The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-25
ON COMMODORE MA yRY
This Was the Subject Of Colonel W. H..
Stewards Lecture Last Night.
BEFORE PICKETT-BUCHANAH CANT, c. Y.
IL Was the Regular Monthly Meeting
OF the Camp and Large Crowd
Was Present with Many Ladies'
Among Them-ResolutIoTs Adopt.
cd by the Camp-Othor business.

The regular monthly meeting of Pick
ett-Buchanan Camp, Confederate Vete-
| rams, WAS held in It's hall last evening
at o'clock. Commander II. c. Wood
| house, presiding. #. b. Jackson adju-
tant. and other officers and comrades;
| also visitors, including q considerab BILE
number of ladies.
The meeting was called to order and
prayer offered by Rev. Robert Gate
wood.
The certificates by the Auditing Com
mittee TO the correctness of four
months report Of the paymaster was
noted and filed.
Two properly approved bills were or
| de.ed paid.
communication from Capt. T. w.
Mahood. chairman of reception of wish
tors u. G. V. Reunion. as TO the camp
or the Sons OF Veterans. ETC., was noted
and filed
The Relief Committee report for
March was read and approved.
The commander announced the stand
Ing committees for the ensuing year as
follows:
Committee of Arrangements-R. n.
Jacobs. chairman: W. b. Brown. ]. r.
Woodley. w. w. Woodhouse. Walter A.
Edwards. j. w. McCarrick. II. l.. Moore,
Walter +. Irvine. John II. Williamson,
Z. Henry Jones. Samuel G. Phillips, II.
- oAiSiit w laSlOE, An1flcS
pickett. a. G. Duncan, j. a. Kennedy,
Fred. Greenwood, ]. w. Thomas, Jr., q.
e. Edwards. c. a. Nash, C. J. Jones,
II. l.. Dornin. Hugh Mckay, II. w. VIII
liams. II. G. Elan. Cary Foreman, John
r. Hargrove. John L. Keeling. Walter
sharp. ~ Myers, James &. Scott. L. NJ.
Henry. Fred. p. Bryan, o. II. Perry,
X. FL. Gwaltney. Y. b. Jackson, w f.
Minson. j. l.. NIilligan, r. y. Dobie,
w. T.. Foster, Charles c. Lee, T. B.
Henderson. ]. r. Briggs.
Relief Committee. H. Day CHAIR
man; John II. Williamson. T. L. Dor
min. l. d. Holt. John Walters, Thomas
Kevill.
Committee on Mcmbershlp-G. NJ.
Todd. chairman; r. II. Gwaltney, r. G..
White. G. j. Creekmur
Auditing Committee-B. A. Marsden.
chairman: r. S. Broughton, George
Chamberlaine. Charles II. Buskey.
Committee on Laws and Appeals-T.
S. Garnet. chairman; Charles Sharp, l..
d. Starke. J. J. Burroughs.
Committee OH Monument-Coi Wal
ter III. Taylor chairman; l.. NJ. Henry.
| Q. Fl. Perry. c. y. Nash. Samuel
Hodges. II. S. Garnett. NJ. Glennan, c.
W. Grandy. the Rev. Il. d. Tucker. G.
M. Todd, Joseph II. Allen, y. Is. Cooke
0. Il. Edwards. Il. p. Loyal. John Yer
million, Z. Il. Yeatman. George W. VIII
| son. the Rev. w. S. Lacy II. r. For
land. Nat Burruss. W. n. Brooke. John
e. Keeling, ~ f. Rogers. w. Il. Taylor
a. j. Goodrich. Washington Ttylor. w
w. Hunter, II. G. Taylor, Dir. +. A
Wake.
Committee on flstpry-Charles G. Ell
llott. chairman; the Rev Il. d. Tucker
IL. Nj. Henry, w NJ. Jones. the Rt. Rev
A. NJ. Randolph. y. p. Pifer.
| Committee on Labor and Employment
IA. NJ. Osborne chairman: J w. Nc
/ "a ,rin \ TT
| Committee ON Admission TO Soldiers
| Home-WashinSton Taylor. chairman;
! E. NJ. Henry. II, II. Jackson
| AT this point the commander intro
duced to the camp and friends Colonel
VIM. H. Stewart. of Portsmouth. who
! delivered lin an !nilni.ablc manner his
/ choice lsciure on Commodore Matthew
| Fontaine Maury. beginning with his
| childhood and ending with his rounded
and complete Christian life. cnumerat-
| ing the superior qualities of mind and
| heart. his achievements in the field
| of science, the many testimonials pre-
ssnted by the crowned heads of other
countries and acknowledged abilities.
| At the conclusion of Col. Stewards
| lecture. occupying some hour and
! half. Oh motion Of Past Commander
Garnett and seconded by Past Com
mander Henry. Il rising vote of thanks
was rendered him.
| The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
| Whereas Pickett Buchanan Camp Of
! Confederate Veterans has been informed
| that propOsit! II will be made III the
| Congress OF the United STATES 10 discan-
| time the further publication Of the WAL
| records under the authority of the Gov
| eminent Of the United States. after the
| completion If the current series relating
| TO campaigns and battles; ana whereas
| the mex; series in order of pu3lica ton as
| provided by law is 10 contain all the Off
| cial records of both the Union and
| Confederate Governments. relating IL
prisoners of war therefore be ii
| Resolved. That PicHett-Buc;lanan
| Camp. C.. v. of Norfolk. Va, is unani-
| mously and unalterably opposed to the
| discontnuancc of the publication IF the
| war records until The whole truth CON
| corning the treatment of prisoners al
| war Is officially published in the series
already partially prepared ard contem-
plated by law.
Second. That copy Of these restlu-
lions be forwarded by the adju.ant of
this camp 10 every camp Of Confederate
veterans in the Department OF Virginia.
and also 10 the Senators and Represent
tatives OF Virginia in Congrgss. win
request that they oppose the measure
to the best OF their ability.
The camp then adjourned
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LAST WEEK.
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