Eight members of camp 1524 attended the AL Division Reunion on Saturday June 11th which was held at the old Coca Cola Bottling Plant Event Center in Opelika. Commander Waldo, 1st Lt Commander Schwartz, Adjutant Sutherland, Chaplain Brantley, outgoing Brigade Commander Stover, and compatriots Harold Groom, Tyrone Crowley, and Darrell Haywood went to the event hosted by the SCV Lee Camp 16. A very nice breakfast buffet was provided including Conecuh pigs-in-a-blanket, muffins and fruit. The salute to the Confederate flag, an Invocation and the recitation of the SCV Charge opened the convention proceedings. Greetings were brought from the Mechanized Cavalry by Chaplain Atkins. Representatives from the UDC and Order of the Confederate Rose also brought greetings. The business session followed which included the (re)election of all the Division officers. A discussion of the awards available to students, of discretionary funds for camps and projects, and of the cemetery Guardian program followed. At lunch the unveiling of the recently repaired and renovated General Lee statue was made which was removed from Lee High School in Montgomery; plans are being made for a new location and public display. The artist who performed the statue refurbishment gave a detailed account of the repair process. Most of the Dragoons left the premises to have lunch at an outstanding nearby BBQ restaurant, the Butcher Paper which included pork and brisket and smoked mac-n-cheese. Following lunch, Brigade meetings were held and Camp 1524 former 1st Lt Harold Grooms was elected as Southwest Central Brigade Commander. Dragoons placed bids on a number of items offered by silent auction by the Lee Camp including a cannonball, books and a portrait of Lee with a couple winning their items. It was a wonderful reunion and opportunity to fellowship with compatriots from throughout the state and learn of the latest news and happenings.
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