The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-03-22
REUNION ORDERS.

REUNION ORDERS.
HEADQUARTERS SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
General Order No 20.
CHARLESTON. S G., March Is, '99.
I. The Ninth Annual Reunion of
the United Confederate Veterans will
be held IN the Grade of Secession
Charleston, S. c commencing on the
morning of May 10TH. 1899.
The Headquarters of the Division
during the Reunion, will be at the
Market Hall. Meeting and Market
Streets Comrades will please regis.
ter there and during their stay make
istheir general assembling place.
IL. While the comrades of the
Division will be Che guests Of Charles
ton, (and indeed of the people of the
State Of South Carolina none the less
they mus. play the part of hosts. and
be prepared TO share their blankets,
and the contents of their haversacks
and canteens with the visiting COM
rades from the other Divisions. aud
witt all Confederate Veterans who
join us in commenorating the memo.
ries so dear to. us.
III In order to take part in the
proceedings and. have the right to
vote, Camps must pay their dues of
10 cents per capita to the U..C. Y.
organization. either direct to Major.
General Geo. Moorman. a G.. and
C, Of s.. u. G n, New Orleans, La. ).
or through the Div Adj. Genl. Dues
Of. 5 cents per capita to the Division,
TO be paid to be paid to the Div. Adj
Genl with arrears for those Camps
that have not done their part hereto
fore in sustaining the Division); all
must be paid before Apri! 1st. 1899.
", Campo and comrades are
urged to bring with them any Con
federate battle flags they may have,
as well as their camp colors for the
parade, especially as they will be
wanted in the ceremonials of Memo
rial Day. May 10Th. (the anniversary
Of StonewaIl Jackson's deatb) the
day observed in this city The
Badies' Memorial Association having
invited the q G. Y. Organization to
join them. and General Gordon hav-
ing accepted the irritation of the
association to preside.
V. Miss Mary Carwile. of Edge
field. daughter Of Brigadier General
T. W. Carvile, commanding 2od
Brigade. is announced as Division
Sponsor for the current year. and Miss
Lula Cassels Lake. daughter OF Colonel
George B. Lake. as Maid of Honor
The Honorary Maids of Honor (for
the Charleston Reunion) will be Miss
MioDie Agatha Wright. Of Gainesville.
Texas, and Miss Lulie Wagner.
gracdniece of the late General John A.
Wagner, of Charleston. The, COM
rades Of the Division are TO be con-
graduated upon having as Sponsor and
Maids Of Honor four yoaog ladies who
will vorthily represent pames that
appear upon the honor roll of the Con-
federa,y, aud they Will vie with each
other in honoring them. To Miss
Wright the thsDks of the comrades are
due for her modest but effective efforts
TO influence the vote OF the Texas dele
CATION at Atlanta in favor of Charleston.
and her acceptance Of the Sponsors
invitation to serve as one Of the Hon
orary Maids Of Honor. is aootber pleas
ing evidence of her gracious cousidern-
tioo for the Confederate Veterans of
our State.
vi. The Campo Of the Division are
earnestly called upon TO put themselves
in position to exert the full iuauence
this Division is entitled to as the repre-
sentative of the frss State to assers
itself for the States rights in the::sixsies.
and all Confederate Veterans iD the
State. not now members, are frsternally
invited and urged 20 join one of the
Camps Of the Division, or TO form new
Camps.
VII. The commanding general Of
the division suggests. that IS many OF
she Camps as can do 30, uniform their
members 10 simple and inexpensive
suit. OF sack only, of Confederate gray.
With dark bat This seems to be the
sentiment and custom of many Campo
in other divisions Of the U. G. V.
Each Reunion shows more uniformed
Camps, and the So. Ca. Div. should
keep pace With the growing sentiment.
By order Major General C. Irvine
Walker.
James G Holmes,
Adjutant General. Chief of Staff.
Overcome evil with good. Overcome your
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