The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-03
INVITED TO PHILADELPHIA.
Pickett Camp Asked 10 Visit the Brig
ade Of hat City in September.
Sens OF VETERANS 10 Be ADMITTED.
VIII be Received Into Pickett Camp as
Members-A Proposed Reunion OF tue
Blue and the Gray Other Matters

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tan Club room, Eighth street near Broad,
last night and the chair was occupied
by First Lieutenant Commander Gibbs.
The business OF the evening was largely
of a routine nature. excepting the report
Of the Committee on the Question Of Sons
of Veterans.
The committee on tho approaching Con-
federate reunion, which is to be held at
Louisa, Va. on August 18th next, reported
that all arrangements for the transporta-
ton OF Pickett Camp to this reunion had
been made.
The camp will 20 over tho Chesapeake
and Ohio route in a special train. and
many members Of the families Of the
comrades will go along with them.
INVITED TO PHILADELPHIA.
\ communication from the Philadelphia
Brigade was read, inviting the Camp 70
vls>t the Brigade at Philadelphia on the
18th and 18th Of september next
with it was the resolution passed at tho
! reunion of the Blue and the
Cray. 40 Washington. d. c., September
| lG. 1896. as follows:
Resolution passed at tho reunion Of the
| Blue and the Gray at Washington, ID.
| g.. September rs. 1886
Whereas The reunion ~ the Blue and
Gray. held under the auspices OF the old
! Philadelphia Brigade. I'm Washington. ID.
e.. September &C. 1906. having been grand
lv successful, bringing the people Of the
North and the South closer together I'm
! fun fraternity Of spirit and purpose and
| believing that a reunion upon a more
| comprehensive scale would result I'm great
and lasting public good. by forever ch-
lltcrating the sectional lines and animcsi-
ties. therefore. be it
Resolved. That the present commanders
Of the Philadelphia Brigade Association
and General George y. Pickett Camp OF
| Confederate Veterans Association OK
| washington. ID. c.. and such others as
Commander Frazier Of the Philadelphia
| Brigade Association may deem proper 10
appoint are hereby authorized To take
such action as they may deem necessary
and proper TO tho holding Of great Ma
uonal Reunion Of Union and Confederate
Veterans NJ such time and place as those
so named may agree upon.
TIE CAMPS REPLY.
Replving 10 this communication. the
! Carnn decided TO send this answer ana
tho Adiutant was directed to prepare and
forward g. accordingly: o-
Richmond. Va, August =. 1871
John ". Frazier Esq. Commander'
| Dear Sir and Comrade.-ln response TO
vour favor Of 9th ultimo. inviting the
Geo. T. Pickett Camp. &. Y. 10 re-
union and camp fire OF the blue ana the
GRAY I'm Philadelphia. on the 18th ana
tc,, ~ gopfenhor next. I am instructed
10 saw that owing TO the fact that TINS
cornn has accepted an invitation at
cor,n has accepted an invitation 10 at
the 18th ~ August. and the further tact
that we have 10 receive and entertain the
crand Csup Of Virginia during their So
fourn I'm Richmond next october. II would
be inconvenient TO meet you on the pro-
poscd occasion. anc we are therefore COM
peled 10 postpone our visit TO a more
! suitable opportunity.
Tau also instructed 10 say that Pickett
Camp heartily recprocates the kindly and
fraternal spirit which prompts the cour-
tosies extended us on this. as well os
ON former occasions by the Philadelpi ia
Brigade Association.
Comrado Gates offered this resolution;
Resolved. That this camp heartily COM
mcuds and endorses the proposition OF
the Sons of Confederate Veterans 10
build cottage at the Soldiers Home TO
be known as the Sons Of Confederate Vet
er1ns' Cottage.
The resolution was unanimously adopt
cd.
Comrade. Dr. Thomas F. Stratton. from
the Committee on the Sons OF Veterans
Question. made q report IN favor of adj
hitting the Sons as members Of the
Camp.
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
This committee was composed Of Com
rades r L. Maury Thos. T.. stratton.
Chas T. Loehr. Scott Gibbs W. r. Moodv.
p. p Winston. r. A. Northern NJ W.
Hazlewood. and ]. D. Redwood, and this
Is rs report:
your committee appointed TO consider
whether n IS hest 10 organize n separate
camp FOR the Sons Of Veterans-or 10 ad-
nit them 10 membership in orr own
camp. beg leave TO report in favor OF
the latter. and 10 that end recommend the
foilov ing changes IN our by-laws.
First that Article III be amended by
the addition thereto Of tho following
words: There shall also be an assistant
al 'utant and an assistant quqrtermaster.
who shall hold office IN like manner.
whose. duties shall he a indicated by their
titles and who together with the third
lieutenant commander shall BE- chosen
from tho members hereinafter designated
as Sons OF Veterans Of Pickett Camn.'
"That Section T. OF bylaw VII he
amended hv adding thereto after the
word 'ravv' the following words. 'or the
descendants not under hftccn wears OF
AGO Of any such nersons. 10 be called Sons
Of Veterans Of Pickett Camp. who shall
be entitled to vote M N all questions hc-
fore the camp except bv-aws. amend
ments 10 bv-laws md rules NJ order
"T-rird Trnt Section isOc bylaw VIII
be amended by adding thereto after tho
v-r~i dollar tho words 'except for Sons
| Of Veterans whose membership fee shall
he ffty cents and Section Of the same
article hv adding at the close thereof tho
words except Sons ~ Veterans who shall
pav 10 rents nar MONTH "
Tho above action was takon by The com
mittee In the hope that by associatine
| the sons dire ctlv with Tho vcfo~a' o0~7r
some II fhe unfortunate complications
which have attended in1ependent organi-
cations might be avoilcd end IT is cx-
poofed that the report will be adopted
The reDcrt was adonted.
As the regular business NJ The camr
was then concluded Comrade Lakewood
road 10 the rarn by request the repori
~ General Pickett concerning the battle
~ Five Forks. made to General Robert
T. Lee.
This reading was heard with great
Measure by all who were present. and
tba camp adjourned after Il.