The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-04-07
The Confederate Reunion.
To the Editor Union Times

To the Editor Union Times:
Please publish this in full in your
next issue, and thus aid Oh the good
work of the United Sons of Couf.d-
crate Veterans.
Headquarters United Sons of Con-
federate Veterans.
Charleston, S. c., March 25. 1890.
General Order No. Is.
/. REU.;IoN. As set forth in Gen.
era! Ou!e-s NJ. IS and No. IA. Jan.
uary 9th aud March 1,t, 1899, tho
Fourth Annual Reu linn of the United
SONS of Confederate Veterans will be
held In Charleston, S. c.. May 10.b,
l1tb, 12.a and 13 h, 1899. Wednes-
day. Thursday, Friday ana Saturday
respectively. All Sons of Confederate
Veterans, whether members of Camps
or not, and al! Camps, whether char.
tered by the Confederation or not, are
cordially Invited to attend this Re
uniJn. Olly Camps of the U. S. y.
V. in good standing can vote.
2. CAMPS. 1t is with pleasure we
announce that there aie now 1l5
Camps on the roll of the Confedcra>
ton, and about 50 CAMPS being or.
ganiz ID, t. be chartered III sims to
take part in this Reunion. Sons of
Veterans everywhere are urged TO
form Camps now. and be chartered III
order to participate in this Grand Re-.
union in Charleston. This opportu-
nifty to zee Fort Sumter and the
Cradle Of Secession" under such
splendid auspices, should induce all
Sons OF Veterans to come to the Re-
union. The org,n;zatioa of 4 Camp
is very simple, aud full particulars.
with papers aud blanks, will be fur.
nished from these Headquarters. The
expenses are only $500 for charter
for the Camp, aud 10 cents per mem
Der pei year. Camps can be charter
ed with 10 members. ut is a sub
limo duty for people to conse crate
their lives tor the succor of their liv-
ing heroes anu perpetuation of tie
fame of their glorious dead," says
Gen. Gordon, aud now tn, so many
OF our Comrades havo had actual ex-
perience, in actual war, of the sacri-
fees and snfferings necessary in SER
wing ones country; Sons of Con!eder.
ate Veterans should be all the more
desirOus to do honor to the men who
wore the Grey, and administer charity
to their widows aud orphans. which
are the chief purposes of the u. s. G.
V.
3. DELEGATES. The attention Of
the Camps is called to Arr. X of the
Constitution, with reference to dele.
gatss. No Camp, though a member
of the Confederation, can take part in
the Reunion, nor have its delegates
admitted to the hoor, uuless the per
capita tax Of 10 cants a mem Der has
been paid to these Headquarters for
the past and present year. Camps
are therefore urged to send in these
amounts Immediately and receive GER
tficates Of representation from the
Adjutant General. All delegates
from Camps must have credentials,
signed by tue Co,nmandant and Adj
jutant of the Camp, stating that they
are duly elected delegates Of the Camp.
The fall name and number of the
Camp should be given. Represents.
ton at the Reunion is pro yided for as
follows:
"Sec. Sc. One CD delegate for
every ten Q0) active me mbers in good
standing IN the Camp, and Cd addi-
tional one for fraction thereof which
traction shall be five 60 or more,
provided that every Camp in goud
standing shall be entitled to at least
two (2) delegates"
TINS does not prevent every men,
ber of the Camp from attending the
Reunion. They will be cordially well
coined and admitted to all the privi.
leges of the floor, but no Camp can
vote more than the number pro cided
tor by the Constitution. Camps are
therefore urged to bring as many
members as possible, for at all the
business meetings and various enter.
tainments, they will receive cordial
recognition.
A copy of the Constitution is en-.
closed herewith, and Camps should
carefully read Secs. So to 81; Sec. II;
Sec. 70; Secs. SO and 81; and Sec.
100; all Of which bear directly upo.
the Reunion.
4. BOARD AND LODGING. TRANS.
PCRTATION. The most imnortan,
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