The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-28
PICKETT CAMP ELECTS.
OFFICERS WERE CHOSEN by THE
VETERANS LAST NIGHT.
Speeches Were Made by Judge thr'H'an
Prof. Mcclure. Rev. DR. d. """an
Jones aud ong ressman Lamb

Pickett camp occupied its new hall In
The bullding formerly occupied by J. X.
SHEPPARD. AT Fifth and Broad streets,
last night
BY mistake number OF people went TO
Fourth and Broad streets. thinking ten
camp nan was over Sheppards new
store
There was a large attendance OF men,
hers the most OF them appearing IN uni
form, number OF ladies were present.
Tho Camp has most conveniently ar
ranged quarters and the assembly room
Is elegantly htted mp.
Commando Woody presided. ana after
Chnrlain winston had prayed. Past C'm-
m. ndcr charles r. I,oehr. chairman OF
tho Iial committee termed the building
over 20 the commander. congressman
John Lamb made the speech OF accept
an,c.
DR. r. T.. Suaiton. chairman OF the
committee appointed 10 seek a larger an
~ 5priation Tor the Soldiers Home re-
p1Ifcd that if had been decided after con-
ference with A'alor y. V. Randolph pre-
sIdent of tho soldiers Home foard' mat
a would 80 well 10 discharge the commits
e., md have caoh member use his indi-
viduai efforts TOW ards securing me ap-
p~9pfittion
The committee was, therefore. dis
charged -
JUDGE CHRISTIANS Address
Ex Judge George L. Christian was IN
froluccd as the first speaker and made
n gnicndid address lie said In view OF
President Andrews recent praise Of Cen
cral Lee ana other late events u might
be interesting 10 look into history and
learn what tho northern peope ana
foreign critics thought Of the southern
cause while the war was sim going on
OF scon after its close
The Judge quoted extracts from the
Democratic platform on which McClel-
Ian and PcndlctOn ran for President ana
Nirs-Prcsldcnt in 1861. This platform con-
tended that the Constitution had been
disrcgarded 10y the administrations the
grievances mentioned were the same as
those the South complained of. ana the
principles laid down were similar 10 those
the south was at that time co1tendlng
for Tho most remarkable part Of II all
was that the Democratic or Peace party
received nearly half the votes cast IN
the North-more than those polled by
Lincoln I'm lSGo-and This. too. In the race
OF the fact that the army ana whole
Federal power was used an behaf OF LIN
coin.
The Judge thcr quoted wha; The M9r-
auis OF Lothian. an English nobleh'ah
had said Of the justice OF the SoutG
cause and concluded by referring 10 the
praise OF Jefferson Davis ana the tllbuto
10 tho South from the pen Of benjamin
J. williams. a noted writer OF Massacnu-
sstts.
tie argued from all this that the justice
of the cause for which tho South Fought
could be established without even the
OTHER SPEECHES.
ELOQUENT addresses weio made by Pro
fessor j. T. Mcclure. Rev llr. j. Wilham
Jones and CONGRESSMAN Lamb.
Colonel r. r. Morris offered the follow
ing which was adopted:
Resolved. u Is with profo1Id sense
OF g.stitude on their part that Georae u.
Iiclrlt Camp. OF Confederate Netctans
thanks President Andrews. Of Brown
University. OF Rhode Island for the man
Is ana courageous tribute TO the memory
OF General r. =. Lee and sincerely trusts
it may not ,nure 10 his injury from sec
tional prejudice.
The camp went into the election Of Of
ficors with the following result
Commander. r. Scott Gibbs.
First Lieutenant Commander, r. /.
Maury
second Lisutenant Commander. a. n.
Gill.
Third Lieutenant Commander c. j.
Johnson.
AdWtant. Peter McCurdy
Quartcrm1stor. r. II. Norven
C,mmissary Sergeant, r. j. Waller
Chaplain =. =. Winston.
Surgeons. Drs. r. l.. Stratton. j. A.
Hnsman. j. C. TIevllian and w. 5 -.
Henry.
Officers Of the Day, ~ W. Taylor.
officer of the Guard, T. -. Gentry
color Sergeant. Il. r. Chestley.
Fourth Quartermastcr Sergeant and
Historian NJ w Lakewood.
The Office were installed by Past
1 In