The Dragoons had an exceptional gathering the night of Thursday May 10th for their monthly meeting with a large crowd, of 36 including many guests and an excellent presentation by Dragoon Rob Heyward. The guests
included Anne Kilgrow, President of the Montgomery Ladies Memorial Association;
Bob Wieland, Curator at the First White House of the Confederacy; State
Representative Paul Beckman; Sexton of Oakwood Cemetery Phillip Taunton and prospective
member John Dennis. Also present was Compatriot Frank Pelt who has transferred
to the Dragoons from another SCV camp. Representative
Beckman gave a short but spirited presentation on his valued role in getting the Monument
Protection bill into state law and stayed for the rest of the meeting. Chaplain
Tom Snowden presented his excellent slide show of Dragoon photos during the
social hour and led us in a short devotion and prayer. Commander Waldo then recited the Charge to the Sons of Confederate Veterans and went thru the many announcements and upcoming events. Rob
had an excellent Powerpoint presentation prepared on Montgomery’s Oakwood
cemetery and explained the history of many of the famous Confederate or
Confederate era persons interred there. Rob's family was in attendance. Rob has been a valued member of Camp 1524 and will be sorely missed as his family relocates to Maryland. At the conclusion of the meeting, Compatriot Will Dismukes, who is also a Youth
Minister, led us in a prayer for the Heyward family.
No comments:
Post a Comment