The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-31
PROTEST BY VIRGINIA
Veterans Want AppOmattOx In
ScriptiOn Changed.
Memorial 10 Women Of the south and Monument
10 Fitzhugh Lee Proposed.

Y vigorous liblFSt uEulllHl tht Il0'i u"
ton un the North Carolina Monument
recently erected at Appomattox was
made Friday 10y the Grand Camp OF Con
federated Veterans OF Virginia ia session
at Petersburg. other resolutions were
adopted urging the creation OF battle
field park at Petersburg for monuments
To the women OF South and Gen. fitz-
hugh Lee. for a compilation OF the roster
of officers and men furnished the Coined
crate army. and for the proper safeguard
ing OF Confederate hattlctlags. Judge
John H. Fulton. of Mytheville, was
elected grand commander.
At the opening OF the session Judge ).
l.. Christian. OF Richmond, offered reso-
luton which was adopted, providing
that the history committee OF the camp
be requested to prepare bill to be sub
mitteG to the general assembly, embody-
ing appropriate legislation Tor compiling
and publishing a mll roster of officers
and men furnished 10y Virginia in the
army and navy OF the Confederate
States.
Col. Stratton, of Richmond offered "A
resolution that committee of three bc
appointed To confer with the grand com
mander OF the grand camp, Confederate
Veterans Of Virginia, with a view OF ap-
pointing committee To confer with the
governor and To memorable the legis-
. lature OF Virginia 10 make the proper
provision for the saiekeeping and preser-
walton of the Confederate battlehngs IT.
turned hy the uited States government.
and now in the custody of the governor
of Virginia.
Gen. &. Irving Walker. OF South Caro-
lima. delivered an address in the intercst
of the erection of a monument To the
women oi the South At the~close OF
Gen. Walkers address Judge Christian
offered resolution To the effect. first,
that each and every camp of the grand
camp of the Virginia department im-
mcdiately appoint committee 10 raise
funds iOr the memorial To the women of
the Coniederacy. that each camp shall
strive to secure at least $50 and smuch
more ~ the liberality and prosperity OF
it's community will justify.
~ MEMORY or 1rmrGH LEE.
Col. Smith offered a resolution To- the
effect that monument TO the memory
Of Gen. Fitzhugh lee be- built at Rich
mOnd
Mrs. y. Y. Randolph. of Richmond adj
dressed the Grand Camp and spoke IN
advocacy of the erection of a monument
to Gen. lee. saving that the women OF
the South needed no monument. She
stated that the Ftzhugh lee Memorial
Association propose To erect an equcs-
tlian statue To Gen. Lee at a cost nat to
tn
during the jamestown Exposition, and
asked that the camps solicit funds from
towns aud counties.
Thomas Pollard. Confederate yetcr
an. who's home. he said. was in Raleigh
Nc. addressed the Grand Camp 10 enter
his solemn and earnest protest against
the inscription on the monument witch
has been erected ant Appomattox Court
House by North Carolina. Mr.. Pollard
said be- did not want 10 $50 theescutcheon
of the Stase of Virginia married 10y any
such inscription ~ that on the monu
ment. He offered the following, which
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the Grand Camp ot\ir-
ginia regrets the action OF our comrades
OF North Carolina in cansing 10 boz placed
upOn the monument erected at AppOmat-
t0X an inscription which excludes the
comrades whose elbows touch was ielt
on every battlefield. and earnestly re-
quest that the inscription be- 40 amended
as To read with the first at Bethel, with
the iarthest at Gettysburg, and with the
last at AppomattOx, 10 the end that
there should boz no rivalry in achieve
ments which afforded glory enough for
all Confederate sOldies who made them
selves immortal in the struggle from
1861 To 1866.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following grand officers were cleo
ted.
Grand commander, Judge John II,
Fulton. Of Wytheville; first lieutenant
commander. Col William H. Stewart. of
Portsmouth,; second lieutenant cOmman-
der. Gen. T. ;. MuniOrd, OF Lyuchburg;
third lieutenant commander, Gabriel {.
Wharton. OF RadfOrd; quartermaster
general. Capt. David A. Brown, lr., OF
Richmond: Inspector general, Col. T. {.
Morton OF Stanton; surgeon general,
DR.. james W Claiborne, OF Petersburg
and chaplain, Rev. John =. Hyde, ID. d..
OF Winchester.
Tie grand commander. the three lieu
tenant commanders, and the quarter
master general will select the next place
OF meeting.
Virginia division, United Sons of Vet
Grams. held its annual session. W W.
Old, jr.. OF Norfolk, was elected grand
commander.
4 grand reunion tournament was
given. It was witnessed by 5000 peo-
pie. There were thirteen knights. The
tournament was followed at night by "a