The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-24
CONFEDERATE VETS
Regular Monthly Mssilhg Of Pickett b.
chanan CAMP Held LAST Evening.
SEVERAL : COMMITTEES APPOINTED
VETS
An Interesting Installation OF I, rs
For tho Eiisuin. Year, Conducted
by Past Comm iltter. Col. III. G.,
Woodhonsc, who Delivered an I'm.
terestins Addrcss-Oti,erb business.

terestin: address, other business.
The regular monthly meeting Of Picket
Buchanan Camp. Confederate Veterans,
was held In their hall last evening at
s O'Clock.
Present: Officers and comrades.
Inc meeting was called to order and
PRAYER was offered by the Chaplain
me minutes Of the previous meeting Of
! the camp and the report OF the Executive
Committee were read aud approved.
Inc ad1utnat was directed TO reques.
comrade Captain wv. e. Whittle 10 re-
| pea his address on the Conrederat to
steamer shenandoah before the camp Mt
some regular meeting, when the families
ana friends of the comrades could be
present.
WAR RECORDS.
The offer OF the Norroi, Library Asso-
citation to lend to the camp a set of THE
Official Records Of the Union and Con
ieuerate Armies. was accepted with
thanks, and the quartermaster directed
Q procure and take charge OF tie same
after obtaining a bookcase for their ac-
commodation
The following officers for the ensuing
year were Installed by Past Comm ne er
Colonel II. c. Woodhousc: T.. 4. Mars
den, commander; G. N. Todd, First
lieutenant commander: Fred. Green
wood, second lieutenant commander; w.
Is. Browne. third lieutenant commander:
r: 2. jackson, adiusant: 6. W. Wilson,
paymaster; Rev. b. d. Tucker chap
lain: II. II. Jacobs. sergeant major; DR.
Frank a. Wake, surgeon: DR.. H. NJ.
Nash, assistant surgeon; G. J.. Greek
muir. quartermaster tComrade Creekmur
Is also the collector for the camp; John
house, videttc; and Washington Tny-
or (chailman), r. \. Dobie, r. II .
Broughton, Executive Committee
COL. WOODHOuSE'S ADDRESS.
Previous to the installation, Colonel
Woodhouse. retiring commander, made
the following address TO the Camp:
Comrades--Another year in the life OF
our Camp has passed and we are as
sembled again 10 install into Office the
comrades who have been chosen TO pre-
side over and conduct the affairs OF the
camp for The ensuing year. In retiring
from the Office OF commander ! beg
leave 10 thank YOU for the honor confer
discharged the trust committed 10 my
care without injury, but With such cred
1t TO the camp as my earnest efforts
could accomplish. / shall feel as deeply
and labor as diligently for the good OF
our camp in the future as in tho past.
| and do all I can to promote the interest
and further the cause 1t represents.
We have during the year attended The
ceremonies of laying the Cornerstone OF
the Jefferson Davis Monument In Rich
mond with full ranks. We attended the
| memorial exercises in both Portsmouth
and Berkeley. we had, as usual our
own memorial day exercises, ana our
camp did honor to the memory Of our
amcnted dead with full ranks.
We also celebrated the birthday Of
General Robert +. Lee in our usual
manner.
AS to our financial status, we owe no.
thing, and have 81, 500 Invested In Y. N /.
c. A. bonds. and have some S225 III our
treasury.
Membership: At our annual meeting
our membership was 329, to which add
y who have joined since. and deduct
died, IL; suspended, 8; resigned, ., max
ing the present membership. 324.
To the officers who have served with
me, and to the members who have so
generously supported me, that my ad-
ministration might be successful, j ten
der my sincere thanks.
The incoming commander and his as
sociates, l hope, may receive the united
support Of all the members of the camp
! that the high standard that the camp
| has attained may be continued, and now
comrades, with my good wishes for yon
all, bid YOU God-spced III the work in
which we are engaged, ana in which we
are all so Interested. ] thank you.
Commander b. y. Marsden assumed
tlle Slis'1i anu accepted tNe trust cONlldeu
| TO him.
NEW COMMITTEES.
The commander announced the follow
Ing committee for the year:
General Commit tee Of Arrangements
Walter F.lrvine, Wasliington. Tq$lor;
Thomas l.. IDornin, G. &. Nash, r. ".
| McCa,rick, @. IT. Perry III, Jacobs,
| ". ". Woodhouse,. T.. L. Moore, Il.
Henry Jones. Charles Pickett. 3. r..
| Edwards Caiu: ] Jones, Carey Fore
man, John u. Hargrove. John T.. Keel
Ing, Walter Sharp, y. Myers. II. p r.
Drunmond, e. NJ. Henry, T.. P. Bryan
! r. H. Gwaltney. T. 3. Jackson. r. \
Dobie, Charles C. Lee, Thomas w. Hen
derson, j. r. Briggs, William r. Foster
| George l.. APPS, John N. Vaughan, Il. v.
| White William w. Chamber. a!ne, John
Q. Gammage, William c. White. Chas.
w. Wilson, H. c. WoOdhOuEe. f.. g.
! Freeman, John G. Wallace Richard
! Wake, NJ. j.. Vcllines.
Relief Commttee-Ryland c. White
chairman; J. II. Williamson, r. l.. Dor
min. l.. y. Holt John Walters, Thomas