The Georgia Confederate May-June 2007 Issue
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VOLUME XXIII – NUMBER III Official Publication of the Georgia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans MAY-JUNE 2007 Division Adjutant Although reluctant to state his personal opinion regarding this project, Division Adjutant Recommends Napier- Tom Brown agreed to do so ONLY after the unanimous Hoffman House As vote of the Executive Council Division Headquarters at the March 31, 2007 meeting. REVISED LEASE PROPOSAL OPINION OF THE GEORGIA DIVISION ADJUTANT FROM THE SOUTHERN CULTURAL FOUNDATION THIS OPINION IS EXPRESSED AT THE DIRECTION OF DATED May 5, 2007 THE GEORGIA DIVISION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR THE USE OF THE NAPIER-HOFFMAN HOUSEAS IT WAS MY INTENT TO NOT INTERJECT AN OPINION, BUT TO A HEADQUARTERS SIMPLY PROVIDE FACTS. AT THE DIRECTION OF THE GEORGIA After consideration and discussion of the concerns of the DIVISION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, WHILE MEETING IN FORSYTH, GA Georgia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Headquarters’ Committee representing the Georgia Division of the Sons of ON 31 MARCH 2007, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN OPINION Confederate (The Division) and the Southern Cultural Foun- ON THE PROPOSED LEASE AS DIVISION ADJUTANT. dation (The SCF) the following terms for a lease for the use of the Napier-Hoffman House (The House) located at 350 In- IT IS MY OPINION, WITH ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, dian Springs Road in Forsyth, Georgia, owned by the South- THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GEORGIA DIVI- ern Cultural Foundation for the use of the House as a Head- quarters by The Division the following terms for a lease are SION TO EXERCISE THE PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT AS offered. PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT. 1. The Division will assume all monetary obligations for THE REASONING AND BACKGROUND BEHIND THIS OPINION IS the House including but not limited to: ATTACHED FOR ALL MEMBERS TO SEE HOW I ARRIVED AT THIS A) Maintain all insurance required to protect the House from fire, storms, flood, bodily injury and theft. The SCF to be RECOMMENDATION. THIS SECTION ALSO GIVES FURTHER IN- named in all insurance policies as the beneficiary. FORMATION ON THE POTENTIAL LEASE AGREEMENT. B) All taxes – Federal, State and local that may be levied against the House and property. IT IS MY HOPE AND DESIRE THAT THIS ISSUE CAN BE PUT TO C) Maintenance of the House and property including but BED WITH ALL ACCEPTING THE FINAL DECISION OF THE MEM- not limited to exterior of the house, interior and decorating (with the approval of the SCF), Property (grounds) to be main- BERSHIP IN REUNION. THIS HAS BEEN A PROCESS OF 15 YEARS AT tained in an acceptable manner. THIS POINT, AND HAS BECOME A DIVISIVE ISSUE TO THE DIVI- D) Payment of all utilities required by the Division to SION IN THE PAST YEAR. IT IS TIME FOR THE DIVISION TO MOVE maintain the House and the operation of the House as the FORWARD TO FIGHT, AS ONE, THE ISSUES THAT DETRACT FROM Division’s Headquarters. E) The Division to assume the outstanding balance due OUR TRUE HISTORY BEING PRESENTED. LET US UNITE AS ONE on the note of approximately $61,000 held by BB&T, Macon, FOLLOWING THE FINAL VOTE, WHATEVER THE FINAL OUTCOME Georgia. Payments are due quarterly. MAY BE, WHETHER WE, AS INDIVIDUALS AGREE OR NOT. LET’S F) Any and all approved changes and additions to the COME TOGETHER AS GOOD MEN OF THE SOUTH IN THE NAME OF grounds and the house that are required by the Division. G) Signage on the public streets, flag poles, and plantings, OUR ANCESTORS WHO FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT AND REUNITED walks, parking areas, driveways, site lighting and any other AND MOVED FORWARD. such improvements will be the exclusive responsibility of the Division with the approval of SCF. All signage will comply with Forsyth/Monroe county planning and zoning require- Tom Brown ments. A tasteful sign will be erected at the driveway entrance on Indian Spring Road which will read: “NAPIER-HOFFMAN GEORGIA DIVISION ADJUTANT HOUSE” “Erected 1831” Headquarters, Georgia Division, Sons 05 MAY 2007 of Confederate Veterans, Headquarters Southern Cultural Foundation and any other tenants. The SCF states that it has no objection to the respectful and appropriate display of any Confederate national, state or military flag. H) The SCF must have an accountant prepare a non-profit See Related Stories Inside... tax return each year. The SCF must receive from the Division for the use of the House and property a sum of $100.00 (one hundred dollars) each month to cover the cost of this re- quirement by the Federal Government. Resolution to Establish General 2. The SCF as the Owner has the ultimate responsibility • for the House and property and must have final approval of all permanent changes and/or additions the Division may Headquarters...... Page Eleven want to make to the House and property (grounds) 3. The Division may from time to time wish to sub-lease certain space in the House to qualified tenants. This is ac- • History of the Headquarters Project ceptable to SCF but SCF must have final approval of all ten- ants. The Division shall establish the rental charge. Page Twelve 4. The Division may from time to time wish to rent the House and property for public or private gatherings such as weddings, receptions, parties and committee meetings to raise money for the maintenance of the House and property. • Members of the Board Southern The Division shall establish the rental charge. 5. The Division may from time to time wish to use the Cultural Foundation . Page Twelve House and grounds for barbeques, living history displays, educational events and similar purposes. 6. In regard to Items 4 and 5 a calendar for scheduling • Further Clarification and Opinion of of events both inside and outside the House will be main- tained by the Division and available to the SCF upon request. the Division Adjutant . Page Thirteen (Continued on page eleven) Page Two The Georgia Confederate May-June 2007 Issue Letters to the Editor ’56 Flag which in 1861 and today look way from Chattanooga to At- is to come of the efforts that Lincoln, with the help of down their long hypocritical lanta and our army contin- the Division’s Headquarters the other conspirators, Will- Dear Editor Espy, noses at the South. There are ued on to Savannah and then Committee and the Southern iam Steward, Salmon Chase, I would like to respond to not stars for a large number of on to Bentonville. You know Cultural Foundation have Edward Bates and Edward the article in the March 2007 our sister Confederate states. the ultimate result. We’ll made, it will be because the Stanton developed a map of Georgia Confederate by AOT Quite frankly, I don’t give a rip never know what might have members of the Division ap- the lands that had been pur- Adjutant, Joe Warnke. Com- what the stars in Mississippi’s happened otherwise. For prove this Headquarters at chased where at a later date, patriots Warnke and Barrow flag stand for, according to the those who say “But we could Reunion in Metter. I hope the Union Army would ma- attending the inaugaration is obscure state code quoted by not win” I say: How do you that a financially prudent and neuver the Confederate Army not my business. I personally Mr. Warnke. I do know this know? fiscally responsible plan will to these lands to fight battles. would not have attended. In about Mississippi’s state flag; Doug Allen be forthcoming from the SCF Lincoln knew of the plan 2002 I voted for Sonny Per- it bears the Saint Andrew’s Roswell Mills Camp 1547 and the SCV Headquarters of the South in late 1850 to due in the general election Cross and the leadership of Committee. If such a plan is secede from the Union and (not in the primary). I voted Mississippi preserved their revealed, and I would expect form an army. This he knew for him having believed his state as opposed to the lead- that to happen in time for through his friendship with announcement that he would ership of the state of Georgia. ’56 Flag camps to review the plan, I Alexander H. Stephens from support a fair flag vote. When The Perdue flag was Dear Editor, hope it will be approved. Georgia who was in the U.S. he proved himself a liar I never brought about in a rigged ref- I just wanted to thank In the midst of some Congress with Lincoln. voted for him again, nor will I erendum which omitted the you for running the article heated dialog and intrigue on Lincoln and his group of ever, nor would have I at- popular 1956 flag. The whole “In Defense of the 1956 Vet- this subject, I encourage each four conspirators knew that tended the inaugaration. issue was over the 1956 flag, erans Memorial State Flag” camp to not take my word or to make their conspiracy Contrary to popular opin- which the Governor, in his by Tim Pilgrim in The Geor- any one else’s word for this. work, there must be a war, ion the Perdue flag only par- first campaign, promised to gia Confederate. It was both Go to Forsyth. Visit the house and Lincoln assured his fel- tially represents the Confed- include in a state-wide refer- enlightening and well done. yourself. See what we are dis- low conspirators as soon as eracy. The 13 stars on endum. The Governor and Sincerely, cussing here. I think that this he became president in 1861 Perdue’s flag are the stars of legislature bucked under pres- K.