Camp Officers for the 2007-2008 Term:

***Announcements***

Quotes by Lee & Jackson…

Camp Commander Nick Posey called the monthly meeting of Brigadier General E. Porter Alexander Camp #158 to order at 7:00 PM. Chaplain Tony Carr gave the invocation and led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag. Commander Posey then led the Pledge of Allegiance to the "Real" Georgia State Flag, the salute to the Confederate Flag, and the salute to the Christian Flag. He then read the "SCV Charge."

Commander Posey introduced twenty-seven guests in attendance. These included: SCV Commander-in-Chief Christopher M. Sullivan, our 5th Brigade Commander, Michael Mull, of Ogeechee Rifles Camp #941 in Statesboro, Georgia, and representatives from several UDC Chapters and SCV Camps, and family members of these organizations and our camp.

The meeting minutes for the October and November meetings were approved as published in the November and December Wigwags.

Phil Turner, "The Gray Poet," read selections from 1956 and 1957 issues of the UDC Magazine. He then presented CIC Sullivan with a framed copy of a poem. Along with the poem was a picture of the Confederate Battle Flag when it flew above the dome on the South Carolina statehouse in Columbia.

Commander Posey introduced the speaker for the evening, Commander-in-Chief Christopher M. Sullivan, who joined Camp #36, The 16^th Regiment SC, of the SCV in 1982 at the urging of two elderly sisters from Greenville.

CIC Sullivan provided a poignant and inspirational talk on the meaning and mission of the SCV. His discussion started by quoting Winston Churchill who stated after WWII, "The hope of the world is the West, and the hope of the West is America." Sullivan then added, "The hope of the United States is the South, and the hope of the South is the SCV." His message to the camp then encouraged recruiting and retention of members, and protecting our heritage through preservation, memorial activities, and education. He demonstrated that over 90% of SCV members were invited to join by friends and family, and emphasized that new members must be made to feel welcome. (As a new SCV member he was fined at his first camp meeting for saying "Civil War.") CIC Sullivan stated "we are experiencing the most severe attack on the South since the War Between the States and Reconstruction, but we are better equipped today to defend our heritage than ever before." Educating ourselves and the public is the key to success.

Commander Posey thanked Commander-in-Chief Christopher M. Sullivan and presented him with a framed photograph of the Confederate Powder Works Chimney, taken at its 140th Anniversary in 2002.

Commander Posey and Adjutant Perry Herron administered the SCV membership pledge and presented membership certificates to six new members – Mark Gay, Orie Malin, Joe Poteet, Keith Walker, Marty Weaver and Barry Whitney.

A special Memorial Membership for infant Samuel Lucas Weaver was presented to his father, Luke Weaver, from the Camp.

• Magnolia Cemetery Workday this Saturday 16 December from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.;
• Robert E. Lee 200th Birthday Parade on Friday 19 January 2007 in Atlanta;
• Tickets for our Lee-Jackson Banquet are $12.00 for adults and $6.00 for children; cut-off is our January meeting;
• Copies of The Old Soldier's Story, Autobiography of Charles Martin Gray, Co. A, 7^th Regiment, U.S.I. are available from Lee Herron for $15.00; proceeds go to Oakley Park in Edgefield for preservation;
• The 32nd Georgia Artillery has raffle tickets available on a reproduction musket; proceeds from the ticket sales are to support the upcoming reenactment of the Battle of Buckhead Church;
• The camp will have a booth at the Barnyard Flea Market this Saturday, 16 December; your participation would be appreciated.

There were no applications for SCV membership; however, the camp received two new members by transfer:

• Arnold Huskins from the Alamo Camp #1325 in San Antonio, Texas, and
• Curtis Carter from the Major General Ambrose Ransom Wright Camp #1914 in Evans, GA.

The camp welcomed these transferees.

1^st Lieutenant Commander Ron Udell reported making $87.00 through sales of Southern merchandise at the Barnyard Flea Market in November. The Camp had a booth and presented a living history display with the 32nd GA Artillery. The camp will do the same this weekend, 16 December, with Jason Quick and his 12-pound Napoleon cannon.

Treasurer Lee Herron provided the November camp financial report.

Adjutant Perry Herron reported membership at 104 members for the camp and had rosters available.

Commander Nick Posey reported on the following:

■ We will have a Magnolia Cemetery Workday on Saturday, December 16th, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

■ Our Adopt-A-Highway Litter Pickup is on December 23rd, 9:00 a.m. on Augusta West Parkway.

■ Our Lee-Jackson Banquet will be held on Saturday, January 13th, 2007, 7:00 p.m., at the American Legion Post #63 on 90 Milledge Road in Augusta. Tickets are available - $12.00 per person & $6.00 for children 12 and under.

■ Camp #158 T-Shirts are available

Michael Mull announced that Camp #549 had been started in Sylvania, making 2 new camps in the 5th Brigade in the past 12 months.

New Business – None: It was announced that a Deputy Sheriff would be provided for security at the Lee-Jackson Banquet and funded by Stan & Debbie Scritchfield.

Commander Posey reminded all to consult the Meeting Agenda handout for a list of upcoming events. These events as listed in the agenda are repeated here:

■ Saturday, December 16th – Camp #158 members will setup a booth at the Barnyard Flea Market of Augusta to sell camp store items. Camp #158 re-enactors will give living history presentations, and 32nd Georgia Artillery re-enactors will have a cannon on display, and will also give living history presentations.

■ Saturday, December 16th – Magnolia Cemetery Workday, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

■ Saturday, December 23rd – Adopt-A-Highway Litter Pickup: Camp members will meet at 9:00 a.m. in the parking lot across the street from the Miyabi Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse Restaurant on Augusta West Parkway.

■ Thursday, January 11th – The next meeting of Brigadier General E. Porter Alexander Camp #158 will be at Sconyers Bar-B-Que Restaurant at 7:00 p.m. Our program speaker will be Dr. John Griffin from Lancaster, SC. He’ll give a slide presentation and speak on his book, "A Pictorial History of the Confederacy."

■ Saturday, January 13th – Camp 158’s Annual Lee-Jackson Banquet will be held at American Legion Post #63 located on 90 Milledge Road in Augusta.

The monthly door prize drawing to provide funding to the Southern Legal Resource Center and Lee-Jackson Banquet Fund was conducted.

There being no objection to adjourn the meeting, it was so declared by general consent by Commander Posey. Mark Gay provided the Benediction; this was followed by our usual resounding rendition of Dixie.

Respectfully submitted,

Conscripted Secretary

***** Next SCV Camp #158 Meeting *****

Sconyers Bar-B-Que Restaurant - January 11th, 7:00 pm