The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
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They Confcrc with the Daughters
Concerning the Gordon Lecture


Couccru,uu the Gordon Lecture.
Dick Dowlirg Camp held an important
meeting Yesterday Commander O. O..
brew presided with Adjutsnt Fall ip
charge OF the minutes.
Comrade Cohen for the committee on
badges asked tor further time. Granted.
upaer the head OF communications. Adj
jutant Fail read the following from
Robert u. Lee Chapter. Daughters OF the
Confederacy;
Mr. Philip II. Fall Dear Sir-Your
letter TO Mrs. J. {. HutchesJn was read
this morfing at niseting held by Robert
h. Lee Chapter and Its contents dis
cussed. a committee was appointed conf
posed OF Mrs. p G. Walker and Mrs. NJ
r. Bryan to attend TO the printing o. the
jackets, $1,000 IN NUMBER 100 OF whi-h
will be taken in charge by r. Il. La,
Chapter and $50 hinaed over TO your
camp next Sunday BY a comm .ttee con-
posed OF Mrs. j. A. Huston and my
self at your meeting Our COMMITTEES was
appointed to confer with you and was in
ST. ucted in several matters, one OF which
was the price Of admission The sease
Of the chapter Is that il would be mis-
take to put the price to high, for al
though more money might be taken ia,
the desire Of the spe iker to have a full
house before him must be taken into con-
sideration. Fifty cents, It was thought
all over the house and no reserved sc t.
being the opinion Of the chapter, other
less important details will be put he ore
you by he committee next Sunda7. u
I'll then. | have the honor to be. yours
truly Margaret II Eos e.
Recording Secretary Robert E. LIE, Chap
tee,
A letter was read from L. J. Parks OF
the Southern Pacific giving Information
c ncerniug the transportation of de e.
gates 10 the Confederate reunion at Louis
vile.
In reference to special railroad rae
fer the Gordon lecture, Adju'ant Fall
ated that during that time there won
be a special rate for the Transmississippi
Congress. but that several railroads ha
agrt ed to mention in their advertis n
matter the Gordon lecture as one OF the
attractions during the Congress work.
4 letter was read from Marietta Ga
calling attention to all Confederate camps
that 5000 Confederate soldiers were bu'ied
there, and asking that each camp con-
tribute 81 fer the care of these graves
Comrade Beavens moved that a commit
tee be appel ted TO take charge of the tick
cts for the Gordon lecture
nc melon was carried ana the COM
mander appointed the following commit
tee W. c. Crane, j. W Bell william
Hunter, c. c. Beavens, William Paschal,
Mr.. Longnecker, a. Schilling
Camrade Crane moved that a committee
of five be appointed TO select sponsor.
Carried and the following committee was
appointed Comrades Crane, Griffin, Gary,
Kone, Paschal and Crank.
This committee, after consultation re-
ported recommending Miss Laura Frank
lin as the sponsor TO represent the camp
a. Louisville. and their action was in
dorsed by the camp.
The following delegates to the Louisville
convention were then named, the camp
being entitled to four delegates and four
alternates:
o. B. Kone. W. C. Crane, John E. Gary,
j. l., Mitchell, delegates. and W. H. Crank
c. c. Beavens, P. II. Fall. II. b. John
son, alternates.
The following delegates were selec' ed to
the State convention at Fort Worth W.
C. Crane II. w. Beazley. /. x Longneck
and A. Schllling, delegates, and J. l..
Mitchell. p. H. Fall, w D. Cleveland
and w V. R. Watson, alterntes.