The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
The louisville pennlOn.
thc Editor OF ND posl

To the Editor Of The Post,
General j. b Gordon. commanding Unit
ed Confederate Veterans respectfully re-
quests that you will aid the patriotic aud
benevolent objects OF the United Confed-
crate Veterans by publishing Immediately
in your next issue, date reunion is to take
place at Louisville, Ky, on May 3d. 81 and
June /, and g. Wednesday, Thursday,
,Friday Saturday and Sunday. respec-
lively,
Sunday, June g. viii be the ninety Sec
ond anniyeMary of the birth of our beloved
ex-rresld8ht jefferson Davis, and is set
apart for memorial ceremonies" to the
memory Of Mr.. Davis who was born in
kentucky near by the scene OF the re-
union to the peerless Daughter OF the
Confederacy." and to every one OF our
heroic officers and prvates who have gone
to Join them around the Great White
Throne.
Also to urge OK Confederate soldiers and
sailors everywhere TO form themselves I'M
mediately into local associations and APP
ply 20 these headquarters by telegram or
letter for papers to organize in time to
/ participate in the great reunion, to be
held at tho "hospitable city of Louisville,
KY" aud thus unite with their comrades
In carrying ont the laudahle and philau-
| thropc objects of the organization,
1t viii be the largest reunion ever hel l.
aad the splendid reunion committee has
provided comforts, pleasures and enter
tanments for the old veterans, sponsors,
maids of honor sons and daughters of vet
Grams military escorts, ana all visitors
OF all classes. upon the most magnificent
scale ever before attempted. Please urge
all Veterans. sons and dughters and their
families and friends to attend without
fail.
Business Of the greatest importance Will
demand careful consideration during the
tenth annual rcunOn--suGh as the best
methods of securing impartial history and
TO enlist each state In the compilation and
preservation OF the history Of her citizen
soldery; the benevolent care through
State aid or otherwise of disabled, desti-
tute or aged veterans and the widows and
orphans of our fallen brothers in arms
the care Of the graves OF our known and
unknown dead buried at Gettysburg, Fort
Warren, Camps Morton Chase. Douglas,
oakland cemetery a Chicago. Johnsons
island, Cairo and at all other points; TO
see that they are annually decorated. the
headStOncS preserved and protected, and
complete lists OF names of our dead he
roes with the location Of their last resting
places furnished to their friends and rela-
dives through the medium OF our camps,
thus resculng their names from oblivion
and handing them down in history; to as
sst the noble Daughters of the Confed-
oracy 10 complete the monument to the
memory Of Jefferson Davis, president of
the Confederate States of America, and
60 aid in building monuments to other
great leaders. soldiers and sailors of the
South; to make such changes in the con-
sutution and bylaws as experience may
suggest and other matters OF gonerPl in
I3erest.
Rev. b. NJ. Palmer, d. D., the great
Southern divine, who devoted himself ia
ministerial service in the army of Tennes
see during the war has consented 10 de-
liver the Grafton, at the opening exercises
on May 30
Total number OF camps now admitted
1854 with applications in for nearly l0l
more.
Following is the list Of camps by states
Texas al South Carolina 1871, Georgia 1877
Alabama l0l Arkansas rs, Missouri rs
Mississippi rs, Tennessee rs. Louisiana 81
Kentucky 80, North Carolina Sc, Wright;
a, Florida a. Indian Territory, "A, Yves
virginia n. oklahoma 10. Maryland 10
california 4, New Mexico 3, Illinois .
Montana ?, District OF Columbia ., colo
rado 2. Indiana /. Massachusetts /. Ohic
+ j. Arizona l. Very respectfully,
George Norman.
Adlutant General and Chief of S,aff