Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-21

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smaller than at the 6rst session. mnny
Of the veterans having gone 20 ulen AZ
lem The report Of the COMMITTEES On
Credentials was then submitted. AZ
showed that thirty-hye camps were rep
resented. and that LIS delegates were
present, as follows: a.
X. l.. Lee Camp. No. 4, Richmonu, -
sSf aaTy No. sp TpsSsr sRs s.o S
sponsor, and maid Of honor; fckeu
Buchanan. Norfolk, . delegates. sronsor'
and maid Of honor; stonew&li, F0IIss
mouth, s delegates. sponsor, ana maid %
delegates: A. p. Hill. no. J. Petersburg
8 delegates; George Z. Pickett, Richmond,
IL delegates, sponsor, and maid OF nonor'
Sponsor 50 E's ana DO; maid u honor: William
Watts. Roanoke. 2 delegates; John Bowie
Strange, Charlottesville, delegates; a.
P. Hill. No. 2, culpeper. 2 delegates.
sponsor. and maid Of honor; Ewell; Prince
William county, delegates; Collcote-
Wrenn. Isle Of Wight Courthouse, dele
gates: j. L. b. Stuart. No. !. delegates'
sponsor and maid OF honor. Inornton-
Pickett, FarmviIle. 2 delegates. sponsor.
and maid Of honor: Turner-Ashby, VIM
chester, delegate. sponsor. and maid OF
honor; ]. +. b. Stuart, NO. 4, berIysnt
1 delegate; Stonewaii Jackson, ssaunton:
I. A. Armistead. Boydton delegate,
sponsor. and maid OF honor; Louisa
Louisa Courthouse, 3 delegates, sponsor
and maid of honor; Page-Puiler. 1louces.
ter Courthouse. l delegate ana spo sno',.
sor. and maid Of honor; william >.
Grymes. Gordonsville. / delegate; n. a:
Wise and w. II. Il. Lee, Iunenpurg.
delegates. sponsor, ana maiu ~ dele.
gates: Tom Smith. Suffolk. delegates
sponsor, and maid of honor; Peachy-Gil-
mer- breckenridge, Fincastle, deiega,e'
wright-Latane Tappahannosk, gen
Newton. Ashland. delegates, sponsor
and maid OF honor: Lawson-Bali, Ian
caster, 3 delegates. sponsor: ana malu "a
honor; Healey- Claybrook, Saluda, oeie-
gates; Joseph Il. Johnston, No z, Man
chester delegates; blis-Barham,
Emporia. delegate: George II. Summers,
Shenandoah. delegates; Blue Ridge
Buena Vista, / delegate: Bagby-Smith-
Fox, King and Queen Courthouse. ceie-
LEE CAMP COMMENDED.
General Battle introduced the following
resolution, commendatory OF the action OF
Lee Camp in collecting into picture gall
lery the portraits OF noted southern SOL
diers:
THE Grand Camp. Confederate Vete.
rams. OF the State OF Virginia has nearu
with great interest and sratihcauon VI
| the Confederate Portrait Gallery lnuer-
taken by r. r. Lee Samps; S soa Jealous o
| loyalty of that camp has suggested a
| scheme of peculiar and lasting Vaiue.
| Having handsome building. with iarse
and beautiful hall, in the capital clty s oi
| Virginia, and of the Southern Contede-
| racy, the camp has undertaken tne COZ
| lection of a gallery of portraits or nota-
| BILE men of the army and navy OF .ie e
| Confedsracy. Fer the very consiusraoio
-. lf
forts. the Grand Camp Is pleased ana
| grateful. The Grand Camp desires 20 eA-
| press, in the strongest terms, lls Heaa ~ ;,
| approval OF this valuable movement, anu
| warmly commends to all the camps OIL
| ,bis STATE such action, individual or
| united as will secure TO the Lee camp
! gallery the portraits or notable anu us
| tinguished heroes of our southern Cause;
| In Lee Camp Hall they VIII De sa.ne,o -
| into a collection Of great attraction anu
enduring interest; they will be preserves
\ with care in all the changes or the iu.ure,
| they will be seen by the greater nuInpe'
| that VISIT the historic capital OF virginia
| and will be the abiding reminder ana lea-
| ture Of those that come after US or inc
| cause to which these noble men devoteu
their heroic efforts, and Tor wnich many
OF them laid down their lves ,.aoro %
.The importance of this Confederate
Portrait Gallery Of r. T.. Lee camp, no
/ Richmond, Va, cannot be estimateu,
Tor as the lifelike features OF our noble
| heroes look down upon us, the survlVors
| OF common cause we , wnJSe 20 90 on
| ,,,ith our labor of love, and transmit 70
onr children, and childrens children, to
| remote generations, true pictVriai mo
| tory OF some OF the men whose hveo anu
soa5s make M the story OF our glorious
past"
The adoption Of the above was moved
NV Captain Morton, and his motion was
| adonted unanimously.
Comrade smith, chairman OF the
Finance Committee, then submitted .hs
renort of that body. He showed ina,
when all outstanding accounts were pale
thare would still be balance In hanc
of STATS. .,r,,,
BISHOP PETERKIN'S LETTER.
Captain Morton, at this stage, iaio pc
fore the camp the following letter whicn
led to quite an interesting discussion:
Parkersburg, w. Va, October i6. 1897;
#. c. Morton, lnspector-denerai, RICH
Mv Dear Sir.--The proposal Of the Board
| of directors of Lee Camp Soldiers Rome
to take care of our veterans was certain
ly a liberal offer, and one whch ID apprc.,
cjated nv every Confederate veteran OF
West Virginia who has been made cognl-
zant of the same. 1t was fully and Freely
discussed by us, and the majority OF tne
veterans of this end OF the state Were
nosal. but at q meeting which was held
In Charleston the early part OF the sum.
mer the delegates from the dinerens
camps of the State (ourS by miscnance
not being presently; as l am intorin Sa,
after a full discussion OF the matter De
termined to let each county or the state
take care of its own needy Confederate
n there had been full meeting of all
the delegates appointed from the cineren'
carts of the State of West Virginia, the
magnanimous offer of your Board Of Di-
rectors would certainly have been ac'
cepted. In behalf of the Confederate
veterans of West Virginia, we ASK you
10 communicate TO the Board or Direc-
tors OF the Lee Camp Soldiers Home our
full appreciation OF the generous ofei
made BY them. We are. very truly yours
etc. w; n krH ma nsi'ni'
GEORGE w. PETERKIN.
w. J. ROBINSON.
c. c. MARTIN.
THE PAPER WITHDRAWN.
Colonel Morton moved that this lettel
should be spread upon the minutes o.
the Grand Camp, and afterwards be re
ferred to. the Board OF Visitors OF tn
Soldiers Home.
Comrade Randolph said he thought !
might be well to explain exactly wha
the proposition meant. The letter. h
said. was in answer TO one he had sen
several months ago. He had suggested
that West Virginia should pay 500 70
each man sent to the Soldiers Hom
from that State. or that they shoul'
erdow a cot In the hospital. He though
II unfair to take men into the home iron
West virginia when there were alread,
forty old soldiers from this State waiting