The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-18
THE DICK DOWNING CAMP
Regular Semi. Monthly Meeting Of The
United Confederate Veterans.
SONS OF VETERANS JUSTLY CRITICISED
For Their inactivity and Indincr-
encc--The Bowling Monument.
List of Confederate Dead.

ternoon at their hall in the market build
ing with good attendance.
Commander O. c. Drew presided with 4
Adjutant Fall in charge OF the minutes,
| The following applications were read:
| From G. A. Bailey, who was a musician
in the Third Arkansas regiment infantry
Hoods brigade, Longstreet corps. de-
partment of Virginia. Accepted and ap-
plicant elected.
From Julian ostendorff, private in COM
pany A, light artillery. Accepted and ap-
picant elected.
| communication was read from z. ].
Littlejohn, principal of Galveston public
school. and at the head of the Galveston
Historical society thanking Adjutant Fall
for data sent him concerning Dick Dow
ling and the battle of Sabine Pass.
| C. w. Bocock commander of the Sons of
| Veterans were present and addressed the
camp upon the subject of raising funds
| for monument to the women of the
South He said the United Sons OF Veter
ans had undertaken this work and had
delegated him as their representative in
Texas. He said he. appeared before the
camp with the view of enlisting the in
terest of the members ia the cause, He
the monument would be erected or what
would be the cost of It.
Adjutant Fall said his observation was
that the Sons OF Veterans in Texas took
very little interest In their own work. He
deprecated this as Sons OF Veterans would
eventually have to take the places Of the
Veterans of today in perpetuatng the
memories of the past. He complimented
Captain Bocock, however, upon his effort
in trying to build up camp in Houston
Comrade Beavens moved that COM
mittee Of three be appointed from this
camp to act with the Sons OF Veterans In
this matter.
Commander Drew contended that no
committee was asked for.
Commander Bocock said he simply
, wanted the moral support and advice of
the camp.
Comrade Cohen suggested that in h,s
opinion it would be well to get the young
ladies of the South interested in this
movement. He did not think that either
the Daughters Of the Confederacy OF
Houston or Dick Bowling camp could be
expected to do anything in this connection
as both these organizations were now
engaged in trying to raise money for mon
uments.
Commander Drew said that he thought
one reason that the young men OF the
South did not take interest ia the matter
was that they were not in sufficiently
close tOuCl Will int .HdihShipS vi liiN Nui
to appreciate what the noble women OF
= the South did during the war and that II
the young men CT the South, Sons of Vet
: Grams, were not sufficiently pa
triotic to help this cause along
y he for one, did not care to aid
them. He paid glowing tribute TO the
5 women of the South and said that no
r monument could be erected too grand
TO commemorate their heroic deeds lndi-
4 vidually he was heartily in sympathy win
1 this movement, and had very little sym =
pathy with any one who was not lie re-
: ferred to the fact that the members OF
h this camp we're as rule poor men ana
h unable to give of their own means. That
= those of the camp who were able we're
@ already taxed beyond tIieir ability IN con-
: tributing to this that and the other cause'
Il He thought the youns men OF tne SCUM
t we're entirely too Indifferent to the cause
of The Confederacy. They had not peen
1 properly educated and probably the par
n ents were somewhat TO blame IN perm, ,
a ting them 10 be taught history that TOO
n them that their fathers were traitors u
= their country.
=. Comrade Cohen offered the following
Resolved. That this camp sympathlse'
with the movement To memorable the
N women of the Confederacy and oufrs !"
Ia moral support.
This resolution was adopted
A Comrade Cohen submitted the follo"lh'
l.. as the report OF the Dick Downing mopu
/ ment memorial committee
10 To the Citizens Of Houston ana eNas.
/, "Breathes there a man with soul 50 osau
, Who never 10 himself hath said.
~ This is my own,
D, My native land
=, Dick bowling camp. U, c. v. desrou!
"a of paying homage to the defenders Oh Tex
l. as, are now endeavoring TO RAISE
rs monumental fund 1t is our wish ina
he every resident of Texas shail uals az ~
8 portunity of contributing to al enterprise
IN the object of which is to perpeluste IN
rd memory of an heroic band of men as eve
r. unsheathed sword o. sighted a gun i
~ the Lost Cause" hence we Wlsh 20
erect a suitable tribute in stone or inarpl
err TO Lieutenant Dick Bowling and his forty
s. two valiant Irshmen VINO defeated ai'
as can.ured mart of a formidable fleet a
err Sabine Pass in 1863. driving the enem
VS. from our doors achieving a signal Flc
SIS tory embarrassed in either ancient OF
All modern warfare Had not these men acte
we'll their part our State would have beel
he invaded by merciless foe, devastation
u by fire and sword ensued' distress loi
to lowed our fair homes despoied, our PEG
fe pie impoverished.
rs Too hallowed. TOO sacred are the recol
Is. lections OF the past too significantly gref
IL Twas the victory that the participant
n should lie meath Texas soil "unhonore
ne and unsung." without suDstantlai eVi
or dence of our appreciation 80.
e. P. II. Fall.
Ial John Farmer
Aug. sohilling
n Committee on Address
"a Hand your contributions to any OF n
n undersigned and, should success crown OF
he efforts, your name viii be placed Win
nd the corner stone of the monument
tar "A
'es John w. Bell. Peter Hoeng,
We Aug schilling John Stewart,
We George II. Hermann.
al The address was received and the con
ur mittee discharged.
ha A vote or thaaks was passed for u
ry Iiberaiity OF Messrs Dealy Baker 4
IN present Of $50 application blanks.
~ Comrade C. c. Beayens read cirfr''
ma letter from General J. b Gordon and A.
or jutant General Norman In reference
~. memorial service to be held on June
los 1900, which will be the ninety second q
no niyersary Of the birth OF Jefferson Davis
sss Adjutant Fall moved that comra
ire Beavens be appointed committee Of Of
OF to collect the names Of all dead COME
ates buried In Houston cemeteries y