The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-05
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
Cape Fear Camp, No. 254, U. c, W.
Held it's Annual Needing asst Night.
Officers Elected for the Ensuing
Year.

The annual meeting of Cape Fear
Camp No. 254, United Confederate
Veterans, was held last night at the
armory of the Wilmington Light In
fantry.
The following veterans were in at
tendance: Captain James / Nets,
commander; Captain Henry Savage,
a~djutant; Comrade r. +. Hamme, SER
geant major; Rev. James Carmichael,
D. D., chaplain, n Comrades Joseph
H. Handy. Calonel w. l.. DeRosset,
John H. Ruark, E. S. Martin, DR.. w.
w. Harriss, Louis Taylor, DR.. A. NJ.
Baldwin, John T. Rankin, B. r. Rus
sell, P. H~einsberger, l.. S. Belden, T.
w. Ortmann, James M. MCGOWAN, DR..
j. E. Matthews, Colonel F. w. Kerch-
ner, A. J. Hill, w. P. Oldham, DR.. j.
c. Shepard, w. l.. Harlow, Captain O..
A. Virgins, D. L. Fillyaw, Captain
George w. Higgins, j. A. Everitt, j.
. w. Zimmerman, Captain A. L. DeRos-
| set.
The applications of H. NJ. Bishop and
G.. w. Bishop were received and they
were elected members of the camp.
Circular ia, with reference to the APP
pointment by the governor of a COM
mission to select text books for the
public schools of this state, was read.
With regard to this matter Colonel.
w. l.. DeRoSset offered the following
| resolution:
Resolved, That committee OF
be appointed to memorabilia the state
board of education, which body has
under consideration, the adoption of
school books for the state, to adopt
only such books as do justice to the
south, it's literature, it's history n its
great men,"
The above resolution was unanimous
ly adopted, and the following were APP
poined as the committee: Colonel w.
E. S. Martin, Esq.
! The camp elected the following Off
GERS for the year next ensuing:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS James 1. Nets.
/ First Vice COMMUNICATIONS F.
! w. Kerchner.
Adjutant and Secretary-Captain
Henry Savage.
Sergeant Major and Treasurer-Cap-
tain r. F. Hamme.
S~urgeon-Dr. ]. G. Shepard.
Chaplain-Rev. James Carmichael, D.
/ D.
Standard Bearer-Jesse Wilder.
/ The treaSurer'S report was read,
showing the finances of the camp to be
in a satisfactory condition.
The proposed amendments to the
constitution to be offered for adoption
at the general reunion of the United
Confederate veterans Memphis, Tenn,
: in May, were discussed. On motion,
! Colonel w. L. DeRoSSet and Eugene
S. Martin, Esq, were appointed a COM
mittee to recommend at the next meet
ing of this camp what position the
! camp will take towards the amend
ments.
On motion, Commander Nets was
authorized to appoint the delegates
and alternates to the reunion at Mem
phig.
Colonel F. w. Kerchner moved that
Il camp appropriate $40 towards the
monument which is to be created al
Memphis in memory of General n.
Forest, the distinguished confederate
cavalry leader. After discussion, dur
ing which DIR. Carmichael paid a fine
tribute to General Forest, a substitute
motion was offered by him that a com
mittee be appointed to act with Other
camps of this state in having cut from
North Carolina marble a memorial
stone to be placed in the monument to
| General Forest. DIR. Carmichael, Colo
mel F. W. Kerchner and Captain A.
DeRosset were appointed as the com
mittee.
After discussing other matters the
camp adjourned.