The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-06
DICK BOWLING CAMP.

Intervening Meeting Yesterday Afternoon
General Rosser to Lecture.
The regular semt-monthly meeting OF
Dick Bowling Camp No. 1877, United Con.
federate Veterans, was held yesterday az
ternoon at tho hall in the Converse build.
ing and there was large attendance OF
members present.
Commander Schilling presided and VIII
Lambert kept the minutes
Commander Schilling had read n con.
munication from John A. Williams of New
York city, acknowledging his gratitude
to the camp for the honor bestowed by
the burial of his brother. Edward j. VIII
liams by the camp. g. full report of which
appeared in The Post at tho time.
Comrade Lambert gave the camp n his
tory of MIR. Williams, the deceased, and
how Commander Scniling came to take
charge of and direct the funeral and pre-
vent interment In the potters' field
On motion the action OF the comma nder
was fully Endorsed, accompanied by u vote
of thanks.
a number of petitions appealing for aid
were received and filed for future action.
one of these WAS from Pontotoc, Miss
An invitation from the Nolksfcst asso-
citation 10 participate In their parade was
received with thanks
A communication from Camp Sterling
Price OF Dallas, Texas, was read setting
iorth that Major General Fl. II. Boone had
expressed his determination not to per
nit his name to be submitted for re-elec-
ton as major general of the Texas division
OF United Confederate Veterans at the re
union In June, and that Sterling Price
camp had united upon Comrade A. +.
watts, OF mat camp, as Its choice, and
Respectfully submits his name to the
camps of Texas for suffrage.
On motion of Comrade Lambert tho
9io com, . was laid over until the
June meeting. when delegates will be
ELECTED TO the reunion at Dallas.
Ihe commander then read IL statement
by the camp for relief. and to whom en-
tended: amount expended for burials and
of whom, and amount of cash on hand in
bank to the credit of the camp.
Letters were read from Richmond Va
r,eialing TO me Confederate museum, the
Sonth's Battle Abbey and the sixth an
nual reunion at that city, all OF which
went over for future action.
Tho subject Of General Rosser's lecture
was then officially laid before the camp
the same. The lecture is to be delivered
at the Auditorium in this city next Satur-
day evening; and the camp Will take
Short talks were made by Commander
SchIilug. Judge kittrell. Comrades Wat
les ,, K !Saii,y PHI FAN. Badly" Council,
by whom it was stated that the lecture Is
given for the benefit of the fund for the
''R9ftlp ll,.u of bo 10,
which great sfr,cti,r,. {, n Ro,ss :, f'ont
fndnr, To- ,asiia,, os NJ. vi a., ~ 80,
tributed 100000
towns in ,rnx,s a,.o u,...,,, linz 10 rnr.1ya
General Rossnr in n n,pnner worthy of
his reputniion ms a soldier and nrator and
Houston viii no, he hohiud Tho fnran,os,
in such a movement Tn. iect,Ire vii
he iIinst,aroI IN, stcrcontino,, >ie,s ,nd
Tho nrice az ,t.ncrol ,t,nission ,i,.l,"t. vii
h.. oniN n ,eSts Vii 70 s,,,aant. of iii
lie or nrivs,n Schools h,iT ,b,,t ra,c ,vitl
he ch.rooS ,rha A,,i,,o,.i,, ho,,id he
Tiled f6, thcre vii he snrnad tber.. mn
oratoricnI and irt.llnrtunl hnnnunt
JIdcc tiitrcil was annoinied he the
carnu 10 nreuare aud have nubiish3d an
address mon The ,yorthincs,, Of tn" causn
in which General Rosser has enlisted. and
the following committee of ladies' was
rin,yors md n,us,c an1i kindred Mars ana
nth.r,yi.e 10 nss,,rc trr success Of mo or
cnsion as one long to b,. remembered.
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ibn si,ove ,,0',,,nlttee of Indies are cspeci
aIl,, r,-,nestcd n, meet nj mo Capitol hotel
tomorrow tTuosday) morning at 10 o'clock.
~ r,, ,inani1noIis vote Of tho conn General |