The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-10

/ PETERSBURG. Dec. 9.--Division
Commander Samuel D. Rodgers, United
Sons Confederate Veterans. tonight
issued his first general order:
| Headquarters Virginia Division, United
Sons Of Confederate Veterans,
Samuel d. Rodgers, Division Conn
mander.
| General orders No. l.
Petersburg. Va, Dec TO- 1919.
l. By virtue Of my election as COM
mander OF Virginia division, Sons of
| Confederate Veterans, at the reunion
held at Pulaski Va. September %.
| % and q, 1872. hereby assume COM
mand of the camps composing that d.
vision, and establish headquarters in
the city of Petersburg, Va.
! 2. Commanders Of camps will report
to nae at once the names of officers
of their respective camps. also the
number of members In good standing.
! This information is necessary for the
proper and effective organization of
the division.
nounces the appointment of the fol-
/ lowing comrades as members of his
official staff. They will be respected
and oheyed accordingly:
David A Lyon, Jr, division adju-
tant and chief of staff, Petersburg,
Va; Henry c. Southan division quar-
| termaster. Petersburg. Va; f. w.
Speed. division inspector. Roanoke,
Va Rev. J. Cleveland Hail. division
| historian, Danville, Va: Or. Parus
A Irving, division surgeon, Farmvlle,
| Va; Robert Craig Kent, Jr.. division
commissary, Portsmouth, Va; +. w.
Morton, division judge advocate. Pu
laski, Va. Rev. James A. Mcclure
division chaplain, Petersburg, Va:
Garland =. Peed, division color bearer
Norfolk. Va; assistant division adJu-
| tant, George II. Keesee, Richmond,
Va: assistant division quartermaster,
NJ. Hubert Blaine. South Boston, Va;
assistant division surgeon. DR., J, +.
Hoy. Petersburg Va: assistant di-
vision commissary. z. NJ. Pritchard.
Berkeley, Va, assistant division judge
advocate, George helms Wise, New
port News. Va; assistant division
chaplain, Rev. j. j. Fix, Roanoke, Va.
Assistant Division Inspectors-James
Mann, Nottoway; r. j, Nicely, Ports
mouth; w, L. Baker, Norfolk; Frank
gan, Richmond; David l.. Traynhan,
South Boston; f. a, Earhardt, East
Radford, V. r. Paulett. Farmville; @.
r Allegrow. Charlottesville; j. y.
Bosang, Jr. Pulaski; p. Y. Cogbill.
Chesterfield; James T. Kilby. DAN
vile: Wilson r. Cole, Petersburg;
3. Mercer Hartman, Roanoke; Will
liam A. Pratt, stanton; DR. A Gar
nett King. fredericksburg; Clarence
Trinkle. Wytheville; J. c. Holiday.
Suffolk; Arthur IL. Jennings, lynch
burg; n. F.. Tatem, Berkeley, r. F..
Moss. Booker; r. T. NJ. Montague.
Christiansburg.
4. Brigade commanders Will at once
proceed to appoint their staff and re-
port the same to these headquarters.
5. STAFF officers are earnestly re-
quested to do all in their power to
build up, and make more effective the
organi2a ton in this State, and to re-
port to these headquarters any points
in their respective localities or dis
tricts in which there is a probability of
forming j camp.
| s. The division commander calls at
tention in an especial manner to the
matter of uniforms, and urges that ex-
ira efforts be put forth to have every
officer and member secure and appear
on all necessary occasions in the regu-
lar prescribed uniform.
Z. The division commander invites
the cooperation of the commanders
of the various camps in his endeavor
TO promote effective organizations in
the division.
The division commander urges that
tha commander of camps in this State
shall do all in their power to promote
the comfort of Confederate veterans,
or widows of Confederate veterans,
who in decling health or age or force
of circumstances may be in need.
8. In accordance with the cons.i-
tuition of the Virginia Division. Sons
of Confederate Veterans, the division
commander appoints the following
| committees
Committees.
History--Rev. J. Cleveland Hall.
Danville. chairman, ex-officio; p. II.
Drewry, Petersburg: Is. Mercer Hart
man, Roanoke; Samuel Adams, South
Boston: w. w Old, Jr, Norfolk;
Blackburn Smith. Berryville, Edwin
F. Cox, Richmond.
Co-Operation With the Veterans
Il. S. Herndon. Portsmouth, chair
1 man. w Mcdonald Lee. Irvington;
H. 7. Y. Parker. Portsmouth; e w.
Speed. Roanoke; Greenhow Maury.
I DanviIle. e. r. Thomasson, Rich
mond; G.. Stuart Ham, Stony Point.
Good OF Division--W. w. old. Jr.,
chairman, Norfolk: f. Lee Trinkle.
/ Wytheyille, James p. Banks. Peters
burg; P. NJ, Pritchard, Berkeley; DR..
| Joseph Grice. Portsmouth; d. w.
Reed. Roanoke: e. Leslie Spence,
! Richmond.
Kcsolutions---H. S. Southall. Jr..
Petersburg, chairman; t. w. Spindle.
Roanoke; DR. George I, Snead, Prin-
cess Anne; w. c. Hurt Danville, ], B.
r. Thornton, Manassas: John b. Light
foot, Jr., Richmond.
Home OF Needy Confederate Wo-
men--James F. Tatem, chairman
! Rerkley: Ralph p. Neal. Richmond;
w. r. Atkinson Petersburg; F. T.
Briggs. Portsmouth, John b. Taylor,
Berkley. William X. Adams Char
! lottesville: Kenneth Wimbash. Dam
| Vile: w. d. Scott. Fredericksburg. j.
] E. ogden. Berryvilie; @. M. Conrad.
Harrisonburg; w. C, L. Taliferro.
Hampton; c. r. Deane. Nottoway: ].
v. Bray, West Point; H. G. Littlejohn.
LeesburE; r. M. Jordan. Hot Springs