The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-05
THE DICK BOWLING CAMP.
First Meeting in New Home with
Houston Light Guard.
TREASURED SOUVENIRS OF FORMER DAYS
An Elegant, Cordial Reception to Their
New Quarters---A Good Attendance
and Good Feeling.

Dick .DoWllng camp, Unlteu Noh1eusRuAe
veterans, who met for the first time IN
their new quarters In the Houston Light
Guard armory yesterday afternoon. The
Qi4lrters for the veterans had been nicely
arranged In the southeast corner Of the
nnr0ry hall, an elegant carpet had been
plfced upon the floor and chairs arranged
far the members around the space set
apart for the use Of the veterans. The
w0nS had been beautifully decorated with
the pictures and mementoes belonging TO
The, camp, and everything was In readiness
a. also in keeping with the warm, cor
dial reception the veterans received ut the
haads of the Houstou Light Guard. The
new hall and home Of the veterans ls ele-
CANT In It's appointments, inviting In rs
comfortable arrangements and conyenienees
ana should be an indncement for aA eN-
Confederate veterans TO attend the meet
inss OF Dick Bowling camp, No 1871, United
Confederate Veterans.
Commander Drew, after which the MIN
uccs Of the previous meeting were read and
adopted. a motion was then offered tAat
the thanks OF DICK Bowling camp be le-
tanned to the Houston Light Guard Tor
the new home rendered the camp ana lh's
day accepted and occupied by II for Tue
Est time Mr.. Ingham S. Roberts, busl-
Sss manager Of the Houston Light Guard,
Who was present and had otncipted aS
reception, opposed the motion, stating that
Inc Light Guard as az organization, was
not entitled TO any thanks from the vet
ecsps for the use OF the hall, Ia rs muca
80 every veteran as wei as every otner
citizen, hnd come to the rescue OF inc
light Guard In ils effort to build han
sby throwing q brick at them" Never,
theleSs the veterans uy q unanimous and
rising vote rendered the thanks of the
camp 70 the Houston Light Guard for the
beautiful new hct,e given the veterans.
MIR. Roberts also, stated thar i was the
home Tor their meetings 10 each ana every
patriotic Organization In the city. when IL
shall complete ana remove 10 It's new hail.
de also told OF his fathers soldier day y
no a Confederate: MS remarks In this con
iiscdon being fun OF pathos and very AZ
lectihg. briN ding 70 the minds 81 the vet
Grams the a4ys which tried mems souls,
and Bringing mp tbs memory Of one whom
most o. the teterans pr sent knew ana T.
Houston Light Guard, which was organized
prll p, 1873. was organized as guard
OF honor for Jefferson Davis. e1-president
OF the Southern CCufederacy, and that
they acted as * bod guard 10 ex-President
Duvis on his visit 10 Houston To the state
fair Ia 1915; that On his return 10 his home
Mr. Davis had sent lhc Light Guard an
excellent photograph Of himself with his
autograph attached; that the picture was
nov Ia Austin but TINT ne would have 1t
here before he next meeting OF the camp
The reference 10 the organization Of the
Light Guard brought Conrade George A..
Brigade 10 MS fest with the announces
anent that be had In hiss possession two
S,,S.ln. " 80 f l'sS rI ""
Nh u, Istit Tt,1rs Ii sv,e Wan
ingtCu light Guard, organized In 1853, and
~ +cTrnary Fiftb T,.syos toiuntee
AfmN Uf Northern virginia and organized
eS Confederate soldiers July 49, 1851 IhC
tSnf Faii. '' F'po'' ie'N ~ $40
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s ssns'on gnt Ky, TaF4 itb IoF a gepS 20 n
1870, gspA 1sS9. Ht'S ''N ''S VI Sep
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,7ss NM N, iS'e' ~, SGn q, i; hraly, -
~ nnp " - q roh on oIncsTs 9ha mem
ners d9r Il ,,l sald company THIS day, ~.
s'.P IA naAlus peeh organlNeH uhuer MI
sS ,,t i-u" sht ~ Suplalh on May . 1879
-, ~, s,I uutpteeu Iusihpels IN al-seVeh o
1901 st X ieihain "a tne ranks. Accom-
Ps aaSsns lni s,, US u deposn IN the noustoi
sIsn.Iy VII re lounu COPY OF the con
1TssutVn anu py,iaWeS or same Houston
'A"e' oep'slAoST w. POI; c
Mlui EaMarns, captain
Tho ramat ~ a. 5od ~ Gya ms =, IA, 800,
- artaI VIII Nsee"sSu 10 Apt. ~ 1884
AiS harn ne1ns MIN 80 ~, Uhc S
and a memorial for ourselves. We. the foI
lowing living members OF the washlngt
son tbis 9lss Anr hs ,sa4 the Sly OF Hous
list from copy Of parchment deposite,
EseptefIInner TO- ls2I, In the corner stone o
The removal Of te same ai an ~ i Sth upp
ALril, 1894;
Ihe residences A,siea e, Of those survivors VIII
rs follows: II. w MitebelI, IN Fnrt ps Sr
cor nty: Robert b. Jarmon. in Alabama
Thomas J. Conklln. FL Paso: Thomas 4
lThompson, Galveston; John w. Lawrence
Austin; Pat Herman, Galveston: A. WetteI
mark. Henderson, Rusk county, and E
Reeves, Colorado county, Texas.
A. retrospect reminds MS what havo