Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-11

the question as to whether you had evei
| obstructed in any way q meeting OF the
| History Committee of the Grand CamI
OF this State. On that line have here
| What purportS TO be communication ad.
| dressed TO Colonel Stubs by Captain
! Thomas Elicit, the Adtutant-Ceneral OF
! the Virginia Camp of Confederate Vete-
rams. / don't know whether / can read
familiar. with the handwriting. and II is
! In pencil, too. l Will get Captain Elicit
| to read It.
ELLETTS LETTER TO COL. STUBBs.
Captain Elicit read copy of his letter
10 colonel stubbs, as follows: ,sr
Dear Colonel.-I have been Instructed ,ct
by our Grand Commander TO write you
as to the best course to pursue In regard
to the schoo-history question, for IL any
future 1t must be done now. and hence
forth made burning issue by the Grand
Camp through it's subordinate camps and
members. When does the present con-
tract for furnishing books to the State
expire, and when viii the State Educa-
tional Board meet to award the next con-
tract. for, is 1t not very important for
the Grand Camp to appear before II In
some way, either through It's History
Committee, its officers, or special COM
mittee appointed by the Advisory Coun-
ell, called especially for that purpose?
For II Is absolutely necessary, II we ex-
pect any action to be taken, to have a
delegation of some kind to appear before
the State Educational Board and demand
some action whereby at least the objec-
tional school books will be removed from
the lists and the more acceptable ones
substituted. After that is done, the
Grand Camp must go through it's camps
10 the county superintendent, and see to
II that the histories are changed In every
school according TO the lists. and that no
teacher. no matter how versed or pre-
ferrcd any particular Objectionable books
may be, shall be allowed to use them in
their schools. Now. with this policy def
nitely marked out and theoretically pur-
sued, with other suggestions that will
arise AZ we move on, cannot the Grand
Camp start the ball and keep IL moving
until something tangible is gained. and
in the end a complete success assured?
The Grand Commander will be very much
obliged for your views and suggestions In
this matter. Yours tuly,
THOMAS Elicit.
Adjutant-Gencral.
THE ANSWER Is READ.
Q. BY Chairman Woods: Do you recall
receiving a letter of that purport? Have
lett?
Captain Elicit: cannot find the reply.
My impression is that l sent il to the
Grand Commander.
The Chairman: | think some gentleman
had the reply to that on yesterday.
Captain Cussons: l have the reply. Mr..
Chairman. produces the Lottery / re-
quested the Adjutant-G General 10 let me
have the reply, so that l might see
whether II would be necessary or advisa-
BILE to take any other measure for the
attainment OF that end.
.: by Chairman Woods: / will get you
to look at that letter and state whether
i Is the reply you made to the letter or
Captain Elicit.
Witness examines the letter handed him
after being produced by Captain Cussons,
m OK h.
date OF the letter. but this Is my letter |
in reply to the letter L received. and you |
can read II, sir, or / can read It.
Colonel Stubs reads his letter I'm reply |
to above letter from Captain Elicit, as |
follows:
Woods x-Roads p. o., va.
July "a. 1897.
Grand Camp OF Confederate Veterans OF |
Virginia, Richmond, Va:
Dear Captain, making inquiry |
about History Committee received several |
days ago, and my excuse for not writing |
IL that have been on the 10 every day |
and have not had the time to write / |
have been at work as best could on the |
report for the Grand Camp this fall. AS 10 |
the histories to be used In our schools |
/ write; the present list OF school histo- |
ries for our schools cannot be changed |
before next spring. when the new Board |
or Educatfon let out new contracts for !
four years and the histories then selected |
mfGf-
Ing OF the board next spring will be the /
time for US TO make the hight TO have |
placed on the list such histories as the /
Grand Camp may name 1T the next |
meeting In Richmond-the histories TO be |
named will be discussed. We are moving
p,ong quite well In our section: our /
camps are active and at work 1 regret |
my official engagements prevented me |
from going TO Nashville. ! have heard
that the reunion at Nashville did not
come up TO Richmond. / will try and call /
again.
Yours truly and fraternally.
j. N. STUBBS.
Q. This letter from Captain Elicit. a
copy OF which has been read. was one
urging immediate and vigorous action,
with a View OF bringing influence 10 bear
upon the State Board so that the proper
histories could be adopted. In your letter
IN that subject quoting from the letter.
1ou were alsading to the next meeting OF |
he Grand Camp which occurred In Octo-
Der In this city?
A. Yes. sir.
WHY MEETING NOT CALLED.
@. And your suggestion was that at the
Meeting OF the board-that Is. the Board
4 Education--next spring. "wfll be the
'roosr time for W. to MAKE the fsht 70