The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1895-05-04
THE COMING REUNION,
General Gordon Outlines the Program
far the Houston Meeting.


| The following explains itself:
Headquarters United Confederate Veterans,
New Orleans, April 6, 1895.
General Orders No., 1861
l. The general commanding announces that
the nfth annual meeting and reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans will be held as
stated IN the general orders No. 131, current
series, from these headquarters, in the city of
Houston, Tex, on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, May 20, % and "a, 1895.
e. with pride and pleasure he also announces
United Confederate Veteran organization, with
applications in for over 100 more. Ex-confed-
crate soldiers and sailors everywhere are urged
to form themselves into local associations
where this has not already been done; and ali
associations, blvOuacs, encampments and other
bodies are earnestly requested to send in ap-
lay, in time to participate in this great reunion,
and thus unite with their comrades in carrying
out the laudable and philanthrophic objects Of
the United Confederate Veteran organization
j. Business of the greatest importance will
demand careful consideration during the fifth
annual conventiOn-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 benevo-
lent care through state aid or otherwise of dis
abled, destitute or aged veterans and the
wldoWs 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, Oakland
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
last resting places 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 CON
sideration of the different movements plans
and means to erect a monument to the memory
OF Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate
States OF America, and to aid in building monu-
ments to other great leaders, soldiers and
sailors of the south and as there is no relief or
aId for our veterans and their families, out
side OF ourselves and our own resources, to
formulate some plan for a mutual aid and be-
nev0lent association; to make such changes in
the constitution and bylaws as experience
may suggest and other matters of general
interest.
~. Each camp now admitted into the
United Confederate Veteran organization and
those admitted before the reunion, are urged to
reunion. as only accredited delegates will par
ticipate in the business part OF the reunion.
The representation OF delegates at the re-
union will be as fixed in article Of the con-
stitution, and amendment to the same one
delegate for every twenty members in good
standing, and one additional for any fraction
N IN good
delegates.
v. Attention Of camps is called to the resolu-
ton in amendment to article OF the constitu-
ton, that no camp shall be allowed repre-
sentatIon in any meeting of the United
Confederate Veterans unless the camp shall
nave on or DeIore the lSt day OF April preced-
ing the meeting, paid all amounts due as initia-
ton fee, s., and also the amount due per
capita"
vi. programme to be observed at the
reunion 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
further Information can be obtained by apply
ager U. C. V. reunion committee, Houston
Texas.
VII. The general commanding respectfully
requests the press, both daily and weekly, Of
the whole country, to aid the patriotic and
benevolent objects Of the United Confederate
Veterans by publication of these general or
ders with editorial notices of the organiza ton.
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 viii enable
them to attend.
TX. 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
ton Of all confederate survivors in one Organl-
zati0n under the constitution of the United
Confederate Veterans.
By order of J.B. GORDON,
General Commanding.