Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-05-13
Confederate Veterans.


There was good meeting of Con
federate Veterans at Charleston on
the 4th inst. to organize State Di-
vision in West Virginia and to take
action in regard to the much.talked-
of Home for the Old Soldiers
About thirteen camps were repre-
sented, among them Camp Creigh of
Greenbier. Mike Foster of Monroe
and three camps in Pocahontas.
a State Division Of Confederate
Veterans was duly organized, and
Col. ROb't White, of Wheeling,
unanimously elected Major General
to command the same. This Divis-
ion will consist of two Brigades, for
each of which Brigadier General
was elected-the choice falling on
Judge David T.. Johnston, of Mer-
Ger county, ard Col. Sam'l S. Green,
of Kanawha. Col. a. G. l.. Gate
wood, of Pocahontas, received a
very complimentary vote for one OF
these offices. The Generals thus
elected will designate the camps to
belong to each of these Brigades.
After careful consideration and a
general interchange of opinion, the
idea of establishing a Home in this
State was abandoned and each camp
left to provide for or to assist the
needy veterans in its own bounds.
The meeting also recommended
the 9th day of June as the day for
decorating the soldiers graves here
after, deeming it desirable that this
ceremony be observed on the same
day throughout the State.
On motion Of Judge Johnston the
following resolution was adopted:
4" ReSOlrcd, That this convention
recommend TO the various camps
throughout the State to appoint regu-
lar committees on history, whose du-
ties shall be so ascertain the names,
as far as possible Of every man who
belonged to the Confederate army
from each county in the State; his
company, regiment, brigade, with
the names of their officers in what
battles they were engaged whether
wounded and where wounded the
names of those who were killed or
died of wounds or diseases and where
buried, and all things pertaining to
the service of each soldier. We need
not remind our comrades who still
survive that in a few short years
there will be none left to toll the
story of the conservation of our COM
rades and of our people-men and
women-their gallant deeds and no.
role conduct and sacrifices in the de-
Tense of cause that they believed
as just as any in which man was
ever engaged and in which they lost
all save honor"
EATER New YoRK.-Gov.
Black has signed the Greater New
York Charter bill, Incorporating into
one great city New York, Brooklyn,
Long Island City, Flushing and other
contiguous municipalities The great
city thus formed will he second only
to London in point of population,
and will contain, by the latest esti-
mates, about 3,165,O0O souls. The
city will be 30 miles long and l6
wide and will embrace territory of
359i square miles. The Mayor, who
will be elected for four years, will
receive salary of Sl5,0 900. The MI.
nicipal Assembly will consist OF
twenty-eight councilmen, drawing
salaries of $4,000 each per annum
and sixty aldermen, whose salarie:
will 81 900 each. For purposes OF
administration, the city is divided
into Observation-Disclosures, Brook
Ign, Bronx, Queens and Richmond
For purposes of local improvements
the bOroughs of Manhattan and
Brooklyn are subdivided into Coun.
Gil districts. The annual budget will
1T is estimated, he at least S75, 900, 600
and the salaries of the heads of dc.
partments only will aggregate S243,.
600.