The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-27

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pHsseu @nu enlorceu IL WIN prevent much
ualou "hI heeeitss Work Last year
~. austin, Oomraues WOO o. Corsleana,
Iuley OF hqnheis, Leperlah Oh GaiVesto".
Hunter OF Huntsville, Maverick OF BeXar
ana your adJutant general were debarred
IRON all participation In the proceedings
OF lhe reunion ana deprived OF all the
pleasure OF social intercourse during the
greater part OF ootn days 81 the reunion
because they were constantly In the COM
mittee room passing o. credentials, every
one u which could and should have been
in this office ten days before the meeting
no hardship, for the ndiutants can attend
to the matter in proper time just as eas lily
as they attend to the sending of rosters
and per capita
This is the ninth reunion OF the Texas
division. and II Is most gratifying to state
l that at no time since its organization has
such interest been shown in it's affairs a.
, at present. This interest Ia widespread
and is shown Ny the zeal OF camp n.9cers.
individuals and, in fact by all connected
with the division. | am convinced that
, the greater part of the good Accomplished
Is due TO thu elimination OF much of the
red tape" that hampered previous admin
istratious. Formerly 4 careless or lncom
petent commander OF brigade or Fubdl.
vision could hamper and impede business
fatally. Now that the commander ia in
= direct touch with each camp IL things
70 wrong It does not REQUIRE a general
!. court martial 10 locate the blame. II
rests either with the commander or thu
= camp and the remedy Is of easy applica.
ton.
, Yet whilo cur organization has been 81
far advanced there vet remains IN,
}. change 20 be made which I'm NV opinioI
Is most necessary. The work OF organic
n Ing and numbering new camps in this di
vision should he done exclusively by thi
, division and the general sody OF Con
federate veterans should have nothing l.
do with it beyond receiving fees and pa
= canita Just as at present. This sugpestio,
is made with no inteu ko,, or desire 10 In
D. terfere with the rights of General Moor
man or his sucressor p,o,,td "a, H." II y,
j. him deprived Of one cent revenue derive
under the present system. for know nj
= office needs all OF II and more too
would have every new camp nav cbare
* fees and per capita fees ana Der capit
d to the gel eral organization bmt n IN
= Same time I would have mo work NJ mr.
/ ganizin,g ana the assigning OF ofGrIal men,
II bers to camps in the division lone nv m
n officials o, this division. 0nn oot f,,1iiia
N with the present system can not apprecint
4 the confusion and embarrassrnent 10 whic
\. 1t gives rise. MANY ramps claIm aiIcs,a,,c
to the general organization and irnope m
in Texas division; many want 10 ignore IA
- general organization and adhere TO IN
- Texas division. aud so It goes A numhc
q OF camps have eXnressed snnr+,n ,xbe1
wrote to them. officially saving NAV a.
" not know they had anything he 40 vii
the Texas division and thoueht maj afte
< they mad reported to Gsnernl Mnorn,o
rs they had done everything necessary' N
a best Illustration OF this sfste ~ af,a,r.
So comparison between The re,,nIons NJ y,
"a Texas division and OF mo eeneral or,,a,, ~
d. tlon held last year. Al Austin tbar@ ,,',,
y. tifty-three campa represented wbla