The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-12

tne monument 10 MISS winnie DAVIS on
I November 9Th was received from Rich
rnond Chapter. Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy, and accepted with thanks
GENERAL MORTON'S REPORT
The following interesting report was
submitted by inspector General Morton
IL - with pleasure that submit
through you my fifth annual report to the
Grand Camp. regrcttlng that serious ana
, irotfactcd sickness has prevented me from
visiting more Camps during the past
year and organizing AT least icw new
ones, as | have been enabled 10 GO each
year in the past.
Il have. however. had the pleasure 81
visiting several OF our Camps under most
interesting circumstances the "ecital ci
which will. ] hope stimulate some Camps
10 better organization and creator ef-
liciency.
Among the FIRST Of these / would men
tion a visit October path 10 tho Camp Of
the Grand Commander. Turner -Ashby. No
p Winchester an organization worthy or
the Grand Commander Of this Grano
Camp. The Camp numbers 200. OF which
100 are fully and handsomely uniformed
and many others partly so. The Relief
Committee consists OF the Commander
his three neuienants and chaplain. This
efficient committee expended during the
year past for the relief OF needs comrades
so. and there was reported 10 me $500 in
the treasury Eight had died during the
year and four have been added there were
three in the Soldiers Home I'm Richmond.
three had been aided and one buried by
the Camp. When inspected by me there
were some 50 present and out OF sixteen
officers. fourteen were present an unus-
uaOy good showing In lieu OF camp
of Sons OF Veterans. the Camp has con
nccied with II a military organization
consisting not only OF SONS Of Confederate
soldiers but other young men. relatives
and friends of the veterans to the number
OF forty
1T is called the Turner-Ashby Guard. is
well ohcered. neatly uniformed. armed
with swords, we'll drilled. turns out with
the Camp acting as escort. has the privi-
lege of attending the meetings OF the
Camp. and Is "a handsome and efficient
body of young men well equipped as tho
residuary legatees. IT may be. Of the vete-
ran organization with which il is coupled
This Camp has also among its helpers the
Turner-Ashby Chapter OF Daughters OF
the Confederacy. a very efficient orsaniza-
ton Of ladies', whose aid IN many worthy
undertakings has been invaluable. Inc
Camp has a roomy. comfortably furnished
handsomely decorated hall. the business
meetings are well attended, the order IS
excellent. the discussions interesting. and
its general efficiency well entities 4 10
rank as one OF the model camps Of this
Grand Body.
Il had also the pleasure Of meeting with
William Watts Camp. Of Roanoke. on
January 10th. This being a new city. with
a large foreign population, the material
for a camp of Confederate veterans is
limited and the camp. though not among
the largest, numbering only SO, has some
fine material i'm il. is animated by spirit
Of zeal and charity excelled by none and
showed an increase last year of IL per
cent. greater than any camp have visit
ed. the additions being more than three
times the losses by death. and the attend
ance at inspection being nearly 30 per
cent. Of the membership. A standing
committee on relief looks after the needy,
and no cOmrade appeals TO the Camp in
vain for needed assistance / was sorry
TO find that this camp had no ladies aux
iliary or sons of veterans camp I'm connec-
tion with it,
Il visited on the 10th Of January for the
first time upp-Dyerle Camp. No. Gs. of
salem, another of our smaller Camps.
the members numbering so and mostly
resided in the country. which prevents
the holding Of regular meetings. The
Camp is not uniformed or drilled but it
is not at a standstill. having added during
the year six new members and had no
deaths. Shortly after 1 visited it, how
ever, an active and devoted comrade who
was then present crossed over the river.
The Soldiers Home I'm Richmond has pro-
ided a refuge for one Of the worthy
members of this camp, and the Camp il.
self has aided many veterans. even those
who do not hold membership i'm it, and
has marked with neat head stones a score
or more OF graves OF Confederate soldiers
who lie in the cemetery of the town. The
Camp is a good illustration of the bene-
fits which accue to the old Confederate
soldiers. who need our care, by the or
ganization and encouragement Of our
country Camps. The Jonathan b. Evans
Camp. at Blacksburg. Commander Byrd
Anderson, another of the smaller Camps,
similarly situated. is a faithful little or
ganization which cares well for the needy
buries the dead. and when necessary foots
the bills ! was enabled to lend them a
helping hand towards the organization
of a camp of sons Of veterans, which
ought to help them much.
II was glad to lend my services early
in June to the veterans of Mt. Jackson
in an effort. under the leadership of Col
Funkhouser. to organize a new camp with
headquarters at that place. ! met with
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