The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-24
PIT CLEBURNE CAMP
rranSactS a Whole Lot Of
Business
lslius Toward the Entertainment Of the
confederate Veterans Next Month.

pat Cleburne Camp met at the
,,mory on Franklin street last night,
Cspt C. l.. johnson presiding.
Routine business was disposed of
} regular order.
Applications for membership from
N. R. Gray, j. W. Douglass, ia
vc!,emore, 1. 9. Meek and Robert
|h,unell were read and acted upon
t,vorably
A circular from Gen. John B.
Gordon asking for a small donation
E,Om all camps for the completion
H the monument erected in Oak.
sooi cemetery, Chicago, to the
nemory of the confederate dead was
|tsd
The committee appointed to ar
hinge for the annual encamp nent of
|Unon Confederate Veterans, TO be
held in this city, reported progress.
An official circular was read from
Gen, John b. Gordon advising the
amp of the death of Comrades Rev.
Dr. Markham and Gen. Jubal A.
|Erly. Comrades Moore, King and
Ssw were appointed a committee
10 draft appropriate resolutions.
Comrade Scarborough, chairman
t the committee on subscriptions
hr the annual encampment, reported
trough one of the committee that
|sing unwell he is unable to serve
Ind asked to be relieved. The re.
;uest was granted and Comrade
Vest appointed in his stead. This
Nmmittee is composed of ten.
Captain Johnson instructed the
subscription committee of ten to
appoint a sub committee TO confer
with the president of the CONNER
cial Club, asking the assistance of
that body in raising the money for
the purposes required.
COmrade Cooper found that du-
firing the recent session of the grand
Hodge, / O. O f in this city, of
which order the speaker is a mem
Der, the 500 visitors spent about
*2Q, 900 during the five days here.
The speaker believes the same viii
be the result of the visit of the old
soldiers, aud he thinks it would be
. benefit to the merchants of the
clty, and he thinks the business men
will be willing to subscribe.
Comrade Blessington objected to
Tie restriction mo smoking being
placed upon the old soldiers during
Ae sessions of the annual encamp-
ment.
Comrade King said it was under
hose conditions the oil mill hall is
eCured.
The camp, by consent, requested,
through the captain, that the ladies
'axlllary meet Monday afternoon
~ O'clock to permanently organ,
aa' The meeting will BIS held at
zoe armory on Franklin street.
The sub committee to wait on the
commercial Club is as follows:
comrades West, Shaw, Johnson and
King,
Comrade Fee stated that the
DALLAS News report of the meeting
VI the committee of arrangements,
lentoned that the camp would
a'fy the Federal fl ag in march dur,
Ag the annual encampment.
COmrade Shaw said the com.
Hlttee took no action. He is as
1orou ghly imbued with the Con
!saerate spirit as any one. The
''AIS and stripes is as much his flag
wv as the fl g of the Confederacy
''ef was. He shot at it as much as
ally one, hut it is now the ii ag Of
C %e nation and was carried with tho
confederate dag in Houston during
Ie state encampment and could be
'''vuslsIently carried on this occa-
!. Oomrade Fee thought this action
% ,a' be voted on by the camp and
w De arranged in committee.
0omrade King moved that the
seuefal flag be carried on the occa
V NO Of the annual reunion.
me motion was adopted.
a motion was carried that the
MA a u. A. r, post be invited to
ON with tho oonan H. oooosinn