Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-23
IT'S SESSIONS OVER.
GRAND CAMP WINDS UP BUSINESS
or IT'S ANNUAL MEETING.
MANY RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.
proxfsion for Committee ON Good of
che Camp. and One to Report Ruies
"a Govern the Body-The Sons Hold
a short Meeting and Elect Omcers.

dlcrs' Home. which proved to be the
greatest of all the features Of the meet
ing here. The amount Of business trans
acted has been remarkable, and 1t has all
been along the line of progress and de-
veloument.
The final session of this influential body
| of Virginia veterans was held at il
| O'Clock yesterday morning. The at
tendance was not large. The proceed
ings were opened with prayer by Rev.
| DR.. ]. William Jones.
Judge Eweu offered the following:
Resolved, That committee OF i've
be appointed, to be- known as Good CT
the Grand Camp this TO be a standing
committee Of the Grand Camp"
| In support Of this, he said that there
| were many matters the Advisory Com
| mittee could not deal with and urged the
need for "A committee that could dispose
| of q vast amount OF business that now de-
layed the proceedings of the camp. The
resolution was adopted without discus
| sion
RULES FOR GRAND CAMP.
From the same source came also TINS
resolution:
"Resolyed. That a committee OF hve
be appointed to propose set OF rules To-
| the government Of this Grand camp, 70
| make it's report to the next meeting OF
| this Grand Camp -,
| Judge Ewen said that the need for such
| a committee was evident, and was enpha-
sized by the delay in getting down 10
business at this meeting. The resoiutloli
was supported by several comrades ana
| adopted.
DR.. Stracton offered the following:
Resolved That section 2, article 3, be
amended so as TO read elections ioI iepte-
| sentatives 10 the Grand camp sn3ll tehc
| place at a regular meeting or eacn camp
| at such time preceding the meeting OF
| the Grand Camp as the subordinate camp
. shall appoint.
| General Stith Boiling and Commander
| Warren spoke in support OF the resoI9
| ton Comrade Kean suggested me WoIu
cor called should be inserted after the
! word regular" The amendment was ac-
! cepted by DR.. Stratton. and the resolution
/ adopted by the two-thirds vote necessdIs
! to carry any resolution intended 10 amend
the bylaws.
PRESS THE HISTORY MATTER.
Judge Richardson offered the following,
which was adopted without discussion:
Resolved, That the standing History
| Committee of this Grand Camp be anu
are hereby constituted the committee 10
present to the school authorities of the
| State the matter presented In the Iepoi
of the History Committee" .
| DIR. Jones asked for information as 10
the constitution of the History Commit
tee. He said he would like TO know
whether Commander Stubbs's resignation
from the History Committee, as lis CHAIR
| man excluded him from its deliberations.
| m il did so. he would move that COM
mander Stubs be named as a MEMBER
| OF the committee.
General Boiling, who took the cnalr,
I Ell on nrnVldpn
| the Grand Commander was member ex-
| officio of all committees. captain Laugh-
ton suggested that 1t might be Wen TOT
| the camp to take some action approving
| Colonel Cussonss appointment as eii soi.
| man of that committee. Or. Jones sdiu
the constitution reposed the appoihtlIs
mower in the Commander, and II was en-
tir.>.- unnecessary to endorse the Sohn-
manders action.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
Colonel Smoot offered a resolution thai
the thanks of the Grand Camp should De
extended ito the members OF Lee camp,
No. /. of Richmond; to the members Oh
Pickett Camp, and to the cltlzehs VI y.
Richmond for the hospitable manner III
which they have entertained US uurihs oui
soiOurn among them.
Colonel Henry offered as amendment 10
! the above that the Ladies ConIeuerale
Memorial Literary Society should be IN
cluded. The amendment was accep,eu
and the whole resolution was unanimously
Rev. Mr.. Slaymaker moved that the
thanks of the Grand Camp should De ex-
tended to the press of the city for theii
kindness in reporting the pt3ceeui nayspS II.
mentary allusion, and 10 the railroads
and transportation companies. rms wa
adopted, and the name OF Mr. A +. fltz
! gerald was added TO IL.
NO RIGHT TO VOTE.
Judee Ewell introduced the following
To amend the constitution, where refer
ring TO membership in the Grand CAM
II reads that the Grand Commander anI
his staff Past Grand Commander, com
manders of camps, and one oelegate Io'
| every twenty members or traction there-
of of more than ten: or in the apsene'
of commanders of camps, the senior ON
| Ger of such camp present, 10 ieau o'
| follows: THE staff of the Grand com
mander shall be an acknowledgement, al
spector-general, quartermaster-geheltl
surgeon-general. cnaplain-general, am
two aides -de-camp, none OF whom siai
have a vote in the Grand Camp by Virtu
| of their pathos merely as stan oncers.
This resolution met with consioerapl
| opposition. 1t was contended thae ln
past commanders were men VINO nau Woi
| the confidence of the several camps u
which they had served, anu ha na,a PEE e,
| reason of the service they had RENDERED
In the mast. The object of the resolution
| was TO exclude the local past command
| ers from the Deliberations or the Grai'
, | Camp. and in support OF the resolution
was argued that men VINO had serVe'
their camps years ago were not heces
| sarily desirable attendants upon IN
Grand Camp. and their presence MADE IN
body more and more unwieldly- as IN
n wears advanced. One of the delegate
made a long speech under the impression
that the resolution was proposed Tor 20
: lticai reasons. Judge Eweil denied I'M
economically. and withdrew his motion;
J, Colonel Archer was delegated by IN
Commander to introduce the A. L. HI
c Camp. of Petersburg, and the Sunoi
Camp and the members of these wv
bodies were escorted to seats on the nooi
MEET IN CULPEPER NEXT TIME.
!. DIR. Jones offered the following, whic
h was adopted: o.,.soro.a ve,,
"Recognizing In the Confederate Ve.'
ron unfinished at Nashville, Tenn, an
The organ of the United Confederate Vet'
, rams a common medium or coflinuIice
| tion among our camps. we coruiany ~
Commend il to our comrades as worm
Tvoionel Porter offered the followihi
q which was also adopted:
l. ""ResoIved That the thanks OF u
o Grand camp of Virginia be extended
a Grand Commander Cussons TOT ms 81,
CANT and princely entertalnmeh' 'ei, ~ ~
the SPONSORS and maids OF hohor Oh ~ =,
le camp at Glen Allen on the evening OF u
II Goth instant. -, 49,. 49, CON,