The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-20
Real Fight of Grand Camp SEES
sion Caused by Discussion
of This Subject.
MEET NEXT AT NEWPORT NEWS
Mrs. Montague Appeals for
Home of Confederate Women.
Thousands View Parade.

Roanoke, Va, September 19-Fol-
lowing the selection Of Newport News
as the next meeting place. the adop-
tion OF resolutions of thanks to the
various organizations of the Confed-
crncy of Roanoke, the press. the Boy
Scouts and the citizens generally, for
the hospitality extended the visiting
veterans. and the distribution Of tick
cts for hurried trip to Mill Mountain,
the twenty sixth annual meeting Of the
Grand Camp, Virginia Confederate Vet
Grams, adjourned at 1870 o'clock this
afternoon.
Tho delegates and visitors immedi-
ately boarded special trolley cars at
the Jefferson Theatre for trip to tho
Mill Mountain, returning in time for
the grand parade at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon Those who took advantage
of this sightseeing trip went without
dinner in order to enjoy the ono sight
seeing feature of the three days pro-
gram
To-days session OF tho grand camp
was by far the most interesting OF tho
meeting. From the rap of the gavel
at 1920 o'clock this morning. business
moved with rush, and so amazingly
fast was one subject rushed to con-
clusion and another taken up that at
times it was impossible to gather the
full import of maze of resolutions,
amendments and objections.
Pensions for Confedcrnten.
Major S. Fl. Love- Of Luncnburg. pre-
cipitated the real fight of the session,
when, near the end. he offered reso-
luton which had as It's object the me-
moralizing of the Federal Congress for
pensions for Confederate soldiers. Sam
uel w. Williams, Attorney-General. OPP
posed the resolution.
1T Is proper that such movement
come from the North and South alike.
When the North will aid in such re-
quest to Congress action will be appro-
pirate" he said. Oppose the resolu-
ton and go back home and think the
matter over. agitate 1t in camps until a
rnanimity of purpose on the part OF
North and South brings the desired
object to pass said the speaker.
Gettysburg was n step forward, but
tho time Is not ripe. Southern man
hood must not come under any posi-
bic shadow"
General Williams advocated tho ap-
pointment OF n committee to confer on
the subject and report back to the next
reunion
mo hope of success is apparent un-
til Northern sentiment favors the
movement" said General Williams.
E. r. Cogbill. of Caroline. briefly op-
poScl Tic peHsiou
and appealed to the camp to vote it
down emphatically.
Colonel Loves resolution was brought
up on motion from the floor to table.
An aye and nay vote was undesirable.
and division was asked amid much con-
fusion. The resolution was tabled.
Quiet at Headquarters.
Around the headquarters OF General
j. Thompson Brown. the newly chosen
grand commander and head OF the Nir-
ginia Division, at the Shenandoah Ho-
tel there was not the usual activity
that characterized the early morning
hours OF the two days previous. Cen
eral Brown and his brigade STAFF. after
strenuous days business yesterday.
were not out as early as usual. and 1t
was near the hour of converting for the
final business session before the head
quarters were open to the public.
Veterans quartered at the Shenan-
doah experienced rise In spirits this
morning, not only because of prospects
OF better weather for the day. but be-
cause of the fact that their beloved
oomrade. Samuel Griffin, who, yester-
day was elevated to the rank OF first
lieutenant commander of the grand
camp, was very much better. following
a severe attack OF iliness while en-
gagged in committee work at the head
quarters yesterday afternoon. Major
Griffin spent quiet night in his room
at tho hotel. and this morning his son.
Malcolm Griffin, OF Bedford. came to
the city to be with his father until
the close OF the reunion. Both vcter-
ans and women spent much of the
morning In preparation for the exodus
which began this evening after tho
grand parade
Final Session OF Camp.
The doors OF the Jefferson Theatre
were thrown open promptly for the
concluding session OF the grand camp,
and by 1918 o'clock there were several
hundred veterans In their seats. There
was no band, and the interim of walt
ing for tho rap OF the commander
gavel was taken up In conversation,
The commanders gavel fell five min
.utea later, and the aesslon was opened