The Forrest City times., 1901-05-10
y. B. Forrest camp Ek confeds.

stay :, t'Ul. pursuant 10 adjournment.
Capt. j. +. Richards called the Camp
TO order and j. X. Beasley, secretary
pro tenn, called the roll and read the
minutes of the last meetingi
Special committeeman, Squire p. T.
Raiford, then made his report in re.
lation to badges for the Camp. and
stated that ribbon of the proper kind
had not yet been obtained.
On motion of Squire J. Il. Sanders
the committee on badges was given
further time 10 have badges printed
for the camp, and the committee will
report at the next meeting.
Chairman Richards laid before the
Camp letter received by him from Il
j. Sloan, Vice chairman of the Reunion
committee at Memphis dated May /,
1901, which read
Dear Sir-ln compliance with my
statement several days ago, hand you
herewith cot certificate No, II, emitting
your Camp to 80 furnished cots in the
office or Bewdre Bros, 272 Front street,
at rate of 81 per cot for the term of
the Reunion, either three or four days y
The cot certificate No. II referred to
In this letter was also read to the Camp
by the secretary, and it appears therein
that the price of furnished cot for a
single night would be soc. and an un-
furnished cot would be 25c.
Capt. Tom Eolbre, one of the regu-
lar delegates, reported that he had
been to Memphis and interviewed some
OF the gentlemen at the head of the
Reunion Committee ia relation to Sc
curing quarters and free entertainment
for the camp, and that he had received
letter from Secretary h. A. Parker
stating that said committee had finally
determined to entertain every Confed-
crate Veteran who, for any reason, is
unable to pay his own way"
The letter further says: +" We take
it for granted that any worthy veteran
can be properly identified as..above,
and, when done, our quarterHlasters
and conmissary departments vii. sup.
ply his needs.
Mr.. L. w. YerZley moved to recon
slider and rescnd the resolution here
tofore adopted to attend the Reunion
as Camp, which motion was seconded,
discussed and adopted.
The idea Of an old Confederate sol.
der who happened to be financially
distressed getting no entertainment at
the Reunion in Memphis without frs,
! presenting a certificate showing tina,
he is unable to pay his expenses, was
shocking to the sensibiIities of the
Camp, and Capt. Yerzley's motion tc
reconsider and rescind the resolution
heretofore adopted TO attend the Re.
union as Camp, was carried withou,
dissenting voice.
Capt. Folbre moved that the Chair
man of the Reunion committee in
Memphis be notified of the fact that
this Camp would not attend the Reun
ion as a Camp but simply as Individu
ais, and also that the secretary pro
TEN OF this meeting notify said chair
man of the Reunion committee il
Memphis why we had determined no,
to attend said Reunion as Camp
which motions were seconded ,ant
adopted. 4
We print below the letter of notifca
ton from n. b. Forrest Camp, U. G. v.
to the Memphis Reunion committee
1t is as follows: :,
| Forrest City. Ark, May =. 1907.
Mr.. Il. j. Sloan, Vice Chairman and Re.
| union Committee Confederate Veterans,
| Memphis, Tennessee.
| Dear Sir:-The n. b. Forrest Camp
| Confederate Veterans of Forrest City,
| Ark, passed a resolution al its last meet
| ing on May 4, 1901, instructing mesas
secretary pro TEN. TO notify said Reunion
| committee, through you, that this Ca.np
| will not attend the Reunion at Memphis in
| the latter part OF MAY as Camp, but
| each member who goes to Memphis will
20 simply as an ExC0nfederate soldier
! wearing the badge of this Camp. and ex-
| pecting no favors or free entertainment
from any one in Memphis, except his in
| diyidhal friends or acquaintance who
may feel inclined to extend it.
| am also instructed to say that the
reason why this Camp has determined to
/ pursue this course is found in the recent
letter OF your secretary, Mr.. Z. s. Parker,
| to Capt Tom FOlbre, of this Camp, in
\ which we were told that your committee
would entertain no Confederate soldier
! unless he was unable to pay his own
| way" and would present to some mem.
Der of your committee certificate to this
effect.
No member of this Camp who is able
to pay his own way expected to accept of
| free entertainment from your committee
and the fortunate ones are Indignant. at
the humiliation which it appears you wish
to place upon their less fortunate comrades
by requiring them to present a certificate
showing their financial distress before
they will be permitted to reap any benefit