The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-19
SONS OF VETERANS MEET
MATTERsPERTIIyIyG TO THE CON-
TEyTIOy DISPOSED or.
over Thirty Delegates From Out OF Town
Expected-The Sons VIII Meet stimuli
tsneousIy with the Veterans.

lar weekly meeting at Lee Camp Han
last evening and transacted good deal
Of business. In the absence OF Com
mander Minitree Folkes, Lieutenant W. X.
Walden was in the chair, while Secre-
tary Edwin Courtney recorded
A number of current bills were ordered
to be paid, and the application OF Mr.. ii.
w. Ware for membership was approved
and he subsequently elected. MI r.. -.
Peters was received as a member, and
the application Of Mr.. w. w. Hardwicke
for membership was referred to the
proper committee.
Comrade Cox, chairman OF the ENecu-
tive Committee. stated that the sum OF
$50 was still needed to pay for the erec-
tion of the cottage at the Soldiers Home.
He expressed the hope that the members
would come up promptly with their con-
tributions during the week so that by
next Friday when the cottage Is 10 De
turned over to the Board Of Visitors, the
entire indebtedness might be covered.
Comrade Cox also stated that Comraoe
Robert Lecky, Jr., would present the COT
tage on behalf OF the camp TO the BOARD
of Visitors, and that it would be received
by Major n. V. Randolph. the president.
THE PROGRAM
Comrade Gregory on behalf Of the ke-
ception Committee submitted a report
concerning the coming meeting Of the
Grand Camp Of the Sons Of Veterans
He said he could not tell how many dele
gates would be here from the various
camps in the State but he thought their
number would be between thirty ana
forty, while sixteen delegates would rep
resent the Richmond Camp. lie then SUD-
mitted the following programme for the
sessions Of the Grand Camp, Sons Oh
Veterans:
Wednesday. October 20-rhe meeting OF
the Grand Camp will be called TO order
by Grand Commander Cox and prayer
will be offered by the Chaplain General.
The address Of welcome will be. made by
Comrade j. NJ. NJ Gregory. chairman OF
the Reception Committee, and 1t will be
responded 20 by Comrade James Mann
Of Nottoway Courthouse.
After the report OF the Committee on
Credentials has been received the trans
action Of business will be proceeded with.
At $3.50 o'clock that afternoon the spon-
sors. maids of honor invited guests and
delegates will meet at Elba Station to go
10 Colonel John Cussons' country seat
Forest Lodge. at Glen Allen and partici-
pate I'm the reception rendered by him as
Grand Commander TO the Grand Camp
Confederate Veterans.
on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock the
business session will be resumed, and az
4 o'clock in the afternoon the delegates
OF the Grand Camp. sponsors. maids or
honor. invited guests. etc, will meet AT
Lee Camp Hall and proceed from there
TO the Confederate Museum TO attend the
reception rendered by the ladies of the
Confederate Memorial Literary Society.
Il 1 81 N will "A
Masonic Home. instead Of Lakeside Park.
where it was originally planned to take
place. At $3.50 o'clock the delegates 10
the Grand Camp will go to Sanger Halle
TO participate in the banquet that will be
rendered TO the Grand Camp, Confede-
rate Veterans. and the members OF the
Army Of Northern Virginia.
on Friday morning at 10 o'clock the
Grand Camp will meet again TO transact
what business may have been left over
and an hour later the Sons of Veterans
will proceed 10 the Soldiers Home TO
participate in the ceremonies there. The
visitors will be welcomed by the ladies'
connected with the various associations.
The report of the committee was adopt
ed and the latter requested 10 carry 1t
out as submitted.
THE DELEGATES.
on motion of Lieutenant w. j. Morris
sett It was decided that sixteen delegates
To the Grand Camp be appointed, each
one Of whom shall be entitled to half
a vote. The following is the list OF the
delegates J. NJ. NJ. Gregory, W. r. Wal
den. j. Gray McAllister. J. S. Bosher'
Louis b. Spence. W. l.. Echols c. NJ.
Chumbley l.. w Brander. j. H. Shep-
herd, Jr.. William Crump Tucker, j. E.
Cook. John 4. Lamb. w. j. Morrissett'
r. Lecky, Jr., w. a. Jacob, Edwin Court
ney.
On motion Of Comrade Cox it was de-
cided that the delegates to the Grand
Camp of the Sens of Veterans be de-
clared to be those to the Grand Camp
Of Confederate Veterans, if the Sons
should be entitled to any delegates.
on motion Of Lieutenant Morrissett'
Mr.. G.. Garrison was appointed historian
Of the Camp for one year.
An invitation was received from Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Mech, asking the Sons
to attend the marriage Of their daughter
Alma Beatrice to Mr.. Mordecai b. Angle,
a member Of the Sons of Veterans. The
ceremony will take place on next Thurs
day at $50 r. VI. at Holy Trinity church.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
At the close OF the meeting of the
Sons Of Veterans the Reception Com
mittee held a called meeting to complete
the arrangements for the meeting OF
the Grand Camp. The committee earn
estiy requests all visiting delegates 10 re-
port at Lee Camp Hall as soon as they
reach the city. Badges will then be is
sued TO them and they will be taken TO
the ST. Clair Hotel, where special rates
have been secured for them.