The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-21
DE KATIE
General orders Issued for the Gather
ing at Birmingham.

The following general order concerning the
reunion Of the Confederate veterans in April
HEADQUARTERS OF THE
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS
New Orleans, March 3, 1894.
General Orders No. 12O.
I. The General commanding announces that
the fourth annual meeting and reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans will be held, as
stated in General Orders No. lis, current Sc
ries from these headquarters, in the city of Bir-
April rs and 20, 1894. All Confederate organiza-
lions and Confederate soldiers and sailors are
cordially invited to attend this fourth general
reunion of their comrades.
II. He also announces that 470 camps are
already enrolled in the United Confederate Vet
eran organization, with applications in for over
and sailors are urged to form themselves into
local associations, and all associations and other
bodies are requested to send in applications to
these Headquarters in time to participate in
this great reunion.
III. 1t is anticipated that much business will
occupy the attention of the convention and a
number of very important questions are to be
considered, VIZ: Care and decoration of the
graves of the dead of the widows and children
of the veterans; the assistance of the destitute
living, and the compilation of the historical re
cords OF the COnfederacy. Also the cOnsidera-
ton OF plans and means for the erection of a
monument to the memory of Jefferson Davis,
ana toward securing a pension from the
widow of the dead chieftain.
~. Each camp now admitted into the Unit
ed Confederate Veteran organization and those
admitted before the reunion, are urged to at
once elect delegates to attend the reunion, as
only accredited delegates will participate in
the business part Of the reunion. The repre-
sentation of camps at the reunion will be
fixed AS one delegate for every twenty mem
bers, and one for any fraction over twenty,
provided every camp shall be entitled to at
least two delegates.
V. Attention is called to the resolution "that
no camp shall be allowed representation in any
meeting of the United Confederate Veterans
unless the camp shall have, on OF before the 1st
amounts due as initiation fee, 50, and also the
amount due per capita"
vi A programme to be observed at the reu-
Mon and all details will be furnished to the
camps and veterans. Any further information
can be obtained by applying to Capt. r. f
Jones, Commander Camp Hardee No. 80, chair
man reunion committee, Birmingham. Ala.
VII. The General commanding respectfully
requests the press of the country to aid the pa
trlotic and benevolent objects of the United
Confederate Veterans by publication of these
General Orders, with editorial notices of the
organization.
VIII. The General commanding respectfully
requests that railroad officials will also aid the
old veterans by giving such reduced rates of
transportation as will enabl them to attend.
X officers of the general staff are directed
to assist department division commanders and
others in organizing their respective States,
and generally to assist in the complete fedora
ization under the Constitution of the United
Confederate Veterans.
By order OF J. B. Gordon, General Command
GEO. MooRMAN,
Adjutant General and Chief OF staff.