The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-20
The OLD SOLDIERS MEET.
Dick Dowlina Camp No. l97 Of Con-
federate Veterans.
REGULAR SEMI-MON1HLY SESSION.
The Grnndcst Reunion 20 he Held in
Observation-Disclosures OF Lit
tie Diversion.

The regular monthly meeting OF DICK
Bowling Camp No. 1877, United Confederate
Veterans. was called to order by Com
nandcr c. C. Beavens WITH an interesting
number OF the old veterans present.
Order 2o4 from General c. B. Gordon,
urging the camp to forward their per capita
tax and that no camps delegates would tie
recognized " the tax was not promptly pau,
was read. In this connection 1t was shown
that Dick bowling camps per capita tax
had been forwarded. thus assuring an hon
orable place to the camps representative.
General Gordon is satisfied that at least
$4,000 veterans will attend the reunion al
Atlanta. and that city is rlahng most cart
est exertions to render it the grandest re-
Union OF any yet held communication
as contained in the Constitution states that
the volunteers OF the United states army
viii be detailed to escort the veterans ~
thsi' grand procession.
a pamphlet containing the speech OF Cap
tain William DunSvant as delivered at
Turner hall some time since, was read to
the camp by Commander Beavens. Captain
Dunovant's speech was replete with beau-
tiful language and profound thought. Each
member appropriated pamphlet for no 10
reading and more of them could have b en-
distributed.
A communication from Mac Stewart re-
qucstng to know what will become Of him
now that Colonel McLeary has gone to the
war as inspector general on General SHAFT
ers staff was produced. The commander
stated he had answered the letter and had
also written Colonel McLeary about the
matter and will write to Mac Stewart as
soon as news comes from Mr. McCleary
The following remarks were delivered by
one Of the comrades.
1t is an erroneous impression that the
members of this camp have some ordinary
intelligence but have discovered that
there is comrade so ridiculously ignorant
that an investigation Is necessary He
actually doesn't know there Is a war going
oil. He states that he heard some one say
We were warning with Spain. but that he
faf no evidence of its truth. He actually
asserts that several months ago some vi
llUuston's citizens were following drum
around and trying to see bow high they
could raise a flag. He says he has heard
that a good many millions of dollars are
being spent weekly, getting ready to ami
ftlnte a little one horse ration. that Texas
alone could wipe 1t out in short order He
doesn't believe 1t possible that a nation
containing eighty-odd million people re-
Quires suoh a length OF time to clean up the
poorest nation financially, and one OF the
smallest numerically, in tho whole of Eu-
rope. He has an idea that when two ma
tions go to war with one another they get
nave on them, and somebody gets hurt.
At least that's the impression he has of the
civil war. nearly thirty years ago He I'M
rtriinently inquired what would become OF
MS IL we provoked fight with Europe in
stead Of little helpless Spain. He has an
idea that this country is getting to be tho
laughing stock of the world aud WITH all
OF our characteristic hraggadocio we will
yet get setback and the starch taken ont
OF us. IL We are really ut war, and do rot do
something soon. He thinks with such y
general rs r. Il. Lee at the heal ~ the
army instead OF a paper soldier the IS 900
men composing the regular army would
lave captured Havana week after a
declaration Of war and the volunteers could
have taken Porto Rico at leisure.
He deserves TO be fined by this camp on
account Of his presumption and ignorance.