Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-10
1OHEAR THE VISITORS
c,.rTV CAMP WILL MEET TUE
putL.DELrHrA COMMITTEE
INVITATION WILL THEN Be EXTENDED
-, ,tc Richmond Veterans Accept
mid" 60 Attend the Reunion OF
nine aud the Gray In the city
II Brothcriy Love:

..r discussion decided 20 meet tho
....t,.uhla committee which Is TO ar
tlre tomorrow morning 10 extend
,.-rn invitation 10 the camp and
..,.r other bodies OF this city 10 at
I'D ,se reunion Of the Blue and the
4 a., 20 be held IN the City OF Brother
!, love next month.
71ts was the feature OF a meeting
.. which the advisabnty Of admitting
- sons cf Veterans TO certain privileges
a. che camp was discussed. and decided
,e.ailvely by an overwhelming majority.
~. camp was presided over by Com
,,.rdtr Warren. and the attendance was
unusually large.
vr BEDFORD OF Ice Camp. was pre-
s.rf for the puposo OF calling the at
t.aton Of Picketts men TO the destitu-
frn OF Comrade Siagle. VINO recently
made an attempt 40 end his life Mr.
HsIford was informed that the camp had
already provided for Mr.. Soglc's neces-
sites and had cnsconccd him in com
Portable house.
VISIT or THE PHILADELPHlANS.
A. this point Messrs. REGISTER and
ttners representing tire curg Mems
BUSINESS Association were recognized,
.I Nir. REGISTER was invited 10 adj
dress the camp. lie referred 90 a letter
which had been received by "a member
q the association. stating that Colonel
Frazier and the Mayor 90 Philadelphia,
rapresentlBE q meeting Of leading citi-
yens. would visit Richmond on Wcdnes-
dnv 90 extend O personal invitation 20
tho camp au1 scvcra. other organize
lions Of the city TO attend a reunion Of
ua BIac and tho Gray 90 be held IN
Philadelphia next September. He said
10 was thc earnest desire OF the assoc
cation hc represented that the camp
should consider with favor the appoint
r..t NJ committee TO meet these rep
resent. ,ires Of great city. lie urged
that lt was only right and proper that a
Courteous hearing should Doe granted
r.-, gentlemen. Representatives Of the
oly Council and the Young Mems Bust
r,.s Association he said. had consented
4. - ef the delegation. but Pickett Divi-
san l.l been the first name on The
I- Of organizations that the visitors
desired TO meet and the Young Mems
Business Association were particularly
aDrols trat the camp should be pre-
sent MS their guests az the Chamber OF
Commerce Wednesday morning at I'D
O'Clock
C.usade Lochr said the division had
been formed for the sole purpose Of erect
is monument. and as soon as their
duties were ended the organization was
DISSOLVED. and II would be almost inn
possible 90 get the members together
fl1u. Pickett Camp. he said. was COM
posed If mon who were good citizens
ana recognized their obligations 20 the
Union and he thought the reunion quite
unnecessary. lie was opposed 10 re-
unions but thought that courtesy de-
handed that the camp should meet the
de.esates.
MOTION FOR a SPECIAL MEETING.
Tlrst-Lieutenant Gibbs moved that the
whole camp should turn out 70 meet
them He said the camp had no better
friends than the Philadelphia men, and
De hoped the commander would call u
special meeting, 10 be held at the Cham
Der Of Commerce at 10 O'Clock on We'd
nesday.
Colonel r. +. Morris said he thought the
matter should have been laid before the
camp I'M the form Of n formal invitation
from the delegates TO meet with them.
Air. REGISTER. from the committee from
the Young Mems Business Association,
explained that Colonel Frazer had writ
ZEN 10 the gentlemen In the Young Mems
business Association with whom he wa
acquainted I'm his official capacity as
secretary OF the meeting held in Phila
G-lphia. and asked them 10 arrange for
O. meeting. at which the formal invitation
could Doe presented. Colonel Maury
thought Colonel Morrss point well taken.
he said the invitation had been received
and answered. If they wished TO urge
Dr. b. was their plain duty to do 80 di-
rectly and not ind.' ,tly. They had |
held out the olive branch until il had |
ceased 20 be virtue, and had been sub |
iected 10 much unfavorabie comment for |
SO doing
WHENCE COMES THE INVITATION? |
Nr. REGISTER said this was not the |
pressing OF the same invitation but an /
entirely different invita- ton from the most |
distinguished citizens and veterans OF I
the great city of Philadelphia. COlone. /
iaury lnterposed. and with some heat /
inquired. "Who says they are the prn-
cDal citizens; who says they are the most /
distinguished veterans. who are these /
people from whom the invitation comes: |
ana what is the purposes behind IL ALP
colonel NOrthen submitted that IL was
not the way 10 receive a visitor. 20 doubt
Dds veracity. and hoped that the delegates
%. The Young Mems Business Association
should be extended a courteous hearing.
Colonel Mdury said he had no wish to
throw amy uoubt on the statement or Mr..
Information should have been Vouchsafed.
so hat The camp might not be asked TO
taa action in the dark.
Mr iIeeester said ne quite understood
COLONEL Aalry's remarks The Young 1
'it-s Business Association had arranged |
TOT large hail. because the quarters
occupied hy The organizations invited 70
moor toe delegation were not Of suhi-
l.al capacity 10 accommodate all those
VITO would gather together upon the
e.'s.om ilo did no. think the camp
".-a ta lowering it's dignity by meet
.5 'As committee. They would come
D-F prepared TO tell who they repre-
,'''i the members Of the Young
''"s BUSINESS Association. he said,
"''' At5ri and soul with the veterans
'' tA.lr undertakings. and stood
."'' ID. any time TO support them; that
", respectfully submitted as reason
""y lhe veterans should consider this
".1'''' which the association desired TO
present 90 them.
..'"'e if~l moved that the camp |
'lD"'' meet 90 the camp han at 9 A. NJ
1"| -' 'o ihe Chamber or Commerce i'm
"''!- alter some further discussion.
pa. H'''.'h Wts put ana carried with
raised '''00 'o'"7
mere Then followed discussion AZ 10
,"e "u' .s"'i'iiy Of meeting in the camp
"'' anu some objection was made TO
t'iaui"s 'ls course. The vote was then
considered, and motion TO meet at
" a. NJ 40 The Chamber of Commerce
against It. wv ''''' {
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