The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-05-18
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
CIRCULAR REG ARDING THE LOUIS
VILE CONVENTION.
Business Of the Greatest Importance WIN
Con Before it-Tweive Hundred and
Sixty Four Campo Have Been Admitted.
Headquarters United Confederate
Veterans.
New Orleans La, May 5, 1900.

Headquarters United Confederate
Veterans.
New Orleans La, May 5, 1900.
Editor Democrat. Star.
Gen. j. b. Gordon, Commanding
United Confederate Veterans. re-
quests that you will aid the patriotic
and benevolent objects Of the United
Confederate Veterans by publishing
Immediately In your next issue, date
reunion IL to take place at Louisville.
KY, on May both and 31st, and June
lst, I'd and Sd, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday aud Sunday, with
editorial notice OF the organization,
or please publish this letter.
Sunday, June Sd. will be the 92d an
Universally OF the birth Of our beloved
Elk. President Jefferson Davis, and Is
set apart for " Memorial Ceremonies "
to the memory OF Mr.. Davis, who was
born In Kentucky near the scene NJ
the reunion, TO TO the peerless "DauHh-
ter OF the COnfederacy," and to every
one OF our heroic officers and privates
who have gone to jnin them around
the Great White Throne.
Also to urge Confederate soldiers
and sailors everywhere to form them
selves Immediately into local assOcia-
tons and apply to these headquarters
by telegram ~Or.ietber for papers to or
ganize in time to participate In the
great reunion, to be held in the hos
pitable city Of Louisville, KY, and
thus unite with their comrades in car
rying out the laudable and philan-
thrOpic objects OF the organization.
1t will be the largest reunion ever
held, and the splendid reunion COM.
mlttee has provided comforts. pleas
ures and entertai for the old
Veterans, Sponsors. Maids OF Honor.
Sons and Daughters OF Veterans, Nil.
itary Escorts, and all visitors Of all
classes, upon the most magnificent
scale ever before attempted. Please
urge all Veterans, Sons and Daugh-
tiers, and their families and friends to
attend without fail.
Business Of the greatest Importance
will demand careful consideration du-
ring the Tenth Annual Reuni0n-such
as 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 benevolent Care through State aid
or otherwise Of disabled, destitute or
aged veterans and the widows and or.
phans Of our fallen brotlers-in-arms ;
the care Of the graves OF our known
and unknown dead buried at Gettys.
burg, Fort Warren, Camps Morton.
Chase, Douglas, Oakland Cemetery at
Chicago, JOhnsOn's Island, Cairo and
at all other points : to see that they
are annually decorated, the headstOnes
preserved and protected. and complete
list OF names Of our dead heroes with
the location OF their last resting places
furnished to their friends ard rela.
tiveS through the medium OF our
thus rescuing their names
from obliyion and handing them down
In history ; to assist the noble Daugh.
ters Of the Cnnfederacy to complete
the monument to the memory Of JEFF.
Davis, President OF the C0nfed.
crate States OF America. and to aid 10
monuments to other great
leaders, soldiers and sailors OF the
+; to make such changes IN the
constitution and bylaws ms expert
ence may suggest, and other matters
Of general Interest.
Rev. r. N. Palmer. n. D., the great
SOutern divine, who devoted himself
ministerial service in the Army OF
the Tennessee during the war, has
to deliver the Grafton, at
the opening exercises on May Both.
Total number OF camps now admit
ted 1894 with applications for nearly
one hundred more.
Following Is a list OF cambs BY
Texas 24l. South Carolina
l3l. Georgia 127, Alabama 1OI, Arkan- |
sas 78, Mississippi IS, Tennessee Is,
81, Kentucky SO, North
SO, Virginia Al, Florida 81,
Indian Territory "a, West Virginia
p, Oklahoma 10. Maryland IL. Cali.
4, New Mexico 3, Illinois 2.
2, District OF Columbia 2,
Colorado 2, Indiana l, Massachusetts
l, Ohio l, Arizona l. Resp'y,
GEO. MOORMAN,
General and Chief of Staff.