The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-29
TOH0NOR DEAD HEROES.
Committees Appointed to Arrange for the
Annual Memorial Day Exercises.
MAY 2ISTro Be OBSERVED As IHEDAY.
The Regular Meeting OF Pickett.Bu.
cbanan Camp Held Last Night
The Memorial Address to BE De.
livered.by Hon. NJ. G. Butler, OF
south Carolina..Listo OF Committees

| The regular monthly meeting OF Pick
| ett-Buchanan Camp. Confederate Vete-
| rams, was held In its hall last evening at
o'clock. Present: II. c. Woodhouse.
Commander; o. H. Perry. First Lieuten-
| ant Commander; b. A. Marsden, Second
| Lieutenant Commander; G. NJ. Todd.
Third Lieutenant Commander: Rev. DR..
| b. d. Tucker, Chaplain; T. b. Jackson.
Adjutant G. w. Wilson. Paymaster.
Washington Taylor (chairman). Fred.
Greenwood. r. H. Gwaltmey. John III.
Day. Of the Executive Committee. and a
| number of comrades.
The Camp was called to order, and
prayer offered by the Chaplain. The
minutes of the preceding meeting of the
Camp and of the Executive Committee
were read and on motion approved.
The report of the special committee on
the lecture on Gettysburg by Colonel
John j. Garnett was read and received.
The report of the special committee
stating that upon its solicitation the
Hon. M. g. Butler. of South Carolina, at
present residing In Washington, ID. c..
had consented to deliver the memorial
address on the occasion OF Memorial
Day, the 21st of May next proX
The deaths since the last meeting of the
Camp of Comrades John Il. Roberts, of
Hampton. and j. c. Johnson. of Hun
tersville. were announced. when. on mo-
ton. page Of the records was dedicated
10 their memory, and letters of sympathy
directed to be sent to their families.
An official address fiom Grand Com
mander William "A. SmOot, and a stir
ring address of welcome to all eX-Confed-
crates to Richmond, June 30, July 1st and
3D. on the occasion OF the reunion and
laying OF the cornerstone to a monu-
ment to President Jefferson Davis, &C.
&c, from General Peyton Wise, Of Rich
mond. Va. were read and referred to
the General Committee of Arrangements
acknowledgements of the receipt of
the preamble and resolutions adopted by
TINS Camp. on March oath. In reference
to the publication by the Government of
all matters pertaining to the treatment
or prisoners of war and which it has
been stated, would not be made We're
read from Senator Martin, Congressman
Tyler. and from different camps in the
State, all saying that assistance would be
given In the direction of having the en-
tire record published. On motion the
correspondence We're ordered fled
Commander Woodhouse announced the
following sub committee for Memorial
Day, May 2lst:
On Finance-O. L. Edwards, chair
man; .. II. Perry. j. r. Briggs. A. My
ers. X. y. Dobie, Charles Pickett, II.
Henry Jones, c. A. Nash. and F. +.
Bryan.
On lnvitations-W. L. Foster. chair
man; G, NJ. Todd, W. II. Taylor. NJ
Glennan.
On Reception-Fred Greenwood, chair
man; II. l.. Dornin, J. H. Day, j. T.
kevill. ID. =. Loyal. II. G.. Elam l.. d.
Holt, John Walters. Walter Sharp. II.
G. White, b. A. Marsden.
On Mus!c-Georgc w. Wilson, chair
man; r. II. Gwaltney. w. Il. Browne.
John Nermilllon. w. l.. Hudgins.
On Orator-T. S. Garnett. chairman;
+. Nj. Henry, Rev. DR.. b. ID. Tucker
on Flowers-W Talbot Wake. chair
man; 5. c. Phillips. r. S. Broughton. ri.
c. Hoggard. Thomas Kevill
On Cemeteries-J w. Thomas, Jr.
chairman; j. Il, Scott. w +. Minson. c.
e. Lee, y. q. Duncan.
On Decorating Halle. IL. Buskey
chairman; j. T.. Keeling, Il. ~ Richard
son, c. j. Creekmur.
On Transportation-J. W. McCarrick.
chairman; n. NJ. Osborne. II. Il. Jackson,
Carey Foreman, T.. L. Moore.
On Platform-.I Il. Williamson. chair
man: ii. w. Williams. j. Il. Irvine.
Memorial Day Executive Committee
of Arrangements-O. T.. Edwards, chair
man; w. T.. Foster, f. Greenwood. G
w. Wilson. II. :. Garnett, j. W. Thomas.
Jr., G. III. Buskcy. W. Talbot Wake /
w. McCarrick. j. Il. Williamson.
The camp transacted other business
not of personal character, ana on mo
ton adjourned.