The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-04-25
Circular Letter No. es.

Gordon, commanding United Con-
federate Veterans, respectfully re-
qnests the press, both daily and
weekly, of the whole country to aid
the patriotic and benevolent objects
of the United Confederate Veterans
by publishing date reunion is to take
place at Nashville, Tenn, on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, June
%, % and "a, 1897, by publication of
this letter, with editorial notice.
1t will be the largest and most i'm
portant U. G.. V. reunion ever held.
The personnel of the Nashville re-
union committee under the leader
ship of its chairman, Col. j. b.
O'Bryan, is a guarantee that every
thing will be done for the comfort
and convenience of the old Veterans
and visitorswhich is in the power of
man; it is a splendid body, of very
able and distinguished comrades,
who are fully alive to the magnitude
of the work intrusted to them in en-
tertaining and caring for their old
comrades, and it will be their pride to
make it the most memorable reunion
upon.record; and citizens of Nash
vile are aglow with enthusiasm, at
the prospect of dispensing their far
famed hospitality to the surviving
heroes of the Lost Cause.
Also to urge ex-Confederate sold
iers and sailors everywhere to form
local associations, and send applica-
tions to these headquarters for pap
ers to organize camps Immediately, so
as to be in time to participate in the
great reunion at Nashville, and thus
unite with their comrades in carry
ing out the laudable and philan-
thropic objects of the organization;
as only veterans who belong to or
ganized U. G. V. camps can partici-
pate in the business meeting at Nash
vile.
Business of the greatest import
ance to the survivors of the South
ern army will demand careful con-
sideration during the session of the
seventh annual convention at Nash
vile, Tenn.-such as the best meth
DDS of securing impartial history,
and to enlist each state in the COM
pilation and preservation of the his
tory of her citizen soldiery; the be-
nevolent care through state aid or
otherwise of disabled, destitute or
aged veterans anu the widows and
orphans of our fallen brothers in
arms; to consult as to the feasibility
of the formation of a [. c. V. Bene-
VIOLENT Aid Association; the care of
the graves of our known and unknown
dead buried at Gettysburg, FIT. War
ren, Camps Morton, Chase, Douglas,
Oakwood Cemetery at Chicago,
Johnson's Island, Cairo and at all
other points, to see that they are an
nually decorated, the headstones
preserved and protected, and com
plete lists of the names of our dead
heroes with the location of their las;
resting places furnished to theiI
friends and relatives through the
medium of our camps, thus rescuing
their names from oblivion and hand
ing them down to history; the con-
sideration of the different move
ments, and plans and means to erect
monument to the memory Of JEFF
erson Davis, president of the Con-
federate States of America, also to
aid in building monuments to other
great leaders, soldiers and sailors of
the South; also to assist in the pro-
motion and completion of the pro-
posed Battle Abbey; to vote upon
proposed change of the name or the
! Association from U. e. ", to c. s.
A; and to change the present badge
or button which is not patentable for
the new one proposed which is; and
to make such changes in the consti-
tuition and bylaws as experience
may suggest, and other matters of
general interest.
Total number of camps now ad-
mitted 900, with applications in for
about one hundred and fifty more.
Following is number of camps by
States:
Northeast Texas division 81, West
Texas division 55, Southwest Texas
division 33, Southeast Texas division
81, Northwest Texas division II,
total 1exas 217, Alabama SO, South
Carolina 81, Missouri II, Missippi 50.
Arkansas SO, Georgia 5s, Louisiana
81, Kentucky 80, Tennessee "a, Vir-
ginia "a, Florida 30, North Carolina
20, Indian Territory p, West Virgin
ia IL, Oklahoma 6, Maryland 6, New
Mexico 3, Illinois ,, Montana ,, In
diana 1, District of Columbia l, Cal
ifornia 1. Very respectfully.
GEO. MooRMAN,
Adit, Gen. and Chief of Staff