The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-11
To Try to Amend the Rules to
Change Method of Election.
OPPOSITION TO COL. mAURY'
Colonel William Kcan Criticiscs Eotll
Bryan and Mckinley, and Declares
That Any Confederate Veteran
Who Endorses What They
Say Has lsecn Bomsht
With the Price.
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tstaf correspondeHce.)
STANTON, VA, October io.-The
Queen City of the Great Valley of Virginia
threw open wide her doors 10 the Grand
Camp Confederate Veterans which as
seInbled here in its thirteenth annual con
clave to-day, and as they marched through
The banncr-bedecked streets the splendid
Stonewall Band, of this city, cheered them
on with airs dear to the defenders of the
Confederacy.
THE CONVENTION.
The Grand Camp met in Columbian Hail
for the work Of the convention. The spon-
sors and maids of honor. brilliant group.
occupied seats on the platform.
The address of welcome was delivered
by Mayor Wheiand, of StaunEoE- HIS
address was "A most eloquent and appro-
pirate one. and he has sweet, thrilling
voice much like that of Attorney-Generai
Montague, and the veterans cheered nm
wildly The main business of the Camp
begins tomorrow. when the report of
the History Committee will be submitted
through Judge George L. Christian, scor-
ing the histories at present used NJ many
of the schools of the South.
THE MAIN FIGHT.
Tho main fight will come OFF when the
ala-rior os Grand Commander comes up
An effort will be made 70 change the
rules so that General Stith Boiling may
rrc7aed himself, and should this not be
done. the name OF First Lieutenant-Com-
,nander r. l. Maury, OF Richmond VIZ
be presented for the position, ana ms
wiz provoke a hot fight for many WIZ
oppose him
II is almost certain that Petersburg
VIII be the next meeting place. as il would
have been chosen last year but for the
smell which the charm of Miss Euseaia
Hungardner CT this city, threw over lhe
veterans.
a feature of the opsning session was
the address of welcome on pehan ~
Stonevall Jackson Camp by SSnatof j. ~
Opie, of Augusta
FOUGHT WITH THE PRICE
The presence here OF Hons, j. Taylor
lIllvson. A. ]. Montague, Edward f.ciiois
.n6 John Lamb adds additional interest
90 80 occasion. Mr.. William Kean. IN
responding to the address of welcome OF
+bc Mayor said that botil Wiulam j..
f2.yan ard William McKinlzy had declared
IN their campaign speeches that the souln- til,
,rn soldier was GLAD that the cause aaiieu; !,
"I do not impeach their honesty salu
1S,an ..hut I do assert their ieilor-
auce. The southern soidier tha1 aui'ii's
chat has been bought with the price.
CanTain John Lamb delivered an address
which excited greatest enthusiasm i'"i
.verv northern history said he, ana our
cons will know the truth OF the "at
between the States
GENERAL EoL1~INGfS REPORT.
At the afternoon session the work OF or
can:zation was completed, and the fePor'
of Grand Commander Sith boliing Was
read as follows
Heasnl,ar,ers Grand Camp Confederate
Veterans Department OF Virginia, Pe
tersf,tre- Va October s. l%":
comrades of the Grand Camp, Gonieoe-
rata Veterans of Virginia:-I lender you
most cordial greeting TO TINS, our 'hii u
1esnth annual meeting, and cohsia'uaote o te
Won on The manifestly-increasea laieIese -
our orpantza ton Notwithstanding tne lac'
~. oI,. ranks are fast growing thin, We
ta,ra more interest epinced than at any
.;-,a sirca our organization. Since our ias
.,rnral meeting, which was held at Pu
I.s,,i va. cn the 18th, 12th ana 1eta o
October. three new camps nave pee,
aaael 10 our roster, viz efoes-e1raSSps
Camp, of Stonypo-nt; Aloe1naIie s. S,, a,rs
va. an-Crocket-StoWers camp
of bland. Va; and Harrtson-Hafwoo'
T.an,p. OF charles City county, Va, maxim:
ni,e.y-five camps now under the Jurlsd'c
ton OF this Grand Camp.
In addition TO those already chartered
we have four other camps now peillS VI
gan.zed.
PAYING ANNUAL. DUES.
/ cannot TOO strongly urge the Importance
,f the camps promptly paying treir due
and making tlleir reports when called Tor
Without these the Grand Camp Is IN
measure powerless to exert fully the Srea
force OF its organization.
CAMP CHARTERS
I can only repeat what my predecessor:
have said, and urge upon such camps d
have not already procured charter IN
great Importance of securing one hos
legally and as the means OF creating stea'
er interest IN the camp
SONS OF VETERANS.
cannot too strongly urge that eacl
camp in tslis Grand Camp give fene~e'
energy II the organization OF camps 0
Sons OF Veterans. Sad as the fact may
be. we must realize that our ranks ar
fast thinning. and therefore 1t IS neces
sary to take prompt action In orsanizins
the sons on whose shoulders our mantl'
must coon fall
PENSION LAW.
To be convinced Of the wisdom and Jus
tlce OF the law passed by our last Legs
iature granting pensions to soldiers and IN
wioo,ss OF soldiers of the Confederacy, on
has only TO sisl. the sessions Of the Pen
ZION Board and witness TIE gathering ther.
OF these poor, old and decrepit soldiers and
The DOOR feeble widows Of Confederas
soldiers for the purpose of establishing
their claims to pension from the Stat.
which they had 50 hero.cally defended
DEATH ot PAST GRAND coafMAN
DERS.
It Is with sorrow that l have to repor
the death. since our last annual meeting
OF two of our Past Grand Commanders
Past Grand Commander John J. William
died on the 10Th Of October. 1929 Pas
Grand Commander Thomas A. Brande
died on the ssth. of January, 1900
would suggest that committee be ap
poinied to draf. suitable resolutions ex