The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-20
Proposition from The Daughters Anenl the
Building Of Monument.
DOUBTS EXPRESSED AS TO THE ABILITY
or tho Camp to Raise s1Ooo--OId vet
Gran InIorscd for the Homc--Dis-
position of FIng.


Mr.. +. II. Fall
Temple, Texas. November 16. 1897.
Dear Comradc: 1t is my sad duty to noti
fy you OF the death Of a member of your
camp, Captain Henry Hecox. He died at
0:io p. M. November Ii. l was notified
two weeks ago last Saturday by his land
lady of his sickness. and called to see him
that night His good lady showed me
your circular letter and /. as agent OF our
bivouac, notified my comrades and we
gave him every attention we could. He
was laid to rest in the Temple city GEM
etery. His wife and two children are
here yet and probably will remain here
Il couple of weeks.
Hoping to meet you some day am, your
comrade, II. ID. Patterson,
Adiutant Bivouac prect No. .. Bell
County, Texas. Lock Box No. POI. Tenn
pie. Texas.
Adjutant Fall made the following report
upon this communication:
Comrades d. d. Camp.
Houston, Texas, November 10, ls99--
Several weeks since l received a letter
from Mrs. Hecox, dated Temple. stating
that her husband was near the end and
she knew that his greatest ambition was
TO be buried by his Confederate comrades,
and she requested that / send her a state
ment 10 the effect that he was d member
of our camp, which | promptly did He
died a few days afterwards. and when evil
dence Of his Confederate identity was pro-
duced his wish was gratiAed. and true,
Borrowing Southern men consigned him
tenderly TO his last resting place. In the
face OF this, and many other such Incl
dents, there are thousands of eX-Confed-
crates in Texas who hold camps in con
tempt. They give MS no announcement.
either by recognition or assistance, and
are appnrentIv indifferent ubr,bor ,bav
are handed down to posteritv as honorahle
soldiers or rufhanly towards. such men
deserve the fate thew court
move n vote %. thanks he tenderrd
Bivouac No. ) of Temple. Bell county. for
their appreciated attention to orr donart
ed comrade; also, especially TO Adiutant
H. d. Patterson for his communication
and interest in this matter.
one bv one the leaves arc falling
One nv one onr comrades aro fast do
parting. and soon they will be represented
on memories tablet alone ResrectfuIIv
phIlin II rail
,dir,ar+
The motion was adonted and tba cn,,-
ro,fnication S,en 'N' 'ne ''''l-
cnn,,.adt rsha, ro,,.., A..
conferrad ,.ith tha na,.,t, vr '"a' nS uau
fesarac,, roa,,.as -. VI tue cou.
,y.a ,,,i,i I,-u sSu s'' .n'lu lnaI they
4 - i'it,'s " ueNote one sue Oh tue
f rr'1,, oshte"Sla'e monument 10 DICK
a 1omiine nuu " pt1oe III the pedestai ior a
nsuie Oh DICE lowing, providing the
emp would donate not less than $1,000
lu"dras the monument. and as much more
as possible.
Comrade Hunter said he had been adj
vised by one of the committee that Dick
! bowling camp would be given one side of
the monument simply in consideration of
fhAN- nit A.
monument
IT was stated that tho re,or, Of co,,
rade Cohen was \ SUBSEQUENT ono and
that the $1,000 donation was rho uitima,,,r,
of The daurhters -
Comrade coben said tho ,os,as .,
80, 80 H'uen ~ earnest III thelr work. ana
c,op, 800 a. e ~ .asul awuy' .,oon
less Than rho can'n ho aa ar Ia INV was
in,, 81 -, 'u .I oaip nau ahticlpatea rAiS-
tho anu na ne onousn. Inc ohly way 70 raiss
5 nu niorss "uo simply 10 90 10 work ana
~ se ways anu means Tor raising It,
Conlrhue hunter SAID he was not mucn
Oh a monument builder, but that he would
I ~ 1s iar as anyone 10 nonor he memory
w. I'm 'oWilus, Many heroes mad been
uutted III inc fotters held and Others
MSulu nave Deeh haa 1t not been for the
choEts on thlS camp But he would not
( 20 out begging Tor any monument
Nalutanl ran did not see how the camp
could assume the obligation of raising
s tuvo, ana " would not do to promise 1t
without being in position to make the
/ promise good. Therefore. he favored let
tlng me matter rest for the present. This
camp had thus far raised only about Sl35
ana ne thought the best thing TO do would
TO iet me matter rest in allegiance.
tomrado Cohen did not favor this course,
as theS had already appealed to the la
oles and he regarded the proposition as a
very laVoraoh. He thought the best
'hlng 10 do was to take the proposition
under consideration.
coinrade stewart submitted a motion
mat the proposition from the daughters
VI ,he lonle9eracy De taken under con-
sldeFatlon ana IN the meantime the ladies'
De askea TO submit the proposition In
"In,lns'
inc motion was carried
NolnIaue hunter then asked that the
committee on conference with the Daugh-
'ers OF the contederaey be discharged
oon, Hahuet Drew thought that the
soi .i, shouiu pc continued at least
un.'i ,ne proposlIoh DC gotten IN writing
"iiu ~ olnVial shape,
!t ave Sonen saiu ne wanted 10 SEQ
sui,,e.hins oonsummateo IN the way OF Sc
aeise wy n'oNeuiont' duu he certainly dld
No % 49, "t2pptls Wy matter
nph.i a"e .iuiler ulu nor favor nauper-
,tsns ny vainp anu woFhihg nardships on
rh M w. S,p'y ~ ona,u monuments.
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