Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-08
DESIRE VETERANS APPOINTED.
Pickett Camp Want Them as Capt.
toll Police.

Pickett Camp held it's regular weekly
meeting last night in, it's hall at the cor
ner of Fifth and Broad streets, with
Commander E. s. Gibbs in the chair.
An application for membership was re-
ceiyed from Captain G. NJ Helms Of the
Twenty-fourth Virginia Regiment, and
Phillip T. Lucord, of Lightfoot Artillery,
was elected to membership.
! 1t was announced that Captain r. S.
! Parks would deliver his address on Gene
raj Lee before the camp next Monday
night, and a resolution was adopted in
viting the members of the Ladies' Auv-
iliary and all other lady friends of the
| camp TO be present on that occasion.
Captain Nj. w. Hazelwood said that he
had learned that there had been an effort
made by certain members of the Legis-
lature to have Confederate veterans ap-
pointed as Capitol police, and that il was
likely to be dropped. He therefore asked
the camp to endorse a resolution In the
form Of a petition to be presented TO that
body in relation to the matter which he
had explained.
Nh Hazelwood moved that Captain
FeatherstOn, member of the House from
Campbell. and Senator Opie. member OF
the Senate from Stanton, be requested
TO further the petitions object before
their respective bodies. The motion met
with some little opposition, on the ground
members OF the Legislature, but was
finally agreed to. and a committee, COM
posed of Comrades r. L. Maury, r.. y.
Northen. s. r. Gates, and r. S. Gibbs,
was appointed to convey the resolution.
Lieutenant-C Commander r. J.. Maury
next reported that the Richmond Tele-
phone Company, through its president,
Mr.. John c. Robertson, desired to tender
to ftf IL.
esteem and regard for the glorious record
of its members in war as privates of the
Confederate army and navy, the free use
Of one Of its telephones in its hall
Colonel Maury offered "A resolution Of
thanks. which was adopted with hearty
unanmity.
Mr. William kellogg was next given the
privilege Of the floor to make an eXplana-
ton in reference to the presentation by
amateur talent Of a drama entitled,
Hickory Farm" which. he said the or
ganization which he represented would
be ready TO give under the auspices Of
the camp, if desired, about the middle
of March. In the course of his remarks
he took occasion to state that his COM
pany had with il five of the original pre-
seniors Of the drama in this city.
The camp had just about decided to
come 10 an agreement with Mr.. kellogg,
when Mr. William Bland. general man.
ager of the Jefferson Dramatic Club, came
forward and asked to be allowed TO make
an explanation. Being granted the privi-
lege ne proceeded TO deny all the state
ments made by the dramatic representa-
tive who had preceded him. and especially
the statement in relation to the original
cast.
The matter having become purely a
personal affair, which gave promise of a
somewhat serious ending, If allowed to
continue, the Chair ruled the entire dis
cussion out of order. and, on motion. the
whole question of holding the benefit was
postponed
A resolution was introduced by Comrade
Frank Humphrey which had for it's OBJ
ject the purging of the rolls, of the camp
of all names of members against whom
the charge of never having seen active
service could be brought. COmrade Pum-
phrey said, in support of his resolution
that he had heard numerous rumors to
the effect that such members were on
the rolls, and he desired the matter look
ed into.
Colonel Loehr opposed the resolution.
and said the rolls of the camp were as
clean as il was possible TO make them.
He moved that the resolution be laid on
the table which was done.
Major G. III. Clark of North Carolina,
and an ex-member of the Fifteenth Nir-
ginia Regiment, was present, and made |
a few remarks. and was followed by Con-
gresham John Lamb, who made a short |
address.
The meeting was most pleasantly |
brought 10 a close by several selections !
by the East-End Male Quartette.