The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-09
.H0NORED BY
Lee /: |: CAMP \
Miss Isabel Beers, T,aug glitter oA
Northern Confederate, Is j
Warmly Received. et
GIVEN 5l;Il a CROSS 1 OF Q HONOR L \ q
She NIade an a nosarySl lIsl isrIlsS gss.S
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aIfg}i teTs Also sS

ig5 Mas Isa boil 4 BE eers 3dauEht ter Of James
II. Beers. a native OF Connecticut; anesss
resident OF that State, who left his home Z
and came South to enlist In the service 4
az the Confed eracy, and who actually, c't'l; y
gave his life 10 the cause. was the hot:--ss
ored guest OF r. Leo Cam 9 t9 Sofl-s4
Sfedernte We ternns last nigh t. St:ity-fi i've
members OF the camp were present to pa y Z
their respects to the daughter Of one Il
whom 1t was Il pleasure to honor.
Several members OF the camp paid
handsome tributes to the self-sacrifice s
OF the man who espoused the cause or
tina Confederacy at such IL cost to nin-s8l
deli. and all extended warm welcome
n his daughter in the capital Of the Cons
federate States. Miss Beers was made
the recipient of a cross of honor, usnaliy
given only to veterans after their records
have been clearly proved. nd was given
the badge OF the Daughters of the -Con''@
federacy. Both lee Camp slnd the alcll-s e!
mond Chapter Of the Daughters of thaM
C,onfede ia acy elected lier to honorary mems
bershlp, and the camp passed solutions
which were presented along with tha
badge and the honorary mem bershlp.A Al -
ter tho presentatio lions, every vel eteraIl3 an ana
all the ladies present were presehteu Iii
Miss Beers and gave her q cordial greel-sf
ING, Half an hour or SO was spent ~. 4.
her In looking at the portraits OF tne.
soldiers of the Confedcracy on the WaallttSa WaalttSa
OF the camp hall. # al 4 Il
Commander Smiths Welcome.
After tho regular business sof the .campks
had been dispatched Conn ander James
Power Smith announced the presence soC
Miss Beers, who had been tnyieea pS ~ - "
camp to visit the city as their guest
Dr. Smith. in tho name Q the cam cam
omphaszcd that welcome, and then 4 p pro-t 4
ceeded to pay his tribute ~ to Il her I 9
ceased father The speaker declared 1. !, .t1aa
tho action ot Mlss BeerS's fat tfer IN s.eav
Ing his home in the heart OF the y ORTIZ t
Fnnd going 10 Virginia to give f MS ser--sf,
vices and his llfe In defense q his PRIV
ciples when he must have lres!lzeu8 Wl!!t3
what condemna ton that action Woul0'
meet at his home, was heroic. .6s,4
fos told In his book, "Four Years Under
Nlarse Robert of James u. .Beers e.!-i
lIstmcnts In the service OF tho Cohted'H
erncy, and oftlis death among straHscls -
The speaker bought lot in me GEMS l,
terry. at that time all the land ne oMnun; a,,n
and there had the body Of this Northet,l
Confederate Inferred, When the pook
was written he did not know that any .ori
tho family OF the dead soldier SUI ilYeu; '.si;
nor was he n ware of their eXlsFence VIZ. nv.
Miss Beers wrote him q letter s.aa.',h s.
flat she had Just read his book ana shM3a is
thnreln he reference TO her father. MAJ
cti,es hlphly commended the act or James X
Ir I,cers and eulogized tho mar for ms SE
fearless devotion TO principles tfiat %e1a8 %Ss1la
dear to him. ,,.no aIwnvs
Knows tho proper thing to say ana tlle$
wav 70 say 1t. spoke In tho same straln.sA
M vinr n handsome tribute to the aeau
soldier. Is, %
Made Honorary Member. H
Mao,, John w, Johnston offered tha
following resolution, which Was aaoP.sH3
by unanimous vote:
Resolved, ID That Miss Isabel Reera
be and she Is hereby. made an honorary
member of the camp. A,
(s) That the commander be, and ne ",
requested to present To Miss Isabel beers y
one of the metal badges OF this seamp
ms n memorial OF her Visit to sis and as
an evidence of our loving regard for thas
self-denyng services and heroic deeds
Of her father. Corporal James II, Heefss
Ietcher Battery, light Artillery, @ s. A.
x Miss Beers IL a woman Of the peti'a
fype and has an unusually sweet, modes1
face. She Was dressed last night IN tssS
becoming gown Of graz which, Whethers
plrposcly selected or rot, WAS epinenilyii
nnropriate To the occasion. She WASH
greatly touched bs the affsctiotiate ms
tersst manifested In her BY the Sras-i
ha!ssS comra adss- iararns ps her fashs1Ji