The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-13
THE CID VETS MEET.
Lees Birthday to be Fittingly Celebrated
Reading of Papers Postponed

Lees Birthday to be Fittingly Celebrated.
Reading of Papers Postponed.
The regular monthly meeting Of
Watts Camp of Confederate Veterans
met last night and a very interesting
session was held. The camp was called
to order by the commander, Col. S. S.
Brooke, who announced that the secre-
tary being absent Mr.. II. o. Frye would
act in that capacity. Mr.. Frye said as
the secretary had prepared no minutes
of last meeting he would read the report
of the meeting as given by THE TIMES,
which report, after slight alteration, was
adopted.
Colonel Brooke informed the camp
that he had received a circular from the
grand camp at Richmond soliciting aid
for the Soldiers Home and asking that
the camp raise at least one dollar per
head for each member enrolled, this
collection to be taken at the meeting of
January 10, when they will meet to
celebrate General Lees birthday. Col
onel Brooke read from the recent pro-
ceedings of the Legislature bill ask
ing that the State appropriate $4,000
instead of $4,000, the present appro-
priation for the support of this institu-
ton.
resolution was passed requesting
Col. Lewis and Captain Oliver, who are
a committee on Soldiers Home, to urge
the representatives from this district to
do everything in their power to secure
the 100000 appropriation.
A committee of ten. consisting of the
following gentlemen, was appointed to
secure ST. per head to be turned in on
the 10th of January: DR.. IIodgson. N.
B. Johnson, P. Locket. H. Il. Parrish,
w. p. Dupuy, Captain N. P. Ford,
Colonel Thomas Lewis, G. q. Taliaferro,
t. ID. Bueford and S. H. Coleman. Each
member of this committee will take
fifteen names from the roll and on
deavor to secure 81 from each.
Undor the head of application for
membership the name of Major S.
Griffin, of Bedford, was offered and
unanimously passed upon. Mrs. H. w.
Frye, who was present, was elected an
honorary member The reports of spe-
cial committees were then heard. A
letter was read from Col. John b. Carey
by the chairman of the committee on a
school history.
The committee on entertainments re-
ported and it's chairman informed tho
camp that he had written to twenty
eight different men, who were prom
inent officials in the Southern army,
asking them to furnish papers to be
read before the camp. Out of the TWEEN
ty-eight letters witten he had received
promises from eight to furnish at some
time articles for the entertainment and
instruction of tho camp.
Maj. Coleman made a short and pithy
address on the books for Southern
schools, and said he had been teacher
for twenty years, during which time he
had examined and used in his schools a
dozen different histories, but mono were
used without protest
All except one were written by North
ern men, who gave partial and incor-
rect account of the Southern cause.
I'VE owo it to ourselves and to our
Children" said he, "that the world
should have correct view of our posi-
ton on this great question"
1t was announced that Col. S. S.
Marye, of Lynchburg. and Maj. s. Grit
fin. of Bedford, will be present at the
celebration Of Lees birthday, the 10th,
and furnish interesting papers on that
occasion.
Phil. Locket made q short address in
which he gave vivid description of
Picket's charge on Cemetery Ridge.
Rev. Mr.. Duffy. who was TO read paper
prepared by Mr.. Hutchinson, said that
owing to the late hour he thought Il
wo0ld be an injustice. both 20 Mr.
HEtrhinson asd tke audience. 20 read
the paper, 5gt Wonld read IL NJ sorng,