The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-17
Col. TOM SMITH
STIRS THEIR HEARTS
Petersburg Selected as the Next
Place Of Meeting-The Offi-
GERS Elected and the Re-
union Passes Into His
tory-closed With
the Benediction.
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nYSCIBURG, VAS September fan
other reunion Of ylrginias Confederate
veterans passed into history with & tho tho adj
journment to-day Of tho Grand Camp
The body will meet next year in Peters
burg on a date to be fixed later by the.
grand commander. During the year these
officers will look after tho destinll'ess les o. =.
tho camp: # @ e.
Grand commander, Dr.. w. =. IIarwood.:
First lieutenant grand commander,
Judge John II. Fulton, Of Wytheville. ss
Second lieutenant grand commander,
colonel William II Stewart, 4 OF Ports
mouth. 81 55f II sa s55 W.
Third lieutenant grand commander,
General Thomas 7. i. Nlunford, OF Lynch
Inspector general, Captain 4 e N N or s!
ton, Of Staunton. 1lS
Quartermaster general, David A.aE'rown, q 70 Y i
Jr., Of Richmond. \ IL
Chaplain general, Rev. Or. J. 7. Hyde
if Winchester.
OF Petersburg. @ a ss AZ 3.S
Grand Old Romans.
4 The above we're tho important annual
events but others not down on tho pro-.
gran,rlle rendered the concluding session
one OF moro than usual interest. a highly
appreciated privilege enjoyed by the Vet-
Grams was that OF listening to addresses
from those honored old lVlrg nians, Col-
onel Robert o.. NYithers, Of -NStheylile'
and Hon. John Goode. Of Bedford. Colo
mel yVithers, a splendid figure wi tn lux &
,1riant 5srloW-white hair and beard, spoke
briefly, while leaning so1 his stick 4 but the
Old Roman from Bedford, over 6 whose
head nearly four-score years have pa sscd'
with !. erect figure and resonant voice,
told his cnraptured hearers of the events
Of half a. century a go. / S
Ut remained: however. Z Tor Co lionel Tom
Smith, % { Warren on who followed Mr..
Goode. q to / stirstle veterans Witl one of
he Ywarmest o speeches ever heard by
them. Colonel Smith. who Is n son 9 Z
rlrsinia,s S III famed Il. War Governor.
known Y d s Il Extra a Bily',S Smith. had
stated early. III tho NEE gn that he pro.
posed at some later time a to- voice his
dissent rom timer ts q EXPRESSED ', by
Stirring . w Words.
With ficryswords Colonel. Smith entered
obiectiont to tho practice OF some Confed-
crates. who from time to time sex press 10y
alty to the government of the United
states; E lie did not mean to inculcate any
disloyalty, but deemed q dignlfied silence
on the subject the proper course.
Proceeding. Colonel Smith charged
Abraham Lincoln with having broken his
faith and caused n war Of commercial
ISM which might we'll and easily have
been prevented. Concerning the flag OF
tho u nion. the starstand Stripes. Colonel
snth said u t.s53. ,g !. \. &. .,ss 81 4. Il
"It'is not possible for aJvlrglnian to re-.
tain any affection for that flag under.
which Northern armies pcrpe trated in
tho South every known crime. and which
they made o1ious to us. ~
The address OF Colonel Smith was heard
with attention. and the applause showed
that majority Of tho veterans shared his
sentiments.
Promptly mt 10 o'clock thls morning
Grand Commander Christian called the
camp to order and for two hours busi-
ness was transacted With great rnpdlty.
* Finances.
On bellnlfof the Il Finance Committee.
Chairman Stitll Boiling made Il report,
showing q. balance OF Sl2l,st on hand.
Tho camp adopted a resolution. pre-
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