Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 1524 compatriots enjoyed another excellent meeting on Thursday January 12th with over 30 attendees, including
Brigade Commander Butch Godwin. Butch thanked the camp for the active role we take in
the community and for our efforts to fulfill the Charge to the Sons of
Confederate Veterans.
Our
knowledgeable guest speaker was Meredith McDonough from the Alabama Department
of Archives and History who presented a most interesting program on 19th century
photography. She included visual aids of many photographs from the mid
1800’s in the possession of the Archives including some Confederate soldiers
and other significant Alabamians. She also explained the various types of
photographs of the period and how photography evolved in that century.
Also
attending the meeting from the Archives was Curator Graham Neeley. He is very
familiar with the collection of Confederate flags at the Archives and gave an
update on the collection and efforts toward preservation of the flags. 1st Lt.
Commander Harold Grooms made the Dragoons annual donation of $500 to the
preservation of these flags with Meredith and Graham accepting the check. The Dragoons have made this annual donation for approximately 13 consecutive years.
1st
Lt. Commander Grooms presided over the meeting due to the unavoidable absence
of Commander Waldo. There was cheerful fellowship among the members and guests
and the satisfaction of donating money to the worthy cause of historic flag preservation at the Archives.
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