The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-12

History OF Their Work TO he Prepared
What They Have Done for the Home.


The regular weekly meeting Of Lee Camp
was held last evening. Colonel Archer pre-
sided and Adiutant Stratton recorded.
Comrade Thomas announced the presence
I Of a new member. at least IN the present
meeting room Of the Camp. Colonel John Is.
/ Cary, who was warmly welcomed by Colonel
/ Archer
Colonel Cary thanked tho comrades for the
! compliment of being called upon 10 address
/ the Camp. and added that he was glad that
/ he was q new member Although not an old
I man. he was veteran Of tho hottest cause
/ man ever drew sword for. lie had come TO
/ tho meeting nj the request Of a friend 10 tes-
/ tuy SO the sincerity 81 his feelings II hereto
1 fore no had been absent IN body. he had
| always been with Lee Camp III spirit. u was
/ a great thing % be q fellOw-citizen. 10 be "a
/ Nwginlan, 90 he an American citizen. To
! him, however tby Efar dea,er was that
/ term which binds old veterans together IN
/ soiid phalanx, who cannot only feel the touch
/ of elbows. but also tho thr0bbngs OF the
! hearts Tho Confederate cause would only
die when the last ono Of the Con
! foderate soldiers would be laid into
his grave The good God Almighty
/ had never made such a band OF soldiers
! as enlisted under The Confederate flag. None
( but tho Confederate soldier himself would be
his parallel. D.. The Confederate veterans ought
4 70 stand together and work together. TO raise
with united efforts the monument TO the Con-
felerate soldiers ard TO support the home
where the living soldiers are taken care OF.
Colonel Cary then invited the Camp 10 at
! tend the lecture of Mr.. Kelley next Tuesday
evening. for which he himself had already
sold 10 tickets.
Colonel Archer stated that the remarks Of
/ Colonel Cary had stirred every one present
and he had no doubt that Lee Camp would
/ do their best to make the enterprise decided
/ success. lie then called on an old veteran
Colonel Charles McCanE. whom he recog-
/ nized on the lOor and of whom he said that
4 he had been true before the war. true during
! the war and 10 doubt also true since the
war
Colonel Mccain acknowledged that the
/ compliment Just paid him WAS too much even
/ for an irishmau TO stand lie felt gratifed 70
/ be the man whom Colonel Archer had alluded
/ TO- If he had been true 10 the cause since
the war, lie certainly had no reason 10 re-
/ eret It,
/ Colonel Murphy next took the floor and
/ stated that at the last meeting Of the board
l oil visitors Of the Soldiers Home, Il motion
/ had been passed at his suggestion requesting
! that body TO submit 70 Lee Camp as early AS
/ convenient full report Of what had been
done for the Home. He now moved that the
adiutant of the Camp be directed 70 prepare
a detailed history of what had been done by
/ lee Camp since its organization. and that this
| report ne submitted ny LtttlubtA lNNs
J Captain Sratton favored the motion, and
was willing 10 do all IN his power However,
/ he thought the history of the work done IN
/ the past by Lee Camp should be complete,
/ aud this could be better done 10y committed
/ than by single person. lie was very Wiling
/ to 90 all the clerical work. but there were
/ many things that could be brought out by a
committee instance. in regard to the work
! done by the Camp 10 relieve comrades III dis
/ tress. even if they we're not members OF the
/ camp, and TO assist the widows and orphans OF
! fallen soldiers. A deal Ofthis kind OF work was
I known 10 individual members OF the Camp.
/ While one man could show the great amount
| of work done by the Campo committee could
/ certainly DO this in a more efficient manner.
/ He. therefore, offered as an amendment that
! q committee of FIVE be appointed 20 compile
! the report with the adjutant.
/ Colonel Murphy accepted the amendment
/ and the motion was carried.
Colonel Archer appointed the following
members of the committee: Comrades John
Murphy Joseph b. Mckinney. i. 4. Bran
der D. Smith Redford and James T. Ferri-
ter
The committee will have full power to call
on any members of the Camp for informa-
| ton and they will have free access TO all the
| books and papers in possession OF the Camp.
COmrade 4. j. BOwles reported that the
! bodies dug up recently in Shields wood we're
| those of Confederate soldiers He was direct
| ed TO confer with the officers Of the Holly
wood Association TO effect transfer of the
bodies into the lot in Hollywood cemetery.
Colonel Archer expressed the hope that the
! Camp would be well represented at the lee
ture next Tue,day evening.
On motion of Comrade Ferriter 1t was de-
cided that the Camp attend the lecture in q
BODY and in uniform.
Colonel Cary stated that he would procure
free tickets for the members Of the drum
corps Of Lee Camp.
Adiutant Stratton was instructed 10 issue
orders to the members Of the Camp TO assem-
bic at the hall next Tuesday evening at 1880
o'clock.
The Camp then adjourned.