Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-22
fact. every assistance possible ha.

been given US.
The Hotel Richmond generously
donated. for period OF three
months, room which was used as
Office and headquarters
The fact that the reunion given
In Chattanooga was the last Of De-
tobcr. and the date for this reunion
was set forward gave MS only brief
tlre in which to prepare. In this
time. ten camps had been reinstatcd:
forty-six new camps have been or
EaniZed. 500 members added to the
rolls throughout the South. OF the
total number Of camps paid at Chat
tlnoosa. rs per cent paid At Rich
mond, so. an 4 whole, we have gained
ground very materially
The results arc very encouraging.
No one man is held responsible for
IL. Every division commander and
camp officer has contributed toward
1t. The adJutants office sent out a
total OF 10000 letters and circulars.
distributed 100000 railroad ccrtih-
Gates Tor Sons. veterans, and Daugh-
tiers. over 5000 miles have been
travelled by the adjutant and 5000
copies OF the criticism OF Beard and
BaGlcy historians distributed. one
hundred copies OF the Gray Book
have been placed In advantageous
localities. and an unusual amount of
publicity has been secured for the
Sons. Too much praise cannot he
given TO tho local newspapers for the
NJ
Letter was received and read
from John Ashley Jones. of Atlanta.
member of the executive council,
suggesting the establishment OF an
endowment for the Sons. lie in
closed check for $50 and said four
others would follow annually. IL the
suggestion was acted upon
Hand I'm Route 10 City.
DR. Garnett King. Mayor OF red
crtcksburg. was recognized and ad.
vised Commander In Chief Scurry
that the band OF the Il. S. Chew
Camp. S, c. V, was Ell route To tn,
city. with a. b. lowering, a Confed.
crate veterans, who led the band q,
the Thirtieth Virginia Regiment. in
chara c, and that the services OF tht
band "e rendered the Sons fn
whateNt. disposition they wished "a
make Of th" band in the parade to.
day. Commander Scurry thanked
DR. King for the band placed AT his
disposal
An extended debate arose over the
proposed constitutional amendment
making Richmond permanent head.
quarters. fleming Smith made a
strong plea for Richmond. and re-
fcrred TO the city's historical location
hnd surroundings. Texas delegates
opposed Richmond. because they fol,
mat more central location should
be selected. y. g. Forrest said thar
Ten years ago the executive council
decided TO locate tho headquarters at
Momp PMS, and that 'ac Memphis
camp spent $1,000 in fixing mp the
quarters. He said the records were
securely housed in vault In the now
courthouse. and that he saw no rea.
son for change.
The question was put and. on roll
call or camps. the vote stood 200 for
fichmond. LAT against As a ,two.
tnirds vote was necessary Ia make tho
change. the amendment was lost.
Send Wire 10 Colonel Lee.
motion prevailed instructinG tho
Adjutant to send telegram OF
sympathy Ia colonel Robert T.. Lee.
who is i'll at Hot Springs, Va.
when the ecction OF officers was
reached. Commander Scurry limited
nominating speeches TO two minutes
Kew. Il. W. Battle. Of charlottesville
nominaid w. McIoonad Lee. OF Try.
ington and y. Il. FOREST. of Gcorgin
seconded tho nomination: Missis
sippi followed. and then came n ma,
lion 4" make the nomination u,nI-
nous. Adtutani Hinton cast tn, bal.
lot.
Colonel Ice assembled the rostrum
ana SAID that as Tcnnyson's hrooI,
goes on and on. that the spiri, of Tho
tonitdcracy would go on forever. ana
ne pledged his best personal efforts
Sons
Commander Scurry congra,uls,cd
me new commander in chief and
said he would give him his uncon
ditional and unlimited co-operntion
Com mander Lee then assumed the
gavei and the election OF command.
ers OF departments followed
Ice Introduces Mascot
y. B' Forrest moved that n tele
gram OF sympathy he sent Mrs. A.
Mcp. Wilson. president general. g.
- NJ A" who was detained AT her
""l'' III Ntiahta, Ga. by illness.
Communicating Chief Ioe jntro-
duccd To the sons llttlc Miss Rnth
Augusta Chandler. who was adopt
cd by the Sons OF the Confedera, q
Veterans two years ago as their mas.
cot.
The resolution committee present,
Ell resolution commenting IN,
work OF the American Education
Foundation. OF Atlanta. Ga. In It's
efforts to correct errors in histories
rejecting upon the South. which
was adopted
Judge Scurry, the retiring com =
mhnder- in chief. was thanked in "a
resolution offered from the floor for
the efficient manner in which he had
presided over tn. deliberations OF
The body. and the resolution wa,
adopted by a rising vote
ON motion of Colonel W. W. Old.
Of N"rfolk, u blanket resolution was
passed thanking The two camps OF
Richmond. the citizens, the uewSpa :
pcrs of the city. and all who had
contributed to pleasure and enter
tainmcnt OF the Veterans and the
Sons.
Meeting POstnoned.
The weekly meeting OF the Sphinx
Club. which was to have been held