The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-05
C0NFEDERATES IN SESSION.
VIRGINIA GRAND CAN'T OF VETER-
ANS CONVENE AT RICHMOND.

Reports of Grand Commander VIII
li"mS Gracefully Notes the Death
of Miss Winnie Davis, "The First
and Only Daughter of the COnfed-
congratulations Camps Now Or
gnnized In the INSTRUMENTATION
Urges 10 Encourage the sons of
Confederate Veterans and Daugh-
tiers of the COnfederacy--Histo
Question Observation-Disclosures
'~PensiOners I'm the state.
Richmond Va, Oct. 1.-THE Grand Camp
Confederate Veterans of Virginia was call
ed to order at noon to-day at Cuipepper
by Col. ]. J. Williams, grand command
er. After the usual address Of welcome
and responses. the grand commander sub
mitted his report.
The report says: Three news camps
have been organized during the year. maxi
ing ninety-one camps now organized In
the state. The report notices the impor-
tant work Of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Sons
of Confederate Veterans and Daughters of
the Confederacy, and urges these organi-
cations be encouraged. 1t gracefully notes
the death of Miss Winnie Davis, "the first
and only Daughter OF the Confederacy."
1t refers TO the report that unworthy men
were drawing pensions from the state,
and urged that the matter be at once look
ed into. 1t congratuates the grand camp
on its success in driving Objectionable
books from the schools of the state, and
expresses deep regret that certain other
books that are Objectionable have been
put on the state list and adopted by q
few Of the counties.
The report closes with a tribute to Joe
Wheeler and Fitzhugh Lee and congrat-
ulations that the North and the South
have been brought closer together by the
recent war with Spain.
The grand officers present are Grand
Commander Williams; Suth Boiling of
Petersburg, second lieutenant grand COM
mander; r. L. Maury of Richmond, third
lieutenant grand commander; Thomas c.
Morton Of stanton, inspector general;
Thomas Ellet of Richmond adjutant gen.
eral, and A. Moore Jr., of Berryville, aide
de-camp.
Al the afternoon session, the committee
on credentials reported that twenty-nlne
camps were represented by 100 delegates
present Quartermaster General Taylor
of Norfolk sent his report, with an af-
fectionaie greeting to his comrades, and
best wishes for the success of the meet
hhS' Inc Inspector general Il. q. Nor
ton, then made his report The report
urged the observance ON the part of each
camp of memorial service, of annual SER
mons before the camps. of frequent re-
unions, and OF the encouraging of organl-
cations of Sons and Daughters of the Con-
federacy
MIR. William L. RoyaR chairman of the
history committee, read the report of his
commission, which has already been pub.
lished.
The report had added to It an extarct
from letter from John p Mcclure of
Richmond urging that children who had
been taught in certain books should now
be retaught in Jones' or Lees history.
IL also had added a letter from Dr. j.
William Jones, urging that some of the
text books In use were not fit to be taught
In Virginia schools. The motion to adopt
the report gave rise to considerable dis
cussion and the whole matter finally went
over until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
to which time the body adjourned