The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-04

en- which to make returns, all OF watch have |
been forwarded No of,cer OF camp. In |
fact no inembar of a camp. who has The well |
fare OF himself aud comrades should rest
content until he knows the roster of ais |
camp is in the oflcc OF the adjutaat general. |
This is most important matter. Al lresant |
Texas. The constitutional amendment adopt |
eo al the last state election. providing for toe
rensioning OF worthy Confederate soldiers. viii
ere long he Sracted into a law aud the Of
fetal records OF the q. G. " camps in Texas.
vhile not perhaps rrima tscls evidence OF a
mars fitness Ia. receive q pension will stu
foinl good basis on when TO work and will
rtcGty facilitate the work OF the pension
bureau or commission when such are created.
~ view Of the urgent and self-evldent neces.
sity for q complete record of Confederate sol
Giers in Texas Il is singular that the camps
Should neglect the matter so generally.
constitutional revision AT the Galveston
meeting last August special committee was
cpl ointed. TO which was referred the qucs-
t'oi of constitutional revision. The commits
tee consisted Of J; ?. Policy. chairman; S.
r. Green. Il. H. Fail, J. L.. Fitsgerald and
NJ. r. Mott. On the second day the commit
te' made the following report which Is re-
Produced here In order that clear under
STIR ding OF the question NAV he had
The constitution OF the Texas division OF
the United Confederate Veterans. as adopted
at San Antonio. December Is, 1897 shalt be
amended as follows. towit
Articles l. .. 3. and 10 shall remain 40
they are now without alteration.
Article shall read as follows, The whole
state of Texas shall constitute one division
and shall be divided into such camps as are
now or hereafter may be organized under the
constitution of the United Confeierate Veter-
ans. All subdivisions and brigades heretofore
existing shall be done away with aud re-
ports from camps shall be made directly to
division Headquarters.
Article shall read as follows; Section l.
The officers OF this camp shall consist CT one
major general. its executive head, who sh Ii
be elected BY the DELEGATES from the camps
at the annual meeting or reunion Of this divi-
sion, and who shall hold office until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified, together with
the following staff officers. to be appointed
by said major general soon after his ciec-
ton as may be- to-wt: One adIutant general
and chief OF stan with the rank OF colonol
one Inspector general. with the rank OF lou
tenant colonel, one uuartermaster. with the
rank of lieutenant colonel; one commissnfY
eeneral, with the rank of lieutenant colonel;
one Judge advocate, with the rank OF ieuten-
ant colonel, one surgeon general with the
rank OF lieutenant colonel: one chaplain, with
the rank OF lieutenant cclonel. and such as
sistants and aides as may BE- found necessary.
Sec. 2. The camps for their convenience.
may adopt the following nomenclature fof
their officers, to-wlt: Commander; first. sec
ond. third or more leCtenant commanders;
adiutant ouartefmastor: surgeon; CHAPLAIN;
officer of the day treasurer sergeant; major
vidette. color sergeant, two color guards and
define their duties. The commander ~ olh
cial intercourse shall be addressed a. captain.
See. 3. No one shall hold Office IN this
division unless he be member of some camp
Of this division.
Article shall be amended as folows'
Section | and section SHALL remain as
they are now.
Section 3 shall be amended to read as fol-
lows: No assessment shall be layied on Nom
bers other than the fees ana ncr CAPITA tax.
The latter shall consist of 10 cents TO be pad
annually to this division in ADDITION to tae
10 cents per capita payable annually t. head
quar- ters Of the United Conf derata Veteia rs.
The 10 cents PAYABLE to this division head
quarters shall be paid by the several "A ps
on before the LIST day of January Of eacl
year, ard shall be accompanied with cor
rect roster Of said camp.
Sec T. The word subdivision In the sec
ond line of this section shall be omitted
Article Z shall be amended as foiloHs'
in the second and fourth lines shall be omi
ted Section shall be omitted in whole. Tae
two remaining sections of this attitle shall De
numbered and 5 rcsDectlvey.
ARTICLE shall he amended as follows;
The words subdivisions aud brigade. occur
ring in the second line of hrst Sc -tion and the
third line second section shall be emitted.
Finance and PrintipE.-When the present
officers assumed command of the Texas di-
vision there was absolutely not so much as
n postage stamp in the treasury. Decming
1t absolutely necessary In view OF the i'm
portance of the Galveston meeting. where
such changes in the orEanilation OF the
Texas division were PROPOSED. that each camp
in the State should have a cory Cf tlcse pre-
ceedinGs. so soon as the minutes were pre-
pared and turned over to ME by my predeceS-
them printed, and furnished copy to each
camp in the State. Aside from the necessary
stationery. envelopes and circular order TO
Ctuer printing has been done during the year.
though much more has been needed fof rep-
sens already given. Our expensss have he q
tofore been light, and We close the year free
from debt and with small surplus en- hand.
For the details OF our collections and expenses
refer you to my special report, which ac-
companies this
In conclusion. beg to suggest that tn =.
meeting enter at once on the discharge or
the business before il. Matters Of the gray
est Importance to the Texas division are 10
come before you. and the future ensc'iNen ass
of the division depends on The action taken
Mt this meeting. In order 10 facilitate th'
transaction of business. | re p'c fully susge
hat the business meetings lie al ed promptly
AT o'clock each day and that tic following
order of business be adonte1;
t. Report OF COMMITTEES on ere c itials
2 Vote on constitutional revision
g. Report Of committee on Confederate
4 Ropor, Of committee on ritual.
T. Election of officers.
T. Resolution
s. Adjournment ,
| can not close this report without returning
INV nrrtonal thanks to the comm lnding gem
are, 10 members NJ his staff and to officers
/ and members Of the various camps with wn M
/ 7 have forresponded durnE the plst wear tor
] their Uniform kindness and COURTESY to me
Adiutant General end Chief OF stan
Action on the report was uelsiiti N"NNi
4 tomorrow
4 The supplemental report OF the commit
toe or credentials was received and the
! report as a whole was adopted.
The meeting then adjourned TO a. m.
tomorrow.
! During the afternoon the veterans we're
1 takon out to the dam, whore they enjoyed
/ fish fry
/ lime they started. continual during the
right and prevented the exhibition OF the
fire department, to have been given this
| ~ ening
Jobnrton chapter. Daughters ot the Con
! federscy. At the capitol was not, however,
largely interfered with.
NOTES.
Mrs. Roslne Ryan came UP from Hous-
ton to attend the reunion.
The Confederate flag en- the stage a;
the opera house saw service during the
| war.
General C. c. Beavens OF Houston. com
! handing the Southeast Texas division
arrived this morning.
The city school bpard yesterday after