The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-08
BOMB DROPPED IN The CAMP.
Conrade Pumphrsy Slis Up a RO,nstS
Nest Bm)ns The Veterans.
SAYS SOME EE EH SEELTGUNPOW Err
Charges Made That There are Dosert"rs
on tho Membership II OIL Lively Con
troversy over An Amateur bra
matte Performance.

Two separate and distinct sensations
were created M the meeting OF Pickett
Camp. Confederate Veterans. last night
and for a while &c looked as n there
woulQ bc a war Of words TO say the least.
Comrado William f. Pumphrcy dropped a
small sized bomb-sholl in tho camp when
hc introduced a resolution TO the effect
that inasmuch as open charges had been
made that there were members Of Pickett
Camp who not only never smelt gunpow-
Ger and never had been seen in actual
Held service but that there were members
Of the organization who had actually
been guilty Of dcscrtion from the ranks.
there should be appointed a committee
20 look into the accusations and IL they
woro found 20 be true a report should be
made accordingly recommending that any
such impOsters De turned Out OF the
camp.
The resolution was quite q lengthy one.
II went on TO say By way OF prelude that
Pickett Camp was organized 10 take IN
as members Of the body only men who
served Ia the Confederate Army and
Navy. and that since the charges ard
rum0rs had been spread that men had
been taken into the organizations men,
0ershp whose records had not entitled
them % this honor. an investigation into
the credentials and records OF each men,
Der on the roll should be carefully made
by a special committee OF five members
appointed by the Commander. and that
if any OF its members papers and re-
cords were found TO De not genuine
weeks notice should be given them to
Z Ts nd fff
strike their names off the roll and II
they did not give a just and clean record
they should be dropped from the member
ship.
EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF.
When ComraGo Pumphrey arose quietly
and said he wished to present resolu-
tion OF more than ordinary Importance
90 the camp, he was given close atteh-
ton lie stated that the charges referred
20 above had been frequently MADE OF
ilte. and he did not want such charges
hanging over the camp as whole WIN
out having a thorough Investigation so
that those members who were not justly
entitled 10 membership should be strick-
en from the roll If such members re-
nained in the camp il would be re-
Hocti0n upon the whole body. After
thorough investigation was MADE every
man would have 10 stand upon his IN
dvidual record and n there were any
fekirs and deserters in the camp they
would have 10 get out II would not he
fair % the camp MS an ORGANIZATION io'
mon who were not what their creoen-
r,1l- and napers claimed for them 10 re-
main in the body as members D" s0'"
oNE DEsERTER HE SAYS.
~.-nradc Pumphrcy. the author and pa
t-r of tto resolution. was member OF
c,n,nanv n First Virginia Regiment
INA vras brave and gallant solol7l'
wien interviewed In regard TO ms Ies|
ir.t,n Air. Nun vhrey said that ne OF
,sred IL Tor the reason that theIe W.
men ii. tho camp VINO had n'l ~ w w
I'm the war. and their credentials anu
...rSs ,,erc not genuine Ihey hau bV.-
,, lott. Inc crcQuizatiOn upon mlsrepre-
s.ntation, and It had been statea |l1'
fhere was one or more downright "~-
ecrterg on tie membership roh. a.,
The resolution brought out some HIe-
,, discussion Comrada Charles H.
Ioshr said he did not see where any
GOOD could result from such iisasuio
and IL would only tend 10 put me Cail'
in % bad lipht 90 the outside "orlu.
r.tFe Northen also opposed the fesoiu''"lI
and ne was supported i'm this stahu pg
er.eral others ComTade Loehr NOV "a
fhaf the resolution be laid uDon the tahle
o,d This motion urevaiicd by wore o.
20 10 IL n IS likely that II VIII DC
brought up again in The near iu'ule'
DRAMATIC CONTROVERSY.
Another rather unique matter mat
created a ripple OF special interest IN tnS
c4rnp was the appearance OF severn
amateur dramatic people who Wah'eu 70
Give an entertainment: tor the oehent "a
the camp and incidentally to nave sun.e
9 a.. "a
r,issiou Mr.. William Kellogg appeared
,'cfore the camp as the rspres antauVe OF
Inc Jefferson Dramatic Club, he said ana
qfated that he was manager TOT thal
o-eanizstion and had With him tVe OF the
orirlnal members of the company "H'oH
had given the Hickory Farm upon
..ay.rai occasions In this city win 5cile-
ra1v satisfactory results, bolh IRON o..
.v,,rseruent and financial point OF view
.rhev would repeat the production III lh-
,,ear future and share the proceeds WIN
.h. caron which Uy the way. would DC
GIVEN the biggest part Of the pIohls.
Then Nfr. Kellogg gave plol OF ulo
riav which had the proVerolal N'ila,N'
me usual detective who captures .ns
,-illian after the latter fooled lIct.y
eirl and something about BANK ouIs
larry. a smooth senems on the pa.S Va sa,
,i,iein 10 nut the blame on the otneT Ie4-
low and by and BY the intricacits are un-
.s..siled in really very satisfactory style
- An hut the villain lived happily ever
afterwards. ..-,,.v,
7. vas really a touching kind OF plot.
"a Nfr kellogg had made something OF
,ronresslon. and was about 70 e!ose
- 6ssl with the camp when MI =. A'
piscd rof up and said that Mr. heiosB
- all wrong. ard that he himself was
~ onlv genuine and well authorized
nsnaser OF the Jefferson Dramatic Cluo.
Tr Bland said Mr. Kellogg did not nave
@yo origlnal members Of the company 70
-. urder his management, but Mt.
ty~yo,,, himself was about the only actor
-, bte own command and that he had
ttci.ed over the traces aud gotten out on
a. este OF the original and genuine
Germany. because they would not itl n'h'
,iev the part Of the Irish comedian.
hen Mr. bland took out his card All
,,r'nted nicely. as Manager JEFFERSON
Drsraflc club. Richmond. Va. ana
-,-s,srfa IN tell lust what the company
could do II they could strike an atiNhss
ment with the camp to give toe snow ~
ne manner Ina which u was orlshaif y
produced. with the entire euth,' WIN
fbe exception OF Mr.. KELLOGG VINO nae
Kicked over the traces because tnes
wouldn't lct him play the lr'sh come
dian. ,,,. 49,, ,he
mc-nhers of the camp bow we can ar
rance he details" said Ar. Bland. AS
Sei6 we have nearly al The memoefs
~ re orifinal company. There ~ Mf