St. Landry democrat., 1892-02-27
THE VETERANS, REUNION.
The Official Gal! from General j. IL.
Gordon tho Comm naler.
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HDus. UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS,
New Orleans, La, FEB. 20, lo?2
General Orders, No. 81
/. The general commanding announces mat
the third annual meeting and reunion OF the
United Confederate Veterans will he held III
obedience to the resolutions passed by the del
egates at the last reunion, at the city OF New
Orleans, La on the Sth and 9th days OF Apfll
next. All confederate organizations and con
fcderate soldiers and sailors of all arms, grades
and departments are cordially invited 10 at
tend this third general reunion OF Their COM
radcS.
IT, EN- Confederate soldiers and sailors every
where are urged to form themselves into local
associations, where this has not ALREADY Dech
done; and all associations, blVou;tcs, eEcaill,,
ments and other bodies are earnestly requested
to send in applications to these headquarters,
without delay, i'll time to participate III THIS
great reunion, and thus unite with their com
Tadcs in CARRYING out the laudabe and philan-
! thropic objects of the United Confederate Vet
eran organization. -,
III Business of the greatest importance Will
demand careful consideration during the thru
annual convention-such as the best methods
of securing impartial history, and to enlist each
State in the compilation and preservation or
the history OF her citizen soldlcry the hcneSo,
lent care through State aid and otherwise or
disabled, destitute or aged veterans ana the
widows and orphans OF our fallen nrotilers-ln,,
arms the care of the graves OF our known ana
unknown dead buried at Getty Sburg Fort " az.
rem Camps Morton, Chase, Douglas. lakewood
cemetery, at Chicago; Johnson's Island caro-
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nually decorated, the hcudst0nes preserved aud
protected, and complete lists OF the names
of our dead heroes with the locations or thelr
last resting place furnished to their friends and
relatives through the medium of our camps,
thus rescuing their names from OBLIVION ana
handing them down in history; the considera.
lion of the different movements, plans ana
means to erect a monument to the memory OF
jefferson Davis, president OF the Contederate
States OF America, also to aid III building men
umenis to other great leaders, soldiers and sail
CTS of the South to make such changes III tie
cor stitutlon and bylaws as experience may sus-
GcSt. ,
Confederate Veteran organization and those
admitted before the reunion are urged to at
once elect accredited delegates to attend the re-
union, as only accredited delegates Will paru
cipate in &c business part of the reunion.
The representation of delegates at the re-
union will be as fixed in article three of the
| constitution and amendment to the Same-Gne
delegate for every twenty members and one
! for any fraction over twenty, provided every
camp shall be entitled to at least two delegates.
| " Attention of camps is called TO the rcSOlu-
| ZION in amendment to article of the constitu-
| ton that no camp shall be allowed reprs sell
| tation in any meeting of the United Confede-
| before the LIST day of April preceding the meet
| ing paid all amounts due as initiation fee. s.,
and also the amount due per capita"
| VI A programme to be observed at the re-
union and all the details will be furnished to
| the camps and to all veterans by the commit
| tee of arrangements in due time, and any fur
Their information can be obtained by applying
| to Colonel W. II. Lyman, chairman reunion
committee U. c. VS., New Orleans, La.
| VII. The general commanding respectfully
| requests the press, both daily and weekly, Of
! the whole country, to aid the patriotic and be-
nevolent objects of the United Confederate
Veterans by publication of these orders, with
| editorial notices of the organization.
| VIII. The genera! commanding respectfully
| requests and trusts that railroad officials will
also AID the old veterans by giving such re
duced rates of transportation, as will enable
| them to attend.
TX Officers of the general staff are directed
| to assist division commanders aud others IN or
| ganzlng their respective states, and generally
| to assist in the complete federation OF all con-
federate survivors in one'orSaniZatlon under the
! constitution of the United Confederate Veto
| rams
| BY order of j. B. GORDON,
| General Commanding.
GEO. MOORMAS,
| Adiutant General and Chief OF Staff.