The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-11
OLD SOLDIERS MAY
DRILL LIKE YOUTHS.
They Are Ambitious TO Take
layrels al New Orleans.
PICKETT CAMP HAS 10 MOVE.
viii Have to Give Up Its Hall at Fifth
and Broad December lst--No. 3o7
North Seventh Ren,ed-Let.er
cfApprecia,ion TO Mrs. Haisey

A meeting Of unusual interest was
brought up al the meeting OF Pickett
Camp. Confederate Veterans. last light.
IL was that the veterans of Il chmond
begin to drill regularly and again ois-
cipiine themselves with the gun SUM-
GENTLY TO capture iau.els al Inc Tets1hoii
TO DE held n the cary spi1ns IN LIS
city OF New orleans.
This matter MAS brought to the atten-
ton or PICKETT amp i,y a Jni8nt * NJ.
Northen. w.3o made motion that com :
mittee OF three be- apiioitte. 10 heeiii q : :
opee 10 prepare FOR she graat reua4on OF
the Tinted Confederate Veterans al Ne"
Orleans and that the prsparalpns m
brace regulars drills. with a We" lHat
The camp take first rank even among
the young blood who march along the
streets OF New Orleans
This is not TIE first tine THIS sesp mas
been suggested. CD Nor,hsh s.aeeu
,bat Lee camp was dong the Same
thing. 1t is understood that Commander
C;er.yas Ssn,sal OF Lee Camp, mss ap-
pn;nfea n Committee Of which Hon. ~.
4 Richardson is chairman, also 70 pre-
pare for the reunion.
BATTALION OF VETERANS
1t is the plan to organize al the VeteT-
ans OF the camp 80 or 50. into lnfte col,i.
manual of arms For four years the
MAN As that one of the armories shall be
reuind and the veterans meet thsre
regularly to practice drilling and me
manual OF arms. For four years inc
,nembers CT Lee Camp were soialefs a,i ~
drilled. but they had Few dress pa,auss
and gave far better accounts OF thet,',
selves on the basIeh Id than Anes 49,
on dril1-field But they want 10 DO them en-
selves nro,,l at New Orleans II is eA-
nef.tod that the reunion WI take Place
a,,o,s4 41,aa time OF the MaIdi iirsts winch
40 in FEBRUARY An immense cTa"u WA
no in the city at that time ana .le
veterans expect to have one = .iis
greatest reunions for many years. =
large number of Richnenders ~ = SIS -,
and they want to be able TO make me
S,,,aat appearance I of any veterans Y III
,;ne Pickett and Lee Camps nay UNITS
G.sra ANOTHER HALL.
z pickett Camp Will have to give up their
ha,, at Fifth and Broad Streets. lhe
committee appointed to secure a new ia =.
,epor,s that No. 3o7 No.1h Seventh stree.
NOS peen rented. and the emp can set
,,,ossession of 81 December list. ltis pro
nosed that u great reunion OF the veterans
~ held al. that time. There are about
7Th uempers connected with ticke.1
cam, some of them arc not able 70 at
Tend .orten. but II especially attractive
a,.rc.s.s ere gotten lp.it IS believed mat
the gathering will be large CeTmanoer
Winston will prepare programme 2iol
The ,,r.t meeting night in the new nail
the nrst Monday night in December
Comrades Robert Morriss, Robert M
Northern and J ID. Redwood. Committee
on Letter OF Thanks to Mrs NJ. NJ Hal
sev and others OF Philadelphia. for the
monument to the unknown Confederate
dead IN Philadelphia, recently unveiled IN
hollywood presented the letter prepared
nv them. 1t was read and ordered to be
Sent, Among the visitors at last nights
meeting were Commander StorTs. OF Lee
Camp. and comrade Lewis Mason.
HAVE LOTS OF Fun.
The camp had lots OF Fun, and vein
of humor runs through all It's proceed
ings. For Instance. last light three odd
regulars who rarely ever miss a meet
ing. mad been absent three times in sue
cession A motion WAS made that they
he court -martialed. and carried. But after
all three got up. and in most solemn
style gave in their excuses of sickness.
then the previous action Of the camp was
r,econsioereo. and threo make-believe
woe bcgones.' and penitents were let off
with promising that they would do so
no more. When they meet in their hall.
Just together. they are all boys again.
and have a delightful time.