Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-12-04
REUNION
OF the Famous Lamar
Rifles Last Weeh.
There Were Is survivors Present When
They Sat Down to their Reunion DIR
ner on Thanksgiving Day.

uituC ltCuuioA hSSeihS
for the year 1902.
The Survivors of Lamar Rifles
met at the Oxford House, as the
guests OF Comrades I. p. and g..
W. Buford, Nov. 9th, 1902, and
elected Ira b. Orr as Chairman.
The minutes of previous meet
were read and adopted. Com
munications were then read from
Comrades Gabe Smither. and W..
III. Delbridge, who also sent a
box of cigars with his compli
ments. The roll was then called
and the following members an
swered to their names, to-wit ::
T. P. BufOrd, w. G. Buford and
j. 2. Buford, j. F. DoOley, j. IL.
Graham, G. g. Boyd, r. A. Shaw,
j. w. Morrow. G. b. Nelson, r..
G. Carter, Thos. II. Chiffon, Ira
B. Orr, w. B. Gilmer. JnO. F.
BrowL, II. Price and Tom Gate
wood, company cook. Our inVi-
ted chaplain Rev. Heddleston was
present, and served us very ac-
ceptably as such, and was an
agreeable guest. Comrade ThOs.
Chiffon presented the association
with a cedar chip, from a tree
near where Gen. Bee fell, on first
Manassas battle field. On motion.
the secretary was directed to take
it and place it with the archives
of this association. He also pre-.
sented the organization with two
old letters, written from camp to
his father and mother, which was
also directed to be filed with the
association.
The report of Chairman Buford
was then made verbally In sub.
stance it vas that the Historical
Committee had finished the work
of getting out the history. The
committees work was accepted.
and they were discharged. The
bill of the publishers was then
presented showing an indebted
ness of Sl63,30. The treasurer
was instructed 10 pay the Stone
Printing Company the amount
now in his hands, $4,000, the
balance was ordered payed as
soon as a sufficient amount should
be realized from sale of books
On motion, the books arc to bt
put in possession of Comrade G
b. Nelson, and as proceeds are
derived from this source, he is tC
pay Treasurer John f. Brown.
Comrade Chiffon of Historical.
COMMITTEE, desired that the rec
ord show that in the preparation
OF the preface to our History ht
had received valuable assistance
from Gen. G. w. Gordon anC
Hon. j. Harvey Mathis.
On motion it was ordered, thai
any balance remaining in the
treasury, be held to defray ex
penses, and the treasurer vas also
authorized to re imburse himsel
for any outlay previously made
for the account of the association
On motion, the chair appointed
a committee of three to prepare
suitable resolutions on the deatl
of our cOmrade, Capt. helms. The
following constitute said commit
tee John f. Brown, y. l.. Nelson
and Chaplain W. d. Heddleston
The committee was instructed t(
publish same, if without charge
otherwise, they are TO prepare {
copy and send to widow of Com
rade Nelms, and also one to bt
filed with the papers of our asso
citation.
Oomrade @. B. Nelson present
ed a diary overine the campaign
of 1864. 1t was read and mucf
enjoyed by all, and was then or
motion sent to the archives of GU
association.
Al this point In the proceedings
We enjoyed a call from Misses
ella Nelson, lola Brown anG
Alma Sims, who gracefully paid
their respects, and too soon with
drew their sunny faces. The SEES
sion then adjourned to the dining
room, and rest and refreshment
was the order for an hour or more
At the after dinner session il
was decided, after some discus
sion, to appoint a committee Of
three to make all necessary ar.
engagements for holding our next
reunion, which it is contemplated
will be given by the wives and
daughters of veterans. The fol
lowing were appointed on the
committee: G. B. Nelson, H.
Price, j. w. Morrow.
The following ladies were pres.
ent as invited guests: Mrs, Edmo.
MIA Carter, Mrs. Julia Il. Hope,
Misses Donna Buford and Olivia
Tankersley. Thanks were voted
Rev. Heddleston, also thanks were
voted for the splendid music
while we were marching in to
dinner.
The session was then adjourned
and closed with prayer by Chap.
lain Heddleston.
/. B. ORR,
Chairman.
,JNO =. Brown.