The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-25
BY THE VETERAN MEMBERS OF
JOHN II. MORGAN CAMP.
A RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED
BY the Veterans on the Life and
Death Of comrade L. L. Blake.
An interesting Program
Rendered.

John II. Morgan Camp U. c. v.
held It's regular Sunday afternoon
meeting yesterday in the Broadway
Methodist church. Quite number OF
veterans and visitors were present.
On account of the week OF rain pre-
cedug the meeting the young ladies'
were not able to prepare the musical
program but the afternoon was very,
pleasantly and profitably spent Com
mander Wood was present and presid.
ed. AdJutant Pulliam was absent and
John f. Easley was appointed ad.
jutant. Rev. j. Il Masters invoked
divine blessings. The committee ON
reoluuons made its report through
its chairman, Col j. L. Mullen.
Prof. Evans, superintendent of the
city schools, addressed the camp
The veterans were intensely interest
ed in his remarks throughout. lie
told OF what privilege he deemed It
to be given the opportunity to ad.
dress the men of southern valOr.
They were melted to tears when
he told OF his mother singing the
Bonnie Blue Flag and other south.
ern songs. lie said he had gathered
more real history from talking with
soldiers than from reading from
historians. His eulogy on l.. l.. Blake,
member of the camp who recently
died, was couched in very pretty and
strong language. lie spoke OF the
greatness of Lee both in peace and
IN war and eulogized the act of
General Grant when hS told his own
men not to cheer at the surrender
OF the Confederates and refGsed to
take the horses of the southern
men.
Rev. Sims made a brief talk ana
told the veterans he was glad TO
have them meet in his churcn.
A rising vote of thanks was giyne
Prof. Evans and Rev. Sims.
Major Rumph made a brief but
very strong talk on the cause OF
the war. He said the struggle arose
over the right of self government
and that local self government IL
the first principle in civilized Lire
Commander Wood announced that
the recital for the benefit of the
camp would be given at the Gil-er
hotel on Tuesday evening.
The camp will meet next Sunday
afternoon at the Presbyterian churcn.
Among the veterans present was
w. l.. Florence. Mr.. Florence was
captured in North Carolina and taken
! TO Harts Island in New York ana
was there when Lincoln was assas.
sinated. Immediately after the assas-
sination the Confederate prisoners.
5000 in number. were lined up and
took an oath that they regretted the
occurrence.
j. NJ. Lloyd was also present. lie
was wounded by a shot through the
right breast In October, 1864, a.
Big Blue, in Jackson county, Mo.
Mr. Lloyd suffers a great deal with
the wound now and IL often laid
up on account OF 1t.
NJ. A. Sheppard, who also has a
unique history was present. NJ
Sheppard carries the scars made
by forty-two bullets and also has
two knife and one saber and one
bayonet wound. lie is past seventy
and is as spry as many young men
of thirty.
Following Is the report Of the
committee on resolutions:
We, your committee. respectfully
submit the following:
IL has pleased Almighty God
TO take from our midst by death our
comrade, LarlSin l.. Blake, who was
at the time a member OF this camp.
Our beloved comrade was born In
Bolivar. Missouri. on October 9, 1874.
where he resided until 1859, when h'
emigrated to Denton county, Texas.
When war was declared between the
states, he espoused the cause OF the
Confederacy, Joining General Tom
Green's brigade which was one OF
the 3rd Arizona Volunteer Cavalry.
He served with distinction until the
close OF the war. when he returned
10 his home In Texas. In his aSter
life, he took great interest In every.
thing that tended to promote and
upbuild the welfare OF the state.
In 1886 he married Miss Virginia
Wall, who died, and afterward mar.
ned Miss Thadia Crowder, OF Fay.
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