Camp Commander Nick Posey called the monthly meeting of Brigadier General E. Porter Alexander Camp #158 to order at 7:00 p.m. Mark Gay gave the invocation. The following pledges were recited by the group: Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Pledge of Allegiance to the "Real" Georgia Flag, the salute to the Confederate Flag and the salute to the Christian Flag. Commander Posey read the "SCV Charge."

Commander Posey introduced twenty-eight guests in attendance.

The meeting minutes for the May meeting were approved as published in the June Wig Wag

Program Speaker – Commander Posey introduced Dr. John Griffin from Lancaster, SC, who spoke on "Lt. Bill Farrow: Doolittle Raider."

Members of the Jeanie Benson Children of the Confederacy Chapter #884 from North Augusta, SC, presented a framed Confederate Powder Works print to Camp #158 member Arnold Huskins, who won the print in a fund raising drawing.

Commander Nick Posey presented camp member Carl Mixon with the General Patrick Cleburne mini-bust that he won in the fund raising drawing that was held at the May 10th meeting.

Commander Posey presented Georgia Division Life Membership pins to members those present that had previously joined as life members.

Applications for Membership – An application was presented to the camp and the applicant was unanimously accepted for Cadet membership into the Sons of Confederate Veterans: Kenneth Ivey Kitchens II was accepted as a Cadet member through his Confederate ancestor Sergeant Benjamin Franklin Ivey, who served in Company B, 48th Georgia Infantry (Wright’s Brigade). Kenneth is the son of Camp #158 member Kenneth Kitchens.

Two applications for membership were presented to the membership and were also unanimously accepted: Charlie Matthew Roberts was accepted as a member through his Confederate ancestor Private Richard F. Roberts, who served in Company B, 53rd Georgia Infantry ("South River Farmers"), and Timothy Lee Mashburn was accepted for membership through his Confederate ancestor Private Elias Hicks, who served in Company K, 5th Florida Infantry Regiment.

Lt. Commander Ron Udell commented that we didn’t have very many people to stop by our living history presentation at the Barnyard Flea Market on May 26th due to the unsuitable location of the booth. He also mentioned the upcoming "Battle for the Market" living history and re-enactment to be held at the Barnyard Flea Market on September 22nd & 23rd.

Treasurer Henry Gilmer provided the Camp Finance Report for the month of May.

Quartermaster Ben Creech reported that he had $68.00 in the cash box when the camp went to the Barnyard flea Market on May 26th. The cost to rent the booth was $12.00. The camp sold $88.00 worth of merchandise that day, leaving an amount of $144.00 in the Quartermaster’s cash box.

Commander Nick Posey

■ gave a brief report on the 110th Georgia Division Reunion held in Metter on Saturday, June 9th

■ thanked everyone who worked at Magnolia Cemetery to help clean up the Confederate sections on Saturday, June 2nd

■ thanked Shannon Herron for placing a new silk flower arrangement on Mary Hall’s grave in Magnolia Cemetery

■ thanked the Old Men’s Crew for working at Magnolia Cemetery this morning for the mid-month cleanup of the Confederate sections

■ announced that we would have a Magnolia Cemetery Workday on Saturday, July 7th, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

■ gave an update on vandalism of the Confederate monument on Broad Street and the cleanup effort by the city to remove the writing

■ a meeting will be set up with Mayor Deke Copenhaver before the next camp meeting on July 12th to discuss obtaining funding for the Confederate Powder Works Chimney Restoration Project

■ there will be a change of location for the July 12th meeting since Sconyers will be closed during that week

■ our program speaker for the July 12th meeting will be Steve Burke. He’ll speak on "Native American Survival Skills."

■ mentioned the "Radio Free Dixie" program being started in Columbia, SC, by Past Commander Don Gordon who is a member of the Lt. General Wade Hampton Camp #273 in Columbia; members were asked if they would like to subscribe to a weekly CD of the radio program for $28.00 a month, which would help fund the weekly radio program.

A motion was made, seconded and passed to have two Confederate Powder Works prints framed: one for the camp raffle prize give-a-way on November 24th, and another as a gift for the gentleman who has provided us with free raffle tickets for the last 4-1/2 years ($500 to $600 worth of raffle tickets). The prints will cost $77.04 each to be framed and matted ($154.08 total).

A motion was made, seconded and passed for the camp to purchase five 3’ x 5’cotton flags for use at memorial services at $36.00 each for a total of $180.00. Flags to be purchased are the 1st National Confederate flag, 2nd National flag, 3rd National flag, Confederate Battle flag and Bonnie Blue flag.

A motion was made, seconded and passed for the camp to give a $200.00 donation to the living history/re-enactment in which Camp #158 will participate in at the Barnyard Flea Market on September 22nd & 23rd. The $200.00 will be used as a bounty (incentive) for re-enactors to support the event. A $100 bounty will be paid to the largest Confederate unit with 15 or more soldiers, and a $100 bounty will also be paid to the largest Union unit with 15 or more soldiers.

A motion was made, seconded and passed to authorize Commander Nick Posey along with a consensus of the camp's officers, in future incidents of vandalism, to initially offer a $500.00 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for vandalizing the Confederate monument on Broad Street. If necessary the reward amount can be raised to $1000.00 by Commander Posey with a consensus of the camp's officers.

A motion was made, seconded and passed for the camp to send James Lee Martin (son of member Daniel Martin) to the Sam Davis Youth Camp in Leesville, SC, from July 30th - August 5th. The cost is $495.00. The membership voted to pay $245.00 toward the cost, and the Weavers (Philip, Luke and Marty) made a donation of $250.00 to pay half of the cost. The donation by the Weavers was made in memory of Samuel Lucas Weaver, one-week old infant son of Luke Weaver, who died on October 23rd, 2006.

A motion was made, seconded and passed for the camp to reimburse Terry Bowers for the annual renewal fee of $99.00 for the camp's website.

The monthly prize drawing was conducted by Treasurer Henry Gilmer to provide a monthly donation to the Southern Legal Resource Center, funding for our Lee-Jackson Banquet Fund and the camp’s general fund.

Adjournment - There being no further business and no objection to adjourn, it was so declared by general consent by Commander Posey and the meeting was adjourned. Quartermaster Ben Creech gave the Benediction, followed by our usual resounding rendition of Dixie.

Respectfully submitted,

Commander Nick Posey

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