The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-19
THE DICK BOWLING CAMP.
An Effort Will Be Made 10 Organize
Sons Of Confederate Veterans.
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY ADOPTED
On the Death OF Paul Davis Cunningham,
Son OF the Editor Of the Con-
federate Veteran.

Dick Downing camp, United Confederate
Veterans, held Its regular bl-weekiy meet
Ing in its new rooms at the Houston Light
Guard arniory yesterday afternoon. The at
tendance was good. but there was very 1T
NE business before the camp. Commander
Drew and Adjutant FAN were at their
posts and conducted the meeting with
promptness and dispatch.
The minutes of Inst meeting having been
read and approved, Adjutant Fan pre-
scented the following letter irom General
/ quomas i. Stone, division commandeN
United Sons OF Confederate Veterans OF
Texas, regarding the organization In this
city Of a camp OF the United Sons Of Con
Sederate Veterans and explaining the pm
clples and object of the order;
AGiutant Philip II. Fall, Dick Bowling
Camp, Houston, Texas.
Headquarters Texas Division United sons
of Confederate Veterans, Waco. Texas, Aus
gust H. Esteemed Sir: ! au very anxious
10 organize camp OF Inc United sons oi
Confederate Veterans In your community
end take the liberty Of asking the 90
) pepraiun aud assistance OF your camp az u
other Confederate veterans, who can md
1ne more than others want your neip'
Tor 1t Is my ambition that Texas shail ue
the banner state among the sons ny me
'.ncNt general reunion when 1t ineets NJ
lllailus and that we may show the BOYS
from the other States what the Texas boy
can do. aud that Eou ola veterans lha{
feel that we have an interest "a each ui
l.You ana the cause for when you struggled
fso hcroicnliy tor four long years ! want
fio arouse the boys to an Interest," IA nus
CaCse, so they Will perpetuble anu Keep
alive the glorious history which the Con
1eUefhte soldier made on 80 many mrnGr-
Shle hattlcBelds We can DO this onl% ny
Uiystuzation through which We can inspire
each other to uohier and higher purposes
IN teaching the truth about th0t war. I
veterans ARE organized. fOr M Il Jew yeats
we Gun take your places ana continue tue
work begun by you. II cHn accomplish
this I wiz feel that nave uune some
good in our cause.
Please can the young men together, or
Edulze, ADOPT "a name, 20 constitution, ele
OFFICERS, including sponsor then report
no me- using the lncluscd papers, with W
1he charter lco, ana J" GEMS Tor each mem
ler, the general and division per capita
taX 1 WIZ thcu obfam q charter for he
q mp, have their constitution approved aud
rnd both to them. Ihry Wli men he en-
sitled to representation ,n our next reunion
ana Insure their delegates nnd sponsor
free tickets to an entertainments given ior
Please read all papers over carefully. -,
! hope you VIII get the boys Interested
Az have a larlf g@nIe aGS 5 3ii IA, M NY
''" ''''' ''' . Ihos. p. stone,
division Commander United sons Of Con-
fcueratc Veterans OF IeN4a
Adiutuut General and Chlgf 90 Stad.
There was considerable discussion over
tnr matter Of 0'EnmHls caWp oi sons
of Nvtnraue here, and lAe members eN-
pressed fhHr "ieN very freely, ut'gr which
u WAS decided nat au EFFORT snail Or made
10 organize the elup ar on'r A,r. lngham
Euhetts Ntfiny SON OF worthy
Veteran. hring present the paperR and the
cntre matter was turned over tu hih aud
he wil at once begin the work OF securing
names. When a suidHent pumhcr have
been obtained The camp VIII be organized.
The annual election OF officers OF the pHiuU
being hNed by the constitution Tor Septem-
her s. the adJutant and quartermaster were
requested to have their annual reports
ready 20 present to the camp at the next
regular lpueung sunday Sentcmher l.
motion was offered po>tponing the cleo
non oi Officers Wtl NohdRN night, sep
lemeer v lnafmuch as SGPtember comes
on SUNDAY rms year. rms motion was
ruled out Of order, by the commander, who
feau IN support OF hiS ruling mat portion
81 the constitution which says The nnuua
SieCuou on oHl'NtS ahall ne hed Septrlni"i
ol eu'n year motion prevailed now
eyer proWuGE mat we meeting Tor ING
e"G ''H oi onl'yiS sIlall 9r Irld a 4 oci"ct
J: m instead nt cI"cN b regular h0p,
of meeting
a COPY OF me D.! ,laNs lUie@ emf r9guld
home was presented TO the rlmf with th,
compliments OF Z. a, Sc1uioH mud upon
ilolo9 nv ihlghs OF iht camp were re
'uIttu J." Nf, SraNi2h FOR s4ws.
en- h"hher ,NSNrtn pres uted %
tut clhR copy or th, history Of The bat
We ~ Aouns Branch The hook was
atN.Ptgu anu lhe camp passed resolution
oi thau6s TO tbe douor
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