The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-20
VETERANS SONS
RENEW SESSIONS.

Gen. Bartow's Photograph Presented
To the Camp by COmrade L. w.
LandersEine.
With a large attendance and with
aroused enthusiasm the Sons of Vet
Grams of Francis S. Barlow Camp last
night reopened the work of the year
after the summer months. The hearty
support of every member of the camp
was pledged the commandant in his
effort to make this the banner year in
the camps history.
The application of Judge Henry Nc
Alpin and of DIR. A. A. Morrison for
membership were read and are now
in the hands of the Committee on Gre
dentials for investigation and report.
The two applicants will be received
into membership at the November
meeting.
Rev. M. ]. Epting. pastor of st.
PauFs Lutheran Church and the chap
lain of the camp, as chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions, presented
a memorial to the late Comrade
Branch one of the organizers of the
lutions were ordered printed in the
Morning News and the Charlotte OBJ
server, Charlotte being the home of
the Branch family.
The question of a camp badge was
discussed and the badges worn at the
Nashville reunion were offered. The
sentiment of the entire camp was in
favor of retaining the badge now in
use and to avoid the use of any that
tends to display. Though no definite
action was taken. the sentiment is
strongly against the adoption of a new
badge.
The Founding of the Camp.
One of the most interesting matters
that was brought to the attention of
the, camp was a matter of history re-
garding it's founding, especially as to
the part taken by the late Capt. Co
lumbus L. Chestnut, once commander
of Lafayette McLaws Camp of Veter-
ans.
Capt. Clement L. Saussy, the present
commander, read from the minutes of
MsLaws Camp the report of special
meeting held in May, 1898. At this
meeting a resolution was presented by
Capt. Saussy, urging the organization
of the sons into a camp. This was
carried and on June 8, at the First
Regiment Armory, the camp was
formed
McLaws Camp paid special tribute to
the efforts of Capt. Chestnut in organ
izing the camp, and Capt. Saussy sup
plemented the statement by announc-
ing that though he had presented the
resolution that was adopted, it had
been framed by Capt. Chestnut. Be
cause he was the commander of the
veterans camp, and, therefore, presid-
ing, he himself could not present the
resolution.
A vote of thanks was rendered Capt
Saussy for the proof of Capt. Ches-
NUTS work, as the question is one
about which there has been some dis
pute.
Picture of Gen. Barlow.
Comrade L. w. Landershine pre-
sented the camp a large photograph,
appropriately framed, of Gen. Francis
S. Barlow, the Confederate hero after
whom the camp is named. The pho
tograph was presented by Gen. Bar
tow himself to Mr.. Landershine's
father and was one of the latter's most
priced possessions.
On behalf of the camp. Comrade
Walter Coney thanked the donor for
the gift. A vote of thanks was ten
dered the donor by the camp as tok-
en- of the appreciation in whichs they
held his gift.
The Executive Committee was in
structed to arrange for a ball or other
similar social gathering to be held in
January. 1t was also instructed to
arrange for any public entertainment
of an appropriate nature by which
sinking fund could be started for meet
ing any requirements Of the camp.
Old Veteran Is Aided.
Commandment r. E. L. Miller re-
ported that during the summer an old
and impoverished Confederate veteran
had made his way to Savannah and
appealed to the camp for aid. He had
been sent to the Soldiers Home in At
lanta. The veteran was Dan McNama-
ra, a member of the famous Louisiana
Tigers.
The entire camp then adjourned to
the yard in the rear of Chatham Ar
tillery Hall, where an oyster roast was