The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-10-22
GENERAL. LONGS REPORT

Martel Fla. Oct i. 1910
Major General John c. Davant. Com
manding Florida Division T. c. v:
General--I hereby submit tn YOU my
official report as brigadier general
second brigade. Florida Division. L. e.
Y. for the past year ending October
-. 1910. when during the closing bus
mess of the brigade reunion held in
the city of Gainesville. Florida. Capt
Horatio Davis, commander of Stone
wall Camp No. 1893. L. c. v, was
unanimously elected origadier general
of the brigade. He was escorted to
the rostrum, introduced to the con-
vention and assumed command of the
brigade. I predict for that sterling
patriot and gallant soldier a prosper
Gus year my successor.
Imperfect returns from many of the
camps. and none from others. pre-
vents me from reporting losses by
death, dimit and dropped and gains by
affiliation and new members. and from
turning over to my successor anything
like correct roster of the several
camps of this brigade. This is re-
GREETED.
\ new camp has been organized at
Sumterville with a membership of IS.
to be known as Robert Bullock Camp
L. G. v. and a charter and number
duly applied for through the regular
channel
The brigade reunion was held in the
| city of Gainesville, Fla, Oct. II and II.
| Eight of the fourteen camps constitute
| ing the brigade were represented. The
! time of the brigade reunion being so
| near the division reunion evidently
prevented some of the camps from at
tending.
| Major General William II. Jewell
land Sister Esther Carlota, president
of the L. D. c. Of Florida. by invita- :
tion honored our convention with their
business sessions, the interim between
being largely filled by banauets. auto
rides and inspection of Florida's mag
Inificent university and it's various
scientific departments. On Tuesday
| afternoon c. SeatOn Fleming. COM
mander of the L. S. of V Of Florida. as
orator of the day delivered a splendid
address to the edification of all pres
ent On Tuesday evening Sister Esther
Carlota filled gap in our program
caused by the unavoidable absence of
presence. Our sessions We're made
Major General Robert ]. Magill. who
with the modeSty of the women of the
South in burning words of pathOs and
patriotism. edited and electrified the
vast audience assembled to the
great objects to be obtained by our
!aSsociatiOn. On Wednesday morning
General Jewell addressed the eX-Con-
federate veterans, and sons of veter-
ans on the subject Of erecting mon
ument 70 the memory of the womer
Of the South of the sixties in his uSua
pathetic style to the edification of al
present. General Jewell was follOwe ed
Iby stirring addresses to the L. d. G
by Comrade Williams of r. f Lee
Camp and General Boylston as your
Representative. General Davant. which
in the usual forcible and eloQuen
language of the speakers was deliver
ed and we'll received. The Kirby
Smith chapter and ]. J. Finley chap
body. and they together with France
T. Fleming Camp of the L. S. of tn,
c. were untirinS in their efforts Z
make everything pleasant and agree
able to the old veterans assembled
over one hundred. The large and com
modious hall Of the Elks turned owe
to us occupied at each session
pie. and at some of the sessions man
;hai TO leave for want of room.
want TO say TO YOU General Da
: want. tha, our convention met in
cloud of enthusiasm. and closed in
l sea of glory II. W. Long.
Gen'l Com'd'e Brigad.