The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-07
THE DICK BOWLING CAMP.
Tributes Paid the Memory Of The
Late Commander 0. {. Drew.
SPONSOR NAMES HER MAIDS or HONOR.
Commander Farmer Appointed en- Moru-
n1ent Committee in Place Of Captain
Q. c. Drew.


u,cuher. nresent
IN. p,or,,srg co-,, ,tt,.s r.nor,ed as fol
Hl'rtaaiS evhHii l'ee ie''''''" % ~
Jews npon the death OF ex Commander Cap
tain o. &. Drew:
$500 -. So, ..,,, 49,, s,,,,sot
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day Is on duty foreveri
g..t 4, 4, No.. 10 .,-auea on tho
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eternal roster The silent messenger mas
again called from our Ranks 4 tried an
laval ,1,,rsdc and ,bn gnirt, ,f a g.
brew mas passed htYona thni ven 'h"t
hides the unknown from this finding ana
,gansltorv scepcs ~ tbis ,tfc v.,yvor,,
Veterans )"ufAeS'hE towards inc same
bourne We are treading very closely the
verge OF those sublime realities which
trmrade Drew now enjoys The frequent
diminution IN our camp teaches us the les.
son of mortality, aud seriously ADVISES Us
aud charity lie was Nind and wali3
hearted friend. No Confederate ever APP.
peaied to linn ia yalu lis love for the
lost cause was sacred iacmoy lls al.
miratiuu OF its heroes WAS giaudly pati.
otir lie was q bold and courageous sol.
der. bearing TO his grave lOc wounds rc.
ctircd on the CORY ucG conscientious
sense OF duty was his guide Iii, advice
Bowling camp aud the Monument ussocla.
ton vie be keeuN missed
Inc ID Ga
our minute book 10 his memory and Il
rosy 9l tng LoreI9'ue o' IuillsNel tne De-
CohGu Cbii,snan
Adjgstauf =. X Fail added this os his
persona. tribute TO the memory OF Cap.
Garlr,,.at. wish IN add INV tribute "a.
our departed comrade. o e Drew. About
tHifty eight years ago n short while he.
~ T,,,lt,., @ 49,, ,'..,' ya'l I,
rado. who had also. rrcently arrived. My
duties confined roe 20 General Masrudcrs
headquarters Captain Drew also was ar
those Headquarters a greHt deal, and we
came 10 contact often. our acquaintance
r.pened into intimate friendship. ana we
were together great drai After the sur
render circumstances separated us FOR sew
erai years but later on We met No Houston
and renewed our old tlmr friendship Cap.
tain Drew served as commander ~ thls
camp two years OF tho five OF which [
hsye been adiutaut and had opportunities
Of studying HIS disposition, and will
here sum up the result of my observation.
Captain Drew accented and served ne com.
mandor simply because his old comrades
selected him for the place. and ne believed
be- was ~ servicn Ia them lie really. ia
M estimation. never had selfish thought
uouurrfed with the pogtIon he was TOO
high up i'm the worlds estimation TO hnrhor
n tnought ~ self uzgrandigcrnept poutlcni
or otherwise. through The influence given
him as commander He worked for mo
cnfuna good he was too noble TO have
retainal the posit.on moment had he
not thouent he was above suspicion In this
rrsprcI
never heard Captalp Drew utter an
o1th even under tryipr ~ircur,tsnccs
never know him 10 nrevarioetc ard al
Though he and often differed on matters
ALWAYS disrovefod -TTIf,t N bo ,yas mistaken
he vgps honestiv 40 lie vyaa trulv Al, no,
nsablc upright citizen ono looked mon a.
nm oNaubio for others So rn,nv tborc yvor,
whom our community oouid nave hnttc,
snarnd. Tint we prn forced "a ttn roncIn
4jou tSot The word. of tbe C.ra3t Ngsts
arc luscrutRhIe uounvpr NO kpnvy tbai
whatever He dorth +, Tor Inc bcst ana
VIC have NO RIGHT to question
pcyotcd 10 bis sriord. aver r..ay .,
sssfst mo paedv ana ye,-th, I'll 80
10 his family In everv resnnrt a ,,,r1
ocrtiop,an tghc rhou s.t M -,ti.
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