The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-26

era- By what De had said regarding lax
ness ia collecting dues. nor upon the spe-
N-t4 committee for !ts failure 10 report
Upon what nad been done IN the matter
O., securing Tor publication certain official
letters q General Z. +. Lee. in possess
sion q bis son. General q. W. G. Lee
Tie committee. re understood, rad
secured tie correspondence. and would
have reported bat for the absence in En-
rope ~ Captain Vs. Gordon McCabe.
chairman % the committee
Commander Fulton read a letter from
Mrs Nellie HotchkiNs Holmes. president
~ the Jefferson Davis Memorial Asso-
citation. inviting all tne Virginia veterans
90 meet the association at the reunion
~ United Confederate Veterans in Rich
mond next summer. Mrs. Holmes is d
daughter u the late Major Jed Hotch-
Kiss. ~ Stanton. the dlstinT,i,shed en-
slneer officer on Stonewau Jackson.s stan.
Adjutant's Report.
rspector-Generol y. G.. Morton SUBJ
mittei lis annual report. which was ln
part as follows
During tne term just closing IL has been INV
p-'"s-''- --'y 70 N.slt quite q number II our
-..7 rs ""4-l were tle Tom Sml-h
a.-F - Slf'lk 5000 working oreanization.
.-'' oi..trt J. i'siy- e-gnt men. rank and file.
a.. a.. ..'s'.s uniformed. Ne.myer- shaw camp.
~ oefh-e! was with them on "a memorial
~ q IN MAJ. ana J'ine4 them 10 splendid
ial-le "itl the.r sons Camp. chapter e
Daughters ans a large escort q Unit.i states
i..'I.''es. C"aia-ie General s'ith Boiling sl-
-'ess.4 i-e 4afse crowd il was az Inspiring
o-.casion. and the reception 20 the dlstlnslisn-
ai'' 49,. MA--n iel.'"el. vas "a delightful
-a' --Icti,n' showing that tte sympathy r
tnr cinfnInlty was with the camp. 4 also rad
~. OK -.---ns tn- s. ms Camps ~
1890. az one y their reg ular meefrgs. ana
as .mpressel with taeir yea and a-.vl-y
-..l'l SO meeting Of Pickett
was tAt venerable ana distinguished appearance
o. the r'.nfsies - many hard fought Battles.
ann though missed the well known features
~ our late past comma nler. r. y. Henry and
.-i-as ~ -.f'i-elst NaShins;aD Tap y. the
oe "a was an enjoyao-e one.
= .Ae"a.l- niN strong, On their May Memorial
-tii -a.-e "a- some SOD speaking a ..ng
Staies marines again as escor-. The presence
y United states naval officers Of rank was a
pleasing feature OK the event.
A. W....'n.sours found the camp dis3r-
san. - - the death ~ Us commander ana
a-Jutant ami not holding any meetings. but
".,H tAs az ~ Assistant Inspector General
secured an exchange q views ' ar5.,et t-s.-
.--'-e lH's..st ha1 reorganizati3n and
s art with four new members The president
~ The United Daughters ~ the Confederacy
crosses OF honor for The veterans naoifs-t.r.,
T-@i interest IN the camp, ana 10 starts ol-
My official visit 60 r. F. Lee Camp. NO
t,e mother camp ot the state. was "a one d.,
the-r annual memorial ocrasiors ,,-., .t
year are named and eul. glzei n was am a.
teresting occasion ana an iulpreseiv. a. H.
ranged. where practicahlc. nv All toe -,--s az
ON an of .ial Vlslt O. george IL Pickett
Camp. ninety strong. and well offlc.re.f ana
uniformed. found arse Attendance incIut-
ing many ladies. ana an excellent musical and
frequently provides such entertainments AHA
keeps their members We'll together
Passing through old FluNauua I et.rraf M
'-.,--,,-,irr "a y, '' lltAnaa camp
men interested with their biz annual is1ui8us
~ itn notable veteran speakers. dinner ana att
tenuoa .o his sick ana needy DE has also
slcceeie in getting "a fine camp. Sons ~
Veterans organized. and arranged ~ have his
camp presented with crosses ~ honor rs means
Uauehtess II the C0ufeIcra-.
II re recently I attended tae annual picnic
~ Nen-Rlce Camp. near New M4rka. Here
there was great eathering ~ some $40
spent 10 beautiful ana ample grove speak
ine by Zion. A. O.. BraStou. Hon r. s. parks
er shirley and his nfty veterans a. the hosts
Some Results.
From thc reports ~ sixty-nve camps 1t is
ercoura2.ng o. nnl rnat the deaths n ma
year lo nDt. as { had feared. yet exceed or
equal the gains in new members as il a.
pears ttat in these camps we lost sri ana
gained 3l5. making q tpal n over 500 rnen-
beers. which would oc largely Increased II all
the camps had reported. while in the trees
uries ~ These camps there is the snug sum II
ST. 100 some u the camps too report thai
thair funds had been expended in adm ~
build their county m uunents
So many camps repor, new chapters II tina
sympathy and nclpfulness with their sfcl
their needy and their buried. with their work
lu erecting monuments. memorials ans No.
pitfalls that we can bur feel that our causs h
as safe In their hands as IL was during me
their Organization rivals tho number ~ 80
active camps In ours. hey reporting o. Nriie
rev urlds Tor the ladies' are not ger fully oc-
cupied either as some camps write they haNo
~ United , Da9sntsrs Of the Confederacy chap
There are also some new campo OF SONG.