The evening times., 1899-05-06
united VETERANS
OF THE CONFEDERACY
Arrangements Completed for
the Southern Reunion.
Washington Delegates Prepare to
Leave for Charleston.
Memorial Service for Miss Winnie
Davis to He a Feature-Gen-
eral GOrdOn's Order. .

From forty 10 fifty members Of the Con-
federate Veterans Association are pre-
pairing to leave this city on Monday after
TO attend the annual reunion and encamp-
ment of the United Confederate Veterans.
elaborate arrangements for which have
been in progress for several months. An
other delegation will leave Washington for
Charleston on Tuesday afternoon, being
Joined by a party of from fifteen to twenty
from Leesburg, Va.
The Confederate Veterans are scheduled
to convene on Wednesday, and General j.
B. Gordon, commanding, has just issued
orders, which state in part:
After the convention is fully organized
for business on Thursday, the sec
ond day, exactly at high noon, the
convention will adjourn without further
notice. and the flags will be draped in
mourning as a mark Of respect to the
memory OF the beloved Daughter OF the
Confederacy.
THE hour following has been set apart
and will be dedicated exclusively to the
Winnie Davis memorial service at which
hour all the veterans will join in the holy
ceremony of paying honor TO the cherished
memory of this peerless woman. whose
udllt Will ever pt ituhSu WIN tht 'ou'hSih IA
cause, and whose memory is enshrined in
the hearts of every Confederate survivor.
The opening prayer on this occasion
will be delivered by Bishop Ellison Capers
of Columbia S. c. The oration will be
delivered by the Hon. Bennett H. Young.
of Louisville, KY, and the benediction pro-
nounced by Rev. DIR. J. William Jones.
chaplain general OF the United Confederate
Veterans.
ALSO the general commanding desires
that the custom be established. dating
from these sad memorial exercises that
hereafter. at all of our reunions. an hour
shall be set apart for memorial services
to the memory of all our dead comrades
who have preceded US into eternity dur
ing the past year, and that prayers also be
offered for all the living heroes"
Adjutant General George Moorman, of
New Orleans, countersigns the order.
Notice is also given in general orders
that all comrades who are entitled to free
entertainment at the convention, in order
to prevent delays and annoyance, must be
provided with credentials from their re-
spective camps.
has charge at Charleston of the work of
preparing for the gathering, has held its
last meeting. Reports from various sub
committees were satisfactory. An impor-
tant matter is that OF housing and feeding
the veterans and the crowds. Dormitories
and buildings throughout the city have
been opened and almost every home in
Charleston will be prepared to care for Wis
itors and veterans.
opened where food will be cooked by means
of steam from a fire engine. Near this is
big hotel, on the water front, in which
all INDECENT veterans will be provided with
sleeping quarters and meals free of charge
Thousands of cots have been purchased
for homes and buildings to serve in times
of an extra rush of visitors.
At the bureau of information letters
have been received from more than IL. 900
persons already, who have been assigned
to quarters. Hundreds OF letters and en-
quiries arrive daily, and as fast as names
are entered accommodations are assigned
The Thompson Auditorium, with seating
capacity for 1000, which was erected for
the special purpose Of the reunion has
been completed and delivered to: the city.
The building will be dedicated, Tuesday
evening next. All the sessions of the con-
vention will be held there ftr =.
A big feature Of the reunion. will be the
address Of Gen. Joseph Wheeler at the
Auditorium on May 10.
The United States cruiser Raleigh will
be one Of the chief centres of Interest.
Extensive preparations have been made
for the entertainment of Captain Coghlan
and his officers. A committee will meet
the cruiser as she steams into the harbor
and the guns on the forts at Sulliyan's
Island will fire a salute.
Mayor Smith and a committee will go
out to the Raleigh and extend the freedom
OF the city to the captain and the crew A
luncheon will be served the officers
Wednesday afternoon. Thursday evening
the officers will attend the reunion concert
at the Auditorium. two of the stage boxes
being decorated and reserved for them.
A great ball will be given in honor Of the
State sponsors. maids of honor. and Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy at the Isle of
Palms" on Friday evening, May T.
An important subject to come before the
United Sons Of Confederate Veterans
which will also hold its annual convention
at Charleston next week, will be the elec-
tion Of commander-in-chief. Robert A.
Smyth, Of Charleston. has held the position
for two years, but he will probably give
way to another commander. 70