The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-17

confederate Veterans in the SCUM oi't
more tnan five hundred OF ina. NUM- 10
have secured their charters from i@0'' '''N
mother camp of them all. &c.,
Son after it's organization Lee camp
secured commodiOUs ana conn vi 'd>'lD
quarters upon the secohu liooi VI ;,co
e27 east Broad street, Whlcii nds IN
then been known as the headquarters OF
tbe o~ganization Within this ola camp
han many interesting and SURFING sCyieS
have occurred. The wearers OF tnS pluS
and the wearers OF the gray nav cio9Pe 80
hands in friendship ana told STORES vi
tho daVs when they stood upon opPVsihs
sides i'm bloody conflict. Within NOSE
walls have been displayed more chaIllE
and encouragement TO the poor anu
afflicted soldiers Of Lee, or thelr Wlu0"S
arr orphans. than one would think. Lee
Camp is an institution OF cnarltH. us
oniects are TO keep alive IN the breasts
of old Confederates burning love loI
tho priuciples for which they fought in
the davs Of 1s6t-fS55 and 20 lend help
ing hand to unfortunate comrades or
their families.
HAVE DONE MUCH GOOD.
From the day Of it's organization Lee
Camp has grown in numerical strength
al inheritance, but not more so IMAM
its usefulness and good works nave IN
creased IL has now about :" members,
200 of whom are active. and take most
nrofound interest and pride in the camp
Us meetings are always wei attended,
and at every session there Is some new
and interesting topic concerning lhe war
10 engage the attention of the members
The CAMPS charity work has been pro
digious IL has in the thirteen years OF
its existence expended nearly S4o,oVV i'll
the relief of unfortunate comrades.
Resides this sum, the LADIES' AuNlllaTN
Corps Of Lee Camp. which is composed
of the wives and daughters OF the mem
hers have expended in this same dlrec-
ton over 5000. This latter amount mas
tod he a.
lief Of the wives and families OF Conled-
crate soldiers. who would nave been
destitute or i'm want but for the enorts
of these noble women. rms alJuhcl OF
Lee Camp sprung into existence When II
was proposed to hold a bazaar for the
purDose of raising funds 70 Dulld a nome
TOR comrades. who. suffering rom honor
able wounds received in me 1eIence ol
their native state, were by ulseast or
other misfortune no longer able 10 mann
tain themselves.
THEIR GROWING WORK.
The GROWING work Of charity done by
the camp was the establishment o. INC
soldiers Home IN. amount expended IN
n,irchase of land Tor this noble work
was $1,000. the cost Of BUILDINGS Nhlch
have been donated TO the home by DIT
yate parties has been S3S.0bJ, ana lAe
cost OF those buildings which nave peeh
erected By the camp itself mas beeh
SO $3.50 while the cost OF personal pr"p
erty, fixtures, etc, has been Sl''+t- ".
The total cost of the maintenance OF me
tssS 70 the Isl of July. 1898. was sos
gt;8 90 of which sum $loSb was ue-
rived from Lee Camp ana certain pIlNale
sources, and SOL 1000 mas peeh aP-io
priated by the State.
Eight picturesque cottages have been
erected within the grounds OF the nome
b. private persons Tor the use OF Vet
eians Stuart Cottage was donated py
Mr. James H. Pace. Mosby Cottage by
Mr. a c. Babcock; Virginia Cottage by
Nr Mark DownSy: New York Cottage by
Colonel Appleton. OF the SeVehlh ieSl
ment. of New York. Union Cottage py
MIR " W Corcoran. StOneWall Cottage
bv Major Lewis Ginter; Smith Cottage
by children of Ex-Governor william
Smith: and Pickett Cottage by the mem
beers OF George Il. Pickett Camp. Ihese
biiou residences are capable OF accchhp-
dating from ten to twenty veterans each.
OFFICERS OF THE CAMP.
The following is a list of the past COM
manders OF the camp:
Charles L. Williams. 1883.
William c. Darlington, 1881.
John r. Cooke. 1915.
John Murphy. 1856.
A. l. Phillips. 1857.
James W. White, 1855.
Thomas A. Brander. 1850
William =. Smith 1890
Alexander W. Archer. 1912.
Thomas T. Pollard. 1898
The present officers are.
Commander. JAMES T. Gray elected IN
1880.
First Lieutenant-C Commander. John NJ.
Second Lieutenant Commander John
T.. Laughton. Jr.
Third eutenant-Commander, Charles
T. Turner.
Adjutant. j. Taylor Stratton.
Quartermaster, David A. Brown Jr.
Surgeon. DR. II. -. Slower.
officer of Day. j. Henry kracKe.
Chaplain. Thomas $. Riddick.
Treasurer. James II. Ferriter
Assistant Surgeon, A. J.. Crouch.
Vidette. Fred. Il. Elliott.
Sergeant-Major. d. Smith BEDFORD.
ColorSergeant. l.. l.. Lacy.
Color-GUard George T.. Olphin.
Color Guard, Edward J. Tuck.
Janitor. j. n. Edmonds.
Executive Committee. Shelly Van
Horn. Miles T. Phillips. and Arthur q.
Evans.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
on Observation-Disclosures A. Brander,
George W Libby. and d. Smith Redford.
Relief Committee-A. L. Crouch. }.
Henry Kracke, and ID. A. Brown, Jr.
Advisory Members Of Relief Commit
tee-Joseph c. Dlckerson, Marshall ward
James =. Phillips. jefferson ward
G.. Smith Monroe ward; Robert RolR,on,
Clay war, ard oseph .. Mckinney
jackson wac.
WHAT THEY DID IN VAR.
Colonel James r. Gray. the present CON-
porous citizens. He enlisted as q private
In the HIrut CoH0pnny NJ HonrifRara