The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-26
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WITH SPONSORS.
The Grand Camp LAID the.
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SONS NOT ACCEPTED.
Camps Admitting Them to Member
ship Were Condemned.
COL. SMITH NEW COMMANDER.
Mrs. Norman Y. Randolph Makes an inspiring
Address in the Interest OF the Jefferson
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Camps Admitting Them to Member
ship Were Condemned.
COL. SMITH NEW COMMANDER.
Mrs. Norman Y. Randolph Makes au inspiring

Especial Dispatch The I1rleS.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Oct 25.-Sponsors
at Confederate reunions will continue TO
be charming feature for one more sea-
! son, at least, and from the vigorous pro-
test raised in the Grand Camp meeting
this morning against their continuance
| they are likely to flourish and hold their
places in the hearts and admiration OF
! the battle SCARED heroes of the Army
of Northern Virginia for years to come.
The resolution introduced was to have
| one sponsor appointed by the Grand Com
mander, to be entertained at the expense
| of the camp.
| The opposition was SO pronounced that
! the discussion resulted in the matter
! being laid on the table to be discussed
| at a future meeting.
NO CONSOLIDATION.
Another matter OF considerable inter-
est in to-oay's meeting was the question
| Of merging the Sons OF Veterans INTO the
| Camp of Confederate Veterans. The mat
! ter came up at the request OF the Sons, and
| the Confederate Camp, acting on this re-
| quest adopted resolutions condemning the
sons Of veterans to membership. One
| Of the most entertaining addresses of the
morning was that delivered by Mrs. N.
| V. Rs ldolph, of Richmond, in the inter-
est of the Jefferson Davis Monument
| Fund.
| Judge George L. Christian, of Rich
| mond chairman of the History Commit
| tee, read his report at the morning seS-
sion.
Thomas w. Smith, of Suffolk, was
| elected Grand Commander of the Camp.
! NEXT MEETING PLACE.
! After transacting the matters before
| them and passing resolutions thanking
| a. z. Hill Camp and the citizens OF Pc
! tersburg, selected Wytheville as the
| next place for holding the meeting, and
| the fourteenth session of the camp was
| at an end.
! Tonight A. P Hill Camp, in body.
visited Miss Lucy Lee Hill at the home
| of Mr.. Robert Collier, and escorted her
! to the Academy Of Music, where box
| party was given her at the piano recital
! given by the Southern Female College
| i'll honor of the Grand Camp From the
theatre the brilliant gathering went to
| the Virginia warehouse, where the spon-
| sor ball, one of the most enjoyable events
+! Of the week, was danced.
| CLOSING SCENES.
| Thus the fourteenth annual session OF
| the Grand Camp Of Confederate Veterans
| Of Virginia closed amid brilliant scenes,
and will go down in the history of that
organization as one Of the most success
| full and brilliant meetings ever held.
Petersburg has done herself proud, is
| the expression everywhere heard. Vis-
| itors from all over the ate unite IN
| saying this city has outdone all in which
| the meetings have ever been held. Tour
| naments, balls, orations, parades, con-
I,,, nd I,a1 ~
pleasure Of all. Nothing has occurred
to mar the meetings, and all has been
harmonious.
LIVE QUESTIONS.
Undoubtedly the questions of the livest
interest at the present meeting were those
Of sponsors and spurious titles neither OF
which received definite action.
! Comrade Ransom offered the following
resolution, which, after some discussion,
was referred to the committee on good OF
the camps:
Resolved, That q; committee of three be
ann. t VIII ch rrnrade Geo. L..
Christian shall be chaiman to constGer
ana report TO the Grand Camp at this
session plan for the abolition of milf
tary titles in connection with this or
! ganization, so far as convenient, and for
the simplitlcation generally OF the
nomenclature anu tho p !. nge Il -
l.
State, the committee to propose any leg
islati necessary to effectuate the OBJ
jects of this resolution.
Then by motion OF Judge Christian, Col.
Ransom was made chairman Of this COM
mittee.
THE DAUGHTERS, 100.
The following resolutions were read
from the Daughters of the Confederacy:
The Richmond Chapter, Grand Diyis-
Tod no 1ycrhf hfprS
Confederacy, deplores the fact that the
Gus .om of the appointing of a sponsor to
represent each State at reunion of Con-
| federate Veterans has been carried TO such
an exert that it has become a by-Word
and lest, ins. .ea- of honor therefore, ask
that Grand Camp Of Virginia take firse
steps towards reducing the number OF
sponsors appointed. the grand commandei
being allowed the honor of selecting each
year representative woman TO attend
the reunion of U. C. y. She to select
maid of honor. These two being a special
charge of the camps of the State and not
tax upon the city Tat entertalns.
Also resolved. That. as Confederate
camps create much confusion by con-
ferrine eacn year the titles OF General,
Colonel and Major. upon United Confed-
crate Veteran appointments. by these
the identity of those of same name is
lost Therefore, hope that sters may be
taken at your reunion in Petersburg to
at once call halt and remedy TINS
growing. evil.
A resolution, offered by n. v. Ran
do1ph, that at future meetings of the
Grand Camp the first day should he de-
voted to the business of the convention
only, and that no ente-t nmet be ac-
cepted Of by sort, was adpoted.
TO-DAY S $3.50
At to-day's session OF the Grand Camp
resolutions were adopted heartily en-
dorsing the Home for Confederate Women
in Richmond.
Carlton Mccarthy spoke earnestly
and vigorously in behalf of the resoiu-
ton. He was followed by General Bat-
tie and Judge Christian.