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June June 20112011 e Official Publication Of The General Robert E Lee camp #1589 Of The Sons Of Confederate Veterane Official Publication Of The General Robert E Lee camp #1589 Of The Sons Of Confederate Veteran

dlothian, Virginiadlothian, Virginia

Adjutant/Treasurer Report

ur May meeting enjoyed another high attendance. We had 21 members and 9 guests in attendance. It was a pleasure new members sworn into our ranks. Welcome aboard to Charles Aldridge and his son Matt.

ur camp checking account has a balance of $2,672.70. Under a resolution adopted by the camp several years ago, week to provide markers for 5 Confederate soldiers buried at Hollywood Cemetery over the next year. Mike Thomas ahn Henry Taylor are available to do the research and documentation needed to satisfy requirements by the Veterans

dministration. In the past several years, the camp's primary fundraiser for this ongoing project has been through donceived by our camp recruiting booth at the Chesterfield County Fair. After a hiatus last year, the camp has been inviain for this year's fair. Any camp member can nominate a soldier at Hollywood lacking a marker by informing Mikehn Henry. The camp and its membership have provided 60 markers in all over the past few years. There are manyousands of unmarked graves still in need.

n Chandler informed the camp that the Chesterfield County Fair will run from August 26 through September 3. Theurs of operation are M-F: 5:00 PM -9:00 PM, Saturdays 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM and Sunday from 1:00 PM to 9:00 Plunteers are need to erect the booth and to assist Ken in setting his exhibit prior to the fair's opening day and then agSunday 4th when we need to take things down. We hope to have 3 volunteers each day Monday- Friday and have a

uple of shifts on the weekends. More on this will follow in the June and August meetings. (Note, the camp does notmeeting July).

ke reported that Senator Mark Warner has joined Senator Jim Webb in fighting for the markers of the Confederate dOakwood Cemetery. This is an unexpected coup and brings much more pressure on the V.A. to back off their recenerpretation that the 6"x6" numbered concrete markers are considered proper tombstones.

mmander Tommy Clinger informed the camp that in the June meeting the camp will need to set up a nominationmmittee for new camp officers. Our camp officers hold their positions for 2 years and will assume the positions at td of the December meeting when they are sworn in. Please consider serving on this important committee and considpping forward to serve as a camp officer. Officer positions are:

mmander, 1st Lt. Commander ,2nd Lt. Commander, Adjutant, Chaplain, Quartermaster, Sergeant At Arms

spectfully submitted,

ke Thomas, Adjutant






Picnic Update

ur 1st Picnic was a great success! The weather was nice, the food delicious ,the entertainment amazing and the compectacular. Who could not have a great time with great music , great food and the chance to view collections from era in American history followed by a little mingling and tale telling.. The biggest downside from the picnic is that a

standard was set and it will be hard to top in the future.

hanks, to the many folks who before, during and after the picnic, supported us by rolling up their shirtsleeves and mings happen. Thanks to George Winn and his crew for rising early and working all day to make 30 gallons of the G

Winn's Famous stew. Also, a thank you to Hawthorne's whom where gracious enough to supply a great venue with g

ood and amazing collections that members will be talking about for some time. Thanks to all the people who broughmany good things to eat and share .

A short business meeting was conducted at the picnic , during which Mr. G.B. Spencer was presented a plaque for many years of support of the Camp at the Chesterfield County Fair, Jimmie Ligon presented the plaque. A vote to ac

J.C. Hale into our camp was taken, and all documentation is in hand so we can swear him into our Camp at the Jumeeting.

akwood update

e Veterans Administration has replied to the Oakwood Committee's appeal of the 2010 V.A. decision to deny uprigharkers for the Confederate dead in Oakwood Cemetery.

is reply, received via U.S. Mail May 23, affirms the original V.A. stance and confirms the V.A.'s stance that the 6"xncrete markers constitute proper marking for those buried there. The letter further adds that those markers previouslued for Confederate dead in Oakwood & elsewhere with 6"x6" markers were mistakes and do not constitute aecedent of any sort.

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ay 30, 2011 - On Memorial Day the 30th of May, the Lee Jackson Camp No 1 Sons of Confederate Veterans will hommemoration of the service of Confederate soldiers at the Confederate War Memorial Chapel at the R.E Lee Campemorial Park at Boulevard and Grove Avenue (behind the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts). The program begins at 9 ath a concert of period music by the John Marshall H.S Alumni band. At 10 am the memorial service follows withesentation of the colors, pledges, recognition of guests, hymns and prayers. The featured speaker at the service is Abymes, chief guide to the White House of the Confederacy at the Museum of the Confederacy. His talk will be on

fferson Davis.

ne 4, 2011 - Please join the Jefferson Davis Memorial Committee on Saturday, June 4th, 2011, at 9:00 am, at Hollywmetery in Richmond, Va. Our keynote speaker will be Bert Hayes-Davis, great great grandson of Jefferson Davis. Wll have lots of pagentry, colorful flags, and a family friendly event that all can enjoy, as we celebrate the 150th annivthe War Between The States, and our first and only Confederate President's birthday. We will be dedicating a new fle at Davis Circle, donated by the Armistead-Hill-Goode SCV Camp # 749. Folding chairs, porta-johns, and limitedfreshments provided for your convienence. Ceremonial flags which fly on the Presidents flagpole, which come withrtificate, will be available. Rifle squads, honor guards, bagpipe band, wreath presentation, and a great cannon salutee banks of the James River. For further infomation, contact Everette Ellis at [email protected], or, to placeath or to participate in the event, contact Jim Cochrane at [email protected]. Hope to see you there. For info

her events planned for the 150th anniversary, see the Virginia Division website at www.scvva.org.

ne 17-19, 2011 - First Battle of Martinsville, VA hosted by the Stuart-Hairston Camp #515 Camp. Located on more acres of open fields at Martinsville's Smith River Sport Complex. Battles Saturday and Sunday with artillery night

n us as history comes alive! General Jerry R. Parsons, Commander, Confederate Forces; General Keith Cornelius,mmander, Federal Forces. Contact Daniel Young, The Blacksmith at 276-629-7355 or 276-358-1557. For info and gistration form, e-mail [email protected].

N e x t Me e t in gur next meeting is scheduled for June 1st, 2011 dinner at 6 P.M. and to follow with

usiness and Mr. Preston Nuttall speaking on "Dual on the Roanoke: The True Story ofonclad CSS Albemarle". at 7 P.M. at the Dolce Vita Italian Restaurant, 2401 Colony

rossing Place Midlothian, VA 23112

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