The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-27
CONFEDERATE ChNP MEETS
Pickett Buchanan Camp Do Much
Important Business.
OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR
Address Delivered by Col. Morton.
Resolution Passed Endorsing
Park. Thanks rendered
Mrs. James Y. Leigh.
Reports Received.
OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAF

The regular monthly meeting OF
Pickett Buchanan Camp, Coufed.
crate Veterans, was held in its hall
last evening at 8 o'clock. Present:
Washington Taylor, commander; w
A Edwards. first lieutenant com.
mander; II @ Woodhouse, second
enant-commander; o Ii Perry,
third lieutenant commander; L E
jackson, adjutant; u w Wilson,
paymaster; Il L Jacobs, sergeant.
major; r . White. chairman Relief
Committee; W b Browne. quarter
master; John Walters, color ser
geant; b a Marsden, chairman of
Executive COMMITTEES; q M Todd,
Fred Greenwood. Executive Com
mittee.
The report of the Executive Com
mittee was read aud on motion re-
ceived.
The special committee on ban
quet on Gen. Lees birthday
reported having collected from
members of the camp sufficient
funds to pay all expenses aud had
surplus of S42.70 to BIZ held as "a re
serve fund.
Committee on securing manu-
scripts of responses to toasts at the
same reported progress.
The camp, on motion, adopted
the following resolution offered by
Past Com mander Henry:
ENDORSED THE PARK.
"ReSolccd. That Pickett Buchan
All Camp, &. ", freely endorses the
movement Tor establishing national
park at Appomattox. az fitting
place to make memorable the clio sing
scenes of the late war, when the
great chieftain, II. Il. Lee, surren-
dered that little band of heroes to
overwhelming numbers and recelv
ed generous terms and treatment by
the generous victor, Gen u. s. Grant,
and that We respectfully nominate
Gen. FitZhugh Lee and Gen. John
Is. Gordon for two of the commits
siopers."
A communication from Comrade
j. n. Stubbs, chairman of the his
tory committee, Grand Camp of
Virginia, as to Confederate history
OF the war, was, on motion, referred
10 the history committee of the
Camp,
WILL LECTURE.
A letter from Rev. j. VIM, Jones.
ID. D.. chaplain of the University of
Virginia. offering to deliver n lee
ture before the camp and its friends
was referred to tue Entertainment
Committee.
The camp on motion endorsed the
application of Comrade Ii. A.
Howell for admission to the II. T.,
Lee Camp Soldiers Home at Rich
mond, and referred the same to the
proper committee.
A communication from Comrnde
w. Il. Pope, superintendent Mary.
land Line Confederate Home at
Pikesville. Md, making INQUIRIES
concerning Comrade Richard White.
former ly of Company j, Sixty first
Virginia Infantry, VAS referred to n
committee OF two to investigate and
report.
The following resolution was
offered by Past Commander Henry
and on motion it was unanimousIy
adopted:
"ReSolrcd, That the thanks of
Pickett Buchanan Camp. @. Y. ara
NShuOi GU ~ UbncH I
Leigh for her generous work in be-
hall OF tho Confederate monument
and those assisting her in the pre-.
sentatlon of the Kirmess Carnival Of
Nations, which not only contributed
TO the increase of the monument
fund, but gave to the public one of
the most beautiful and ENJOYABLE
entertainments ever given in Nor.
folk"
PRESENTED A PICTURE.
AT this point Comrade Cbarlos
Fickett presented to the camp q
bandsome picture of Gen. Georpe
u. Plckett's staff, comprising MAJ.
Charles 4. Pickett. his ndintant
general; Capt. Il. r. Baird, aide de
camp; Capt. w. Stuart Symipoton
aide de camp, and Private Whltlock
oeadquarter courier.
The gift was acceptably aeknowI
edged by the commander of bphoIf
OF the camp.
The commander announced tho
deaths of Comrades James Little. O.
u. Aussr and G. w. Bluiord.