Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-05

Of Inspector-C;eneral Morton ana AoJu~
tant-General Elicit 1t notices the rnpo'
tant work OF the Ladies Auxiiiary' S'ns
OF Confederate Veterans. and Daughters
OF the Confederacy. and urges snat theSo
Organizations be encouraged. IL spednS
of tho work of the United Confederate
Veterans. the location OF the Conieu'tste
Memorial Hall in Richmond, ano tue
Davis monument in Richmond. IL sIdSe-
fully noted the death OF MISS "innis
Davis "the first and one Daughter OF 'he
Confederacy." II refers to the report
thar unworthy men were drawing PEN
s,ons from the state. and urged that the
matter be at once looked into. 1t con-
graduated the Grand Camp on its success
i'm driving Objectionable books from tne
schools of the State, and expressed deep
regret that certain other books that are
Objectionable have been put on the state
list and adopted in a few OF the countess
The report closed with tribute 10 joe
Wheeler and Fitzhugh Lee, ana congrd,-
ulations that the North and the South
have been brought closer together py thc
recent war with Spain.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the Committee
on Credentials reported that twenty-nine
camps were represented by loo delesa'eS
present Quartermaster-General Iaylor'
of Norfolk, sent his report with an ahec-
tionate greeting to his comrades ana pes'
wishes for the success of the meeting
The Inspector-General. T. G. Morton,
then made his report, showing the onlcia
visits he had made to local camps. ins
report urged the observance on the pai
of each camp OF memorial services o'
annual sermons before the camps OF ire
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OF organizations OF Sons and Daughters
OF the Coufederacy. The report closed
with q tender allusion to the lrequen
deaths Of Confederate veterans.
Mr.. William l.. Royal, chairman OF th'
| History Committee, read the report o
| his committee. which has already peer
published in the Dispatch. The repor
| had added to IL an extract from letter
| from John F. Mcclure, of Richmond
Urging that children who had been taugh
| I'm Barnes's and similar books should nov
be retaught in Jones's or Lees histories
IL also had added letter from Dr' .
| William Jones, urging that the DOCKS o
Morris and Cooper, which were on tn'
| State list. were like Fiske-unht 10 p'
used in our schools.
| Commander William Kean, or Louisa
moved the adoption of the report. COLO
| mel IOm Smltn, ol IduluiNlf '.
endorsed the report, and said II was a
much our duty now to eXpel Yankee ms
tories from our schools as II was In lsol-
to expel Yankee soldiers from our SOIL.
Col. l.. S. Marye said he was In heart
| sympathy with the most of the report
| but was prepared to defend certain pook
against the criticisms made against them
He earnestly advocated and moved
postponement OF the question untll 10
morrow in order that there might D
ample time for discussion.
After some earnest talk. in which Com
mander Barclay and General J. G. f1el
favored. and Comrades Thomas smitt
william Kean. r.. NJ. Suibbling an
others opposed the postponement, IN
Grand Camp voted So to p against posi-
poning. but finally at $50 o'clock, ao
iourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. leaving the report the special an
continuing order.
Judge George l.. Christian Is to-nigf
delivering his clear and able address o
the "Opirion OF the World on the Confed'
rate Cause"