The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-22
GEN. GORDON'S ORDERS.
Official n Office of the Reunion at Charleston.

H'q'rs. United Confederate Veterans,
Adjutant Generals Office,
New Orleans, La, Feb. IL, 1899.
To all United Confederate Veteran
Comrades: With the greatest pleasure
and unbounded qualification the gen
eral commanding hereby transmits to
the survivors of the Confederate ar
mics the royal and generous invitation
extended to them by the Legislature
and Senate Of South Carolina, already
referred to by him in General Orders
No. 210 current series from these
headquarters.
1t is couched in such beautiful Ian
guage and in such loving terms that it
speaks for Itself, and is issued with
out comment; and is printed as re-
ported to The Charleston Ne,cs and
Courier, as follows:
Columbia, s. c., January 81, 1899.
The House Of Representatives to-
day took formal recognition of the
coming Reunion, and, on the part OF
the State, invited the Confederate
Veterans Of the South to the freedom
of the State on the occasion Of the
Reunion to be held in Charleston in
May.
The resolutions, which were in good
form, were prepared and offered by
Mr.. Weston, of Columbia, ard were
advocated by the author and Mr..
CAN'T.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Winkler,
Of Camden, the resolutions were
adopted by rising vote, something
very unusual in Legislative bodies.
The resolutions as adopted were as
follows:
Be it resolved by the House Of Rep
resentatives, the Senate concurring,
That the State of South Carolina
hereby extends her loving welcome to
the United Confederate Veterans,
who, as her guests, are to gather in
the month Of May next at Charleston,
then and there to hold their last great
annual reunion of the century under
the shadow, as it we're, Of historic
Fort Sumter, and hereby grants to
them and their heirs, male and female,
the freedom of the State, and that the
people throughout the length and
breadth of the Commonwealth be, and
they are hereby, called upon to lend
their full presence and give amply of
their sustenance to the royal greeting
and princely entertainment that are
due beloved guests in the birthplace
Of the high and holy hopes which once
inspired them and their Southern
brethren, part of whose host have
crossed the flood and part are crossing
now.
Resozred further, That bhe Cover
nor be requested to transmit to the
commander-in-c of the United
Confederate Veterans copy Of the
foregoing, s.ttested by the President
Of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representative and also by
the chairman of the standing commit
tees of the Senate and House.
By order of J. B. GORDON,
General Commanding.
Geo. Moorman. Adiutant General
and Chief oil Staff.
H'q'rs. United Confederate Veterans,
New Orleans, La, Feb. II, 1899.
General Orders, No. 21O:
I. The general commanding announ-
ces that the ninth annual meeting and
Reunion Of the United Confederate
Veterans will be held as stated in
General Orders. No. 2O9, current series,
from these headquarters, in the City
Of Charleston, S. c., on May 10, II,
12 and Is, 1899, Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, respective
ly. All Confederate organizations and
Confederate soldiers and sailors of all
arms, grades and departments are cor
daily invited to attend this ninth
general Reunion Of their comrades.
II. With pride and pleasure he also
announces that eleven hundred and
eighty camps are already enrolled in
the U. c. V. organizations, with ap-
plications in for over two hundred
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. cncamp-
ments and other bodies nos members
Of the u. G. V. Association are ear
nestly requested to send in appllca-
tions to these headquarters, without
delay, so as to be organized in time to
participate in this great Reunion, and
,brc nnito with thoir comrades in car