Resolution
The Year of Davis
“…Whereas, Jefferson Finis Davis was elected to a six-year term as President of the Confederate states of America and would serve from 1861 until 1865 and had the difficult task of leading a new nation while at war;….
Now, Therefore, be it resolved, the Sons of Confederate Veterans in General Convention assembled in Mobile, Alabama, does hereby declare the year 2008 shall be known and declared as the “YEAR OF DAVIS”…”
Signed Mark A. Simpson, Adjutant-in-Chief
Commander
Paul M. Houser
Lt. Commander
Editor TCR
Webmaster
John Moody
Adjutant
Andrew Seamons Jr.
Treasurer
William P. Jervey Jr.
Chaplain
Dr. Ronald W. Toney
Surgeon
Malcolm Campbell Jr.
Color Sergeant
Vacant
Aide-De-Camp
Stuart Townes
Quartermaster
Vacant
Camp Historian
Gordon Drumheller
Judge Advocate
DEO VINDICE
Happy New Year to everyone and hopefully we will be able to get our new year started with a well-attended meeting on January 27, 2008. In addition to our regular program we will be presenting Sons of Confederate Veterans Resolutions to Mrs. Turner Nelms and Mrs. William Moore.
In the presentation by Tom Tokarz at our annual Muster Day Program in October, titled Formation and Deployment of Powhatan Troop, you heard that the Powhatan Troop was formed by Phillip St. George Cocke, of Powhatan, just after John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry. To follow up on that theme, I would like to give a presentation on John Brown’s Raid – Virginia’s Call to Arms, in January, to explain the impact of John Brown’s raid on the military preparation of Virginia and the important role of Phillip St. George Cocke, George W. Randolph, Francis H. Smith and T.J. Jackson. John Brown’s raid had some interesting implications, and the subsequent preparation by Virginia involved a host of historical characters.
Billy H Kornegay
Commander
Membership:
A few of our members did not pay their membership dues in the fall of 2007. I am trying to contact all the individuals to reinstate their membership. If you think you have not paid, please call me at 598-7922. Thanks for your cooperation.
Past Commander, George T. Lee III
To elaborate on what Commander Lee has requested, please remember that the national/state dues do not include your Camp dues of $5.00; therefore, if you have sent your dues to the state, and have not paid your Camp’s dues, please mail your dues to the camp’s PO Box or, better yet, come to your Camp’s meeting and pay.
The January meeting will be on the 27th. The meeting will be held at The Village Garden Café, 1 pm lunch, and 2 pm meeting. The Village Garden Café, 8844 Old Buckingham Rd. is just east of the Courthouse. Cost per person is $9.00 (plus you may tip our Hostess).
The Year of Davis
Throughout this year, I will be including more on the Life of President Jefferson Davis.
Confederate States of America on the steps of the
Alabama State Capitol on February 18, 1861.
Please, if you have an email address, email me so I can send you your monthly report by email. I can send you a blind copy if you wish. This saves the Camp 51 cents monthly. I have started sending the report as a PDF file, so you should not have any trouble opening it. Software to read the PDF file is available on the net for free, if you do not already have it. To date, I have 15 email addresses. You can email me at scvcamp1382@yahoo.com .
Paul M. Houser
The Cannon Report Editor