The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-13
IHBSONS AND The GOVERNOR
The Camp Sets Itself Right as to That
Honorary Membership.
TRIBUTE TO The BRAVE SOLDIER
Resolutions Adopted tuioeifing "ove'""'
O'Ferran aud Placing the Camp ina
Proper Light-1he Governors
Letter and the Resolutions.

evening at Lee Camp Hail' mo ihiSuH"'i-
standing was settled 10 general sa''siac-
zion. that had grown out OF mouoh 10
Law on the table the proposition TO eject
covernor o'Ferrall an honorary member
The camp by a rising vote adopted SET
Of resolutions declaring that not the
,eas, objection had existed against the
election Of Governor O'Ferrall as honor
airy member.
Tho ,nco,,ne was called 10 order by
Commander Minetree Foxes ana AuJu-
tant T.. Courtney recorded.
After a prayer by Colonel f. Lesne'
Spcncc. of Lee Camp. communication
was read from Joseph T. Johnston BioV-
nae al Nashville expressing the greatest
satisfaction at having met with uelEd-
ton from the Sons Of Veterans during
the recent reunion of Confederate we've
rams and the hope that the two organl-
cations Will meet next year during inc
reunion al Atlanta.
STAFF APPOINTMENTS.
Another communication was received
from Colonel Robert A. Smyth. OF
Charleston. S. C.. commander In chief oil
the Sons OF Veterans. who urges the
building up of the organization and Tor
that purpose makes n number OF sus-
gestions. He also announced the follow
Ing appointments on his stan.
Daniel Ravenol, Charleston, S. c.. adj
iutant-general and chief-of-staff.
J. Gray McAllister Richmond, VA
quartermaster-gonera
r. Larkin Smith, NJ D., Nashville,
Tenn, surGcon-goneral
w. ii. Merchant, Fredericksburg Va
inspector-gencral
T.. +. McKissick. Asheville, n. c., com
missary- general.
Rev. Theron II. Rice. Jr., Atlanta, Ga,
havlain-general.
Jesse w. Sparks. Murfreesboro. Tenn,
judge advocate general.
Z. c. L. Thomas. Bowling Green, Ky.
aida
s O. Leblanc. Plaaucrnine. La. aide.
Hugh Boyd .Scottsboro. Ala, aide.
The resignation of Lieutenant w. j.
Morrissette. as chairman and member of
the Executive Committee was received
and temporarily laid over.
The chairman then appointed the fol-
lowing Committee on Entertainment OF
delegates during the convention TO be
held in this city during the month of
September: T. =. Cox Cchairman); w. r.
Walden, II. l.. Watkins Dr. j. NJ. Win
free. J. S. Bosher. l.. Il. Spence w. l..
Eckles j. b. Lightfoot. Jr.. l.. w.
THE GOVERNORS ELECTION.
Under the head of unfinished business"
the matter in connection with the cleo
ton OF Governor O'Feuall as honorary
member was taken up.
On June 26, 1897 the following commu-
nication was sent 10 Governor OFerral
by Adjutant Edwin Courtney of tho Sons
of Veterans.
''To His Excellency. Charles r. O'Ferrall
Governor Of Virginia:
Dear Sir;-Last Monday night YOU
were unanimously elected an honorary
member Of r.. T.. Lee Camp. No ]. Sons
OF Confederate Veterans. This action
was taken as a feeble expression of our
regard for you and our appreciation for
tho services you have so ably rendered us
In the past
1T gives me pleasure TO add that you
have been member of our camp in spir-
II. II not in truth for more than year.
On the first day Of June last year imme-
diately after the delivery Of your adj
dress before the Camp on the occasion
OF our second anniversary. you were elect
ed. but the secretary was absent that
night and the secretary pro tenn through
some mistake, failed to record the action
Of the Camp.
"A short time since the question of
your membership came up before the
Camp. Some contended that YOU were
not member because no record Of your
election appeared on the minutes of the
Camp.
80 to settle the question satisfactorily
we elected YOU again.
Trusting that the Sons Of Confederate
Veterans may always merit your esteem
and kindly assistance ! am
yours truly
EDWIN COURTNEY,
"SecretarV"
THE GOVERNORS REPLY.
To THIS letter Governor 0 'Ferran sent
mo following reply:
Commonwealth Of Virginia,
Governors Office.
Richmond. Va. June %. 1897.
Mr. Edwin Courtney. Secretary r.. T..
Lee Camp. No. l. Sons of Confederate
Veterans. Richmond. Va:
My Dear Sir.-I am IN receipt Of yours
81 the 26th instant. informing me that
have been unanimously elected an hon
orary member OF your camp. Under or
binary conditions this announcement
would give me infinite pleasure. and |
would make haste TO express my appre-
citation. but. in view of recent newspaper
publications. | cannot in justice to my
sense of honor do so until ! have had
a satisfactory explanation.
While In Nashville attending the Ten
nessee Centennial Exposition. was
amazed and mortified to read in paper
that resolution 10 make me an homo
rary member Of your camp had been ia
bled. or its consideration indefinitely
postponed. This publication was also read
by number Of Confederate veterans in
Nashville. as l was informed and !
presume by thousands throughout the
country. ! can conceive of nothing that
could have been more damaging to me
In the estimation OF old soldiers. and the
people generally. who were not personally
acquainted with my record.
Since my return from Nashville / have
seen the accounts Of the action OF the
camp in the Richmond papers. in which
n is stated that the tabling OF the reso-
luton was caused by a factlonal fight in
the camp. and was not intended as a re-
Fiction on me. This statement. | trust
s. true. yet II is hard for me TO under
stand why should have been made to
suffer because OF factional troubles.
A STRANGE FATE
II seems. indeed. strange that a propo-
sitiOn 10 make me an honorary member
introduced without even my knowledge
should have met with the fate II did
because Of some differences among the
members OF the camp. with which | had
nothing 10 do. directly or indirectly.
must conclude that there must have beer
opposition 10 my admission upon the part
OF some members. for reasons satisfactory
e., Init %. 4,