Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-06
LEE CAMP DECLINES.
SCHUYLER POST, G. A. r., WILL NOT
BE RECEIVED HERE.
THE CAMP HALL IS RENDERED.
Phil Kenrny Posts Commander
Makes n Pointed Retort-yeterans
the Special Committee.

before the meeting was called to order
the air was thick with the prophesyings
Of a hot debate, with the invita- ..on OF
Schuyler Post, Grand Army Of the Re-
public, as its subject.
The committee charged with the duty
of making a report sat behind closed
| doors in one Of the ante-roOms. while
| members Of the organization stood about
the main hall in groups discussing va
rious newspaper notices and anonymous
| communications that had been received
| from Philadelphia apropos the forth
coming visit of the survivors of Pickett's
Division to the Quaker City. Men were
| present who had not been seen on the
| floor for many moons, and the regulars
were out in force.
The usual preliminaries were succeeded
| by round OF dull routine. Messrs. n. V.
Randolph, Joseph w. Thomas, w. Z.
Smith, and John S. Elicit, who were
nominated at the last meeting to succeed
| themselves as members of the Board OF
| Visitors of the Soldiers Home, were
unanimously reelected. Major Brander
| was instructed to cast the vote of the
camp for Mr.. w. A. Mountcastle as
member of the Executive Committee of
| the camp.
SCHUYLER POSTS INVITATION.
After this had been done, Major Bran
der presented the report of the committee
appointed TO consider the invitation Of
Schuyler Post, presented at the last
meeting.
The report was read, as follows:
Resolved, That the communication from
Schuyler Post, No. 81, G. A. r., proposing
the entertainment of said post by Lee
Camp, No. l +, c. ", and Phil Kearny Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, at the ex-
pense of Schuyler Post, be received in
the same kindly spirit in which it was
made.
Resolved, That the above proposition
is. however, one which Lee Camp can
not consent to, but it tenders the use Of
its hall to Phil Kearny Post for the en-
tertainment Of its visitors.
THE COLOR LINE.
Colonel John Murphy arose at once.
and said he didn't think the committee
had gone far enough. He urged the camp
TO meet the visitors. He had received a
letter, which stated that no colOred men
were members of Schuyler Post and the
organization was not part of the Phila-
delphia Brigade. In emphatic terms he
stated that the organization was com
posed Of representative men of Philadel-
phia, and being a body of gentlemen, was
entitled TO consideration and to be gem
tlemanly treated AS a substitute for the
latter part Of the resolution, he moved
that the invitation should be accepted.
Mr.. Warren asked whether there were
any colored members of Phil Kearny
Post and the commander of that organi-
rha
negative.
Mr.. Boiling urged the committee TO be
more specific, and invited the members
10 give the reasons which had led them
TO limit the resolutions they had pre-
sented.
THE COMMITTEE HAD REASONS.
Major Brander the chairman, said the
committee thought it expedlent not 10
give out the reasons that prompted their
report They had certain papers i'm their
possession which led up to the conclu-
sion. but nothing was to be gained by
making them public.
Colonel Murphy urged the members Of
the camp TO adopt his amendment, in the
absence of more definite Information from
the committee. Every man Of this organi-
Zation is white" said he, "and everything
they do is white They are the leading
men of Philadelphia, and belong to all
the different posts. This particular post
is n social organization, paying such
visits as they propose TO pay here all
over the country. They have been enter
tanned i'm almost every city in the Union
particularly in the South, and have
never yet received a rebuff There would
be no necessity for a parade, so the old
difficulty about the flag could not occur"
Mr.. David A. Brown said important let
ters had been submitted TO the commit
tee, and certain circumstances existed, |
which seemed to leave the resolutions
presented as the only alternative.
Mr.. Dickerson said the committee had |
given due consideration to the matter. and |
20 a mass of facts presented TO them |
When n report was made by a committee |
Of the camp 1t ought to be sufficient. 'If |
you wanted 10 discuss all the papers" |
said he, 'why did you appoint a commit |
tee? l assure you that there are good |
and sufficient reasons why the report pre-
sented should be adopted in its present |
form"
Mr.. Ferriter asked for the reading OF |
the letter addressed by Schuyler Post to |
the camp. He did not think a request had |
been made for the hall.
Commander Morton, Of Phil. Kearny |
Post. said he had left the letter at home.
1t merely contained a request that he
should ask Lee Camp TO receive Schuyler
Post 1t also asked whether the Phil
Kearny Post Hall was sufficiently large
for the proposed entertainment, and for
the accommodation of the 200 members
the post would bring here. No mention
had been made OF Lee Camp Hall, con-
tinued Mr. Morton, and their own would
be quite large enough II an adjoining
room were rented. The invitation had
been submitted 10 Phil. Kearny Post and
a committee appointed TO make all ar
Mr.. Peay advocated the adoption Of Col
onel Murphy's amendment The people up
North, he said, had done much for the
Home. The organization is COM
posed Of gentlemen, and asking TO be re-
ceived. they should be treated With cour-
tesy and consideration.
WANTED THE REPORT ADOPTED.
Major Brander with some heat. opposed
the amendment. on the ground that Il de-
stroyed the whole effect OF the report. II
was. indeed, a report in itself and he for
one did not want IL tackled on the end Of
his resolution. Commander Laughton ruled
that the amendment was admissible.
In further debate IL was agreed that
SCHUYLER Post was made up in part Of
Young men who had not served in the
army during the war, and the suggestion
that the post should be received by Lee
Camp and should pay for their entertain
nent was scathingly criticised.
Mr.. ID. A. Brown stated that the post
was composed Of Grand Army Republic
men exclusively, but on such trips as the
me proposed they were accompanied by