Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-05
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

The State Camp Confederate Vete-
rams was called to order in its eleventh
annual session in Rixey's Opera House
in Culpeper at noon yesterday. Grand
Commander Col. J. ]. Williams, of Win
chester, presided. The attendance
at the meeting in session is not as large
as had been expected, there only being
about $50 delegates and alternates pres
ent, representing twenty-nipe of the
eighty odd camps in the State. DR.. J.
William Jones, opened the meeting
with prayer. Mayor John 5. Barbour,
of Culpeper. welcomed the defenders Of
the lost cause to the city.
He was followed by Col. G. h.
Wager, in behalf of A. p. Hill Camp, Of
Culpeper. At the request Of the COM
mander, Capt. A. Moore, jr., was called
on and made an eloquent response for
the Grand Camp.
Commander Williams then read his
report. The past year added three
camps, making total of ninety one in
the State. The report notes important
work of the ladies' auxiliaries, Sons OF
Confederate Veterans and Daughters OF
the Confederscy, and urges that these
organizations be encouraged. The
commander, in abiding to the death of
Winnie Davis, spoke OF her as the first
and only daughter OF the Confederacy.
The report referred to the success OF
the Grand Camp in efforts to eliminate
Objectionable books from the State
schools, but expressed regret that there
were still some books adopted in few
OF the counties that were Objectionable.
The commander closed his report con-
graduating the country that the recent
war with Spain had brought tie North
and South closer together.
The only thing of interest at yester'
days session was the report of the his
tory committee, of which Mr.. W. l..
Royal, of Richmond, is chairman. The
report condemned number OF books
that are supposed to DE inimical to the
South.
In speaking against q motion to
adopt the report Mr.. l.. S. Marye, OF
Lynchburg, stated himself as being in
favor of two history books that are
published by CHM & Co., of Boston,
whereupon Major n. V. Randolph, of
Richmond, asked if Mr.. Marye was
speaking as delegate representing his
camp or as paid representative OF
CHM & Co.
Mr.. Marye replied with great en-
phasis that he was speaking as dele
gate, that he had never received any
money from CHM II Co, except for
writing supplement to their geogra-
ply.
Commander Kean, OF Louisa, moved
the adoption of the report. Mr.. Tom
Smith, of Fauquier, earnestly endorsed
the report, and said it was as much our
duty now to eXpel Yankee histories
from our schools as it was in 1S6l-'63
TO eypel Yankee soldiers from our soil.
Mr.. Marye said he was in hearty
sympathy with the most OF the report,
but was prepared to defend certain
books against the criticisms made
against them. He earnestly advocated
and moved postponement of the
question until To-Day III ordeI lnal
there might be ample time for discus
sion.
After some earnest talk, in which
Commander Barclay and General j. G.
Field favored and Messrs. Thos. Smith,
VIM. Kean, K. NJ. Stribbling and 9th
ers opposed the postponement, the
the Grand Camp voted So to % against
postponement, but finally adjourned
until this morning, leaving the report
the special and continuing order.
Judge George L. Christian last night
delivered his clear and able address on
the "Opinion of the World on the Con-
federate Cause"
The Grand Camp, it is understood,
declines to take any action in the mat
ter of perpetuating the title of Daugh-
ter of the Confederacy.
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