Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-13
THE CAMP EXPLAINS.
soys OF VETERANS MEANT NO DIS
RrEsy TO THE GOVERNOR.
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION.
t,ru explanation Made by Letter
40 The ENccutive-EuIogy OF His
.,nt,srv and CiyiI Cnrccr--Licut.
walden Makes Statement.

NOTING Iclu ia Atc NailP nan 'dHt
.. made the "amende honorable" to
r-..r,or OForrall. and received the as
r.. that their ovortures would he
,,.tle TO the commandor-in-c chief.
-l ,sat lysoncs would be permitted to
remain as such.
rh,re was a spirit Of unrest and
...,,s9saass la and about the han where
,smo inlt before the organization
...s called 10 order. and the attendance
,f members was unusually large, many
r-,,ee,.el answers being returned TO
,f. r5r-cau from members who had not
y.spoalei to their names for many
months.
commander Folkes called the camp TO
order and IN the absence Of the chap
tIa. Captain Leslie Spence who was
.moae The visitors present was called
mon 10 open the proceedings with
prayer The burden of his petition was
fast The camp might be united, and that
90 mlsht always be fruitful in works Of
charity.
THE EVENINGS ROUTINE.
py tacit consent. the principal busi-
moss Of the meeting was not taken up
uru after the regular routine matters
Dad been attended TO-
A letter from Adjutant Clarke, Of the
Joseph Johnston Biyouac. Sons Of Con-
tolerate Veterans, Of Nashville, ac-
knowledging receipt Of a communication
from the camp. and thanking them for
couriesios extended TO their delegates,
was received and ordered 10 be fled.
An interesting document from Robert
A. smyth. the newly-elected commander
ln-chicf. was read, which contained
some advice for the welfare Of the gene
ri organization. instructions in regard
10 the rules and bylaws, and a request
for thc help and support Of members to
assist him in the execution Of the duties
of his position.
The commander also announces in his
communication the institution Of a
magazine TO represent the Sons Of Con-
federate Veterans, and urges all to sub
scribe.
The letter was accompanied by Gene
raj orders Nos. l and 2. The for
mer announces the following appoint
merts:
Charleston, S. c., July T. 1897.
General Orders. No. !:
The commander-in-chiefa announces the
following appointments for the official
staff
Daniel RavenaI, Charleston, S. c. ad-
1utant-gcneral and chief Of staff.
J. Gray McAllister, Richmond, Va,
ouartermaster-g general
r. Larkn Smith, NJ. D., Nashville,
Tenn. surgeon-gencral
W. II. Merchant, Fredericksburg, Va,
insuectOr-general
T. T. NcKissick, Asheville. n. c., com
missary-
Rev. Theron II. Rice, Jr., Atlanta, Ca,
Chaplaln-general.
Jesse W. Sparks. Murfreesboro', Tenn,
judge advocate-general.
b. G. p. Thomas Bowling Green, KY,
aide.
IS. O. Leblanc. Placquemine, Ala. aide.
Hugh Boyd, Scottsboro. Ala. aide.
ROBERT A. SMYTH.
Commander-in-Chief.
Daniel Ravenal Adjutant-General.
General order No. 2 urges the imme-
date payment Of the annual dues Of
camps TO the supreme organization.
Tie resignation of Lieutenant w. J.
Morrissett as chairman and member of
the Executive Committee, for business
reasons. was accepted.
Tho only report received was from the
Committee on Initiation. and form was
rubmlted by Comrade Lewis b. Spence
ead ordered 10 be laid on the table for one
Teek
The following committee was appointed
g. arrange for the entertainment Of dele
81, es az the convention TO be held here
next September: Comrades +. =. Cox w.
j. Walden. II L. Watkins, DR. J. NJ. VIM
free j. s. Bosher L. B. Spence. w. L.
EcNes j. b. Lightfoot, Jr.. l.. w. Bran
GER and ]. H. Shepherd, Jr.
LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Al tnis point the Governors letter was
presented TO the camp, and was read by
ihe edjutant, as follows
Commonwealth Of Virginia,
Governors Office.
Richmond. Va, June p. 1897.
Nr Edwin Courtney. Secretary X. 70. |
L.e Camp No. l. Sons of Confederate |
Veterans. Richmond Va:
Ny Dear Sir-I am in receipt of yours |
q. iie -Gth instant. informing me that |
I have been unanimously elected an /
honorary member Of your camp. Under |
ordinary conditions this announcement |
Would give me infinite pleasure. and l |
would make haste TO express my appre- |
caion bat in view Of recent newspaper /
publications / cannot. In justice to my |
sense of honor, do so until have had
taf factory explanation.
While Ono Nashville attending the Ten
r.see Centennial Exposition / was
amazed and mortified TO read I'm n paper
I.f I resolution to make me an hOnOra- /
rF member OF your camp had been tabled.
or Is consideration indefinitely post
n.ri Ihis publication was also read
lf number OF Confederate veterans
PM Nashville. as l was informed. and |
li' 1mc hy thousands throughout the
country ] can conceive OF nothing that
have been more damaging 10 me in
N' estimation Of old soldiers and the
loH.e generally who We're not person.
e0f acquainted with my record
Since my return from Nashville ] have
Seen fhe accounts Of the action Of the |
CAMP 'u the Richmond papers in which !
stated that the tablng Of the reso-
!iloa was caused by factional fight in
mp ana was not intended as q re-
lection on me. This statement / trust
a uue yet n is hard for me 10 under
Nand WIZ ] should have been made 10
r because Of factional troubles.
u seems indeed strange that promo
uon 90 make me an honorary member,
Hfo Nced without even my KNOWLEDGE |
,i.Ai have met with the fate II did |
because of some differences among the
members of the camp with which / had
Nothing to Co. directly or Indirectly.
Nuai conclude that there must have been
Nti'tilNn 20 my admission upon the
't oi some members for reasons salts
ae.'oiF t0 them. but unknown TO me
ne seems 10 me 20 be the only rational
ept-4tion. ln reading the proceedings OF
'r camp. as published IN the Evening
i"iier of Tuesday. June %, 1897 | find
l.i when motion was made 10 teke
r resolution from the table. and when
sNe chairman ruled that The motion was
h order. Lieutenant Walden aDneaied
rom ihe decision. This would indicate
lhai this gentleman WAS inimical 10 tho
resolution ana 10 my admission.
No"' nheef these circumstances. my