The Grenada sentinel., 1897-05-15
CONFEDERATE VETERANS MEET.
Besides other Business. a Picnic and
Trip to Nashville Is Decided Upon.
GRENADA. Miss. May II, I~97.


Editor .>TdimI:-At meeting Of "
r. Barksdale Camp. No. 80. L. C. Y.
held on Monday, May 10, the following
business and resolutions were passed:
After roll call the following-nameC
Veterans applied for admission. anC
were received into the Camp: Col. J
,, r. Binford, OF Duck Hill: W. T. Ne
Cuiston, Of A.va. Webster county; P
T. Witty, Winona; E. NJ. Thompson
Winona; j, K; Wade, Duck Hill: D D
wilkins, Dera Hill; J. W. Grffis, Gre.
NADIA.
The admission of these old Veterans
will entitle the Camp to an additional
delegate at Nashville Reunion.
AT a former meeting Committee
was appointed to look up the graves Of
COnfedera,e e soldiers. Chairman OF
Committee, \. T. Roane, reported
great difficulty in finding such graves.
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Grated.
Commander Young made appropriate
remarks on the coming Nashville Re.
union, which he hopes will be largely
attended by all yeterans.
Appropriate remarks were made by
Comrade 6inford on the creation OF a
Camp fund for the purpose OF helping
the needy and sicd veterans in cases o
emergencies.
On motion of Conrade Roane. a form
Or ritual OF ceremonies TO be used a
funerals of deceased comrades OF thi.
Camp be cotton up and adopted
Motion carried.
Delegates to Nashville Reunion D
L. Holcombe. j. L. Hughes, W. NJ
Beard. Alternates: G. W. Jones. A
T. Roane, J r. Binford.
On motion J. r, Binford anG J. NJ
Wahl were appointed Committee tt
communicate with the railroads il
regard to transportation for this CAM
to Nashville Reunion, and, If possible
to charter Pullman car. Carried.
On motion of Comrade Grittis tina
it be the sense Of this Camp that M
change be made in the name OF thi:
organization from L. c. V. tee. S. A.
as contemplated by some of the Camp:
in this Federation. This question will
come up 1T the Nashville Reunion
Carried.
On motion Of Comrade Jones, Com
mittee be appointed to request the con
tributors to the jeff Davis Monumen1
fund to allow the money. 800 or more
land now in Bank, to be turned over tc
the Trustees of the Davis Monument
fund, of Richmond, Va. Carried.
On motion of Comrade Roane, a
Committee be appointed to arrange for
a Reunion and basket dinner. to be
given in court house yard on Wednes'
day, June II, and that all veterans and
also the Grenada Rifles be invited.
Carried.
On motion Of Comrade Griffis that it
be left to the discretion of delegates to
Nashville Reunion in regard to the
formation of an L. c. V. Benevolent
Society. Carried.
Commander Young read from New
Orleans Sunday States of an effor,
being made by veteran Of the Union
Army. VIM. H. Knauss. Of Columbus
Ohio, to have the graves Of Confederate
prisoners who died in prison at that
place, enclosed and appropriately deco,
rated on decoration day of Grand
Army OF Republic.
On motion of Comrade Jones that
this Camp make contribution to that
most worthy object. Carried.
On motion, ou" local papers. also
Winona paper, be requested to publish
these proceedings.
On motion camp adjourned to meet
again on Wednesday. June Ii.
BY order Of j. w. Young, Com.
J. NJ. VAIL. Adjt.