The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-17
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
SIXTH ANNUAL REUNION To BE HELD
AT RICHMoED.

Peyton Wise, chairman, has issued
an address TO the United Confederate
Veterans everywhere, requesting them
to attend the sixth annual reunion to
be held at Richmond on June 30tl
and July lst aud 2nd next. The adj
dress is as follows:
"Wldely scattered since the war by
the ties Of family and old-time FIRE.
sides, by the demand OF business, by
your natural energies, and by the ne
cessities Of life, you are coming home
home to the city which is yours by
the supreme tests Of the rain Of fire
through which you went, and OF the
sea of blood through which you
passed, on the mission of her and the
common defence. You have 0cen no
prodigal SONS, for you inherited only
the remnants OF rapacious ravage
that was rampant everywhere in your
land because you had nothing left
but the manhood from which you were
inseparablc. But the fattcd calf shall
be killed for you, and we shall be
merry together, not because OF pity
for your sins, but because pride in
your fame demands.
"You shall travel again the streets
which thrilled to the tread OF your
legions while they were passing To the
rank of the best army that the world
ever knew.
you shall be confronted by the
| Virginians who were the comrades Of
your immortal glory and who are your
brothers forever.
"You shall see again the women
who nursed you back to vigor from the
fccbleness Of wounds and want, from
the wrcthed woe of your losses, and
who pointed the dying gaze OF your
fellows to the heavens which stopped
to enfold them.
"Your eyes shall behold for them.
selves the city which proudly wrapped
herself in your patriotic flames, from
which she has emerged a thing Of
beauty and joy for always.
"You shall revisit the battleaelds
which have been cOnsecratcd by your
blood, and where, II you lost your
country, you found IA fame that fills
the world.
Heartily helped by our city and
her citizens, we are building for you u
place of reunion in which ten thou
sand of you may make the welkin ring
to the music OF Dixie and to the CHG
rus of Rebel yell.
son some appropriate day Of the re.
union you shall be part and parcel OF
the rearing Of that monument which
shall shall be to jefferson Davis, not
merely because he was your President
and dwclt as SUCH in the capital OF
the Confederacy, but because he was
, the unspeakable type Of that manhood
which made the armies of the South.
"During your stay here there will
, be many a biyOuac where, not in bra
vado or disloyalty, but for sweet
mcmory's sake, will be sung over
again the old songs, told over again
the old tales, fought over again the
, old fights, yelled again the old yell,
and raised again the old flag.
/, "Come, then. Come to our hearts
, and homes and to these bivouacS.
! Before we pass to the great beyond
we ought to have one more bout and
3 toast together. The toast shall be to
5 our own memories and to our Confed-
crate comrades wherever they may be;
but it shall carry along with it a
brave blessing for our fcllOw.citizens
: everywhere, a determined devotion tC
!, the safety, honor and welfare Of the
:. entire country"
Railroads have agreed to carry dele
:, gates to and from Richmond at ont
!, cent q mile.