The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-03
THE FLAG Is ACCEPTED.
Cultured At FORT MfGRUDEE
ANDsENT COL. TITUS.
Report Of Gen. Peyton Wise Chairman Of
the Executive Committee for the
Reunion of the U.C.V.

The regular meeting OF r. T.. Lee Camp
No. /, Confederate Veterans. was held
last night in their camp hall, Colonel
James T. Gray. commander. in the chair.
4 letter was read from ]. }. VI. Smith,
adjutant Of Mountain Remnant Camp,
L. {. v, No. 52G. Burnet. Tex, trans
mitted by Mayor Taylor. asking for the
address OF the proper party to whom 10
pay contribution OF twenty-five dollars
TO the monument 10 be erected 10 Presi-
dent JEFFERSON Davis. The letter was
ordered TO be turned over TO Hon. J. Iay-
Tor tiiyson, president OF the Jefferson
Davis Monument Association. captain.
Smith stated that Texas would be pres
ont III Richmond In lsG III iull force.
IHL fAAG KickiyED.
\ letter was read from :. W. Titus,
Brooklyn. y. L.. turning over to X. T..
Lee Camp. No. /, &. v, a Virginia dag
captured AT Fort Magru0er IN 1917. rms
nag was sent Dy his rather. Colonel silas
mus, OF syracuse, y. Y, VINO IS now
upon his death-bed. Colonel Gray pre-
scented the nag to the camp. and Il was
directed mat Inc emblem De photographed
and the thanks Of the camp be sent TO
AR :. ". titus. The nag viii be placed
In the Confederate Museum.
\ circular was reac from Colonel Will
liam \. SmOOt. grand commander Depart
ment OF Virginia, ana MaJOr-General
Thomas a. Brander, commanding Nir-
ginia Division United Confederate Nete-
rams, urging the formation OF New Camp
and the Importance OF early and united
action 10 prepare Tor the great reunion
IN this city III 1876.
Commander Gray appointed the follow
ing committee To assist Assistant-Surgeon
\. L. Crouch In looking after the sick
of the camp. Joseph G.. DickersOn, Mar
shall ward; James r. Phillips. jefferson
ward. John T.. Laughton, Jr.. Madison
ward: Miles 4. Philips, Monroe ward !,
}. Henry kracke, Clay ward. Joseph b..
Mckinney, jackson ward.
1BL BIG REUNION.
Comrade Peyton Wise, chairman OF
the executive committee for the reunion
of the United Confederate Veterans,
made a verbal report OF the work of his
committee. and offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopt
ed. the same being the action OF con-
ference OF the committees OF Pie TWO
camps.
Resolved, as a sense OF this confer
ence, That the committee on the reunion
Of the United Confederate Veterans in
Richmond in 1896 should be composed
OF two persons appointed by the Je.fcr-
son Davis Monument Association, two
persons appointed by the Council OF the
city OF Richmond, two persons appointed
By the Chamber of Commerce of Rich
mond five persons selected by r. +. Lee
Camp, No. /, c. V. and five persons Sc
lected by George l.. Pickett Camp. G. Y.
Commander Colonel j. T.. Sullivan,
commander OF George r.. Pickett camp,
&. v. was introduced TO the camp and
handsomely received by Commander
James r. Gray on behalf Of Lee Camp.
Commander sullivan acknowledged the
compliment paid him IN a short speech.
Interest i'm the grand reunion in lS96
Is being aroused, and very soon the COM
H.N
Indications are that there will be an i'm
mense crowd here next May.