The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-02-27
THE VETERANS REUNION.
The OMcial Cali fr0m General u. ID.
Gordon, she Commander.

HDos. UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS,
New Orleans, La, Feb 90, 1892. )
General Orders, No. 32l
l. The general commanding announces that
the third annual meeting and reunion Of the
United Confederate Veterans will be held in
obedience to the resolutions passed by the del
egates at the last reunion, at the city OF New
Orleans, La ON the 9th and 9Th days of April
next. All confederate organizations and con.
federate soldiers and sailors OF all arms, grades,
and departments are cordially invited to at.
tend this third general reunion of their COM
rades
II. Ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors every.
where are urged to form themselves into local
associations, where tins has not already been
done; and all associations, btvouacs, encamp.
ments and other bodies are earnestly requested
to send in applications to these headquarters,
without delay, in time to participate in this
great reunion, and thus unite with their COM
rades in carrying out the laudable and philan.
thropic objects of the United Confederate Vet
eran organization.
demand careful consideration during the third
annual conventtOn-such as the best methods
of securing impartial history, and to enlist each
State In the compilation and preservation Of
the history OF her citizen soldtery; the benevo-
lent 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
ren, Camps Morton, Chase, Douglas, Oakwood
cemetery, at Chicago; Johnson's Island, Cairo,
and all other points to see that they are an.
nually decorated, the headstones preserved and
protected, and complete lists Of the names
Of our dead heroes with the locations Of their
last resting place furnished to their friends and
relatives through the medium of our camps,
thus rescuing their names from oblivion and
handing them down in history; the considera.
means to erect n monument to the memory of
Jefferson Davis, president OF the Confederate
States of America also to aid In building mon
umenis to other great leaders, soldiers and sail.
OPQn nf S0Utl Ench changes
COZ oLstttutlon and bylaws as experience may sug'
gest
~. Each camp now admitted into the United
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 paffl-
cipate in he 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-one
delegate for every twenty members, and one
for any fraction over twenty, provided every
camp shall be entitled to at least two delegates.
Y. Attention OF camps is called to the resolu'
ton, that no camp shall be allowed reprt sen
tation in any meeting OF the United COntede-
rate Veterans, unless the camp shall have on or
ing, % paid I ali amounts MOT due as Initiation fee, s.,
and also the amount due per capita"
VI. Aprogramme to be observed at the re
the se camps m and to ali veterans BY the Commit.
tee OF arrangements In due time, and any fur
ther information can be obtained by applying
to Coiouel w. r. Lyman, chairman reunion
committee U. {. 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-
ncvolent objects of the United Confederate
Veterans by publication of these orders, with
editorial notices of the organization.
VIII The general 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 III Or
ganiZlng their respective states. and generally
to assist in the complete federation Of all con.
federate survivors in oneIorganization un6Ar the
constitution of the United Confederate Vete'
rams.
BY order of j. b. GORDON,
General Commanding.
GEO. MOORNAN,
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