The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
DAUGHTERS GIVE
CROSSES Of HONOR
MRS. RANDOLPH AND Assist :
ANTS IEaToN BADGES
OF HONOR.

Veterans 81 the Gtvl War and
their descendants were last H3sat
given crosses OF honor by RICHMOND
Chapter. Daughters 81 the Gonfed-
.faey Tho exercises took place IA
Leo Camp Hail aud were Witnessed
b. many of the mem eers Of th4G camp
and a number Of visitors
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
held its regular meeting, following
which Captain john Lamb, III r.
eponse 20 a request 81 the commander.
made s. brief address on the subject
az crosses. What they represent and
their Waite. declaring that they come
from the women If the Suuth-the
nnblcst the world over saw--who gave
their fathers. husbands and sans 10
cause which they knew was hast.
Captain lamb declared that the Vet
Grams owe much 10 tho heroic Wo-
men of the south. whose labor Was
one OF sacrifice, devotion and lows.
i years 10 come. he said, the crosses
would he, valuable far their historic
worth. and those who possessed them
would be fortunate, declaring the time
Was not far distant when they would
lie as highly PRICED "a were records
which established identity Of descend
ants of the Revolutionary War,
dent of the local chapter 81 the
that she got the donors in connection
with the work, but that the real work
was done by Mrs, A. Il. Hienner the
registrar Of the Daughters. Mrs Ram
dolph said that more than l25 edo
names had been collected tho records
proven, and would be filed In the
Confederate Museum as "a record for
all time.
Calling Miss Kate Mason Rowland
to her aid. with the assistance IT
Mrs. Blenner. crosses OF honor We're
awarded as follows;
Veterans: c. c. Bridges, Otey Bat
terry. Thirteenth Virginia Battalion.
Jarnes A. Calls, Company II. Ninth
Virginia Cavalry Abram Fsris. Kirk
patricks Artillery, Nelson = r-ttaion
DIR. Il. d.. Gibson. Crenshaw Battery.
paeram's Battalion. w. c. Hodnett,
Company J. Eighteenth Virginia; J $
Hardy, Company G.. Eighteenth Viz
einfa Infantry, Jacob o. Mctsehee,
Company c, Fffty-third Virginia; A.
L. Norris Company A. Fifteenth Nir-
gtnia Infantry. Grandson II, Viii
liams, Company T.. Ninth Virginia
Franklin L. Withers, Company q.
Seventh louisiana Regiment; r. M.
STazebrook, pteN battalion. iHiF-
teenth Virginia Battalion.
Descendants: John l., Brown. Med
ical Department, c. $. y, daughter,
Mrs. l.. s Christian William Thomas
BowIes, Company I. Tenth Virginia
Cavalry, daughter, Mrs. Rosa Bowles
Wright: William f. Brooking, Com
pany c, Fourth Virginia Cavalry. son.
Robert Upshur Brookins; Henry Byrd
Gruhbs, King William Artillery. son.
William NJ Grubbs; ", II. Gordon,
Company G, First Virginia Infantry
son. G. II. Gordon; Luke Harvey
Company g., Eleventh Virginia, SON
W. e. Harvey: Ahner Witt Hawkins,
Company r. Perrin's Battalion. Mis-
sissippi Cavalry. G. s. A.. son. Horace
A. Hawkins; William Thomas Hardy
Cabell's Battalion, daughter Louis
Hardy Peple: Charles r. Montgomery
Pages Battery, Cutshaw's Battalion
son, c. w. Montgomery: II. j. Parrish
Second Company. Alexander's Bat
TALON. daughter, Mrs. A. r. Terrill
Captain David N. Walker. Otey Bat
terry. son. John Stewart Walker.
Lee Camp will send twelve dele
gates to the Grand Camp at Newport
News October IT.