The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-25

The Annual Session VIII BE Held Thi.
Week Mt Manchester.

Week at w
on Tuesday next, October 9th, the
Ninth annual meeting Of the Grand
Camp. Confederate Veterans of Virginia.
will be held at Winchester. and 1t Will
he continued during the next day.
whether the attendance will be large
depends to a great extent on the liberali-
ty OF the railroad companies. Captain
Thomas Elicit, the adjutant- general of
the Grand Camp, has just received a COM
munication from the managers of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
setting forth that the veterans will be
carried over that line for one and one
third fare for the round-trip. Cards.
which have been issued. authorizing the
sale Of tickets at that rate. were enclosed
and they have been mailed promptly by
Captain Elicit TO the adjutants Of the va
rlous camps Interested in the matter. There
are at present eighty-five camps on the
roster I'm the Adjutant-Gcnorals Office
and it Is expected that every one Of them
will be represented AZ the session OF the
Grand Camp.
The session Of the first day will be
opened with prayer by the chaplain.
whereupon Colonel John J. williams
commander Of TurnerAshby Camp Of
Winchester will likely make the address
of welcome This will be responded to
either By the grand commander. or one
OF the lieutenant grand commanders
After the appointment Of committee
on credentials their report will he re-
ceived as 10 representation OF the var
ious camps Of the State M the meeting.
Grand Commander VIM \. Smoot. OF
r. T.. Lee Camp. No. .. of Alexandria.
will then present his annual report
which Will be referred 10 the Committee
on Distribution for proper action. Re
ports will also be received from the in-
encouragement. and the various COM
mittces. The most important report no
doubt will be that OF the committee APP
pointed to consider the question Of intro
ducing a proper school history IN the
public schools of this State The report
of course. will not be n final one, but H.
will likely recommend the introduction
of several new history books. that have
been published since the last annual
meeting.
Another interesting report may b.
expected from the Committee on Sons of
Veterans and Ladies' Auxiliary II will
no doubt. contain a number Of important
recommendations. The committee APP
pointed to take charge OF the question Of
erecting a monument TO the late Presi-
dent OF the Confederacy. Mr.. Jefferson
Davis. Is apt 10 create good deal Of
discussion. for IL is well understood that
considerable dissatisfaction exists among
the old soldiers as TO the selection Of the
design for the monument by the special
committee. All these reports will first
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be put In proper shape for the action
of the Grand Camp al that meeting. a
report will also be received from the spe-
cial committee appointed TO take some
action I'm regard TO the offer of Mr..
Charles Broadway Rouss. 10 donate
800. 900 for the erection OF Battle Abbey.
Mr.. Rouss is a member Of Turncr-Ashby
Camp of Winchester
Among the social events will be re-
ception rendered to those who are at
tending the annual meeting Of the Grand
Camp by the citizens Of Winchester. The
session will close with The election OF
officers for the ensuing year and the
selection OF n meeting place for the next
annual sessions. To is very likely that
the CITY Of Stanton will be the rendeZ-
vous for the tenth annual meeting Of the
Grand Camp Confederate Veterans Of
Virginia.