Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-22
ADDRESS TO VIRGINIA VETER
NJ

ADDRESS TO VIRGINIA VETER
ANS.
The following address TO the Virgin
la veterans has just been issued from
the headquarters of the Grand Gimp
of Confederate Veterans, Department
of Virgins:
Petersburg, Vs., Dec. 13. 1899
To the Commanders OF Camps Confed-
crate Veterans, Department of Viz
giGis:
General Orders No. /:
l. With sincere thanks for the great
houor conferred by the Grand Camp at
its twelfth annual meeting, held at Pu-
laski, We, on the II day of October,
1899, | hereby assume the duties of
Grand Commander Of the Grand Camp
Confederate Veterans, Department of
Virginia. do most earnestly ask the
cordial support and cooperation OF all
its officers and the officers and members
of all the subordinate camps 10 the e.
;ort to increase the usefulness of this
Grand Camp, which is 80 necessary for
the welfare and assistance of tbs sick
and disabled Confederate soldiers and
sai ors and their families.
2. Thomas Elet of Richmond, Va, is
hereby appointed Adiutant General ,and
William Campbell, of Essex county,
w., and E. q. Barclay, of Lexington,
Va, are hereby appointed aides de-
camp to the Grand Commander, and
will be respected and obeyed as such.
3. The following appointments are
announced to fill vacancies, and to er-
large the regular committees-yiz: %
school history-R. T. Barton, of VIII
chester, Va. vice John T. Williams,
died; John w. Daniel, of Lypchburg,
Va, vice Rev. S. Taylor Martin, re-
>igned. and George L. Christian, of
Richmond, Va, and John b. Fulton, OF
Wy,heville, Va, to enlarge committee
On l. ,gislature-John C. Ewell, of Lam
caster, Va, vice John ]. Williams,
died.
4. 1t is important that each camp will
make reports to headquarters as soon
IS practicable after orders are received,
giving full details in reply to every in
quiry made, particularly as to number
of members.
The attention of every camp is called
10 the amendments made at the last az.
uual meeting to the "by-laws, rules and
regulations" First, to Article VIII,
section /, which reads as follows: Each
of the camps composing the GraDd
Camp shall be assessed and pay 10 cents
Der member annually, to detray the ex-
penses of the Grand Camp, and no
camp shall be entitled to representation
at any meeting of the Grand Camp III :
less its assessment has been paid to the
Ouartermaster General or other proper
officer prior to or at said meeting"
Every delinquent camp will remit their
unpaid dues at once to Quartermaster
General Washington Taylor, Norfolk,
Va. This is urgent, as funds are now
REQUIRED to meet necessary expenses.
L. will be especially noted that
the assessment is raised from 5 to l0
cents. Secondly, to Article III, section
|. on membership: Number of dele
gates allowed at annual meetings IT,
creased in the ratio OF one delegate to
every twenty-five members or fraction
thereof exceeding fourteen members.
5 Special notice is hereby given OF
the action of the Grand Camp at its
last annual meeting in allowing the
inspector general to appoint an assist
ant from each Congressional district 10
the State; appointments to be made on
recon dations from the camps IN
each district. the camps are most
earnestly urged to make their recon-
mendations to Inspector General j. Z.
Morton. at Staunton, Vs., at the earliest
moment practicable. ~
6. The attention of each camp Is call.
ed to the action of the Grand Camp at
lis last annual meeting, which passed
,he following resolution amongst
rbers: /. "Tbat each camp III this
Grand Camp do proceed at once to OIL
ganize. as auxiliary TO its owo organi,,
zation, camp of Sons OF Veterans
sncb camps Of Sons to become mem
,ars the Uaited Sons of Confederate
Veterans"
Sad as the fact may be, our ranks are
becoming thinner and thinner as time
moves op. which makes it the more
imnortant that the veteran camps
.nonld at oucs encourage and build up
cemps of Sons of Veterans" on whose
shoulders the mantle must very soon
mit and who have already given such
hearty cooperation and rendered
snch valuable service to the oo-
;ecrs for which our organization
,pas formed; therefore, it is most carr
estlv urged that every veteran camp
encourage and assist in every way IN
ths formation OF camps of "Sons OF
Veterans" throughout the state.
For special information apply 70 90 Col.
lanes Mann. OF Nottoway, Va, Divls-
ion Commander, who will supply the
necessary literature and Instructions
The Grand Commander wishes TO
call the special attention of the veteran u
camps, and of sll the members there ;,
of of The camps of "Sons of Veterans
of the Ladies' Au1iliaries. and OF all
citizsns of this State, to the report Oh
school histories made to the Grano
Camn at its last annual meeting by DIR.
Hunter Mcclure, chairman of the biz
lory ommittee, with the request that
they read il.
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