The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-23
VINO FORE THE GRAY?
An Unusually Intere.ring Meeting Of Con-
federate Veterans.

TCueTtlt stttfhnss
The regular meeting OF +. T.. Lee
Camp. No. /, Confederate Veterans, was
held last night. There was an unusually
large attendance of members present.
4 beautiful tribute was read to the
camp from George j.. Chappell to the
memory of the late Captain Samuel f.
McGhee.
An invitation was received and accept
al from me Sons OF Veterans for the
camp 10 attend their entertainment on
Monday night, March 4th. in the Camp
Hall.
The camp voted TO assemble in the
Camp Hall at 500 o'clock on Tuesday
February 18th, for the purpose OF attend
ins I'm a body the reception OF Rev. Dr.
Moses -. HOge at the Masonic Temple.
\ letter from the Bulletin Press Asso-
citation was received and directed TO be
turned over to Comrade W. -. Chester
man. secretary of the camps park COM
mittee. as the same referred 10 the park.
The following letter was read TO the
camp. and the adjutant was directed TO
make proper Acknowledgements:
Headquarters c. a. X. Loan
and Industrial Exposition,
Orcutt Post. G.. \. r., and
Citizens OF Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo, Mich, Feb. 10. 1893.
Commander James T. Gray, K. +. Lee
Camp. {. Y:
Dear Sir.-I have Just read to our ex-
ecutive committee a notice cut from
northern paper of your desire to make
Appomattox battlefield a national park.
We are ia hearty sympathy with The
movement and VIII render you any as
slstance we can u secure the desired
object We extend 10 you the right hahd
of fellowship. and should you at any
time desire any assistance from US IN
any enterprise 10 relieve the sick ana dis-
tressed veterans, the widows and orphans
OF deceased Confederate veterans, do not
hesitate to call on US
Yours fraternally.
q. A. r. ART, LOAN AND
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION.
Frank J. Kellogg. Secretary.
The camp unanimously concurred IN
resolution of George r.. Pickett Camp.
Confederate Veterans, in reference TO the
erection Of a monument 10 General j. f..
b. Stuart. and the resolutions adopted
by the Richmond city Council I'm 1864, and
authorized and directed Commander Gray
TO appoint a committee to cooperate with
the committee already appointed by
George +. Pickett Camp.
The question of the Houston trip was
discussed and the interest in the matter
Is considerably on the increase. on mo-
ton OF Comrade John Murphy, the camp
voted TO invite Governor Charles I. y Fer-
rail- and staff and Mayor Richard VI.
TAYLOR to accompany the camp on It's
trip. The camp is expecting TO carry a
large crowd TO Houston, and intend TO
leave no stone unturned to bring the
Irnitcd Confederate Veteran Convention
TO Richmond I'm 1896 as they appreciate
the great benefit commercially TO this city
I'm having the next annual meeting here.
The reports from all over the State at
present indicate that every section OF
virginia VIII be represented in Houston,
and the delegation now bids fair 10 be
the largest that ever attended these an
nual meetings from the State. II the rail-
roads are liberal the crowd will go.
The following delegates were appointed
from Lee Camp to the convention OF the
United Confederate Veterans at Hous-
ton. May I'D, I'D and oath: Comrades
Alex. W. Archer, Thomas \. Brander,
John r. Cary. Joseph Bryan. Thomas
Byrnes. George l.. Christian, w. ID. Ches-
terman, John Cussons. ID. a. Brown. Jr.,
]. Taylor Ellyson, Charles II. Turner.
charles j. Anderson. William p. Smith,
Arthur G.. Evans, +. r. Farrar John T..
Laughton. Jr.. Joseph Il. McKenney John
Murphy, ID. c. Richardson, EllysOn w.
Martin -. Smith BEDFORD. j. Taylor
Stratton, John VI. Warren. John \. Mean
ley, and ID. Hardy Pyle.
A Pound Party.
One of the rooms at the residence OF
Judge David C. Richardson. No. north
Twenty-ninth street, resembled n grocery
store last Thursday night. as there were