Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-26
CAMP R. E. LEE.
Tarrant County Ex-Confedefates Form
Camp.
The Bylaws and Constitution Edoptad-The
Membership-To Care for Disabled Veter-
ans-A Generous 0ffer.

The e--Couederates of Tarrant equity and
Fort Worth met yesterday afternoon in the dis
trict courtroom.
1t was an adjourned meeting. the result of an
initiatory conference held week before.
There were present during the afternoon not
less than 100 age-worn veterans, including many
of the leading men of this part OF the state, and
the enthusiasm with which they entered upon
the business in hand indicated that the cause of
the INDECENT and needy OF their old comrades i S
near to their heart.
Gen. W. L. Cabell of Dallas, was prominent
visitor in the meeting.
Judge c. G. Cummings was elected to preside.
and Mr. John w. Fiend was appointed to act
secretary during the interesting proceedings.
Judge Cummings made brief address in which
he told of the pressing necessity taat existed for
general organization o! the veterans of the lost
cause, not only that the principles for which
t they fought might pc presented "a. in proper
sp;Aeades might re ceive the care their valorous
's3c<71nset on the ten ed field had won for them.
Gen. W L. Cabell also made an address He
seconded the sentiments ut. cred by Judge
Cummings. and also urg' upon the veterans
the import ance of attendance upon the state
fair eX-Corfederate day, November l.
The committee on permanent organization
appointed at the previous meeting reported
through Judge R. E. Beckhsm. Their report
was to the effect that camp of ex-Confederates
! be formed 10 be called the R. E. Lee camp, ami
TIhat a constitution be adopted similar in nearly
every respect to that in use BY Camp Sterling
Pric, at Dallas.
This adopted
The filling OF offices was in order; and there
was no d spue as to who should be elected.
he election resulted thus:
Captain, w. G. Veal.
First lieutenant, c. C. Cummings.
Second lieutenant. A. NJ. Quayle.
Quart rmastcr. JEFF Earle.
AGiutant, John w. Friend.
Surgeon, Dr. A. P. Brown.
Assistant surgeon, DR.. NJ. Matkin.
Chaplain, Rev. DR.. Tinnon.
No ion was taken with regard TO attendance
at Dallas on Ex-Confederate Day. but COM
mittee was appointed to secure badges bearing
the picture of Gen. r. z. Lee, which may be
worn by those who attend the fair.
The matter OF caring for Uncle Billy Boutwell,
was brought up. Uncle Billy is q veteran OF the
Mexican as well as the civil war, and is SICK and
helpless.
William Sawyer offered to take care of Uncle
Billy during the coming winter.
TIL offer W accepted by Camp r. e. Lee,
and the generous Mr.. Sawyer was given a rous-
ing vote of thanks.
The camp adjourned to meet again next Fri
day night at the court house.
The iollowirgis by no means complete list
roll yes erday:
John W. Friend, Eleventh Alabama regi-
ment. Company B.
C. c. Cuthbert, Second Mississippi, Whit
uey's brigade, Company l.
Eugene Magee. Eleventh Mississippi, Whit
ney's brigade. Company Is.
William Barr, Fifth Virginia regiment, Com
pany 4.
J. H. Murphy, Ninth Mississippi regiment,
Company d.
B. j. Balleutine, Fourth Missouri cavalry.
J. J. Massie and F. N. Leatherman, Four
teenth Tennessee regiment, Company A.
P. J. Bowdry, Shelby's Missouri brigade.
]. G. Richardson, Tenth Missouri, Parsons
brigade, Company 10.
J. L. Mock, Seventh Kentucky cavalry
D. R. Myers, Eleventh Georgia regiment.
G. G. Cummings, sergeant major Seventeenth
w L. Mont, second Virginia cavalry, Com
]. NJ. Boyd. quartermaster-serg Seventh
regiment. North Carolina infantry.
J. w. Key, first sergeant Sixteenth Alabama
infantry, Company e.
7. ]. Maben, Eleventh Tennessee cavalry,
CompanyF
G: ": Cook, Eighth Tennessee regiment.
James Taylor, Eighth Virginia cavalry, Com
pany G.
JEFF Earle, Third Kentucky regiment, Gano's
W. G. Veal, Twelfth Texas cavalry
B. R. Elliott. Tenth Missouri infantry, COM
pany G..
R. E. Beckham. First Kentucky regiment.
4. NJ. Quayle, Thir'i Kentucky regiment
John A. Bergin, Thirtieth Alabama infantry,
j. c. Boyd, Seventeenth Tennessee infantry,
company F.
]. P. Smith. Seventh Texas cavalry.
G.. c. Blanks, Thirty-fourth Alabama regi-
ment.
E. ": Peates. Eighth Tennessee regiment.
A. j. Wilson, First Texas iufsntry
j. D. Stockett, SiIteenih Mississippi, COM
pany X.
j. H. oglesby, Forty-fourth Tennessee in
fantry, company F.
Charles McDouglal, Forty-eighth Mississippi
volunteers, company F.
A B. Fraser, First Louisiana cavalry
w. A. Lane, Sixteenth Louisiana infantry,
company A.
Dr.. j.. L. Cunningham, surgeon Twenty
eighth Alabama regiment.
DR.. NJ. Matkin, Fifteenth Arkansas regiment,
company B.
]. B. Heron, Cox'sl brigade, Tennessee cav
airy.
@. G. Kincaid, Eleventh North Carolina in
fantry, company /.
w. T. Mooney. Twentieth regiment Georgia
volunteers, company E.