The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-02

Commander OF the Society OF the Army
and Navy OF Confederate States In
tho farm, and at the age OF eighteen he
engaged in mercantile pursuits IN which
hs continued until the breaking out OF
the war.
When his country called he gladly re-
spOnded. lie entered the Confederate ar,
my as third lieutenant OF Company &c,
Eighth Virginia Cavalry. Colonel Bourne
possessed superior military genius, WHICH
was recognized by LIS promotion U cap
tain OF his company In ls62
In this capacitity he served greater
mart OF the war, Tough he was m CON-
mand OF regiment az the surrender,
lie served under tho following Generals;
jenkins. Jones Bradley i. johnston. fi' ~
hugh Lee. RoSser and Payne. lie was IN
most OF the great cavalry enSayemehts
between the armies OF The fotoha9
and Northern Virginia
At tho close OF the war he returned TO
his farm near Independence. Va, ana mas
lived there ever since that time.
Col. bourne has neither sought puohc
Office nor notcrlet IL was only a,rr
almost irresistible solicitation OF ms many
friends that be made the campaign ior
a soat i'm the House Of Delegates OF VIZ
ginia 10 which he was elected ny ihrse
majority in the fall OF 1871. 'o'oi,.i
Bourne was elected commander Oh =. -
V Camp. No. go. when II was oi11n-
,zed I'm the IN OF 1894. and stiil hoids
''''' 'RORERT y. WEBB CAMP. B
The Robert T. Webb Camp. NO. SIS,
L. {. V. w2s oorsaasiSed a, IN ua ,ne , So"
II was named h. honor OF lsgo.,t r.
Wohl, a native OF the state OF Maiy-
land. and the gallant colonel OF the ''N'"
North Carolina Regiment, ,x
The purposes for which II was otsdnlh-
81. arc rOcial. literary hlhloii'"i' ""-
tornal. and benevolent
Tho camp numbers 5V'. .-,,..
The officers of the camp are as io''u -,
I : Carr Commander, W. 'N"n, 80
Lieutenant Commander; j. j. IhtiS.'
second Itcutenant-C Ommandcr; y. a.
ramsey. Adjutnnt. W. g. Guess; snr-
reon. i M briggs. Chaplain W. l.
Kedmon; Fiag-bcaref. ..u.,r.rtu
STUART CAMP or DlNWlDDlE.
The + h. y. Stuart Camp OF toniele-
rate Veterans OF Dinwiddie was reot-
ganlzed on May IS 1870. ,...,.
THE following officers were electrn'
Commands. j.. l.. Perkins OF = ny Aher.
First Lieutenant Commander; 9 =, ADe.-
nothv OF san Marine. Second lleu'eHau,-
Comnander J. G Duane. or pogaNShs-
Vile: Third ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, a.
" Enniss. Of Rcans, Adjutaht. ~. IL
powell Of Gums Mil. Quartermasier' =.
~ p,in Of piston: Surgeon, DR.. T.. =.
Powell OF San MarinO; Chapiaih' y. =,
Medlock. Of san harino; Treasurn,,r' =. +
vVynnc OF Daryillos, SerKrhnt -SaJyl' 49,, -.
II connolly. OF Meridian; oiilcer Oh ,ne
~ John Gibbs. OF Laird: Nidette, Ju-
pay LUIS 2onn ~ Forrest Nil; color Ser
mn, +. H. Meredith, OF Meridian; First
color Guard. Robert Moody or Sou'
honsa. second Color Guard. George a.
p,, 81 Ritchieville: Executive Commit,
,sc u +. Perkins. c. T.. Abemathy' anu
!. e. Duane.
Tho Confederate Veteran Camp OF New
Work enjoys the dlstinctloVot bcihg we
first organization or o,i eH-Noi,tt' n,Snr
soldiers north OF the Mason a"' 'N'"
II is peculiar also in that II or,sina,ea
moi merely in "A desire 10 aHoIu .eiUcr
facilities for social intercou's ~ an" ~ ,.sn,
he necessity for some benevolent aSenry
49, lend a helping hand 10 the snHefhs
and dccrcpit survivors OF Lost Cans'.
ON the 18th day ~ February. lSr, \
meeting OF the officers OF '.' sod,sI On
Southern Aud Lang Syne, social .,
cocization was held IN the stuuy OF
Per pr w W. Page. I'm the res,ory
~ the New York church IN west one TUT TN,
dred and Twenty-eiSh,n sta v,n.o,,hers
meeting had adjourned and the members
stood on the sidewalk. preparing 10 go 70
their several homes. when MAJOR -. ~
NcNuity called their attention 70 m LII
Gle no had read In me Ne~ ,9 ge,,.d sa.
rate veteran sick aud destitute. wnom
some OF them had known IN inc war,
was being cared for by Grand Army
Post Major McNultF ptoPo0'' t''">
somcthine H. done for him, and a gener-
of,s euro ~ money was raised on th" sn"''
8 w. Jones. one of the groun or ,ehner-
hearted ey-scldisrs. suggested iha' tney
meet some evening soon. and discuss some
systematic plan for helping southern N''
From this small beginning origlnsted
,he Confederate Veteran Camp OF New
Work when was organized on Aprii ~
tsvs by the election OF PROVISIONAL ot-
door, SECTION 2 OF the Constitution ther
adoptes. defined tho objects OF tho camp
a.. yrbo obtect shell ~ 10 pernetua'e the
memories OF our filleu comrades. TO MIN
- ~ tho wants Of needy ana worthy
,onfederate soldiers and sailors ana the'r
,,,dovs and orphans, and 10 preserve anu
,m',str,a,n the sentiment OF fraternity that
Va horn amid the pleasures, hardships:
and dangers OF the march. oivouac. ana
battlefield. ~ ,,,-,ad ,ha a,iuos,-
IT, sncendered by the war, X Is our de-
stra 10 extend 10 our late adsefsaries IN
avn. ON every fitting occasion. cohrtc-
stes which characterize Intercourse pr-
tween soldiers and dignity common
oi"AvoIdins everything that nartnkes OF
partisanship IN religion o. ponucs' W