The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-06
THE DICK BOWLING CAMP
DELEGATES AND ALTERNATEs Sc
LEcTEp FOR MEMPHIS REUNION.
An Appeal VIII Be Made at Waco Re-
union in the Interest Of the Dick
Bowling Monument Fund.

The Dick Bowling camp meeting yes
ferday afternoon was well attended with
Commander Drew presiding and Adjutant
FAN In charge OF the minutes
"A letter was read from Miss Edna ID.
Woolford expressing her pleasure al having
been selected sponsor for the camp at the
Memphis reunion and informing the camp
that She had selected Miss Margaret
Shearn aud Miss Peri Ross us her maids
OF honor.
letter was also read from Mrs. Thomas
Il Franklin, president VI the robert y.
Lac chapter, Daughters Of the Context
efncy, appealing TO the camp to aid the
chapter BY patrenizlng the entertainment
they viii give this week for the beneAt
OF the Confederate monument.
Letters were read from the Illinois
Csntral and Houston East and West
Texas Railway companies concerning rates
10 the Mciuphs reunion. The rate hNed
from Houston VIII be $1435 Tor the round
"Trip tickets good from May - TO June
i. with stop-orer privilege OF one day
AT ylcksburg.
The camp selected the following dele.
gates and alteruates to the Menphis re-
union, which commences May -
:, Delegates Major J. II; drezeyant, ..
Il. kunc, j. l.. Mitchell A. " Nicninn y,
NJ. r. nntchcsou and J. G. Fowler.
Alternatcs G. G. BcaYens, a. y. Fowler.
dohn c. Ben, g.. g. Friedmore, j. y.
Robinson and H. u. johnson.
COMMANDER Drew impressed upon Tue
Delegates L. see that lne sponsor ot tue
camp and Ter maids we're provided with
S. ttr.. bc,urC leaving Houston ana
suggested that Miss Nooliad be- conferred
WAN upon tlis subject al once. aud that
the Delegates also bear in mind that t
VIII DC thcir duty To proyitc carriag 3
Tor The Sponsor and maids 40 Memphis
tomHuc Bcaycus reported that tue 100
pound shell had ho,n sent the camp as
promised by Gcuvrai 1lcudrZ uf Dai'as
a. ar ornament for Dirb bowling grave.
fbe report WIS received and the COM
mtticc Instructed to have the Shell paced
on the grave as iut"nird hy the donor
totirdc BcuNcus reported mat tnv 10
markers tor Confederate graves furnished
iiE tar camp had been used. Report was
accepted
He also reported tbut ms d result Of the
recent ST. Pntucks Day entertainment
*itlsj had been realized Tor the piak
bowling monument fuud, returning r
ccipts. etc. for money turned over 10
Treasurer john 4. Bgowuc Tor tickets
son by iIE glmp Report received ana
,ommandcr brow reported bat his
money. less so, put mp 4S e1rucst money
70 guarantee ihe proposed picnic on my
q had been deposited ln tho Planters ana
Mechanics nnuG tu ifir credit uf The treas
urer of the DICK DoWhu- Monument ussp-
cation. lie c0uplimcutpd tuc Irish SOC
cicileS 81 Houston Tor their splendid fort
Ia raising tiis money and trusted timt the
camp Molld coutributr moro literally To-
their assistance upon the occasion of the
entertainment on Jolly 4.
tomtnde bcaycns reported that BE had
received from orau II Roberts chapter,
I"1Shltta ~ tnr '"nirdr'vr5' a number
Of biInA applications for crosses Of honor.
which he held for any members of the
camp who had NOT been supplied wi h
these badges 30 the first distribution. He
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