The Van Buren press., 1900-05-12
United Confederate Veterans.
To EDITOR PRESS,
Van Buren Ark.


Van Buren Ark.
Dear SIR Gen, J B Gordon, com
manding United Confederate 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 3Oth and 3lst,
June 1st, 2nd and 3D., Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sun
day, respectively.
Sunday, June 3D., will be the 92nd
anniversary of the birth Of our beloved
Ex- President Jefferson Davis, and Is set
apart for Memorial Ceremonies to
the memory Of Mr.. Davis, who was
born in Kentucky near the scene Of the
Reunion, to the peerless Daughter of
the Confederacy, and to every one of
our heroic officers and privates who
have gone to join them around the
Great White Throne.
Also to urge Confederate Soldiers and
Sailors everywhere to form themselves
Immediately into local associations and
apply to these Headquarters by telegram
or letter for papers TO organize In time
to participate in the great Reunion, to
be held in the "Hospitable City of
Louisville, Ky. and thus unite with
their comrades In carrying out the
laudable and philanthropic objects of
the organization.
IL will be the largest Reunion ever
held and the splendid Reunion Commit.
tee have provided comforts, pleasures
and entertainment for the old Veterans,
Sponsors, Maids of Honor, Sons and
Daughters Of Veterans, Military Es'
corts and all visitors of all classes upon
the most magnificent scale ever before
attempted. Please urge all Veterans,
Sons and Daughters and their families
and friends to attend without fail.
BUSINESS of the greatest Importance
will demand careful consideration dur.
ing the Tenth Annual Reunion-such
rs the best methods Of securing impair
tial history and to enlist each state in
the compilation and preservation Of the
history Of her citizen soldiery the ben
evolent care through state aid or other.
wise Of disabled, destitute or aged
veterans and the widows ane orphans OF
our fallen brothers-in.arms; the care
of the graves of our known and un-
known dead buried vt Gettysburg, Fort
Warren, Camps Morton, Chase, Doug
las, Oakland Cemetery ut Chicago
Johnsons Island, Cairo, and ut al
other points; to see that they are an
nually decorated, the headstones pre-
served and protected, and complete
lists Of names Of our dead heroes will
the location OF their last resting places
furnished TO their friends and relatives
through the medium Of onr camps
thus rescung their names from oblivion
and handing them down In history Il
assist the noble Daughters Of tn,
Confederacy' to complete the Monu
ment to the memory of Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederate States o.
America, and TO aid in building monu
ments to other great leaders Of thu
South; to make such changes in th'
constitution and by. laws as experience
may suggest, and other matters of gen
eral interest
Rev. B. NJ, Palmer, ID, d, the grea
Southern Divine, who devoted himsel
to Ministerial Service IN the Army o
Tennessee during the war, has consent
cd TO deliver the Grafton ut the opening
exercises on May 30th,
Very respectfully,
GEO. MooRMAN,