The 2012 Reunion of the Arkansas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans will be April 20-21, 2012, in Little Rock, Arkansas. There is no charge to attend the reunion and it is open to all members in-good-standing within the Arkansas Division. The program cover for this year’s reunion may be found on this website under the Downloads tab.
The 2012 Reunion will be held at the Holiday Inn Presidential Conference Center at 600 Interstate 30 (I-30) phone (501) 375-2100. Guest rooms are available for $99 per night. Please tell them you are with the SCV Reunion/Convention.
Information. This year there will be three information sessions on Friday evening. They will last about 30 minutes and cover (1) the SCV Leadership Conference, Arkansas Division websites, (2) the H.L. Hunley JROTC Award program, and (3) Confederate Graves – where to find them and how to register them. Each session will have a different speaker and all three are free to members and their spouses.
Credentials. There will be three business sessions on Saturday and if you wish to vote during the business meeting, you will need delegate credentials.
Click here to download credentials form!
Article V of the Arkansas Division Constitution provides guidance for meetings and delegates. Section 3 reads:
The Division Convention will be called to order by the Commander. After a prayer and addresses of welcome, the Adjutant will call the roll of Division officers and camps in numerical order. As the camps are called, the chairman of each delegation will answer and hand to the Adjutant the credentials of his delegation. The Commander will then appoint a Credentials Committee to confirm the credentials of the delegates. The 2012 credentials form can be downloaded from this website (see Downloads) or you may notify your camp commander of your desire to be a delegate to the convention.
Registration. There will be an awards banquet Saturday night and you will need reservations for attendance. The registration form is self-explanatory and will ask for your choice of meat for dinner. Your registration will include your meal, a reunion medal and a copy of the 2012 reunion program. There will be an SCV auction following the Awards program. The Registration forms can also be downloaded from this website (see Downloads) or may be requested from your Camp Commander, Brigade Commander, Division Adjutant, either Division Lt. Commander, or the Arkansas Division Commander. Mail your registration forms and checks to:
Vernon Cloos, Jr. 158 Pinnacle Drive – Hensley, AR 72065 phone: (501) 680-5838
Click here to download the registration form!
Ancestor Memorials. We would like for you to submit your ancestor’s information to be included in the “Ancestor Memorials” section of the 2012 Reunion Program. Ancestor memorials are $5.00 each or 3 for $10. The ancestor memorials should include your ancestor’s name, rank (if known) company, regiment and state of service and your name. The back of the registration form has spaces to record your ancestor memorials (see Downloads) Please send your ancestor memorials to:
Vernon Cloos, Jr. 158 Pinnacle Drive – Hensley, AR 72065 phone: (501) 680-5838
Ancestor Photos. We also would like to have a picture of your ancestor to include in the 2012 Reunion Program. There is no charge for this. Please send an email with the photo attached (name.jpg file) to 1 Lt. Commander, Robert A. Edwards at geaux-tigers@sbcglobal.net or mail a copy to:
Robert A. Edwards – 521 W. Cross Street – Benton, AR 72015.
Again there is no charge for this and we feel it will add significance and relevance to the 2012 reunion program.
Arkansas Division Awards will be presented on Saturday night following our meal and presentation from our guest speaker. Danny Honnoll has sent out the Awards Nomination forms, so please complete those nominations and get them back to Danny or Commander Ray Jones, ASAP. We would love to have every camp receive an award and every camp represented at the awards banquet.
On Saturday, March 19, 2011, members of the David O. Dodd Camp 619 in Benton provided a Confederate Veteran’s tombstone for Thomas Henderson Glidewell. Members of the Camp assembled at 1:00 p.m. and held a memorial service fot Private Glidewell and dedicated the tombstone to the memory of the Veteran. Thomas H. Glidewell was a pioneer citizen of Saline County. He was born about 1819, in North Carolina and came to Saline County in 1847, working as an overseer for Mr. Green B. Hughes, on his land in Saline County, about two miles from the Saline River. In 1851, Mr. Glidewell enter his own homestead of 160 acres of land. During the war he served in the Confederate Home Guard and was taken captive in Saline County, as a civilian in March 1864, and imprisoned in the military prison in Little Rock. The charges against him recorded in the prison register were ‘Hostage’. After the weeks of confinement, Mr. Glidewell was released and returned to his home. Thomas Glidewell’s sons and son-in-law also served in the Confederate States Army and his son-in-law John Joseph Alexander Leech is buried in the Glidewell cemtery. In 1895, Mr. Glidewell deeded 1/2 acre of land to his son John H. Glidewell and son-in-law John J.A. Leech for the purpose of a cemetery. Two of his wives, three of his children and six grandchildren were already buried in this family cemetery. Thomas Henderson Glidewell died in 1899 and 120 years later received his tombstone. The memorial service was a fitting tribute to this Confederate Veteran and Arkansas pioneer. The tombstone was unveiled by a great-great-great grandson Heath Mitchell of Benton. Members of the David O. Dodd fired a three volley salute over the grave in tribute to this Confederate Veteran.