Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-11

Confederate veterans i'll the office of
County Treasurer Core at the court
house Wednesday night. The attend
ance was the largest that has been
present at one of the camp meetings
for a long While.
A motion was made that the chair
appoint four delegates to the state re-
nuion which convenes at Hot Springs
on September % but the motion was
withdrawn and nominations Werc
made for the place AS only four NOM
nations We're made for each the secre
tary cast the vote for the camp.
The delegates are J. B. Trulock,
Capt. John S. Bell, w c. Garrett and
DR.. B. R. Donelson Mr. Thomas
Green was put in nomination for dele
gate. but was withdrawn by reason
of the fact that he is iX-officio dele
gate. and chairman Of the delegation
by virtue of his office as camp COM
mander
The alternates are W. D. Vance. J.
W. Clary, R. M. Knox and B. E. Ben
ton.
Commander Green announced that
he would not exercise his prerogative
as camp commander and appoint a
SpOHSOl anu Illdlu vi uOuOl W lllc Slulc
reunion without consulting the camp.
as had been the case heretofore but
would submit the names OF two young
ladies for approval, and also invited
the members of the camp to submit
the names Of other young i1dies for
sponsor, and maid Of honor if they de
sired to do so. No other names were
submitted and the young ladies rec
commended by Commander Gteen were
approved. and they We're appointed
by the commander The young ladies
selected are Miss Pearl Garrett. Lake
Dick, sponsor, and Miss Annie Lee
Green, Pine Bluff, maid of honor. They
are both popular young iadies and Will
dc credit to the camp.
The delegates to the stlta reanion
were instructed to vote foi Ben F.
Duval, of Fort Smith, state of Sc
hastian. and territory of Arkansas.
for state commander.
Arrangements will DC made soon to
send ]. R. Crumbie to ;ha Confederate
home.
Miss Laura Talbot Gait. 81 Louis
vile. was elected to honorary mem
be,sfip in the camp. AMI hei action i'll
Georgia" as a student o. the Louisville
lublic schools ,v.is commenl:1. AID Il
resolution to that eject was adopted.
and the secretary of the camp was dl-
reCted to mail q copy oi the resolu-
tions to Miss CAT. lie vouEg lacy
thus honOred is a mG1nh>, ot enc I
Louisville's oldest and best families
She is fourteen years of age and is
rupil in one Of tne pGbiic schools.
Several teachers from the north have
been employed in the schools. Tbe
teacher Of music required the pupils
to sing "Marching Thro"gl Georgia
and other sungs equally offensl fe to
southern people and Miss Gait Gle
clined to sing. She was expelled from
+be school. but the board of education
reinstated her, and ordered the dis
continuance of sectional war songs.
The press of the city was requested
by the comp to agitate the question
of erecting in Pine Bluff monument
: tn the memory of the Confederate
dead The matter of erecting such
monument was brought before the
camp bv Gen. II. King White. who
said that few cities in the south the
size of Pine Bluff had failed to erect
. Confederate monument, ana many
cities much smaller. of far less
waa1th not near so many old Con
foderate residents had erected monu-
ments on the public square. tie
+bouoht if was time for Pine Bluff to
fo do the same Other talks were
along the same line, and at
tbo next meeting of the camp lnltla-
five steps will be taken III the matter
of organizing for the work OF lalsllls
fnndc for the erection of Confed-
crate monument 4o,
Treasurer ]. B. Trulock reported
se4 oS in the camp treasury.
Friday. October 10, was hAeo as tlle
dav for the next meeting or the eallp'
# will be lust after the state reunion
and lust prior to the state ialf' anu
tbe camp will hear reports from the
DELEGATES on the reunion, ana make
aranoration for old soldiers day at
II was agreed that the delegates,
j olternates. sponsor, maid OF nonor,
and all others who may go sAoua
n,ee+ at the Valley depot at D. IN,
On the 22d. and leave in DodS ny 'he
10 - IRON Mountain train for the re-
union at Hot Springs. 9 1;tt,o
CAPT. w. M. Watkins. OF i'l.a'e
Rock, was present ana hla'e soin7
interesting talks. 80. 90 +bo
The camp adjourned to meet at IN
nthouse Of & D. M on Friday, %
to5sr her, 70 1e,n se,den Roane campl U. S.