The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-03

An interesting Meeting OF tho Old Veterans
vt Their Hall Lat Evening.

lee Camp held their regular weekly meet
ing in lee Camp Hall last evening. Colone
A. W. Archer was in tho chair aud Adjutan
Stratton recorded
colonel Archer communicated 10 tho camI
the thanks OF Captain +. Leslie Spence 70,
the sympathy expressed at the last meeting
when committee was appointed TO wait on
MN ana to assure him of the interest which
tho camp took IN his sad bereavement.
colonel W. L. Smith reported as commnn
der OF Grand Camp that Colonel Hugh Il
smith, OF 4. =. Hil Camp had been appoint
Cd a member OF tho Board Of Visitors OF the
Soldiers Home.
printed report Of tho ceremonies in con.
nectlOn with the unwilling OK the monument
Of General Stoncwall Jackson at Lexington
va on July DIST was received from the mon
ument committee.
last-C mmander J. w. White stated that
Commander Bowles. who had been appointed
q committee 10 look after the removal Of the
bodies OF Confederate soldiers from Shields
woods. had informed him that Pickett Camp
had expressed their willingness 70 attend To
the transfer Of the bodies 10 the burying-place
IN Hollywood.
Commander Jennings. Of Pickett Camp.
who WAS present. explained that eighteen or
twenty Confederate soldiers who had died at
tho hospital were buried in Shields woods.
HIS camp was ready to remove the bodies as
soon As tho weather would permit it. the tom
perature at present being too hot to admit the
removal Of tho bodies.
Mr.. White moved that Lee Camp should
share the expenses with Pickett Camp that
might be caused by the removal of the bodies.
MAJOR Brander offered az n substitute that
the wholo subject be re.crred 10 Pickett
Camp. After some discussion the substitute
was adopted
Colonel Murphy announced the presence Of
Judge Farrar, who was invited 20 address the
camp, aud mado few feeling remarks with
regard to the sympathy shown by the Camp
IN his recent Bereavement.
The ladies OF the OakwOok Memorial Asso-
citation made a report to tho camp If their
work IN caring for q widow Of Confederate
soldier. 10 whose destitute condition their ut
teltion was called by the camp. At their
next meeting tho ladies will cndeayor 10 devise
some means by which that widow will be en-
abled TO earn q support for herself with the
aid Il some little assistance.
Comrade Crump. who presented thisreport
stated that he thought it would be gratifying
10 the Camp 90 know that the Ladies Oak
wood Memorial Association acted so promptly
and readily 20 their request and deemed il in
deed pleasure 70 do SO. In the language OF
the president of tho association. they
tho holy and patriotic duty of pre-
serving and h0noring the memory of
the great army that now sleep in
the silent city of the dead AZ Cakwood.
yet our services and our labors are always at
the commend Of the gallant veterans Of Lee
Camp ID their pTaiseworthy efforts to relieve
the distresses of the widows and orphans Of
those noble sons Of the South who barred
their breasts and risked their lives in defense
of woman and her home'
Major Brander requested the comrades
present 70 nave their pictures taken at Eos
ter's studio ms soon rs possible. No expense
viii be caused 20 the veterans. and il is very
desirable that the pictures of all of them are
dedicated 10 Lee Camp
Colonel Murphy reported that the special
committee appointed 10 compile a history OF
the camp had met for the first time last Tues
day evening, and had elected Colonel Smith
historian He asked that all who are in the
possession Of information TO be used by the
committee submit it as soon a convenient.
The committee will meet every Tuesday even
ing at B.