The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-24

9he oncampment of tho Confederate
Veterans was called to order yesterday
at 10 o'clock by Grand Commander w.
| Il. Smith The first order Of business
was the report of the committee on the
determine, first, whether the State en-
campment should as body unite with
the United Confederate Veterans Asso-
citation; secondly, whether a uniform
flag should be adopted, and, thirdly, the
best methods to have compiled and
published correct history of the United
States, in which the causes leading to
the late civil war and the conduct OF the
war itself should be given fairly and
impartially. Senator Stubs submitted
this report and, on motion, each clause
was taken up ad seriatim.
The first section recommends that
the grand encampment take no steps to
unite, as body, with the United Vet
Grams Camp, but that each camp in tho
State is recommended and urged 10 do
SO. After some discussion the report on
this clause was adopted. On the second
clause, in regard to the uniform banner,
the committee reported that it deemed
it incxpedient to legislate upon this sub
ject. The third and last clause, in ro-
gard to the school history, provoked
long but harmonious discussion, and the
subject was at length referred TO com
mittee of three, consisting of Senator
Stubs, Comrade Hume and Captain
Cousens, who are to correspond with the
officers of the United Confederate Vet-
Grams in regard to the subject, and with
view of arousing their full interest and
gaining their cooperation in tho mat
ter. The committee is also to interview
the State superintendent and board OF
public education. and to interest and
call to their aid, if possible, assistance
from the State legislature.
Captain Cousens and Colonel Brooke
manifested deep interest iii the subject,
as indeed did the entire encampment
but these gentlemen were especially
anxious tina. this undertaking oe COM
pleted at as early day as possible, and
in order to eife ctuate il as soon as pos
sible advocated that premium of 81, 600
be offered for history which should
meet with the approval Of the commit.
tee. However, this proposition seeming
incompatible with the careful delibera.
ton that should characterize the COM
pilation OF this work and perhaps having
tendency to beget haste and inaccu-
racy, the proposition was not acted
upon. The committee of three will re.
rort to the next meeting OF the encamp-
ment.
Under the next head. in consideration
of the fact that the work of the ad liant
general had been greatly increased his
salary was raised to S75 per annum.
The committee on the next meeting of
time of said meeting would not be fixed
but left open to be determined at later
date By the commander and the various
camps. This report was adopted
Chairman Brown. from the com mi .tee,
reported that the printing OF the rec.
ords of the grand encanpment BIO
printed, provided the cost of so doing
does not necessitate the levy of a
greater tax than two per cent. per
capita. Report adopted. The commit
tee on the Sons of Veterans submitted
their report recommending that this
association be allowed one representa-
tive TO every hundred members, who
shall have the right to participate in
the discussions of all meetings, but who
shall have no vote. This report was
laid on tho table.
a resolution was then passed. the
body having entered under the head of
new business, that the grand comman-
der has prepared a circular letter setting
forth what has been done at this meet
ing, pecially in regard to the school
history, and urging the various camps
throughout the State TO cooperate and
work earnestly for the success of the
order. Resolution adopted. Col Henry
then a-ose and moved resolution of
respect to the memory of James N. Bin
ford who had died since the last meet
ing OF the ercampment. Col. Henry, in
most beautiful and touching grafton,
dwelt upon the many high and exalted
virtues OF the deceased, which was fol.
lowed by another Grafton upon the same
subject by Capt. Washington Taylor, who
seconded it. The resolution was
passed by unanimous vote of the body
and ordered spread on up the records
The ell c;ion OF officers was then de-
clared in order and the following gen.
tlemen were elected without opposition
for the ensuing year: Grand commander,
Coll Thos. Brander, Of Richmond; first
lieutenant grand commander, Capt. W.
Gordon McCabe; second lieutenant grand