The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-28
LOCAL VETERANS IN
BUSINESS MEETING
CAMP STEPHEN D. LEE HAS
CHOSEN STATE AND MA.
TIONAL DELEGATES
GENERAL ORDER
With Reference TO Richmond Re.
union is Reeeived-Other
Matters

An interesting business session of
camp Stephen ID. Lee. No, 753 u. G..
", was held yesterday In the court
| house.
Among the matters transacted was
the election of delegates to the State
reunion. which will be held in CO.
lumbia. April 22-23. The following
| delegates were chosen: II. H. Gray,
John Thompson, j. N. Ryrum. The al.
ternates are: J. L. McCarley, Joe
Eskew. Miles pickens. Delegates to
the United Confederate veterans re-
union, which will be Held I'm Rich
mond, June 3-5 were elected, as fol-
lows: w. W. Russell, w. G. Brock,
T.. j. Henderson. The aiternates are:
D. II. Russell, A. H. Osborne, John
II. Cochran. Sr.
The following resolution, presented
by Coz. ]. C. Strlbling of Pendleton,
was unanimously adopted by the
| camp:
Whereas the remains OF General
Barnard Z. Bee, who gave General
Jackson the name OF Stcnewa1l jack
son, rest In the cemetery &C the
Episcopal church at Pendleton, s. c.,
and where monument for General
Stonewall Jackson WIDE unveiled at
the Richmond reunion:
Be II resolved that this assemblage
OF Confederate veterans respectfully
request all chapters of United Daugh-
ters OF Anderson to join with the
Barnard 2. Bee chapter, U. d. c., Of
Pendieton, s. c., In contributing for q
suitable wreath at the monument nm
yelling In honor of General Bee.
The Richmond reunion was dis
cussed st length, and q resolution was
adopted calling on all comrades who
expect to attend to notify Adjutant
L. p. Smith by May 1st. Col Joseph
N. Brown, commander of the camp,
who presided over the meeting to-
day. read the following letter re-
ceived from the reunion entertain
ment committee, Richmonds which
furnishes much information about the
reunion and which will be read with
interest by the vetera as generally:
My Dear Comrades:
The United Confederate veterans.
reunion will be held in Richmond
June to 8. inclusive, and 1t Ia the
desire OF the local committee to make
the reunion one OF the grandeet that
was ever held since its organization.
We want every ex-C Confederate In this
land to attend. We believe <that many
of our comrades are not in financial
condition to attend. The general COM
mittea, therefore,. wants to assist
them after their arrival in Richmond.
SO that they will be in o position to
attend the reunion.
We request ell camps to fili in the
enclosed blanks with name and regi-
lnent Of such members as are not in
a position to stand the expense OF
hotel and quarters, and on their ar
rival In Richmond they will be as
signed to their quarters. All veterans
who, will accept quarters OF local
committee will bring blankets.
Not only members CT your camp, but
all ex-Confederates OF your city and
county who desire to attend.
We will extend to them the best
hospitality Of old Virginia:
Adiutants of the camps will kinds
~ give the names OF ali ex-Con-
federates that will attend, and register
the names on the enclosed blank and
return to these headquarters not lat
er than the first: OF May, as the conne
mittee wants to make proper assign
ments for. them. ti+s's
Sincerely your comrade.
d. A. BROWN. JR.,
Chairman, Reunion Entertainment
Committee. 6o7 q, Main st, Rich
nond. Va. 81