The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-13
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any rate. as citizens Of Virginia and
| Confed-rates. we are not willing TO take
the risk.
cone other point remains. The state
ment has been made. and denied. that
| this book was adopted on the recOmmen-
dalton of the Citizens Committee of 1898.
indorscd by the Grand Camp Committee
of the same year However the impress
sion as 90 that recommendation arose or
was made ON the mind OF any member of
the Board of Education or anybody else.
We are prepared TO prove by the text,
and by a recent report OF the same COM
mittoc. that they recommended only two
books-tho Jones and Lee histories"
"Our country bv Cooper Estiil and
Lemon. next receives attention, and
is pronounced, I'm part. to be"a model OF
inaccuracv."
DIT. Mcclure thus concludes his admir-
able report:
Finally. with respect TO the Ice and
| Jones histories They have been Te-ex-
| amincd by members of the committee
and while VIC still regard them as the
| best so far published we are glad to
/ know that new editions Of them have
| been or are TO be issued. and we recon-
| mend to the authors and publishers such
| careful improvements I'm style and ar
| rangemont as their great merits deserve
| much improved edition 81 the first has
| just come TO hand We regard both Of
them. however as insufficient for the
| higher classes in our schools and for col
legiate use
Accordinrlv We offer for your adoption
! the following resolution:
Resolved I. That this committee. after
due examination and consideration OF the
11erits Of the several histories recently
put upon the list by the state Board OF
Education for use in the public schools
Of Virginia. earnestly protests against
the retention ON the list Of the history
BY Professor John FislIc. Of Cambridge
Mass. and OF Cooper. Estil &Lemon's
"Our Country" and urge that the said
histories be eliminated from said list
If. That I'm our Judgment VIC cannot
now use Northern histories I'm Southern
schools: and I'm action upon this resolu-
ton we invite the cooperation Of the
other Grand Camps Of the South.
III. That il is recommended TO our
Confederate Camps TO inqult into the
cost and expedienCy Of publishing and
circulating throughout the State such a
sketch Of the errors that have been and
now are being promulgated ia Virginia
as will rouse the young people falsely
taught during past years to attempt their
own re-educatiOn
" And as a suggestion 10 the library
committees Of our various camps. that
we recommend the reading Of the fol-
lowing books and papers:
THE Origin OF the Late War by Mr..
George Lunt, an attorney OF Boston, pub
lished I'm 1866 appleton & Coz, a book
TO be read by our people even at-'cost
of steps TO be taken 10 secure its repub-
LEGATION.
Tfeutenant-Colonel Henderson's Cam
4,n
edition Of which It is hoped viii be easily
within our reach.
Hon. ]. L. NJ. Curry's Southern States
and Constitution"
v That the Grand Camp Of the United
Confederate Veterans Of Virginia earn
ostly appeal 10 all the other camps in
the South TO demand the elimination Of
all false histories from public and pri-
vate schools that they appoint commit
tees. whose duty il shall be to see that
this is done: to urge the Sons of Nete-
rams and Daughters Of the COnfederacy
TO cooperate with them in this holy
work. and TO remember that unless this
effort IS made the curse that belongs TO
those who dishonor father and mother
will belong to them
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The two sessions Of the Veterans to-
day were of exceptional interest and were
strictly in line with the forecasts here
tofore published in The Times and at the
concluding session. the following officers
were elected, each unanimously: Grand
Commander, General Suth Boiling or
Petersburg: First Lieutenant Grand Com
mander. Col r. l.. Maury. of Richmond;
Second Lieutenant Grand Commander,
Col Tom Smith of Suffolk. Third Lieu
tenant Grand Commander, Col. James
Macgill Of Pulaski: Quartermaster Cen
eral Col. Washington Taylor. of Norfolk,
Surgeon General, Or. John j. Powell, OF
Occoquan: Chaplain General, Rev. h. ID.
Tucker OF Norfolk.
CAPT ELLETT THANKED.
A sincere vote Of thanks was rendered
Captain Thomas Elicit. of Richmond. for
his faithfulness in the discharge Of the
duties OF Adjutant General for number
Of terms.
The fight of the Sons Of Veterans to Sc
cure admittance TO the Grand Camp was
a tenure of unusual interest Hon.
James Mann, OF Nottoway introduced
resolution allowing the Sons TO participate
I'm the meeting of the Grand Camp; their
representation being computed on the
basis Of numbers the right TO vote, how
ever. being denied III m.
After night lasting considerable time,
the resolution was adopted; the same be
lng "A substitute lNl iii' NiA' 'AANANN -
col. II. l.. Maury, by direction of Pickett
Camp. giving all descendants of Confed-
crate Veterans the right TO vote in the
Grand Camp
Tomorrow morning at II o'clock the
Grand Camp will choose the place for
The meeting. II is the general opinion
that stanton will be selected.
MUSICAL PROGRAMME.
To-nigh there was rendered AN admir-
able musical programme embracing the
Songs OF the Southland, and speeches
were delivered by representatives, OF the
various district IN the state.
Governor Ty'er. who happened TO be IN
Pulaski to-day was brought before the
Grand camp by Committee of three
appointed for the purpose and delivered
an admirable speech inserpersed with
anecdotes which were productive OF much
mirlh.
STATUE TO STUART
The Grand Camp endorsed resolution
presented by Captain John Lamb pro
viding for the erection In Richmond OF
statue TO General j. E. u. Stuart. 1t
accepted an invitation 10 be present at the
unwilling of the monument TO winnie