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Adjutant/Treasurer Report
Our checking account balance as of April16th was $2,855.86. Attendance at the May meeting was 16 members and 12 visitors. At our May meeting we raised $38 in donations. Dues reminders will be sent out in July. Please mail your entire completed form to me. Make checks payable to the General Robert E. Lee Camp 1589 SCV. Dues are $30 for National, $10 for Division, and $7 for the camp, a total of $47. Life members do not pay dues to the level holding their life membership, but pay all other dues including camp dues. Prorated members do not have to pay National dues for this coming year. There are also items on the form for additional voluntary donations. Please feel free to contribute. Dues are payable for August 1st forward. There is a three month grace period. After October 31st, the member must pay a $5 additional reinstatement fee to VA Division and National. Please call me with any questions. I am currently preparing the Annual Camp Report. Please send me any goals or accomplishments you would like to add. Our camp has had an excellent year, and we have a lot of activities to report. Thank you to all who helped with and attended the Pvt Berry ceremony at Blandford Church. This was a major event for the camp. Congratulations to Compatriot Roy Jessee who won the UDC Vietnam Service Medal awarded this past Friday, May 17th. Blair L. Perrow, Adjutant General Robert E. Lee Camp 1589 12100 Wexwood Place Richmond, VA 23236 (804) 794-7999 bperrow70@hotmail.com Respectfully submitted, Blair Perrow Adjutant/Treasurer 05/20/2013

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The Chesterfield County Fair will run from August 23 through August 31st. The hours of operation for our booth are M-F: 4:00 PM -9:00 PM, Saturdays 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM and Sunday from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Volunteers are needed to erect the booth prior to the fair's opening day and then again on Sunday September 1st when we need to take things down. We hope to have 3 volunteers each day Monday- Friday and have a couple of shifts on the weekends. More on this will follow in the June and August meetings. (Note, the camp does not hold a meeting July). Camp member Roy Ross Jessee was honored on May 17th 2013 at the United Daughters of the Confederacy Memorial Hall and awarded the UDC Cross of Military Service for his service rendered during the Vietnam Conflict. Also attending to honor Roy were Camp Adjutant/Treasurer Blair Perrow, John Henry Taylor, John M. Freeman, and Darlene F. Taylor. Following the award ceremony, everyone was treated to a very nice reception. Many of the Virginia Flaggers were also in attendance to honor our Camp member, Roy Jessee.

The camp has a memory candle which is lit at the beginning of each months meeting. This is done in memory/honor of someone's ancestor(s), person of interest/of note, passed member, event, etc... Please take just a few minutes and step forward and light the candle. If you would like to light the memory candle please let Commander Brown know and he will make arrangements for one of the upcoming meetings.

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On Saturday, May 11, 2013, the General Robert E. Lee Camp # 1589 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans hosted a Confederate Medal of Honor Memorial service for Medal of Honor recipient, Pvt. Lawrence Berry of the Washington Artillery (Louisiana), who was killed in action at the Battle of Fort Gregg, Petersburg on April 2, 1865. Fort Gregg became known as the "Confederate Alamo". The service was held in the historic Blandford Church in the Blandford Cemetery Petersburg, at 4:00 P.M. inside the church and then closed at Pvt. Berry's grave site, which is a few feet from the church. Speakers were D. Michael Thomas, National Medal of Honor Committee, and Ms. Martha Mann Atkinson, site manager of the Blandford Church, Past Commander John Henry Taylor was the administrator of the event , Darlene Taylor sprinkling soil from Louisiana on the graves of the Louisiana dead that lie with Pvt. Lawrence Berry, Compatriot Roy Brooks carried out the Chaplains duties, , Compatriot Dennis Marshall was part of the honor Guard and Commander Bill brown and Adjutant Blair Perrow carried out the duties of laying the wreaths, I am happy to say there are many other camp members not listed that helped with the event (too many to list). I hope the Camp participation keeps up and continues to grow!

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Friday, May 24th: 6:30 p.m. - Evensong & Blessing of the Flags. This year the service will be at the Anglican Catholic Church of St. Andrew & St. Margaret of Scotland, 402 E. Monroe Avenue, Alexandria, VA,m 22301. The rector, Rev. LTC John Lewis Roddy USAR (Ret) is a member of the SCV and strongly encourages us to display our Confederate flags, uniforms, and regalia. Of course we will have our usual Southron BBQ feed after the service in the undercroft. The cost of the BBQ will be $25.00. However, one does not need to attend the supper. If you plan to attend, please contact Richard Abell directly: richard_bender_abell@yahoo.com Saturday, May 25 : 11:00 a.m. Confederate Memorial Day Service, Greenlawn Memorial Park, 1700 Parrish Ave., Newport News, VA, Sponsored by the Magruder-Ewell Camp #99, SCV
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Saturday, May 27th: 10:00 a.m. The Lee-Jackson Camp #1 will hold their Annual Memorial Day Service at the Confederate War Memorial Chapel at 2900 Grove Avenue @ Boulevard in Richmond. This year's speaker is Col. Eric Buckland,USA (ret) author of Mosby's Keydet Rangers and other books on Col John S. Mosby and the men who served with him. For more information, contact the Lee-Jackson Camp #1, SCV, Friends of the Confederate war Memorial Chapel, PO Box 71256, Richmond, VA 23255-1256.
Monday, May 27th: 2:00 p.m. Thirty-Third Annual Huguenot Springs Cemetery Memorial Day Service,Co-sponsored by the J. E. B. Stuart Camp #1343 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Huguenot Springs Cemetery Foundation and Knibbs Battery. Includes bagpipe music by Virginia Scots Guards and address by Ronnie S. Roach, who will speak about the Confederate Memorial Day for each of the Southern states. There will be a Presentation of Wreaths, followed by an artillery salute and refreshments. Huguenot Springs Road south of Robious Road and west of State Route 288 in Powhatan County. Free. 804-356-8868 or 804-740-1405. Monday, May 27 : 3:00 p.m. The Dearing - Beauregard Camp # 1813 will be presenting the 15 Annual Memorial Day Service at historic Blandford Cemetery on Memorial Hill in Petersburg, VA. Special guest speaker is award winning writer and historian Michael C. Hardy. Music will be provided by noted Southern singer, songwriter and actor Stan Clardy. The service is dedicated to Sgt. Daniel th th A. McIntosh, CO I, 26 NC Regiment and Pvt William A. Vickers, CO H, 49 NC Regiment. Sunday, June 2nd: 11:00 a.m. Memorial Service in honor of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Soldiers & Sailors buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The Confederate Memorial, Jackson Circle, Arlington National Cemetery*. Sponsored by the District of Columbia Div. of UDC. Saturday, June 8th: 9:00 a.m. Annual birthday ceremony for Jefferson F. Davis, at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Keynote speaker will be Mr. Bert Hayes-Davis, great great grandson of Jeff Davis.
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Saturday, June 22nd: Two Confederate grave marker ceremonies. 3495 Davis Mill Road, Thurston Family Cemetery, Goochland, VA. Contact is James Waldrop, cell 804-513-9747. Honor Guard will be provided by Mr Frank Yates, and the William Latane SCV camp. Many relatives expected, should be a nice turnout. Plenty of parking.

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The signs that Mark the Lee bridge over the James River in Richmond have been missing for some time, Virginia Flagger Grayson Jennings has been in contact with VDOT and Richmond City Public Works Department. for the past few months inquiring on their removal.
Finally, on Tuesday, May 21st, we were THRILLED to drive up to the bridge and find that the SIGNS HAD BEEN INSTALLED!!! Four signs now mark the bridge and are a visible reminder each day, to thousands of motorists, of the man for whom the bridge is named. We share this story to encourage everyone to keep your eyes and ears open for these kinds of "quiet" heritage violations, which happen every day across the United States. Take time to find the appropriate people to contact (in this case, weekly, polite email inquiries) until they follow through, and the honor due our Confederate heroes is restored

Next Meeting
Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday June 4th, 2013 dinner at 6 P.M. and to follow with business and Barry Isenhour speaking on Salisbury Prison at 7 P.M. at the Dolce Vita Italian Restaurant, 2401 Colony Crossing Place Midlothian, VA 23112