Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-10-19
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dues.
The third and last, days. program
was begun by a visit to the Va. SchOO
for the Deaf and the Blind, where tn
deficient principal, Prof. w. A. BOwles
had prepared treat for the veterans
consisting of all exhibition of the mod
OF teaching the children. The enter
tainment was enjoyed by every one
especially the rendition of NEARER Ny
GOd' in the sign language.
A bright, pretty, blind girl, Mis-
Pearl Clarke, of Lynchbnrg, read frOu
raised type an account of the visit o.
the Grand Camp to Stanton, which
delighted the visitors and elected q
very feeling response on behalf Of the
camp from Rev. J. P. Hyde, a delegate
from Winchester. The Inspector Gen
eral afterwards presented Miss Clarke
on behalf of the camp, with dele
gates badge, as souvenier of the in
| teresting occasion.
AT 1870 the camp was called to order
by Grand Commander Stith Boiling,
prayer was offered by Rev. j. P. Hyde
aud reports of various committees were
heard.
Rev. J. P. Hyde, chairman of the
committee on resolutions on death OF
past grand commanders, reported the
death of Past Grand Commander
John j. Williams, of Winchester,
and Brig. -6en. Thomas. ID. Brander.
Resolutions we're adopted by rising
vote.
The following officers were then elect
ed for the ensuing year:
Grand Commander-R.E E. Maury, OF
Richmond.
First Lieutenant Grand Commander
Thomas w. Smith, of Suffolk.
Second Lieutenant Grand Command
er-James Macgill, of Pulaski.
Third Lieutenant Grand Commander
Thomas d. Ransom. of Staunton.
Inspector General-T. g. Morton, OF
StauntOn.
sQuartermaster General Washing
ton Taylor, of Norfolk. /.
Chaplain General-Rev. J. p. Hyde,
of Winchester.
Surgeon GeneraEDr. John 8. Pow
ell, Of Occ0quan.
Adjutant General-Thomas Ellet.
of Richmond.
The Chaplain General and the Third
Lieutenant Grand Commander were
the only new men elected, the rest be.
ing either promoted or reelected.
Past Grand Commander Boiling on
retiring made q handsome speech,
thanking his comrades for their CO.
operation, and asked the same loyalty
to his successor.
On the invitation of Comrade Roper,
Petersburg, was selected as the next
place OF meeting.
COmrade FeatherstOne, of Lynchburg,
asked for the meeting of 1902.
COmrade Smith spoke at some length
about the jeff Davis monument.
With the usual vote of thanks for
hospitality, the camp adjourned with
the benediction from the new chap
lain, after the assembly had joined in
singing I'm the sweet. bye and bye, !"
being led by F. w. Cunningham, of
Richmond.
Some figures with regard to the ell
tertainment of this large number of
visitors will be interesting. The prin.
cipal Hotels, EakletOn, Palmer House,
Kalorama. Hoover and Porter report
that they entertained during Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, g.
34 persons; the three principal restau-
rants, Cohen's, kivlighan's and CrOg
hans fed 8, $50 and rOomed 80. There
were about so boarding houses and
private families who provided board
ing for 225 persons at $1.00 per day
and a great many other hospitable
citizens entertained their friends of
whom there is list of 80 families.
There are many more of whom there is
no record but doubtless more than are
recorded.
Over 800 old soldiers, who were not
able to provide for themselves, were
lodged by the committee of entertain
ment who provided them with cots and
fed them, also furnishing some 1900
meals to veterans only, who applied
for them at the ladies' lunch house,
where a faithful few assisted by Mr..
VIM. Newman, Jealous old veteran,
kept open house from early morn till
late at night, dispensing the best of
coffee. ham, beef, fowls, bread and
fruit, never refusing single veteran
who presented himself. All this shows
what Staunton can do with big crowd
when her heart is in it, and grateful
thanks are returned to ten liberal cit
liens from the county who sent in
supplies to aid their city friends in
the large but pleasant entertainment
they had undertaken. 1t is gratifying
to them too to know that their guests,
in every case, expressed themselves al
delighted with their reception and en-
tertainment, speaking in the highest
terms of the hospitality of StauntoI
and Augusta. The proprietors of the
hotels and boarding houses say they
never had nicer crowds and better pay
and among the thousands, only 81 so il
reported as not having been collected
! One old fellow was ''too full" il. wal
said, to know what he was doing, fol
sometimes even an ola veteran can b.
tempted to take dram when he get
among comrades and talks over ole
times when there was nothing stimu
| lating except powder and ball.