The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-20
THE DICK BOWLING CAMP.
DElEGATEs sELECrED TO THE
STATE AND NATIONAL REUNIONS.
ofHclrI Report of Battle of sabine
Pass--Thc Pension Lnw--Generni
Policy Present.

Commander Drew presided and Adjutant
Fall was In charge OF the minutes.
The application for membership of NJ
Michel submitted at the last meeting was
reported upon favorably by the cofmittee
on membership. and the report was adopt
ed and the applicant was duly elected.
communication was read fyom Charles
A. SWEET. organizer of SWEET battery. and
T. G. Bircherts, commander OF U. @. "
at viclsburg, recommending for member
ship II the camp Mr. Frank A. Scanlan
of Warren light artillery. The recon-
mendatiop was regarded as in the nature
of an application, and the same was re-
ferred to the committee on membership.
General Policy of Floresville state com
mander was presented to the camp.
The following communications We're
Ioad
Adiutant Philip II. Fall, Dick Bowling
Camp, u. c. ", Houston, Texas.
New Orleans, La. March l6.--My Dear
Comrade: Your kind favor of 18th instant,
with roster beautifully made out and $40,
per capita duo by Camp No. 49,. April |,
1929. received with thanks.
/ want to thank you and compliment you
on the splendid manner IN which your
roster is made out. The arrangement Is
perfect and 1t gives all the Information
needed in concise and elegant form
wish every adiutant would take the
same pains and pride in preparing these
rosters for headquarters as they are care
fully preserved and are TO be filed away
IN memorial halls and the battle abbey
for future use of tho historian and for the
ages. You deserve the gratitude OF all of
your comrades for your care and attention
appreciate and cherish your kind words
for me. and wish good health and pres
reiity for you for many years TO come.
Your friend and comrade.
George Norman.
Adiutant General and Chief of staff
Captain p II. Fall, AdIutant Dick BOWL
ing Camp. No. 49, L. c. ", Houston,
Texas.
Galveston. Texas. March 14.-My Dear
Old Friend | have Just received your note
of 18th instant with inclosure. Accept my
thanks for the money RENTED and my
double thanks for the admirable manner
In which you have prepared the roster of
officers and members OF your splendid
camp,
! have long regarded Camp Dick Dowl-
ing as the banner camp OF the State: have
read with interest and profit the reports
OF its meetings, and have cnyied the de-
gree of enthusiasm and snap you are able
10 give to All you do. ] wish you would
let me Into the secret of your success, so
could get General Policy to embody Il
In general order for the good and well
rare oil every camp in the state. Can't
you DO soF Your old and true friend
). O. Young,
Adiutant General.
z ST. inolose receipt for the $3.50 per
capita 5. o. y.
:, communication was read from X. ID
noskum' general passenger agent of tbs
houston East ana west Texas Railway
company; offering rate oil $2a for Tho
Iohhu TRIP TO the charleston reunion, anC
ASKING that the Houston East and Yves
texas company be designated by the caml
as the otneiai route. The communication
was referred TO Comrade warner ms chair
man OF tne committee on transportation.
a communication was read from the 81
Sharles motel at charleston in reference L
rates etc, during the reunion.
me lolloWlng ietter was read from Com
mander w. l.. THOMPSON now at Beau
mont
colonel PM H. FAIL. Adlutant Dick Dow
ing camp United Confederate Veterans
Houston:
beaumont Texas, March 20, 1899, Dea
sF | enclose you herewith the official re-
p,e W" ~, " az 0L n"osnS ,asS; ~ Wa
,,hoso ~ ~ .Ho " ~, NV. u sizes ~ smith
this report. This report shnws nat (,
consequence of the small number or ofd
GERS Lieutenant Niles Fl Smith of the en-
Two o. non,,ders ana ne disa,e eulii, t, ~
most gallantry and ability in The diseharr
OF that duty
prief sketen OF this DISTINGUISHED of
municatjon. WIS N''''
Niles II. Smith was son of Niles +
Smitn' VINO laid out the town of sabn
7sao ne ave )" ." Soso n ~ oM ~, /,
parents. locating in sabine pass where h
grew up TO manhood. He was narriad :
Miss Lizzie Parr in 1854 nv whom no I'M
seven children. His widow and ohIlars
now live In Beaumont. He became Milo
and before and after the war he was
licensed pilot at Sabine Pass He dled +,
1891 and was buried at Sabine Pass NOT ~
from the old fort whore he distinguishes
himself with Dick Bowling and ,vher
the waves Of the gulf chant an etornr
lullaby TO the spirit OF this immortal her,
] will send the camp photograph OF III,
distinguished officer. The uniform h
wears was span wool in the loom and ever
stitch OF II was made by bis wife.
w l.. Thompson.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE RArrt IT n
SARINE PASS