Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-04

CONFEDERATE VETERANs.-The reg
ulaI meeting of R. Z. Lee Camp, Con-
ssdarate Veterans, was held last night
and was largely attended. Commander
" 4. Smoot presided. One new men,
hor was reported from the committee
and elected. A communication from
rbe Adiutant General of the Grand
Comp in reference TO the roster ofthe
INN was read. Several committees
r@norted and were discharged. The
I.,nmander read his annual address us
follows: =,
C5ardde. Again we are assembled
at our annual meeting to receive re-
mort of our progress as a camp during
Inc mast twelve months, and for the
election of officers for the ensuing year.
Wa had in our treasury, April, 1892,
ESQ 81. collected during the year,
SI3S -; total, $1,000; expended dur
;ng the wear. $lG3. 10: balance On hand
~ his time, SIT. 10. The $3l.25 is still
At the Alexandria Intirmary subject TO
~ TberoIl of Company f, 18th Va Infant
re was completed and sent to the AdJu-
tsnt General at Richmond, Va, as re-
auested, by your committee, Comrades
{Yarfield and Devaughn:
The intersection of Washington and
Prince street. around our monument,
has not been paved as yet, but we are
in hopes it will soon be done.
The invitation of Ihos. I. DAVIS
Post. G.. A. r., to assist in decorating,
SIuy 3Oth. we had to decline as we had
accepted an invitation to attend the UNI
yelling of the monument to Gen. a. 7.
Hill. at Richmond, on that day.
The invitation to attend memorial
exercises by Pickett-Buchanan Camp,
of Norfolk, June 8, 1892, we had TO de-
cline. W., -
attend the unwilling of the monument
to Gen. A. P. Hill. The invitation OF
Rathbone Division, X. of p, Septem-
Der 10, we had to decline.
The request of the various Conieder-
ate organizations OF Richmond 10 ASSIST
them in the bazaar TO be held there
April II to raise money for the soldiers
and sailors monument, in that city,
was handed to Mrs. WILDER Reid to get
the ladies interested and to work for it,
with what results do not know
We have collected and sent to the
treasurer of the eX-President Jefferson
Davis monument fund S3S.25 and have
the promise of more. The monument
is to be erected in Monroe Park, Rich
mond. by the whole South, and is to
cost about S25O,OOO. l understand it Is
progressing we'll
We. by resolution issued, adopted
the uniform used by other camps OF the
state; gray coat, blue pants, light hats
and canes. at a cost of $l3.S5 each.
As recommended by the Grand Camp
and all the camps Of the South,
we have committees at work
compiling a true history of the United
states where our South will be correct
ly reported.
January 10 we gave banquet, and
had an enjoyable time. We had ad-
dresses on Gen. T. j.. Lee, by Comrade
.yuo. NJ. johnson, Infantry, Comrade
Theo. H. Ficklin, Artillery, Comrade {.
s. TAYLOR, Navy, Comrade 5. B. Davis,
Confederate Surgeon, Comrade DIR.
Bedford Brown, Confederate Prisoners,
Comrade Thos. Perry. ITO those who
have gone before" offered by DR.. Cox,
Eas drunk standing Comrade Ed
Wsrfield read Gen. Il. L. Lees fare,
we'll address.
We ell attended in uniform. We are
not like the Confederate Veterans OF
Georgia, whose State refuses to accept
q home for her old soldiers and who 90
E,y the name of the "Homeless Conied-
crates of Georgia
We have home and it has many in
mates and Is doing a noble work. We
may be called 0n this year to assist it
again. As Missouri paper truly stated
il is noble work and fully repays the
state if it is the means of taking care
of few old soldiers and keeping them
out OF the poor house.
May "a our Memorial Day. Our COM
mittees decorated the graves of all OF
our comrades in the various cemeteries
around Alexandria we could find.
The camp met at 4:50 p, N. with the
EolioWing organizations
Sons of Confederate Veterans: Con-
fedefate Veterans, assistants from Wash
ington; Th0a, ?. Davis Post, q. A. r.,
No. 46; Alexandria Light Infantry; st.
Johns Cadets; Ratibone Division, h.
of F.; Hydraulion S. +. T., Co.; lReliei
Hook and Ladder, Columbia s. Eco
At 5 o'clock the line was formed on
Washington street and after short
march the procession formed around
the monument, en- mass, the veterans on
Washington street facing north, the
military on Prince street fa3tag east
and the firemen on Prince street facing
west, when the following exercises Were
held: Hymn by Coral Union, accom-
panied by quartet from the Musica
Association; prayer by Chaplain Nor
ton; hymn, Ameries. after which thu
orator of the day, Judge JoGa Critcher
delivered an eloquent and instfuet'y
address, While the members of the q
A. +. and ourselves placed our flora
tributes at and on the monument tn
ladies and gentiesaeai sang anothe
hymn. The procession was tafn re
formed and marched by WashlnSt1j
sstree5 TO Christ Church. The Confed
crate Veterans, the Grand Army of the
Republic and the Sons OF Contederat
Veterans entered the yard where w
formed two sides of a square, the drum
corps playing the dead march militar!
formed on Cameron street, tiremen OF
washington street: the ladies and gen
tiemen sang. accompanied by music
Nearer my God TO Thee" the mount