June 2006

HL Hunley Camp The meeting was called to order and Commander Wright welcomed everyone and we then had the blessing and pledges. We had 27 members turn out and 2 guests.

Noel West & Mike Kemmerlin provided the meal.  It was lasagna and all proceeds were donated to the Camp.

No new members were inducted but we voted in one new member, Terry Rhodes.

The floor was opened for nominations for new CHT board members but none were made. Cmdr. Wright and 1st Lt. Cmdr. Willis indicated that they would be willing to serve another three-year term.

Our guest speaker David Mitchell was introduced and he spoke on the Andersonville Civil War Prison Camp. The prison was one of the largest Confederate prison camps and over 45,000 Union soldiers were confined there.

Dale Presley announced that the Irish Volunteers Reenactment group had been formed as part of the 27th.  An invitation was extended for everyone to join.

  The SCV National reunion is coming up the first weekend in August and there is talk of charting a bus for the trip.  More info on that will be provided later. If you plan to attend reservations should be planned for now.

At the May meeting a motion of the Camp to match donations to the Jefferson Davis home and Presidential Library in Beauvoir, Mississippi was made. The motion was seconded, and passed, for Camp members to make private donations to this fund with the Camp matching those donations up to $500.

In our June and July meeting we also plan to raffle off three prints given to the camp by artist Larry Arnold and all proceeds made, will also be given to the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library. The raffle tickets are $1 ea or 7 tickets for $5.

Cmdr. Wright and 1st Lt. Cmdr. Willis will ride together and plan to stop and make these donations at the Jefferson Davis home restoration.

The three prints by Larry Arnold to be raffled are;

FOREST MOVES OUT

GRAYFIRE

THE HOLY CITY

The Confederate Heritage Trust will host a marker dedication at 3pm on Saturday, June 24, 2006 at the Hunley plot in Magnolia Cemetery. The ceremony will last about thirty minutes. Hope to see you there.

Dues Everyone should be getting a letter from Rick concerning dues. Monty will be standing in for Rick at the June meeting, so look for Monty as he will be receiving your dues and contributions to the Jefferson Davis restoration.

Hunley Camp Cook Out will be July 8th at the Dorchester Boat Club from 4 to 10pm. (No Charge). Come on and enjoy the festivities. Bring the children, grand’s, and the whole family for good food and games. Hot Dogs and Hamburgers will be served.

Next Camp meeting will be 6:30, June 22th, at the Masonic Lodge, come on out. David Mitchell and Dale Presley volunteered to cook for us.

 

 

 

 South Carolina SCV Div Convention
Camp of The Year 2006

Memorial Day Service for the Camp was held May 13 at 10am Boone Hill Methodist Church Cemetery. Diane Nettles president of the UDC was our speaker. Commander Wright and Ms. Nettles laid a rose on the graves of the confederate soldier honored.

 

The South Carolina Div of the UDC Has developed a pin and it is used for scholarship funding. The scholarships are for Sons of Confederate Veterans and are to be issued to students that have graduated from South Carolina area schools. If anyone would like to purchase one of these pins, they are $20 each and Monty Jones will have them at the next Camp meeting.

Expression of Sympathy

CROSBY, Effie - Mrs. Effie Brown Crosby, 51, of Aiken, died Thursday, May 11, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Crosby was born in Charleston, to Mrs. Mazie Adams Brown and the late Woodrow W. Brown, Sr. She is the sister of our Camp compatriot Woodrow W. Brown Jr.

SMITH, Adele - Adele Del Smith died on May 15, 2006 after a long and trying illness. Her son is Camp Compatriot William F. Smith III of Charleston.

 In times like these, words seem so inadequate. HL Hunley Camp Members would simply like to send along our heartfelt condolences to you and your family at this time, and to let you know that we're thinking of you.

Injuries Larry Jameson had seriously injured to his hand and underwent surgery on 5/24/2006 and he is now home recovering and will probably be out of work about six weeks.

A model of the HL Hunley was on display at the camp meeting and 8 have been ordered for members. They order has been filled and they are being shipped. The subs are $35 each.

Camp name Tag – If anyone is interested in a Camp Name tag, let Joe know. $2.50ea

Private John E. Googe, D. July 10th, 1864, Appling County, Co. F, 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Appling Rangers. Killed in action at the Battle of Burdens Causeway known as The Battle of Bloody Bridge on Johns Island.

Commander Wright has made this offer for all SCV members for the 4th of July.

  Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library restoration

 

  THE CHARGE

"To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the Cause for which we fought; to your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles he loved and which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations."

Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General,
United Confederate Veterans,
New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25, 1906