The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-22
GEN. G0RDON'S ORDERS.
j n Office Of the Reunion at Charleston.

81 orders have been received
be,duuartcrs at New Orleans.
:. United Confederate Veterans,
,diutant Generals Office,
|ysu Orleans, La, Feb. IL, 1899.
|, al United Confederate Veteran
-,ie:. With the greatest pleasure
nnbouuded qualification the gen
commanding hereby transmits to
survivors, Of the Confederate ar
,be royal and generous invitation
,,iei TO them by the Legislature
,,u,te Of South Carolina, already
rod 10 by him in General Orders
,,n current series from these
,uarters.
|. !. ,ouched in such beautiful Ian
. and in such loving terms that it
j.. for itself, and is issued with
comment: and is printed as re-
|,e,; TO the Charleston Ncrs and
,ar as follows:
|nwbia. S. c., January 81, 1899.
he House Of Representatives to-
took formal recognition Of the
jur Reunion, and, on the part of
State. invited the Confederate
|sraus Of the South to the freedom
the State on the occasion OF the
|,non to be held in Charleston in
Fbe resolutions, which were in good
b. we're prepared and offered by
Weston. of Columbia, and were
ocated by the author and Mr..
bit.
\, the suggestion of MIR. Winkler,
Camden, the resolutions were
pied by a rising vote, something
unusual in Legislative bodies.
he resolutions as adopted were as
lows:
Be it resol Jed by the House of Rep
Eptatives, the Senate concurring,
b the State Of South Carolina
|sby extends her loving Welcome to
United Confederate Veterans,
!. as her guests, are to gather in
month of May next at Charleston,
b and there to hold their last great
|nal reunion of the century under
shadow, as it we're, of historic
4 Sumter, and hereby grants to
b and their heirs, male and female,
freedom of the State, and that the
Die throughout the length and
bith Of the Commonwealth be, and
! are hereby, called upon to lend
II full presence and give amply Of
y sustcnance to the royal greeting
princely entertainment that are
beloved guests in the birthplace
Pc high and holy hopes which once
|fred them and their Southern
@ren, part of whose host have
BED the flood and part are crossing
B''ycl further, That the Cover
De requested to transmit to the
|hander-in-chief Of the United
esderate Veterans a copy Of she
|Reing, attested by the President
Ae Senate and the Speaker of the
Re Of Representatives and also by
chairman of the standing commit
B0f the Senate and House.
order of j. B. GoRDoH,
General Commanding.
@ Norman. Adjutant General
@lief of Staff.
Rs. United Confederate Veterans,
Ekw Orleans, !.a., Feb. Il, 1888.
lal Orders, No. 21O:
& 3lhe general commanding announ-
Rfat the ninth annual meeting and
E ION Of the United Confederate
Pans will be held as. stated in
E|aEal Orders. No. 2O9. current series,
& these headquarters, in the City
farleston, S. c., on May 10, II,
f lS, 1899, Wednesday, Thurs
FRIDAY and Saturday, respective
All Confederate organizations and
Fl derate soldiers and sailors of all
q grades and departments are cor
@ invited to attend this ninth
p Reunion Of their comrades.
+ With pride and pleasure he also
aces that eleven hundred and
camps are already enrolled in
81 I. y. organizations, with ap-
ions in for over two hundred
IA Ex,Confederate soldiers and
everywhere are urged to form
.afEcs into local associations,
this has not already been done;
81 associations, bivouacs, cncamp-
and other bodies not members
@ !. Z. Y. Association are ear
D requested to send in applica-
k40 these hoaduuarfarc 1p;tbnut