confederate Vet
Grams. in letter sent out by Mrs.
J. X. Bowman. chairman of the
women's auxiliary committee.
Rapidly Passing Away.
THE generation that gave their
nil for the South in the Sixties IL
I6piuIN IdSSlDE hN anu VIZ tl
fectiveness OF the efforts OF their
organization is seriously impaired by
the physical feeblencss of the ma
jority OF it's members" says Mrs.
Bowman in the message. The duty
of preserving the ideals of the South
and keeping fresh in the mind Of
the world the Valor of its sires, and
the nobleness OF the traditions for
which 1t stands, will dcvolve upon
the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
bringing with It all its privileges and
responsibilities.
~Every man who can boast of Con-
tederate lineage ought to belong 10
the Sons Of Confederate Veterans,
and there was never so Important n
time TO muster them into its ranks
as now when contact with those who
lived In the Sixties can still be had.
and when among other important
things, the strength OF such an or
Eanization can be put behind a move
mcnt for n truthful representation
of the South in history.
That's one reason for helping the
Sons OF Veterans in the drive. And
anothcr-whcn the Confederate re-
union meets here this month Rich
mond Is going after the honor of be-
ing the national headquarters OF the
Soiis. ic VI shNItSSl vi
drivr and n large membership will
go long way towards securing this
distinction for our city
Instructions tn Workers.
The meeting Monday will last one
hour and full instruction will he
given all the workers who have been
designated certain booths in the
city
Henry i. L.itchford. president OF
the Federal Trust Company. has been
named chairman OF the finance COM
mittcc OF the Sons OF Confederate
Veterans campaign, II was announced
last night. Those on the committee
serving with Chairman Litchford
are: s. Dahney Crenshaw. O. II.
Funston. Eppa Hunton, Jr., Thomas
s. Wheelwright. \. l.. Ada mson,
James D. Crumr. II. w. Elierson. II.
r. Pollard. Jr, Warren NJ Goddard.
Z. Latimer Gordon. JacGuelln y. Tay-
Tor. a. y. williams +. Victor VIII
liams. LanChourne NJ. Williams. 4
Murat Willis, Leroy Brown. y. O.
Swink. w. II. Schwarzschild. T NJ
Darlington. Coleman WORKMAN.
George II Kccsec. T. Garnett 'Tabb.
Maxwell C. Wallace. J. Scott Parrish.
julien II Hill! W. II Adams w
Meade Addison. r. McC Burlington.
John Kerr Branch. John c Eas!ey,
+. Il. Williams and Arthur Levy.