Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE DAILY DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 5
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, April 03, 1902
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UNITED VETERANS.
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Elect Delegates and Endorse Ol-
torf Park Proposition.
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Preperation (sic) For Decoration Day
Services.
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Called meeting of Willis
L. Lang Camp No. 299 U.C.V. Comrades present J. B. Storey, H. F. Spencer, J. C.
Shaw, J. H. Robinson, J. L. Lenoir, E. F. Davison, W. L. Bynum, A. P. Marvin, P.
B. Hale, S. D. Hutchings, D. H. Boyles, G. H. Gasoway, A. Frazier, S. L. Parson,
A. A. Finley, B. A. Parsons, G. E. Kunze, H. C. Franks, W. W. Cariker, M.
A. Daugherty, G. A. Irving, Com'dr., J. Cockrell, John Bellinger, N. Stallworth
Jno M. Jolly.
Meeting called to order and the Commander
announced that the meeting had been called for the purpose of selecting
delegates to teh re-union at Dallas and for such other business as might come
before the meeting.
On motion the Commander was authorized to
appoint delegates and alternates to said re-union where the following named
comrades were appointed delegates and alternates viz:
Delegates--H.F.Spencer, J. J. L. Lenoir, J.
C. Shaw, D. H. Boyles and E. F. Davison, and on motion Commander King was adder
(sic) to the delegation.
Alternates--N. Stallworth, J. B. Storey, G.
H. Gassaway, A. Frazier B. A. Pierson and J. H. Robinson.
Then came an election of Sponsor for the
camp to go with us to Dallas and Miss May Hutchings ws unanimously elected.
May 7, 1902 was appointed for the date of
our decoration day and on motion the local chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy and Camp of Sons of Veterans are requested to co-operate with us and
are requested to appoint a committee of three from each organization to
co-operate with us.
Commander appointed following committees:
On marking graves, Q. J. Cockrell, M. M.
Coleman, J. L. LeNoir and G. A. King.
Committee on music, John Bellinger, A.
Frazier and N. Stallworth.
Fieance (sic) committee, G. A. King, and J.
M. Jolly.
F.M. Stallworth Jr. presented the camp with
one hundred badges and on motion the same was accepted with thanks by a rising
vote.
On motion Senator J. J. Swann was
unanimously chosen as the orator on the part of the veterans to deliver the
oration on decoration day.
On motion the adjutant was instructed to
furnish a copy of these minutes to the Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of
Veterans and also copies to the (did not continue sentence-lsc)
On motion Clark Light Guard was instructed
to act as escort and fire salute.
On motion it was unanimously decided that
the camp will act with the chapter of the Daughters of teh Confederacy and Sons
of Veterans in the purchase of Oltorf lake for a Confederate Park.
On motion meeting adjourned to meet in
Dallas, Texas, April 21st, 1902.
G. A. King, Com'd'r.
Jno. M. Jolly, Adj't.
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