The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08
GENERAL EVANS APPROVES.
CIRCULAR TO STATE VETERANS
ASKS THEIR ATTENDANCE.

Gen. Evans Emphasizes the Need to
Organize-savannnh Hospitality
and Attractions ExtOllcd-The
Commander Urges the Attendance
of Every Veteran-It Is Thought
New Camps VIII BE Formed.
At meeting Of the executive commit
Tee of the organization in charge of the
reception and entertainment OF the dele
gates to the reunion of the Georgia Di-
vision of the United Confederate Veter-
ans, TO be held in Savannah in next No
vember. 1t was decided that communica-
ton should be addressed TO the com
mander of the division asking his approval
of the project.
This letter to Gen. Evans had never a
chance to reach him before one of his own
to the veterans of the state had been is
sued. The circular letter of the COM
mander is in the form of an appeal TO
the veterans who have not yet organized
to form themselves into camps, and is US
follows;
Headquarters Georgia Division, L. c. v,
Atlanta Ga, July ., 1S99-To My Confed-
crate Comrades: The city of Savannah has
cordially invited the camps of the L. c.
V. in Georgia and all Confederates, to
hold the annual convention and reunion
of the Georgia division in that city, for
this year, on the 22d 23d and 24th days of
next November; and the Confederates and
all citizens of that splendid city are en-
Enthusiastically beginning work to make the
occasion notable. The hospitality of Sa-
vannah cannot be exceeded; its people
have ever been true 10 our Confederate
memories, and the city itself is situated so
as to furnish great facilities for our en-
joyment
\ convention of delegates from every
camp in Georgia Will be in session during
the time. but all Confederates, with their
sons and daughters and friends, VIII be
expected 10 attend.
with this brief statement of what is IN
store for us in a great reunion of Georgia
Confederates I now earnestly urge you TO
organize a camp in your county, without
DELAY. so that you may be represented in
the delegated convention. There are now
120 camps in Georgia, but there are sew
eral counties in which no camp has been
formed. 1t is the desire, not only of my
the earnest wish of all the camps, that
vollr county shall fall into line; and We
will depend upon those of our faithful COM
rades into whose hands this appeal shall
fail TO get at least twenty Confederates to-
eather and unite with us i'm our general or
ganfzation that covers the Whole South.
The newspapers of your county will pub
fish the call for a meeting, and | will send
Won full instructions as to the plan OF
forming a camp.
we have reached a period when our COM
radeship has become dearer TO us than ever
before. and our memories more sacred. We
have made a history for honorable and val
iant warfare which the world acknOwl-
edges and our cause demands that we
cherish and perpetuate its truth. Your ia
variable answer to this appeal, addressed 10
myself. will assure our comrades in Geor-
ola that the Confederates of your county
will ioin them in their noble fraternity. l
ar, faithfully your comrade,
Clement A. Evans,
N1,i Cen. Commanding Georgia Division.
II is expected that this letter of the
commanding general will result in the
formation of many orner camps than
those now in existence and that before
The reunion convenes there VIII be at least
15O camps that will respond to the call Of
the roll 1t may be that this expectation
&c not warranted by the facts but the
veterans hope that it viii be realized and
mat nothing will be lacking to make the
reunion in Savannah one of the greatest
state conventions that has ever been
held.