Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-13
CONFEDERATE VETERANS

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AT yesterdays sesei ~ of the Grand
Camp of Virginia, at Pulaski, DR.. Hunter
Mcclure read the report of the history
committee, which was accepted BY q
unanimous vote, and the camp return.
ed vote of thanks to the committee
for its excellent WORK.
The report was quite lengthy and was sp,.
plernented BY series OF resolutions. Ar,
condemning two well-kuown histori,s nrb.
lisbed in the North the $50 u,ions 20 on n
say:
That in our judgment We mot now D.o
northern his :ories IN southern schools. and in
action upon this resolution we invite the o..
operation of the other Grand Camps o: to
So tn.
That it is recommended 10 our Cor f.. r.,
Camps" to Inquire into the cost and exr,sf.
ency Of publishing and circulsiin, throqgb.,,.
the State such sketch ri 'hc e. fo-s tf.st b,yc
been and now arc being |. =. u.s. en- Vi
ginis as will rouse the young pccpl. IA I,
taught during the past years to attempt lA.. r
own re-education.
And as suggestion to the library commit.
tees OF our various camps, that We recommend
the reading of the following BOOKS and Ispers
Il be Origin of the Late War;" by Nr &C.,
Lunt. an attorney Of Boston, published in
1866 (Appleton & Coz 4 book 10 b. I'D
by cur people even at cost of steps to be tsser
to secure It's repub'ica u.
Lieut..Col. Henderson's "Csmp.i.n. ~
stonewa'l Jackson" the new edit Oh olwti h
it is hoped will be easily within cur reach
"The Southern States Of the American
Upiop," by J. L NJ. Curry.
That the Grand Camp of the Conieder.t.
Veterans of Virginia earnestly sppc. TO all
the other camps in the South to demand Inc
elimination of all false histories from public
and private schools; that they appoint com.
mittees whose duty it shall be to see that his
is done; to urge the Sons of Veterans and ,be
Daughters of the C'nfederacy to co operste
with them in this holy work, and 10 reme,n.
Der that unless this effort is made the an.
that belongs to thess who dishonor father and
mother will belong to them.
A motion was adopted allowing the
Sons of Veterans 10 become members
OF the Camp of Veterans, but no, ii.
lowing them to vote on any matter
connected Herewith.
The following officers were elected
by unanimous vote for the ensuing
year
Gen. Stith Boiling, Petersburg, grard
commander; R. L. Maury, Richmond
first lieutenant; Tom Smith. Suffolk
second lieutenant; James Macgill
Pulaski, third lieutenant; T. C. Morton
Stanton. inspector general; Washing
ton Taylor, Norfolk, quartermaster: DR..
John S. Powell. Manassas, surgeon.
general; Rev. B. D. Tucker, Norfolk
chaplain general.
The camp returned vote OF thanks
to Adjutant Elicit for his efficient ser.
vices as adjutant for the past years that
be has served.
Gov. J. Hoge Tyler was sent for and
made speech of Is minutes.
Speeches were made by representa-
tives for the 10 districts at the enter
tainment given By the Gee Club after
the Grand Camp had adjourned by J.
W. Jones, Col. Maury, Colonel Brooks.
Henry G. Roper, Tom Elicit, John
Lamb, Colonel Blob, Judge Fulton and
Colonel Henry. Between each speech
an old war song was surg by the Glee
Club.
The Grand Camp adjourned at five
o'clock to assemble today, when the
place for holding the next camp will
be selected.
At Wednesday nights session the
following suggestions were adopted
That the local camps be asked to OBJ.
serve memorial day every year; that
the assessment of the subordinate camps
be made 10 cents for each member, To-
stead of 5 cents, ss now; that hereafter
each camp shall be entitled to one dele
gate for each twenty-five members, In
stead of each fifty.