The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-02-25

where this has not already been done:
and all associations. bivouacs, en-
campments and other bodies are
earnestly requested to send in appli-
cations to these headquarters without.
delay, in time to participate in this
great reunion, and thus unite with
their comrades in carrying out the
laudable and philanthropic objects of
the United Confederate Veteran Or
ganization.
3. Business of the greatest import
ance will demand careful considera-
tion during the third annual conven-
t1on-such as the best methods of Sc
curing impartial history, and to ell
list each state in the compilation and
preser alton of the history of her citi-
zen soldiery; the benevolent care
through state aid and otherwise of
disabled, destitute or aged veterans
and the widows and orphans of our
fallen brothers in-arms; the care of
the graves of our known and unknown
dead buried at Gettysburg, Fort War
rem, Camps Morton, Chase,
Douglas, lakewood Cemetery at
Chicago, Johnson's Island,
Cairo and at all other points, to see
that they are annually decorated. the
headstones preserved and protected,
and complete lists of the names of our
dead heroes with the location of their
last resting places furnished to their
friends and relatives through the me-
dunn of our camps, thus rescuing their
names from oblivion and handing
them down in history; the considera.
tion of the different movements, plans
and means to erect q monument to the
memory of Jefferson Davis, president
of the Confederate States of America,
also to aid in building monuments to
other great leaders, soldiers and sail
ors of the South; to make such changes
in the constitution and bylaws as eX-
perience may suggest, and other mat
tiers OF general interest.
4. Each camp now admitted into the
United Confederate Veteran organiza-
ton and those admitted before the re.
union, are urged to at once elect &C.
credited delegates to attend the re-
union, as only accredited delegates
will participate in the business part of
the reunion The representation of
delegates at the reunion will be as
fixed in article 3 of the constitution
and amendment to the same: One del
egate for every twenty members, and
one for any fraction over twenty, pro-
vided every camp shall be entitled to
at least two delegates.
B. Attention of camps is called to
the resolution in amendment to Art.
of the constitution, chat no camp
shall be allowed representation in any
meeting of the United Confederate
Veterans unless the camp shall have
on or before the 1st day of A pril pre-
ceeding the meeting paid all amounts
due as initiation fee, So, and also the
amount due per CAPITA"
6. A program to be observed at the
reunion and all the details will be fur
nished to the camps and to all veter-
ans by the committee of arrangements
in due time, any any further informa-
tion can be obtained by applying to
Col. W. r. Lyman. chairman reunion
committee U. G. VS., New Orleans,
La.
7. The general commanding re-
spectfully requests the press, both
daily and weekly, of the whole
country, to aid the patriotic and be.
nevolent objects of the United Confed.
crate Veterans by publication of these
general orders, with editorial notices
of the organization.
8. The general commanding respect
fully requests and trusts that railroad
officials will also aid the old veterans
by giving such reduced rates of trans
portation as will enable them to at
tend.
8. Officers of the general staff are
directed to assist division commanders
and others in organizing their re.
spective states, and generally to assist
in the complete federation of all Con
federate survivors in one organization
under the constitution of the United
Confederate Veterans.
BY order of j. B. GORDON, q
General Commanding.
GEO. MOORMAN,
Adjt. Gen. and Chief of Staff.