Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
ORGANIZE new CAMP
Those Who Have Served I'm
Volunteer Army.
LIE MAsURIER is IN COMMAND
Perpotuates Records, Looks After
2 r Those Sick or in Distress, and
Hands Down to Future Generations
True Account Of Service.

True Account of Service.
Great interest is being aroused in
many sections OF the state by the cam
paign inaugurated by the department
officers OF the United Spanish War
veterans for the organization Of new
camps. An application has been re-
ceived from Danvilie to muster in a
camp In that city, an organization Is
being completed at Alexandria, and
movements Tor forming camps are we'll
~ under way I'm Petersburg, Frodericks-
burg, Winchester. Hampton and Wythe-
Vile.
prominent men who hold commissions
IN the three Virginia regiments which
were mustered into the United States
volunteers in 1SoS--the Second. Third
= and Fourth-are lending their aid and
cooperation in arousing sentiment in
hehaif of the organization of camps at
CulDeper. Farmville, Charlottesville.
Lynchburg. Fairfax, Woodstock. Har-
risonburg, Staunton. Franklin, and
other points. The Department OF Vir-
ginia. with Captain Joseph lie Masurier
az commander. already has u nucleus
OF six camps located at Rictm nd. Nor
folk. Portsmouth. Suffolk and Newport
Naws By The first of the va Captain
i.e Masurier confidently expects 20 have
caTps in fifteen more cities and
: towns in Virginia.
CAPTAIN SKiI'wITII FIRST
DEfAh1hENl SOhsfA - DtsN
:. The first organization OF Spanish
American War Veterans in Virginia
was formed fifteen years ago. but not
until 1907 was there concerted move
r.cnt toward the formation OF a State
department. In that gear the old Cor
tolerate Capital Camp was reorgar.
lied as FitzhuPh Lee Camp. No. !, AMI
eamra were cog -ely formed at
Norfolk. Roanok. Hampton, Ports
mouth. Newport News Fredericksburg
and suffolk. Capt. George ~. Skipwith,
OF Richmond. was the first department
commander having been elected In 1908
Other commanders have been CartainE
r. Gordon Simmons. Roanoke: II. j.
. White. Norfolk. and Robert F. Tay!or
- Roanoke.
Captain lie Masurier. who was an Of
rccr In tie Third Virginia AMI is now
ch'ef clerk ia the Adjutant Generals
of'ice, was .lected commander II The
meeting OF the department last mrntt.
Other officers are: William Al. 'nrker.
!. Sp.folk. /. Tor vice commands: ~ 81.
er: George c. Fitzhugh. Richmond.
Judge advocate: Il. 4. Sinclair. Roa
noke, inspector: +. L. Benton. Ports
mouth, surgeon: Z =. Talmage, Ports
mouth, chaplain: Roher; =. Saunders.
Norfolk. marshal; f. Bernard Loving.
Richmond. quartermastcr. and Luther
L. Matthews. Richmond. adtutant. The
appotntive positions OF chief of staff.
historian. patriotic instructors district
inspectors and aides de camp have not
been named. Commander lie Sfasurier
being desirous OF distributing the COM
missions among the new camps now
organizing.
RICHMOND CAMP ENJOYS
UNIQUE DISTINCTION
.F!tzhugh Lee Camp OF Richmond en-
joys the distinction OF having Oh It's
rolls veteran OF the War Between
the states as we'll as OF the Spanish
War-Captain Anthony ". Miller The
first commander OF this camp was Alex
ander II. Sands The late Captain
Robert LeMasur!er was senior vice
commander. and Major Luther l.
Cheatwood. junior vice. commander.
George y. Skipwith. Captain Joseph
LeMasurler, and Robert r. Peyton. the
incumbent. In 1909 f'itzhugh Lee Camp
entertained Communicating Chief New
ton and his stan. Colonel Newton was
visitor AZ the department camp in
Richmond last month
Commander LENA surfer Is much
pleased with tho splendid personnel OF
the new camp at Danv!lle. headed by
Captain F. II. Shadrach and with that
OF the proposed camp AT Alexandria.
With the addition OF such material, he
sees bright future for the depart
Jnlent.
Virginia furnished three full regi-
American War In addition of a regi-
ment Of inmunes mobilixed at Fred
ericksburg In 1906. FIVE or six companies
were composed of Nirsiniens The
State was we'll represented in other
volunteer regiments, as well as in the
regular army. There are known to
have been at least 5000 citizens OF the
state who answered President McKin-
ley's call for volunteers. Richmond
furnished FIVE companies OF log men
each and Norfolk four.
oBJETCs OF ORGANIZATION
OF SPANISH WAR VETERANS
Enlisted men as we'll as offlcers in
both the army and navy who served in
the Spanish American War are eligible
!. 70 membership in the United Spanish
War Veterans The organization is
both national and State wide in its
scope. and has for it's purpose the per-
petuation Of records OF the volunteer
soldiery who responded to their coun-
try's call--all Of whom were willing
TO fight. but few got near the front.
However. their experience was no pic
mic affair, for they were forced to leave
homes OF comfort and go into poorly
equipped and unsanftary camps, sleep
upon the bare ground, march and drill
day after day under the SUMS scorching
rays The organization of veterans
proposes to preserve the friendships
made during that brief war: to look
after the boys" who may be sick or
Vim distress. to bury its deal with milf
tary honors and to hand down to tu-
ture generations true history of this
service, which Went long way toward
the eradication of sectional lines in
America.
The uniform Of the Spanish War
veterans Is blending Of the blue and
the gray-a fitting symbol OF a re-
sunited country. The national organi-
y cation now has more than 100, 900 mem
bers. and the movement Is growing.
Until recently there has been but lit
tie interest taken by the Southern
States In the formation Of camps. This
was probably because OF the negro
question, which has been adjusted by
organizing a separate department for
the colored veterans.