The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-20
DICK BOWLING CAMP,U.C.Y
A GOOD MEETING WELL ATTENDED.
THREE NEW MEMBERS ADMITTED.
An Appeal to United Confederate Vet
Grams and Sons OF Confederate Vet
Grams for JEFF Davis Monument

v, In Its quarters at the Light Guard
armory yesterday afternoon. Captain John
Farmer, commander; Major +. II. Fan,
adjutant. and August Schilling quarter
MASTER were at their posts Of duty. Tue
minutes OF last meeting were read anu
approved When tho name OF Captain
William Hunter was called as member
of the mortuary committee for the year
by appointment from the commander. cap
tain Hunter arose and asked 10 be excused
from service ON said committee. The re-
quest was granted AID Comrade +. l.
Franks was appointed as chairman Of said
committee in Captain Hunters stead
The applications Of James j. Manning
Smith and w. W. Mcdowell for mehiuts
snip In the camp were read ana upon az
tlon they were admitted rs members. MI
{. j. Mayer, a member of r. l.. Lee camp
of Fort Worth presented his caro- OF trans
FER and mace application for membership
In Dick Downing camp. lie was also ecc1'
ed and admtted The election and adnls-
sion OF these three new memhers gave
Dick Bowling camp an even 100 members
Ia good standing
Captain John Farmer, on behalf Of Mrs.
j. y. Campbell Of Bra2oria. county pre-
sented TO the camp q solid silver meddl'
known as the original Dick Bowling ip-- al
On one face Of the medal Is engraved ga
/ blne Pass. September ;. lsj3 On inc
! other side are The letters n G.'' aud nm
I derneath the letters maltese cross. 1t
| is indeed highly priced relic and the
members are very proud that the camp is
in possession Of IT, MS there were only
forty-three OF them struck of, one for
each member OF the Davis Guards. vote
oil thanks was returned to Mrs. Campbell
for the medal. Captain Farmer says the
camp will have the medal imbcdded hrmly
in the monument which II Is proposed 70
erect to the memory Of Dick Bowling
Adjutant Fall addressed The camp reih-
tive TO back dues, etc He stated that ne
had made good collections the past week.
Some had paid back years cheeruily, wule
others, though not having receipts 70 show
thought they were not so far delinquent.
Several OF them offered to pay for one
back year, 1901, and henceforth pay
/ promptly Otherwise thesc old time com-
! rades might withdraw. lie thought 1t bet
! ter that the camp remit al. dues up 10
| December 81, 1890, and II It did he was
quite positive that he would soon have
u member Is well Off aud plenty able to
pay, Is no reason that he really is. Wealthy
men often find 1t inconvenicnt to pay an
old outlawed debt and viii often stint
| themselves 10 do so. So with dues to
an organization. after they have been
neglected and allowed to accumulate they
are hard to collect. The camp will add to
I Its strength financially and numerically IA
pursuing this policy. We passed n few
meetings since a resolution forg wing those
unable to pay, all dues up TO July last.
Now ! offer the following Resolved. that
all members in arrears prior to December
!, 1901, can by paying for the year IDOL
| resolution not to AFFECT those whose dues
We're RENTED TO July l, 1901.
The resolution. after considerable discus
sion, was adopted
The following invitation from Robert II.
Lee chapter, No. 1856 United Daughters OF
the ConfederacN. was received and read:
Comrades of the Dick Bowling Camp
Houston, January l0-You are cordially
invited TO be present at the celebration of
the birthday Of our iliustrious II. Il. Lee.
The celebration has been postponed ont of
sympathy with the family of the president
and vice president, but Of the time and
place you will he notified through the
press. Respectfully.
Mrs. T. II Franklin.
President r. Il. Lee Chapter, U. d. C.
The thanks Of the camp were voteI to
Il. u. Lee chapter and every member Of
Dick Bowling camp scted to attend
, The following appeal having been re.
G9iyed was rend and upon motion ordered
, filed
An Appeal to the United Confederate Vet.
Grams and United Sons Of Confederate
; Veterans for the Jefferson Davis Monu.
The Confedcratcd Southern Memorial as.
socIauon and the United Daughters OF the
Confederaey are cooperating In the work
entrusted to the women of the South by
{ the United Confederate Veterans, namely.
, the erection OF monument to Jefferson
Davis, the first and only president of the
this great responsibility II was with fhe
firm belief that the men of the south
would give us their generous assistance
o 'NA''"hes wv uNl utlaN. let uS erect this
monument while you, the living heroes of
, that incompatible army, are here to hear
testimony that jefferson Davis WINS an un.
r selfish patriot, that he served his peonle
faithfully, that he was a noble ChrjsiSnn
gentleman and that he suffered imprison.
heht and was manacled and put IN irc1s.
, Tor the simple reason that he was your
representative and chosen leader in your
struggle for Southern rights. We feel con.
hdent thnt every man. woman and child
; VIII consider 1t an honor and priyIlege
, | 10 contribute tng fund ~
Confederate Veterans we ask your earn.
r est cooperation in this work-remember
mar m IN honorlng the memory of Jefferson
Davis You honor every man who wore the
gray In accordance therefore. with ar.
tlcle ~ OF general order No. 263, hnreip
eenncioSed you are requested to contribute
, camps and all division commanders and
commanders OF United Confederate camns
: ana and, camps OF United Sons OF Confederate
before their respective commands
Az contributions Will be promptly nc.
bI,noWi,edged Mrs. W. ]. Behan,
PRESIDENT Confederate Southern Memorial
Ccnfcderaied Southern Memorial asso.
1ruluHo9 committee, cooperating with the
United Daughters of the Confederacy. fog
, ment: "i'''u
Mrs. W. J. Rehan chairman, New Or
Mrs. Martha Dandridge Bibb. Montgom,
NNls' annins Jordan, Fayetteville. Ark
mrs, W. d. Chipley, Pensacola Fla
Mrs, 5 II Meone. Atlanta Ca
Miss Rosa Lohrano, New Orleans IA
Mrs Charles Gascoignc Wright. Weeks
Mrs. Leroy V valiant St. Louis Mo-
Mrs Garland Jones, Raleigh. y. c.
Mrs Alice A. Gaillard Palmer Charles
Mrs. Lctltia Frazer. Memphis. Tern.
MRS. u. c. Richardson, Richmond Va
A communication was received from Miss
Noue Howard. secretary San Iacinto chap,
ter Daughters Of the Republic Of Texas
thanking Dick Bowling camp for rs
} prompt and generous response to inc
DAUGHTERS appeal" and conveying its afr
probation OF the CAMPS kindly contrIhu
tion TO the stephen r. Austin memorial
| fund
The adintant reported collections amount
ing 10 $3.50 on dues since last meeting
No further business the meeting adjourned
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