The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-03-13
WHAT THE VETS ARE DOING
To the Officers and Members of Ma
rion Camp No. So United Confed-
crate Veterans

COmrades-Your committee, to
whom was assigned the duty Of get
ting up such historical data of the
camp as should be preserved, arrang-
ing a serial order for its insertion in
our historical book after due deliber-
alton, have arranged the following or
Ger, tO-wit:
1st-Hi5tory of Marion Camp, No.
56, United Confederate Veterans,
which was organized in Ocala Flor
ida, in 1891, with the following nam
ed officers, tO-wit:
2nd-Names of all members Of the
camp from its organization to Febru-
airy /. 1903, together with each mem
ber's company and regiment, which
numbers 353 members.
3rd-COnsUtution and bylaws.
4th-List OF the names of the Off
/ GERS and members of the camp Feb
ruary l, 190S-164 members.
5th-Leave five blank pages.
/ 6th-List of the names of all past
/ commanders. adjutants and treasur-
/ ers of the camp.
7th-Leave four blank pages.
! Sth-List of the names Of all mem
bers who died from its organization
to February 1. 1908. together with
date of death. if possible. which num-
/ bers 1876 members.
9th-Space for the names Of mem
/ bers who may die in the future.
10th-Leave for that purpose six
bland pages,
11th-A concise biographical war
/ history of each member of the camp,
together with company, regiment and
brigade in which service was render
ed.
Recapitulation
Names Of all members of camp to
February 1. 1903, 353.
Names Of dead to February l, 1908
1876.
Present number Of officers and
! members, 164.
Number supposed 10 have died, de
mitted and moved away, 50.
Your committee find that no min
Iutes Of the camp have been recorded
lin a record book That the crude
minutes Of the meetings Of the camI
are upon sheets Of paper, many o.
which have evidently been lost, anC
that valuable historic data of the
camp cannot be obtained from its re
cords as kept in the past. We have
from memory supplied some defects
We held two meetings, and by the
aid of subcommittee have gotten VI
as perfect a history of the camp a:
!; circumstances would permit, which
we believe is sufficient, with proper
records in the future, to secure a val
liable record of the camp.
Your committee recommend tina
the following resolution be adopted;
Resolver, first, That a suitable re
cord book be procured for the adju
tant to record the minutes of the
camp in, and that in the future he re
cord correct minutes of the camp
} therein.
Second, That a suitable ledger be
procured for the treasurer, and tina
he enter a financial account with each
member of the camp, and that under
a proper heading in said ledger he
charge himself with all monies re
ceived, and credit himself with al
monies paid out.
Third, That each member Of the
camp be, and he is hereby requested
to prepare, or have prepared, a con
else biographical history of his war
record, giving therein the date of his
birth, where born, the name Of com
pany, regiment and brigade when mus
tered in, the principal battles partici-
pated in, il wounded, when, where
and how, the date Of discharge, or be-
ing paroled, and for what cause
Fourth, That as resolution No. will
materially increase the labors Of the
adiutant and treasurer, that for the
faithful and efficient performance of
these duties, that the adjutant shall
be paid five per cent. of all monies col.
lected by him and paid to the treas.
urer, and that the treasurer shall re-
ceive five per cent. on all receipts and
disbursements made by him.
Respectfully submitted,
H. w. LONG,
T. D. LANCASTER,
D. A. MILLER,
W. c. JEFFORDS.
J. H. LIVINGSTON,
E. T. WILLIAMS.
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