NEXT MEETING
Then next meeting of Captain James W. Bryan Camp
1390 will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Amazen Seafood Restaurant, 339 W.
Prien Lake Road, Lake Charles. Greg Newton will present our program on
recruiting members and how to answer questions that may be asked.
CAMP MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2013
Please see the list below for meeting
dates and places for 2013. The restaurants have been contacted and their
calendars marked accordingly. Meetings last from 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Amazen Seafood Restaurant (Lake Charles) - February 12, April 9,
June 11, August 13, and October 8 (Nomination of officers).
Pitt Grill (Sulphur) - March 12, May 14, July 9, September
10, November 12 (elect officers).
The
camp Christmas party date would be December 10 with the location to be
determined.
Captain James W. Bryan Camp 1390
CAMP COMMANDER’S COMMENTS
Thanks to all who attended our Lee
Jackson-Banquet. It was nice to see everyone, and celebrate the birthdays of
two of our favorite southern gentlemen, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Boy,
could we use them and their logic today. I want to express again thanks for all
the help I received in my first year of office. Looking
forward to this year, I will need the
same ones to help me out again. We have brought in several new members which is
a good thing, but we need to renew our efforts and get out there and recruit
some new blood. We need to bring in the
younger generation so our organization will grow and we have someone to pass along
all our knowledge and love for our Southern heritage andheroes. Just as we
needed the young people during the war, nothing has changed, and we still need
them today if we are to win the war for our heritage.
We have several events coming up in the next couple of months. We have the Confederate Heritage Rally on March the 16th at Biloxi, Miss. If we have enough that would like to go, we could get together and rent a van and make a day trip out of it. We could leave early in the morning for the dedication of the new Jefferson Davis Presidential Library at 1 p.m. We could attend the Rally and show our support and drive back that evening. It is about a 4 hour drive. I will take a poll at the meeting to see if anyone is interested in attending.
This month we will have Greg Newton give a talk on the DVD that he acquired. It will give us answers to the questions asked when we are recruiting, and should be a big help. This will be broken up over several meetings.
Next month, we need to concentrate on our bylaws. I hope everyone still has their copy of them. We need to get these setup and in writing. Once these are set up every new member will be issued a set when he comes in and will have them to refer to whenever needed. We also have the Battle of Pleasant Hill on the 6th of April. Unfortunately, the gun show is the same weekend, we will decide which one to carry the Store to at the meeting. We also need help when we do the gun shows the same people are showing up and doing all the recruiting. We need to all become more involved in bringing in more members and getting our message out.
It has been an honor and privilege to be your Commander and with the Good Lords help this year will be our best year yet, thanks for your support.
Archie Toombs
Commander of James W Bryan Camp 1390
We have several events coming up in the next couple of months. We have the Confederate Heritage Rally on March the 16th at Biloxi, Miss. If we have enough that would like to go, we could get together and rent a van and make a day trip out of it. We could leave early in the morning for the dedication of the new Jefferson Davis Presidential Library at 1 p.m. We could attend the Rally and show our support and drive back that evening. It is about a 4 hour drive. I will take a poll at the meeting to see if anyone is interested in attending.
This month we will have Greg Newton give a talk on the DVD that he acquired. It will give us answers to the questions asked when we are recruiting, and should be a big help. This will be broken up over several meetings.
Next month, we need to concentrate on our bylaws. I hope everyone still has their copy of them. We need to get these setup and in writing. Once these are set up every new member will be issued a set when he comes in and will have them to refer to whenever needed. We also have the Battle of Pleasant Hill on the 6th of April. Unfortunately, the gun show is the same weekend, we will decide which one to carry the Store to at the meeting. We also need help when we do the gun shows the same people are showing up and doing all the recruiting. We need to all become more involved in bringing in more members and getting our message out.
It has been an honor and privilege to be your Commander and with the Good Lords help this year will be our best year yet, thanks for your support.
Archie Toombs
Commander of James W Bryan Camp 1390
Jefferson Davis Presidential Library, Beauvoir |
CONFEDERATE HERITAGE RALLY AND DEDICATION OF
THE NEW JEFFERSON DAVIS PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
BILOXI, Miss. – The 2013 Sesquicentennial event and
Confederate Heritage Rally will be held Saturday, March 16, at Beauvoir, in
conjunction with the dedication of the new Jefferson Davis President Library.
Beauvoir, the last home of President Jefferson Davis, has been
completely restored from the damage it received in 2005 from Hurricane Katrina.
The first Jefferson Davis Presidential Library was destroyed by the same
hurricane, but has been completely rebuilt and on higher ground on the Beauvoir
property.
There will be a heritage parade with the order of the parade as follows:
SCV Color Guard; Members of the GEC; re-enactor units; state divisions in order
of secession; divisions whose states were not in the Confederacy; and others
wishing to march.
Acceptable flags for the parade are any Confederate flag; state flags,
division flags, camp flags, re-enactor unit flags and any historic or current
U.S. flag.
Unacceptable flags include novelty type
flags, flags of organizations other than the SCV or flags and/or banners with
messages deemed inappropriate by the organizers.
Every unit, division or other group would do well to designate a
spokesman for comments. This applies if you are randomly approached anywhere
during the day. At the actual event it is best to direct the press to SCV
General Officers or to Beauvoir officials.
PRESIDENT DAVIS’S GREAT- GREAT-GRANDSON NOW EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF BEAUVOIR
BILOXI, Miss. –
Bert Hayes-Davis, great-great-grandson of President Jefferson Davis, has been
named executive director of Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Shrine and Jefferson
Davis Presidential Library, according to Rick Forte, chairman of Beauvoir’s
board of directors.
Confederate Heritage on the march! |
February
is National Recruiting Month!
There is NO better month to
PUSH recruiting; as an individual, as a Camp, or as a Division!!
The National “Proration” membership policy makes February the very BEST month to recruit new members to our organization! Check the “explanation” of the program at www.scv.org/pdf/proration.pdf.
The National “Proration” membership policy makes February the very BEST month to recruit new members to our organization! Check the “explanation” of the program at www.scv.org/pdf/proration.pdf.
Become familiar
with it and USE IT! Reinstating former members are also eligible for the
prorated dues structure which is another incentive to sign up our former
members living in your community.
There is no better time for a new recruit or a returning delinquent member to get the “best bang for his buck!” This means that for a total of $50, he will be paid in full until July 31, 2014, and receive nine issues of the Confederate Veteran magazine and membership privileges!
The prorated dues amount decreases on May 1st as our fiscal year winds down but of course the bargain benefits do as well! NOW is the time to do it!
Divisions, Camps or possibly individual members may even want to offer to pay the proration fee as an additional incentive to recruitment! NOW is the time to begin Camp and Division recruiting contests, as there is no better time to recruit or to simply give that gift membership that you always meant to give.
If YOU don’t make use of this GREAT recruiting tool you’re missing the very best opportunity we have to offer during the year!
“Every MEMBER, Recruit A MEMBER!”
Let’s DOUBLE the membership of the Sons of Confederate Veterans!
Deo Vindice!
Charles Kelly Barrow
Lt. Commander-in-Chief
Sons of Confederate Veterans
1800mysouth.com
There is no better time for a new recruit or a returning delinquent member to get the “best bang for his buck!” This means that for a total of $50, he will be paid in full until July 31, 2014, and receive nine issues of the Confederate Veteran magazine and membership privileges!
The prorated dues amount decreases on May 1st as our fiscal year winds down but of course the bargain benefits do as well! NOW is the time to do it!
Divisions, Camps or possibly individual members may even want to offer to pay the proration fee as an additional incentive to recruitment! NOW is the time to begin Camp and Division recruiting contests, as there is no better time to recruit or to simply give that gift membership that you always meant to give.
If YOU don’t make use of this GREAT recruiting tool you’re missing the very best opportunity we have to offer during the year!
“Every MEMBER, Recruit A MEMBER!”
Let’s DOUBLE the membership of the Sons of Confederate Veterans!
Deo Vindice!
Charles Kelly Barrow
Lt. Commander-in-Chief
Sons of Confederate Veterans
1800mysouth.com
Bryan Phillips (Photo by Al Cochran} |
LEE-JACKSON BANQUET 2013
A GREAT SUCCESS
Captain James W. Bryan Camp
1390 welcomed two great-grandsons of
Captain James W. Byan, namesake of our camp and the first mayor of Lake Charles
at our Lee-Jackson Banqauet 2013, Jan. 19. The two descendants are Bryan Phillips of Boyce, La. and Clay
Phillips of Forest Hill, La. Their grandmother was one of Captain Bryan’s
daughters, Leonora Delia, 1884-1964. Bryan
Phillips and some of Captain Bryan’s other direct descendants are considering
membership in our camp. They are most welcome and we appreciate their interest.
Clay Phillips (Photo by Al Chochran) |
Also at the banquet, Louisiana
Division Commander Ted Brodie gave a very stirring speech on General Robert E.
Lee. He reviewed Lee’s life and corrected modern day misrepresentations of
Lee’s character and life. His message was greeted with a standing ovation from
the camp members and guests.
Another highlight of the event was
the reading of the proclamations of
January 19 as Lee-Jackson Day by State Senator Dan “Blade” Morrish and the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury.
Camp Historian Al Cochran obtained the proclamations for the camp. Many thanks
Al. The readings were given by Al Cochran and Greg Newton.
Also at the banquet the group
had a touching candlelight roll call of
their own Confederate ancestors. The banquet was well attended with about 40
members and guests present.
Louisiana Commander Ted Brodie speaking at the banquet. (Photo by Mike Jones) |