The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-15

When Commander Brooke called
Watts Camp, Confederate Veterans to
order in the rooms of the Real Estate
Exchange, moro than fifty members
were present. During the meeting
many more came in until there wore
fully seventy members present.
Adjutant Pitzer being absent, the
reading Of the minutes was dispensed
with, and general routine business
takenup.
On motion of Mr.. Frye, it was dc
cided- that inasmuch as the blank APP
plications had not yet been received,
that all new members could come in as
they did on the institution of the
camp.
Commander Brooke stated that tho
most i'm portant matter befor the meet
ing was the proposed trip to Lexington
to attend the unvciling Of the Jackson
statue. lie had been endeavoring to
secure accommodations from tho rail
road company, and had succeeded in
procuring a special train If seventy
persons could consent to 60 This num-
Der would comprise the Veterans, Sons Of
Veterans and Military Companies. The
latter would take thirty or forty mem
bers, and it depended OH tho latter
organizations to supply the remainder
He thought that every Confederate
soldier should he present on that occas-
ion, and pay his tributes of respect to
this great and distinguished general.
All who desired to 20 were requested
to arise, and on counting forty-four
members of those present said they
would be on hand. Many who were not
present had already expressed them
selves as DESTROYS OF going.
On motion it was decided to meet in
the hall next Tuesday morning at $50
o'clock and march 10 the depot in a
body.
1t was decided that all who arc to at
tend shall hand their names in to Com
mander Brooke at the clerks Office not
later than Friday or Saturday.
MIR. Cory stated that Il number of old
Federal soldiers who reside in the city
were DESTROYS of attending, and wished
to know il they could accompany the
camp.
On motion Of Mr.. Johnson it was de-
cided to invite all Federal soldiers in
the city to accompany them as guests Of
the camp.
Judge Parrish, one of the entertain
ment com mittec, related some valuable
personal obscrvances of incidents of thu.
late war, as seen by him while quartered
at Sewers Point, near Norfolk lie de-
tailed the exploits of the Mcrrimac in
such q manner as 10 attract the pro-
foundcst attention.
This great engagement was witnessed
by him, and the facts were brought out
III such clear and concise manner,
That one conld almost see the great
steel bill OF Merrimac plunged in the
side of the Cumberland, while the for
mer ripped and snortcd in the effort to
draw the monster weapon from the
vitals of It's adversary.
He then detailed the fight between
the Monitor and the Mcrrimac on the
next day, and denied the assertion that
the latter was disabled by that vessel
The Merrimac chased it several times.
but it always ran in shallow water and
the Merrmac could not follow Tho
reason the Merrimac withdrew was be-
cause of n leak sprung the day before
in the effort to withdraw tho steel bill
from the side of the Cumberland. lie
examined the vessel after she had been
run in the dry-dock, and not one of the
shots did any damage.
Colonel l'arrishs splendid address was
greeted with applause.
On motion Of Mr.. Hobbs, it was de-
cined to appoint committee of three
to draft suitable resolutions relative to
the death Of Comrade C. II. A. Weldon
The commander appointed Messrs
Hobbs, I.ockett and Featherstone.
The entertainments committee selected
the following members to deliver ad-
dresses at the next meeting of the camp:
Colonel Penn, DR.. Ii. a. Sims and Dr.
c. Il. James.
The following new members we're
added to the roll:
j. c. Hines, Second Virginia Cavalry;
w, G. Priddy, Eighteenth Virginia In
faftry: S. II. Gish, Salem Artillery:
Vim. ID. Woodson, Twenty eigth Vir-
ginia Infantry; Thomas Depp, First
Missouri Volunteers; B. w. Markham,
Purcell's battery, Pegram's battalion;
w. M. Wood, Second Virginia Cavalry:
K. ID. CofTman, Tenth Virginia Infantry;
j. Il. Nowlin, Fifty6rst Virginia In
fantry; c. G.. Jones, First Battalion Vir-
ginia Artillery; j. Il. Lavelle, First Vir-
ginia Cavalry; j. Il. James, Eighth Vir-
ginia Infantry.