Iuka reporter., 1894-03-15
GRAND REUNION
OF tho United Confederate Veterans, An,
nounced in General Orders.
HEADQUARTERS

HEADQUARTERS
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS,
New ORLEANS, LA, March 3, 1894
General Order No. 121.
l. 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 series, from these headquarters, in
Birmingham, Ala. on Wednesday and
Thursday, April 25 and 49, 1894.
2. He also announces that 470 camps are
already enrolled, with applications in for 100
more. Ex- Confederate soldiers and sailors
everywhere are urged to form themselves
into local associations, where this has not
already been done; and all associations,
bivouacs, encampments and other bodies are
earnestly requested to send in applications
to these headquarters, without delay, in time
70 participats in this great reunion.
3. Business OF greatest importance will
demand careful cousideration-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
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 the known and unknown dead
buried at Gettysburg, at northern prisons,
and all other points; the preservation of
complete lists OF the names of our dead he.
roes, with the location of their last resting
places, to be furnished to theic friends and
relatives through the medium of our camps;
the consideration of the different movements,
plans and means to erect a monument to the
memory of Jefferson Davis; also to aid in
building monuments to other great leaders,
soldiers and saiIor, of the south; to aid in
securing pension from the states lately
composing the confederate states for Mrs.
Jefferson Davis; to make such changes in
the constitution and bylaws as experience
may suggest, and other matters of general
interest.
A. Only accredited delegates will particl-
pate in the business part of the reunion.
The representation will be as fixed in alti-
Gle 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.
5. Attention OF cam; is called to the reso-
luton in amendment to article of the con-
stltu tlon, that no camp shall be allowed
repre- sentation in any meeting of tho United
Confederate Veterans unless the camE Shall
have on or before the 1st day of April pre-
ceeding the meeting paid all amounts due
as Initiation fee, 81 and also the amount due
per capita
u, 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 com.
mlttee OF arrangements in due time; and
any further information can be obtained by
applying to Capt. r. E. Jones. commander
Camp Hardee, No. 80, chairman reunion
committee Birmingham, Ala
: Z. The general commanding respectfully
requests the press, 9th daily and weekly, Of
| the whole country aid the patriotic and
bene oent obj cts of the United Confeder-
! ate Veterans by publication OF tnese general
orders, with edi or;d notices Of the organi-
| cation.
{. The general commanding respectfully
re quests and trusts that railroad officials will
also aid the old veterans by giving such re-
duced rates Of transportation as will snable
/ them 10 attend.
| BY order OF J. B GORDON,
General Commanding
GRO MooRMAN,
/ Adintant q meral and Chief OF Staff