The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-23
APPOINTS staff for the Ensuing
RYLAHD ADJJTkNT AND CHEF
The Meeting Held ct Wytheville Last
Month Was The Largest in the
History Of The uni.ed sons
Of Confederate Veterans.

Division Commander E. Leslie Spence,
.lr. who was elected for the third time
as Commander of the Camps of Sens
OF Confederate Veterans of this State.
has lust issued the following general
order appointing his staff TOR the en-
suing year:
General order No. Is.
i. BY virtue Of my election as Divf-
sion Commander at the reunion of the
Virginia Division United Sons Of Con-
fatcrate Veterans. at Wythe.ille. Va.
October 30 % and Il, 1852, ! hereby as
sumo command of the camps composing
that division
. Commanders Of camps will report to-
me at once the number of members II
good standing, with the names OF their
;,diutai9t
3 Tie Dixsion Commands. announces
the appointment Of the following COM
rales as members Of his off 5cial staff
They. VIII lberespected and obeyed accord
ingly: J.. w. Ryland. Division Adjutant
and Chief of Staff. Richmond. Va: Ed.
win H. Courtney. Division Quarternlas-
ter. Richmond. Va. r. W. Peatross.
Division inspector. Norfolk. Va; Dr.
Clarence T.. Lewis. Division Surgeon.
Staunton. Va: William r. Huskamp.
Division ConnissarE, Fredericksburg s,
Va; Rev. DR. H W. Battle, Division
Chaplain. Petersburg, Va. Robert w.
Blar. Division Judge Advocate. Wythe-5
VILE, Va: j NJ Kelly. Assistant Divi-5
sion Adjntant Nvthevilie. Va. Fleming
G. Bailey. Assistant Division Inspector,
Fredericksburg. Va; Frank L. Croker.
Assistant Division Inspector. Ports
mouth. Va Samuel l.. Kelley. Assistant
; Division Inspector Richmond. Va, A.
NJ organ. ,Jr. Assistant Division In
spector Dnw:ddie. Va; e. B. Glover,
Ass slant Division Inspector. SefryviIle,
Va: Joseph Berry. Assistant Division
Inspector. Vienna, Va; Alfred c. Moore.
Assistant Division Inspector. Wythev lie.
Va: j. Baldwin Ransom. Assistant Divi-
sion Inspector. Stanton. VI
1. The staff oft GERS can do much to
| build up our Confederation if each one
| of them viii take an active interest in
| establishing new camps in their respec-.
1 tive localities They are also expected
to keep up the camps already establish
! ed and see that they keep up with their
/ per capita ia. and are active in secur-
I ing new members.
8. For all information pertaining to the
formation of new camps address these
/ headquarters.
4 BY order ot
z. LESLIE SPENCE. JR..
i Official. Division Commander.
l. L. W INSlttHu, 1'AslSloil5 <auJdSdil anu
1 Ci.saf OF Staff.
The meeting. Of the Sons held last
Il month at Wytheville was the largest
4 and best meeting ever held by them
i The Virginia Division. United Sons OF
1 Confederate Veterans. has grown since
Commander Spence was first cleo ed
4 from thirteen camps to this time. when
| there are now twenty camps on the rolls.
with ten camps already formed or being
j organized who will in a few weeks Apply
] for Their charters. Owing to the in
j crease Of the number of camps of SOS.
1 the delegates at the Wytheville meeting
i#determined to divide the division into
/ two br sades. as the following order OF
i the Division Commander will explain:
General Order II.
l. The Division Commander announces
i that ut the seventh, annual reun3tn.
/ held at Wythevl'e, Va. October -. .
and p, 1902. it was decided unanimously
| by the delegates present to divide the
/ division into two b-igades.
The First Brigade to contain all
/ camps III the First. Second, Fourth,
| Z, TT, and sixth Congressional Districts,
l and the Second Brigade to contain all