The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-05
STAFF IS NAMED
 BY CHIEF OF SONS
 OF CONFEDERACY
Dr. w. E. Quinn Of Fort Payne Appointed Di-
 vision Commander

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. A. D. s. Etheridge of this city, command CT in chief of Sons of Confederate veterans, today announced the follow ing appointments of members of his staff, stating that additional mem- bers and committees will be named later:
 George A. Macon, quartermaster in chief, Memphis, Tenn; James 5. Da- venport, judge advocate in chief, Vim itia, Okla; John NJ. Witt, inspector in chief, Tupelo, Miss. John z. Reardon, commissary in chief, Tallahassee, Fla. {; Dr. William F. Hubbert, surgeon in chief, Dallas, Texas, and the Rev. A. B. Owens, chaplain in chief, Lathrop, Missouri.
 Commander Etheridge also amour ces the appointment of the following division commanders, who will serve during his term of office, or until the election of a division commander by their respective conventions:
 Division Commanders
 Dr. w. E. Quinn, Fort Payne, Ala. |; F. R. Wiles, Little Rock, Ark; Frank F. Conway, Washington; Silas w. Fry, New York City; John Ashley Jones, Atlanta; Malcolm H. Crump, Bowling Green, Ky; J. St. Clair Favrot, Baton Rouge, La.; Charles A. Moreno, St. Louis; Judge T. c. Kimbrough, OK ford, Miss; c. M. Brown, Asheville, N. C., and John L. Highsaw, Memphis.
 "The need for consistent and organ ized publicity in the confederation has long been apparent" said statement by the commander. T therefore wish to announce the appointment of Will tfa nr~a- nue, Windsor, Ontario, as national publicity A8ector for the organization. Comrade Hammond is life member of the Sons of Confederate veterans and has taken great interest in the organization. He was born in Atlanta and is the son of Sir William Ham, mond, who fought through the war in the Fourth Texas regiment. Comrade Hammond is the owner and editor of the Southern Rover, which is devoted to the Sons of Confederate veterans and to the upbuilding of the south. Comrade Hammond has agreed to &C., cept this position and devote his time to this work without cost to the or ganization. All camp and division of ficers are requested to cooperate with the newly appointed publicity director and by so doing it is believed that great good will be rendered the organi- zation.
 To Name Staffs
 "The division commanders will ap- point immediately their staff as fol lows: Adjutant, inspector, judge advo- cate, quartermaster, commissary, sur geon, historian, chaplain and color bearer, and as many brigade con- manders as he may deem wise, provided he shall not appoint more than one brigade commander for each congress sional district. Each division com mander will send at once a list of his appointees to Walter l.. Hopkins, adju- tant in chief, Richmond, Va, and list to Arthur H. Jennings, historian in chief, Lynchburg, Va, for publication in the Confederate Veteran. The divi- sion commanders will begin at once to organize their respective divisions for the next general convention, which will be held in Dallas, Texas, in 1925.
 Staff officers are hereby requested to assist camp and division officers ill building the organization in their res pective localities. It is considered the paramount duty of staff officers to standing at general headquarters and to assist in the organization of new camps.
 Division commanders will be the ones responsible for the success or failure of their respective divisions. The standing of the divisions will be sent you monthly. I trust that your division will make good showing and not be found at the bottom of the list
 D. $. ETHERIDGE,
 Commander in chief,
 "Official.
 Walter l.. Hopkins. adjutant in chief
 and chief of staff"