The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-30
signify their pleasure at taking part in
the ceremonies.

TOOK cODSplcuo1sly nlRn pOsltion ahiosi'
the Confederate organizations In m
State. Many OF the most prominent cit
liens OF the s"Cockade City" lawyers
physicians. and leading business mei
who did not enroll themselves as mem mem
beers took an active part IN the eon1 Nc
Cabe, formerly AdJutant or OIL. ss,orns
Battalion OF Artillery. Of Hilfs So ,lor
A. NJ. W. was chosen by acciai nnndea
\ first commander OF the camp. ana se,SSeoedily
placed the camp in position t 70 I
out effectually the patr1otc nm mas
for which 1t was formed TIE camp and
a membership OF over TWO nsu'iicanfs are
as the war records Of an afo app they are
the rigid scrutiny, naturally ieg Hni''
badge of honor to belong ~
The camp has a large ana con e n sbb
fnrnisbed hall on the walls Oh I'M
hangs a superb oil portrait OF -, 49, a'
and pictures OF Lee, ana o.hei 49,, d
ate heroes. while ci0se ~ ,sr,.,,~ . statue 81
er's chair stands the Drohze s.a'u ' - -,
I'm h~rntc size. presented to the camp
H.. he officers and men OF the 'feSraii
BATTALION Association, OF TINS cry ine
are fine looking BODY Oh men ala hs sraI -.
IKE veterans on active service. Iney
hing is men accompanied by mag
nificent drum corps
FROM tHE Old NORTH STATE.
The Colonel Charles f. Fisher Camp,
o or the Invitation to take part in
the parade, was originally The rowan
Ter known in Richmond as the Oiu
White Caps'). and was organized IN s Deo
ccmber 1875. 1T continued in existence
ulful september, 1883, when a reorBah-
cation was effected under its present
name, and was admitted INTO the ohi Ha
Confederate Veteran Assoclatloh as an - u
3l9 with a membership OF three hunur Gu
and twenty -four, and tHe Following as
It's officers: James Il. Crawford, NJ. ;
i. Frank Patterson, Lieut.. Col: Wniiain
II. overman, MAJ; . 0lce rond d. Fhomas
Adjt. Robert w. Prlce' NoH'u''
THE camn is named In honor Of the
late lamented Colonel Charles +. fasne,,
OF Salisbury, who organized the o,N' -
North Carolina Regiment, equipPpe ssih ue
calamity leading his men on July a. i00A'
at Manassas.
MAGRUDER-EwfLL CAMP.
Tho Maeruder-Ewell Camp, Of Williams
hnrr Va was organized on the oth Oh
Nav 1882. and was named TO perpetu-
are the memory of the gallant GeneIai
John b. Magruder prince John), ana the
Venerable Colonel benjamin ,. EWeil, eA-
nresident of william and Mary College,
troons in the Peninsuiar. General Magru-
dey's gallant defense of this section Tor
more than a year, holding 1t successfully
againsf n force outnumbering him 10 /,
deserves a tribute TO his high military
genius and capacity as commahder.
OF Colonel Benjamin ,. EWel IL were
a work Of supererogation 10 say any
thing, as ne still lives ana enjoys the
love and admiration of all who know hlm
Though advanced in years TOUR scores
and more, his life has been crowded Win
Weii-deserved honors.
Prof T. j, Stubs was elected the hrst
commander of Magruder Ewell Camp.
When he refused to hold that ONCE long
er. DIR. James ID. Moncure, Superintend-
ent Eastern State Hospital, was CHOSEN 10
fill his place.
The Magruder-Ewe Camp have brought
with them the first nag unturIso III tnis
section prior to the adoption OF the slo-
rious Confederate battle flag, and also
a captured United States flag.
A year ago, with membership OF
forty-five old Confederate soldiers, forty
two attended the burial OF the standard
bearer of Confederate States, Jefferson
Davis.
THEIR MONSTER HORN.
The Stonewall Brigade Band, of Staun-
fon. Va, which Will have CONSPICUOUS
place in the parade. Is one of the best
bands in the South. Under the leader
ship of Joseph NJ. Brereton, each member
OF the organization acquits himself with
splendid musical and marshal effect, ana
the band which has been seen ana ad-
mired in Richmond upon several military
occasions, as well as in many other
places throughout the South, always
makes a good appearance. Their present
leader was formerly director OF the
Blues Band. in this city. The band Is
in excellent condition, and has recently
spent 81 600 for fun dress uniforms, which
are probably the handsomest in the South.
The monster base horn is said to be the
largest in the Southern States, the bell
measuring more than twenty inches in
diameter large enough to admit of the
entrance OF the average small boy.
SAMUEL GARLAND CAMP.
Samuel Garland Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams. of Lynchburg, Va, was organized
April %, 1885, with Colonel X. Otey as
commander; James /. Lee. adjutant, and
r. j. Jennings, Jr., treasurer. with a
full complement Of other officers. the
camp was reorganized May Z, 1894. The
interest in the organization has grown
afresh, and the large band of vets
under the following officers. are making
strenuous efforts to make the camp
stronger than II ever has been:
Commandant, Colonel Kirk Otey; First
Lieutenant-C ommandant, General j.
mander, Colonel NJ. S. Langho-ne; Third
Lieutenant-C Commander. CAPITA j. w.
Dckerson: Admtant, Il. ID. Jennings
Quartermaster, James Franklin; Treasur-
err, w. S. Gregory; Chaplain, Rev r. NJ.
Carson: Surgeon, DR.. III. G.. Latham; AS
sistant Surgeon, DR.. d. A. Langhorne.
The organization was assigned II prom
inent place in the great parade.
JOHN BOWIE STRANGE CAMP,
The John Bowie Strange Camp. C. v.
OF Albemarle, Va, which has brought
down about sixty men 10 take part in
the parade. was organized August B.
1889, II took its name from the Colonel
OF the Nineteenth (Nirginia) regiment. who
was killed at South Mountain. Mary
Thomas L. Rosser was commander of
the Camp until 1892, when he declined
reelection, and Captain James NJ. Car
nett was elected commander, and has
filled the office since. The Camp took a
prominent part on the occasion OF the
unwilling of the Lee monument. and on
the occasion of the refinement of the
remains of President Davis as well as the
unveiling on June Z. 1888. of the beautiful
monument erected in the cemetery at
Confederate Memorial Association Of AL
bemarie county over the remains of
nearly eleven hundred Confederate SOL
diers there inferred.
The Camp now has over one hundred
members on its roll, and is No, ID, in the
Grand Camp. c. ", and No. 464 in the
United Confederate Veterans. It's officers
arc: James NJ. Garrett. commander; n.
Clay Niche. First Lieutenant Command
er; r. Carson Vandegrift. Second Lieu
tenant Commander; Horace W. Jones,
Third Lieutenant Commander W. n.
Jones. Adjutant; w. r. Jones. Paymaster;
w. G. n. Randolph. surgeon; Hugh T..
Nelson, assistant surgeon; Rev. George
l., ppfrfP chanl1ln. James PprlRV vi
dette; James Burcher color-bearer