St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-05-19
United Confederate Vet
Grams.
New Orleans, La, May 5, 1900.
Editor st. Tammany FARMER:

New Orleans, La, May 5, 1900.
Editor st. Tammany FA.MEs:
Dear Sir Gen. J, b. Gordon,
Commanding United Confeder-
.te Veterans, respectfully requests
that You will aid the patriotic and
benevolent objects Of the United
Confederate Veterans by publishing
Immediately in your next issue,
date Reunion is to take place at
Louisville, KY, on May, 30th, 3lst,
and June LIST, End and 3rd, Wednes-
day, Thursday. Friday. Saturday,
and Sunday, respectively, with edi-
torial notice OF the organization, or
please publish this letter.
Sunday, June 3rd, will be the
92nd anniversary Of the birth OF
our beloved Ex- President. Jefferson
Davis, and is set apart for ''Alem-
orial Ceremonies" to TIE memory
OF MIR. Davis. who was born IN
Kentucky near by the scene of the
Reunion. to the peerless daughter
of tue Confederacy," and 10 every
one OF our heroic officers and pri-
Yates who have gone to join them
around the Great White Throne.
Also to urge Ex-Confcderate Sol
diers and Sailors everywhere tn
form themselves Immediately into
local associations and apply lc these
Headquarters by telegram or letter
for papers to organize in time to
participate in the great Reunion,
to be held at the "Hospitable City
Of Louisville, KY" and thus unite
with their comrades in carrying on:
the laudable and philanthropic OBJ
jects of the organization.
1t will be the largest Reunion
ever held, and the splendid Reunion
Committee have provided comforts,
pleasures aud entertainments for
the old Veterans, Sponsors, Maids
OF Honor, Sons and Daughters of
Veterans, Military Escorts, and all
visitors Of all classes, upon the most
magnificent scale ever before at
tempted. Please urge all Veterans,
Sons and Daughters, and their fami-
lies and friends to attend without
fail.
Business of the greatest import
ance will demand careful considers-
ton during the Tenth Annual Re-
union-such as the best methods of
securing impartial history, and to
enlist care through Stale hid or
otherwise, Of disabled, destitute or
aged veterans a1d the widows and
orphans Of our fallen brothers in
arms the care OF graves Ut our
known and unknown dead buried at
Gettysburg, Fort Warren, Camps
Morton, Chase, Douglass. Oakland
Cemetary at Chicago, Johnson's
Island. Cairo and all other points
to see that they are annually de-
corated, the hcadstones preserved
and protected, and complete lists
Of names of our dead heroes with
tho location Of their resting places
70 be furnished to their fr!ends
and relatives through the me-
diun OF our camps, thus iescuing
their names from oblivion and hand
ing tl:en down in history; to assist
the noble. Daughters Of the Con-
federacy" to complete the monu-
ment to the memory Of Jefferson
Davis, President OF the Confederate
States of Americs, and TO aid in
building monuments to other great
leaders, sailors and soldiers Of the
South; to make such changes in the
constitution and bylaws as expert
ence may suggest, and other matters
of general interest.
Rev. b. NJ. Palmer, ID. D., the
great Southern Divine, who devoted
himself to Ministerial Service in the
Army Of Tennessee during the war.
has consented 10 deliver the Grafton.
at the opening exercises on May
3Oth
Total number OF camps now adj
mitted 1864, with applications for
nearly one hundred more.
Following is the list Of camps BY
States Texas 241, South Carolina
l3l, Georgia 1911, Alabama lQl, Ar
kansas 70 Missouri 70, Mississippi
IS Tennessee IS, Louisiana 81, Ken
lucky 50, North Carolina So, Vir-
ginia AZ, Florida 81 Indian Terri
tory "a, West Virginia 81, Okla
homa 10, Maryland u. California
4, New MEXICO 5, Illinois 2. Mon
tana 2, District ct Columbia 2, Colo
RADIO 2, Indiana l, Massachusetts
/, Ohio !, Arizona !.
i Very Respectfully,
GEO MOORMAN,
Adjutant General and Chief OF Staff.