Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-17
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
A Lengthy Address From the
General Committee.
A Paper That is Self Explanatory and
Of Much Interest to Those Who
Wore the Grey.


Clred and friends!
Some weeks ago, at regular meet
ing of Forbes Bivouac, it was deter
mined to have reunion on the lst
day of October next of all "ex-Con-
federates, their kindred and friends"
for the purpose of adding to fund, al
ready of considerable amount, so as to
enable the Bivouac to erect a mOnu-
ment to the memory of the dead Con-
federate soldiers who entered the SER
vice from this and adjoining counties.
Such monuments are being erected
all over the States constituting the
Confederacy, and it is and can
only be done by individual
contributions, as we have no govern
ment upon which to rely for the
means to erect such monuments.
Hence we deem it unnecessary to offer
any argument to convince yOu that it
is sacred duty devolving upon us to
see that appropriate monuments are
erected to the memory OF
TOUR DEAD"
not only as memorial, but as testi-
flying to remotest posterity that in
stead of rebels, we regard them as
patriots; instead of traitors, we regard
them as the preservers of our consti-
tutional government, and thereby the
liberties of our common country and
our now united people.
These monuments are not only to
serve as memorials of the brave and
heroic lives of our dead soldiers, but
to stand as enduring evidence, giving
silent but eloquent expression of the
high esteem in which we who knew
them best and loved them best, held
them while living, and our apprecia-
ton of their unequalled tortitude and
courage.
To effect the end proposed the
Bivouac appointed twenty members
as general committee to take all
needful and proper steps.
1t has been determined to hold the
reunion at Henry's grove inside the
city limits, and instead of barbecue.
to have basket meeting.
This general committee Of twenty
have had several meetings, and have,
under the general authority given
them by the BiXOuac, appointed II
subcommittee in each civil district,
who are requested as soon as they re
ceive the knowledge of their appoint.
ments to hold meeting at some con.
venient point in their districts where
they will organize, lay off their dis
tricts and assign each one to his place
Of labor. These committees are eX.
pected to solicit subscriptions, to the
"basket dinner" of the citizens OF
their districts especially, and of all
persons who may be conveniently
near them, whether in an adjOin-
ing county or State.
Those who contribute will be expec-
ted to cook and prepare the food they
subscribe, and if convenient to send il
to the place of meeting-Henry's
grove-on the morning of the lst OF
October, by IL o'clock Il. m. at the
latest. Should the subscribers not be
able to send their baskets of provis
ions to GAINESVILLE as above stated,
they will be expected to serd them to
the house of one of the committee
men named for their district, and the
committeeman to whom it is sent
will see that il is brought to GAINESVILLE
by the day and hour above named and
delivered to Il party appointed to re
aeive it, at Henry's grove.
Persons who in the opinion of a.
committeeman may contribute to an
amount justifying the same, will be
given statement of same, and if he
desires, shall, along with his family,
be admitted without charge at the
gate. t
The only charge to be made will be
25 cents for all grown persons and ten
cents for all children under twelve
years.
The gentlemen whose names appear
on the committees have been appoint
ed because of their known desire to
see this enterprise succeed, and because
they are regarded as holding in warm
and continued, affection the memory
of those for whom our work is done
but if it should turn out from any
cause that they cannot give this
almost sacred duty their time and at
tentiOn, those who can serve will APP
point some one who can i'm his stead
Every committeeman who serves and
his whole family will be admitted
free.
On the day named there will be
speaking Ivy some of the most elo
quent orators of the country Also
old war and battle songs by Glee
club of ladies and gentlemen; also old
battle flags, consisting of
regimental and company flags will he
on exhibition as they came out of the
war. There will he music by two or
more bands.
The 25 cents and 10 cents at the gate |
for adults and children is all that
any one is asked or expected TO pay I;