Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-02
TO OPPOSE IT.
PICKETT CAMP DISCUSSES THE
cryrER MEMORIAL MOVEMENT.
CRIYICIsE THE SONS OF VETERANS.
Col. Northen Accuses Members of
Revealing Campfire secrets-The
CIoture to he Enforced-Reports
Received from the Grand Camp.

The weekly meeting Of Pickett Camp.
held last night. did not attract the usuai
quota of members. This was ascrioed
! partly to the inclemency Of the weather
| and partly to the uncongenial surround
ings. for the complaints against the pres
ent meeting place become more and more
vigorous
The gallant little band that braved the
elements were intent on business. and
| the session was one Of the liveiest and
most interesting held by the camp for
| many weeks. Lieutenant-Commander
Gibbs presided in the absence Of Com
mander Woody.
The first ripple in the usually placid
waters OF the camps routine occurred
when the circular letter from the Citi-
zens' Committee inviting the camp to
| send representatives to confer with the
Joint committee as to the best means to
raise funds to carry out the projected
| Ginter memorial was read. The sugges-
| ton met with decided opposition, and
Mr.. w. II. Beverage made vigorous
| speech against it, declaring that the
| camp could not afford to subscribe, and
should not, for that reason alone, take
part in the movement. While he re-
spected the good that Major Ginter had
| done to the city, he did not think it with
| in the province of a camp of Confederate
J veterans to depart from the lines laid
/ down in their constitution to erect monu-
7 ments to private citizens or even public
benefactors. The Chamber of Commerce
and the Young Mems Business Associa-
ton were the head Of this movement, he
declared, as the latter had been the one
TO propose that the Grand Army of the
Republic should be invited to Richmond,
and he opposed any coalition with those
bodies. He moved to lay the letter on the
| table.
Colonel Northen made an earnest plea
| that the camp should not ignore the re-
| quest. 1t did not mean hat they would
| be expected to contribute, md it would
| be very serious reflection on the camp
| IL they held aloof in this matter. He
moved, as an amendment, that a COM
| mittee Of five should be appointed. This
| amendment was carried. Mr.. Beverage
| alone voting NO" but there were seve-
| raj abstainers, and when the committee
was named Messrs. Lakewood, Loehr,
| and Gill declined to serve, giving as
! their reason that they were not in SYM
pathy with the resolution. The commit
tee was subsequently named as follows:
| Comrades-Colonel Maury, Commander
W. 4. Woody, S. Gates, w. Ben. Palmer,
and e. p. Reeve.
A MONUMENT TO JACKSON.
| A communication was read from John
| Bowie Strange Camp, of charlottesville,
asking the assistance of -he camp to-
wards the erection Of a monument at
the University of Virginia to Stonewali
Jackson. This request met with hearty
reception, and the following gentlemen
were appointed to solicit subscriptions:
Comrades Beveridge, Nofthen, Bass,
| Redwood, and Riddick.
Several members were reported as in
capacitated for work through sickness,
and in the case of Comrade Bobsop
the camp voted the sum Of $5.75 from
the relief fund
The Committee on Hall reported that |
they were negotiating for the second
story room In their old building, on Fifth |
street The floor is now used as store
room for carriages, and these may be |
moved to the top floor. The report was |
not received with favor, and it Will be |
supplemented next meeting night.
REPORT ON GRAND CAMP.
Colonel Maury, one of the delegates to |
the recent meeting of the Virginia Grand |
Camp, reported. He said that Pickett |
Camp had been greatly honored in having |
one of It's members elected an officer or |
the Grand Camp, and he was much graft
fled to be able to report that the resolu-
ton introduced at Winchester by dele
CATION from Pickett Camp, animadverting |
the extravagant titles assumed oy |
members OF camps by virtue Of small
offices they held, had been adopted Dy /
the Grand Camp without single dis
sentient vote Their delegation, he said,
had done much valuable work on the
floor of the camp, and in this connection
the name of DR.. Thomas L. Stratton was
mentioned.
Comrade Hardwood submitted report |
from the History Committee, IN Wnlch
he stated that a great advance nau peeh
made, and Mr. Beverage reported Tor
the delegation TO the United Confederate
Veterans meeting.
Mr. S. r. Gates reported on behalf OF |
the members of the Entertainment Com
mittee The banquet on the second
night and the entertainment at the SOL
diers' Home had been eminentiy sue
cessful and then he criticised the sons
of Veterans, who, he SAID, had laneu
in their undertaking to entertain the
sponsors. He went on to specify wherein
the Young men had not given the ladies'
as much attention as he thought they
should have done.
DIR. Stratton suggested that the night OF
meeting should be changed from MONDAY,
as the attendance appeared 10 grow
smaller and smaller each week. ms
was attributed, in the discussion wnich
followed. to the fact that the meeting
place was not congenial, and no action
was taken.
DOWN ON COLLABORATING.
Colonel Northen disturbed the serenity
of the camp by rising TO point or per-
sonal privilege, and maintaining tnat
some members OF the camp had been
guilty of tale-bearing. and that without
anv very strict regard for the truth. ana
in defiance of a resolution recently adopt
ed that no conversation or debate that
transpired at the weekly campfire should
be carried outside the hail. He mao made
a statement a week or so ago In the
camp that the United Confederate 'ete-
rams was side show. an unnecessary
expense. and of no practical good. he
was prepared to stand by this state
ment. but some member or members OF
the camp had gone to Mator-General
Brander and stated that he had been
very personal In his remarks, wnich was
untrue Two or three times tales hdo
been carried to Major Randolph that ne
had been criticised and that attacks naa
been made on Lee Camp. On another
occasion Ii had been said that he pre-
ferred charges against Comrade Reeve.
All these reports, he said. were grossly