Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-15
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
ANNUAL REUNION THOS. RUF-
FIN CAMP

| FIN CAMP
Held at Sasser's School House, Last Thurs
| day: The Largest Crowd Present
For Many Years.
The annual meeting of Thos.
Ruffin Camp Confederate Veter-
ans was held at Sasser's School
House last Thursday, Col. J. H.
Hill, commander of the Camp,
present and presiding.
The exercises were opened
with prayer by the chaplain and
music by the choir, provided by
the ladies of Fork township.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and approved.
Letters from Gen. W. G.. Lewis
and Capt. Swift Galloway, Civ
irg short sketches of the life and
character of Col. Thos. Ruffin, in
whose honor the camp was
named, was read and, on motion,
ordered to be published and fled,
as were the address Of Col. Thos.
Kennedy and "Recollections of
the First Fight at Fort Fisher. !"
by DR.. Thos. Hill.
The adjutant was instructed to
enroll the names of all who de-
sired to join the United Confed-
crate Veterans association, and
| to receive the fee of 10 cents for
each name enrolled.
w. H. Smith, a member Of the
camp generously offered to pay
the fee for 100 members who
may be unable to pay the fee and
who desire to join the associa
ton. Fifteen new members were
enrolled.
Books were opened to receive
| the names Of all the sons of vet
Grams who desire to become mem
bers Of the organization. The
adjutant of the camp was ir-
sUructed to enroll the names of
all such.
The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
Colonel-N. II. Curly.
1t. Colonel-Henry Lee.
Major-Matthew Johnson.
| Sufgeon-Dr. J. F. Miller.
Quartermaster-J.H H Edwards
Chaplain-Levi Johnson.
Adjutant-N. W. Musgrave
A resolution Of thanks was
rendered the good people, and
especially the ladies, Of Fork
township for the handsome man
ner in which the camp was en-
tertained.
One thousand pounds of bar
becue, besides the many other
good things that were carried in
baskets, literally covering a
table something less than d
quarter of mile long.
Having ueen provided for the
Ioccasion, the Goldsboro Rifles,
Capt. T. H. Balm, commanding,
who, by resolution, some years
ago, were invited to be present
at all of it's annual reunions, were
in attendance and showed the
old Veterans, in the drill of the
company, how it is done in these
times of peace. They were well
handled and excited the admira
ton of the camp. They were
escorted by the Hampton Guards,
a corps Of young ladies Of Colds
boro, who were organized espec-
tally for the unveiling of the
Bentonsville monument, and who
are quite proficient in their drill
exercises,
DR.. W. J. Jones was called
upon. and addressed the camp in
his usual elegant and forceful
manner. He rendered the thanks
of the camp to the committee, N.
H. Gurley, Thos. Jones ard t.
B. Parker, and to the ladies and
citizens of Fork township for the
pleasant entertainment in the
music provided by the ladies for
the occasion, as we'll as for the
sumptuous dinner, so greatly in
contrast to what they were used
to in the times that tried mems
souls.
| The camp then adjourned.
i The membership of the camp
is 43O.
| It is desired that all ex-Con-
federate Veterans in the county
become members thereof.
| The newly elected adjutant, N.
| W. Musgrave, will enroll the
names of all who apply to him
for membership.
| The attendance was larger
than for many years.
| BOiIOr ExpIo9iOn