The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-09-17
VETERANS IN SESSION.
MEETING OF THE VIRGINIA
FEDERATE GRAND
CAMP.
Report ef Judge christian-Fi"e New
Gamma Entmed During the Year.

Report ef JUDGE christian-Fise New
Camps Formed During the Year.
The seventeenth annual meeting I'll til
Grand rAmp in rrrsiun al Lfnrhuurg, =
attended by veterans from NIL SECTIONS "l
the State.
The sezsiune are being held IN Booker r
tobacco warehouse. which has been
neatly decorated
The report OF tommnhdrr hristinh
was presented The report Of Inspector.
General Morton showed An ineirart ~
i've rampr end Ahout 800 la mrmb, r.
ship dining the year.
Commander Christian, after alludH I
a Confederate monuments erected w
proposed. continued thus; 81 nm also
rriniced to announce that in the very
upsr future the monuments To President
Davis aud Gen J, f b Stuart will 'r
erected in suitable locations ia Richmond,
and that nearly enough money for both
of these monuments is now in hand. p"
Regarding the Soldiers Home the
GrAnd Commander eOmmends the Hp.
pointment of Capt. f. d. BIshPr, OF Rich
mond, ~ successor tn Major \. Y. Raa-
IOlph. the late president The home iur
Needy Confederate Women. IN Richmond,
is also praised
AsVO pensions the Grand Commando
said 81 believe the State Of Virginia IL
now doing all il il able 20 do In the way
If pensfuning our needy comrades AM
their families. | trust that the snmr
spirit of charity. patriotism aud Loyalty
to principle manifested by our LPglslt-
ture in the past will continue 10 prevail
No man should be pensioned or paid for
having served hiu country in tine ct war
With sponsors and maids from Every
section OF the State, and more than 2.OuV
men aud women PACKED ia the conten,
ton hall the evening session was he'd
under auspices ut the Sons Of Neterai r
and Col ". ~. sale, Of Norfolk, presided ;
Don. =. H. Halsey welcomed the Sons.
Judge r r. W. Duke, Of Charlottesville,
responded. The presentation nf thr
sponsors and maids Was done hy Edwin
+ Cox, of Richmond, 20 which h. Lac
rriusle, Of NytheviIle, responded.
The address Of the session was deliver
ed by Hon. A. C. BraXtOn, OF Stanton.
The reception to the sponsors ana
mRidH. officers of the Grand Camps OF
Veterans and Sons WIZ rendered by Kirk.
wood Otey Chapter, L. u. c.. az the
home Of Mr.. anu Mrs Apperson, in River
mont
The browning event OF the seventeenth
annual session OF the Grand Camp OF
e. moderate Neterants at Lynchburg was
the parade, which took place Thursday
afternoon. Marching in close order. IL
Was fully mile long and At least 900
veterans were in the line, which covered
about two miles. IL WAS reviewed AZ
The Courthouse by Judge Christian,
Grand Commander. ltis estimated that
tuil, - 600 persons viewed the pnrtsde
ana that there were at least IL. 600 visi'
tors in the city
At the Thursday session Of the Grand
Camp Senator Daniel, chairman OF the
history committee, presented the annual
report One OF the recommendations
was that the veterans throughout the
state should assist in securing A complete
muster roll Of the Virginia troops, which
work il being done by Major Robert
Hunter, secretary of the Virginia war
records. one Olthe statements u the re-
port went ON so show the reason Tor Lee 4
ieieat AZ Gettysburg, which, the report
states. Was due 10 the fact that the artil-
lery was without AmmunltlOn-R Tact
that Gen. Lee did not know until 10 was
700 laie-snd he lost because he WAS not
ided by that portion OF the army.
The report of the credentials committee
showed - camps represented, with Of
90 past commanders, lab
Delegates and 234 alternAteH and attend
saee
Al the meeting OF the Sons letter pro.
testing against II ball as a termination
II the meeting was read from c. A. Wood
son. chaplain Of a Confederate camp at
Brookneal. The Sons elected the follow
ing officers: Division commander, f. Lee
rrlnkle. Of Wythpyile: commander for
the First Brigade, a II. Jennings, Of
LyDchburg; commander for the Second
Brigade. Edwin II. Courtney, OF Rich
IN md.
Full 10000 persons heard the GRAFTON
Of DR.. Randolph ii. McRim, OF Washing
ton. on The Confederate Soldier, Hlr
Motives and Aims, )" Thursday night.
A business session Of the Grand Camp
Friday and the convention ball by the
ions OF Veterans at night close the re-
union. An immense crowd attended the
in honor OF the sponsors and
maids by the OLD Dominion Chapters,
daughters of UOnfederAcy.