Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-27
DEMOPOLIs.
Interesting Meeting of Camp Gracie-That
 Burglary in Eppes.

Demopolis, April 25.-tSpecial Corre-
 spondence.)-A meeting of the members
 of Camp Archibald Oracle, United Con federate Veterans, was held in the ar
 mory of the Demopolis Rifles at this
 place today for the purpose of electing
 officers for the ensuing year and to ap-
 point five delegates to the national en-
 campment, which meets in Houston,
 Tex on the 23d of May.
 Owing to the absence of First Lieu
 tenant-C Commander Prince, Second Lieut. Commander c. S. Adams was in the chair and called the meeting to or
 der. Adjutant Cleveland then an nounced the purpose Of the meeting ana placed in nomination for captain-com- mander Capt. John c. Webb. The mo- tion was seconded and Captain Webb
 was unanimously elected. He made neat little speech and promised to throw all of his energy into the effort to make
 this camp onelof the best in the country. And to those who know him this promise amounts to an established fact that the camp will take its place in the foremost
 ranks. In quick succession the follow ing, officers were elected: First lieuten- ant-commander, John H. Prince; sec ond lieutenant-commander o. S. Adams; third lieutenant-commande H. A. Mon nier; adjutant, c. B. Cleveland; treas urer William H. Welch; surgeon, Dr.
 E. H. c. Bailey; assistant surgeon, pr. J. H. George; commissary, l.. A. George; quartermaster, James F. Hayden; color sergeant, T. A. Hall and ordnance off cer I. B. Ulmer.
 It was then moved, seconded and car ried that the commander appoint two others to join with him in getting up the bylaws, thecommittee to report at
 the next meeting, which will be after the, return of the delegates from Houston.
 The commander appointed on this com
 mittee Messrs. w. J. Brasswell and John Parr The five delegates were then
 elected as follows: John c. Webb, Q. S.
 Adams, George A. Klie, H. A. Monnier and William H. Welch. The com
 mander then appointed alternates as follows G. w. Barclay, l.. A. George, J. w. Young, R. H. Lockhart and James H. Hayden.
 There being no further business it was | then moved that the meeting adjourn. | Before adjourning, however, the com | mander announced that luncheon had | been prepared in the next room and in- | vited all to go in and participate. Ad- | journment was made to this room | where an elegant spread had been ar | ranged by MT. H. A. Monnier, the best | man for this business in the state. After | this the "comrades' separated to meet | again after the national encampment. MT William Morris who returned this | morning from Eppes Station, reports | that the store of MT. Scarborough at that l place was burglarized on the night of l the 23d and that the safe was blown | open and about $500 secured. The cash | drawer was found in a flat car. with | papers scattered all around. No clue | to the criminals was discovered up to | the time of his leaving.
 The excursion party which was to | have left on the boat today for Tuska- l loosa did not get off Much to their dis appointment they could not secure any music, and as the trip would have be on | failure without that they were forced | to give it up.
 The party of fishermen who left last | Tuesday returned last night and report
 having had the "best sort of time," but | got very few fish
 | A good crowd of strangers were in | town today to attend the meeting of | Camp Oracle.