The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-10-06
CONFEDERATE REUNION CLOSED
Col. NcCulIOch, Ar. kennard snd
Other Officers Reelected.

all burned at 1870 a N to day.
after having left the next place of
meeting to a c,mm:ttee TO be ap
pointed within the neat SIX months
by Major General Robert McCul-
loch. The old officers were re elected
as follows: Col Robert McCulloch,
of Cooper county, Major General;
Hon. s. III, Kennard, Of St. Louis
and Gen. G. ". Thompson, Of Jack
son county, Brigadier Generals
Col Vincent Msrmaduke, OF St.
Louis, chairman Of the committee on
history, reported that Col. John c.
Moore, of Kansas City, had been
engaged to prepare history of Mis-
souri from the time that it became
territory to the present The work
is to be published within the next
eighteen months
Capt. George n. Ratcliff. chair
man Of the school text book commit
tee, reported that the members
thought the scope of their work was
covered by the history committee,
and asked to be discharged. The
request was not granted.
Judge L. 3. Valiant OF ST Louis,
chairman of the COM mittee on mon
uments aud cemetery, read a care
fully prepared report describing the
cemetery at Springfield. The came
terry contains the graves of $50 Of
fcers and men, mostly victims of
the fight at Wilson's Greek and the
attack on Springfield Each grave
is marked, so far as possible, with
the name aud history Of the dead
hero
The Confederate Veterans Asso.
citation bad adopted it as a state
cemetery, and it had come down to
this organization as successor Of
the other. Tho total expenditure Of
funds contributed by citizens and
ex confederates had been between
$4,000 and $4,000 j II. Mcnamara
of st Louis, had built the wall
around the cemetery and the fsun-
dalton of the proposed monument
without cost Judge Valiant then |
read letter signed by Mrs Robert
McCulloch and Mrs Valiant, stating |
that the ST Louis organization of
the Daughters of Confederacy bad |
set aside $500 to the proposed &c.
600 monument fund, and If given
Aonth longer would increase the
amount to $1,000.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy |
through Mrs. W. J. Hayden, report
ed S684.14 il bank for the fund.
Major Harvey W. Salmon of Gin
ton, said that Henry county would
de it's full duty, and Judge J. B.
CAN'T stated that be was authorized |
to pledge S20s from III. III. Parsons
Camp at Jefferson City.
Capt Patton, superintendent of |
the Confederate Home ut Higgins.
vile, reported that during the period
from April l, 1891, when the home
was opened, to September % of this
year 446 names had been placed on
the rolls or these "A had died |
and 240 were dismissed or with.
drawn There are now 1872 in.
mates IL the home and fifteen no.
proved applications on file. Tween
ty nine applications are yet to be
examined and approved, aud it 10
probable that the roll for the winter
will show the names Of l76 veterans
As the capacity of the home 10 but
$50, some apprehension is felt as to
the outlook. There has been ex
pended during the sixteen months
OF the homes existence S17.44S 50
from the state treasury and SI943 80
realized from the products Of tie
farm The net cos: per diem per
capita Is 254 :, which includes salar-
les for officers, pay Of employees, food:
fuel. light, medical Attendance and |
Dullal expenses LIE actual expense
Of keeping one veteran each dsv il a
little more than 10 cents
Judge James 3 Gautt. of the
state Supreme Court. then made an
address OF nearly an hours length.
dealing with the nee1 Of q truthful
war history.
G W Bradley the oldest veteran
attending the reunion. 30 wears Of
age. was presented with beautiful
watch BY the veterans OF Sedalia to.
day.