Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-02
GRAND CAMP TO MEET
ELEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION TO BE
HELD AT CULPEPER THIS WEEK.
MUCH INTEREST ATTACHES TO 1T.
Ii IL said That the Attendance VIII
he as Large an I'm Richmond Last
Year-Reperfs of Advisory Board
aRd History Committee.

olanu camp, confederate Veterans, De-
partment of Virginia, will be held IN
Cuipeper, Va, on October 4th and the
TWO succeeding days.
The present Indications point to a meet
ing every whit az large as that held in
hlchmond last year, when between $50
and l75 delegates, slternates, and past
commanders were present. Each camp
In the department is entitled to send one
delegate for every fifty members, or frae-
ton thereof, IL not less than thirty, AMI
all commanders and past-commanders
are ex-officio members of the Grand
Camp.
INTERESTING REPORTS EXPECTED.
The particular interest in the forth
coming meeting will centre about the re-
port Of the History Committee. The re-
cent controversy over Fiske's History,
between the chairman of this committee
and the secretary of the State Board Of
Education has aroused a good deal Of
curiosity, and has attracted no little at
tention throughout the State, and, as
both Mr. Royal and Mr.. Brent have sig
nified their intention of being present,
the merits and dement's Of Fiske's work
may be exclusively canyassed
1t is also said that the report Of the
Committee on Good Of the Grand Camp
will be highly important 1t will contain
a reference to the late investigation, but
the general desire on the part of the
veterans seems TO he that this matter
should be passed over as mildly as posi-
BILE. The report of the Advisory Board
viii be looked forward to for the same
reasons.
On Tuesday night, October S0th, Judge
George l.. Christian will, by special re-
quest, deliver his address on the war,
which has been recognized az a particu-
larly able and strong presentation or the
Southern Cause and there will be nume-
rous social features, In which the spon-
sors and maids Of honor will fgure.
THE CHOICE OF OFFICERS.
1t is not anticipated that there will be
any change in the officers OF the Grand
Camp this year Colonel John j. VIII
liams, who succeeded Colonel Stubs last
January, has made very efficient COM
mander, and inasmuch as he has not
served a full term, he will be asked 10
continue to guide the destinies OF the or
ganization. Should he refuse to accept
the honor which the veterans seek to
thrust upon him, 1t is believed that Gen.
eral Stith Boiling will be promoted. II
seems more than probable, now
ever. that the officers for the
next twelve months will remain as at
present-namely, John j. Williams, Grand
| Commander (Winches,er) Stith Boiling
Second-Lieutenant Grand Commander
| Petersburg); r. l.. Maury,' Third-Lieu-
| tenant Grand Commander Richmono)I
| Thomas c. Morton. Inspector-General
| (Staunton); Washington Taylor, quarter
master General Norfolk; Rev. b. ID
| Tucker Chaplain General (Norfolk); Ut
Johr s. Powell Surgeon-General (Occo'
guam.
Acknowledgement Thomas Elicit. OF
| Richmond, and Aides w. A. Smith, oil
| Dogue, and A. Moore, Jr.. OF Berryviie
are appointed officers. The Grand CamI
now consists Of ninety-one subordinate
| organizations. OF this number, three
have been added during the past twelve
| months, as follows: 80, Rosser-Gibbons
Luray. Va; Commander r. 5. Parks Ad'
jutant, William +. Grayson. 10 D ID
Gibbons, Harrisonburg, Va; Commander
D. II. Leemartz; Adjutant, j. :; Messer
lev 81, Joe Kendall, of Fauquier, War
renton, Va; Commander, EDWARD carter
Adjutant, r. A. Hart.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The order of business for the approach
ing session Of the body is as follows:
Grand Camp called 10 order by the
Grand Commander.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Address Of welcome.
Committee on Credentials appointed.
Annual dues collected by Quartermas-
ter-General.
Report of Committee on Credentials.
Reading of minutes OF the last annual
meeting.
Grand Commanders annual report.
Report of Quartermaster-Genera
Report of Inspector-General.
Report of standing committees.
Report of special committees.
Unfinished business.
Election OF officers.
New business.
The standing committees are thus com
posed.
/ Advisory Council-The Grand Command
er and commanders of all the camps.
Committee on Finance-W. p. Smith
(chairman), Stith Boiling. William II
Stewart. r. N. Northen; permanently es-
tablished In 1895
COMMITTEES on Publishing School His
tory for Use In Our Public and Private
schools-W. L. Royal (chairman), Johr
! Williams. Rev. B. ID. Tucker, r. 5. b
Smith. John II. Hume. James M. Gar
nett. Rev. s. Taylor Martin. T. II. Ed
wards. NJ. w. Hazelwood. r. A. Brock
James Mann, w. II. Hurkamp; appointed
in 1892. continued and enlarged In 1873
continued In 1894 continued and enlarged
in 1895, continued In 1896. continued In 1871
less two resigned.
Committee on Sons of Veterans and
Ladies' Auxiliary-Thomas p. Pollard
chairman), z. p. Cox, w. b. Browne
Blackburn Smith. c. w. McVicar, AUD
rey Bowie.
Committee on Good of the Grand
Camp-William Kean (chairman), George
~
Committee to Prepare Rules for the
Grand Camp-T. s. Garrett. Alexander
w Archer. T. r. b. Wright. d. A. Grim
sley, H. T. Jones. -,
C,oumittee on Distribution-J. w. III.
porter w. B. Petit, w. w. Sherwood
Committee to Petition the Legislature
p r w. Duke. George L. Christian, n
V Randolph James #. Croker j. ~
Harrison. william Kean, John j. VIII
liams. G. T. Garnett.
RECORD OF THE GRAND CAMP.
Az a result of the military conferences
held I'm the city of Richmond, va, on ths
Ieth OF December, 1887, and on the lSth
~ January 1855. the accredited represent
ta,i,,es from the following oamps-viz:
Camp. OF Norfoik, va.
ssonAwau Camp, of Portsmouth, Va; A.
y H,u Camp, of Petersburg, Va, and X
II Lee. No. /, Of Richmond, Fa.-met IN
r. " Lee Camp Hall, Richmond, va
ON the 18th day Of February. 1883. An or,
sanitation was effected. and orders and
Regulations adopted for the government
Of the Grand Camp, Confederate Vete-
rams. as reported by the military COME
renee of the 18th OF January, iSss. ana reg
- of,cers elected to serve until the next
NAVAL meeting to be held on the second
Tuesaay in May, 1855 Four camps on
cenarai John II. Cooke was elected
Grand commander, and Captain Thomas
Ellet appointed adjutant.
The irst regular annual meeting was
held in Richmond in 1855 the second In
Norfolk. when the membership had IN
creased to ten camps.