The Opelousas courier., 1900-04-21
The Coming Reunion.
GEN. GORDON ISSUES ORDERS TO THE
CONFEDERATE VETS.


Imitation to the Daughters Of the
CoRfederacy.
Gen. Gordon has through Gen. George
Norman, his adjutant general, issued
the following important orders TO Con
federate veterans:
Headquarters United Confederate Vet
ran
New Orleans, La, March 81, 1900.
General Orders No. 231:
The General Commanding announces
that the Tenth Annual meeting and Re
union of the United Confederate Vete-
rams will be held as stated in General
Orders No. 1898 current series from these
Headquarters in the City OF Louisville,
XIV. on May 30th aud 31st, and June
1st, I'd and Sd, 1900, Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday, Saturday and Sunday res
pectiyely. All Confederate organIza-
lions and Confederate soldiers aud SAIL
ors of all arms, grades and departments,
Daughters of the ~Confederacy and Sons
of Veterans are cordially invited to at
tend this Tenth General Reunion OF the
u. C. VS..
With pride and pleasure he also an
nounces that 1851 camps are enrolled ID
the u. C. V. organization, with applIca'
tions in for over q hundred more. Elk
Confederate soldiers and sailors every.
where are urged to form themselves Ill
t6 local associations, where this has mol
already been done and all associations
bivouacs, epcampments and other DO
dies not members of the U.C. V. Asso
citation are earnestly requested to send
in applications to those headquarters
without delay, SO as to be organized IL
time to participate in this great reunion
and thus unite with their comrades IN
carving put the Iaudahle and phllan-
thropic objects of the United COnfede'
rate Veteran organization.
He heartily approves of the wisdom
shown by the veterans in their selec'
ton of this "Great Metropolis" of the
proud old Commonwealth OF Kentucky
as the meeting place for this theil
Tenth Annual Reunion, as it is so stu
ted, geographically, that it is accessible
to a very large majority of the u. CIV
camps.
In addition te this Kentucky has al
ways been noted for her great, big
hearted, noble men aud beautiful, loya
and patriotic women, and the veterans
can expect frum them, and he has nj
hesitation in guaranteeing that III Lou
~isvilie and all over that grand old State
the II. G. VS. will be the recipients Of
that cordial welcome which has made
Kentuckians famous aud world-re'
nowned for their open-handed and gen
uine hospitality.
j.. B. GORDON,
General Commanding.
GEO. MooRMAN,
Adintant General and Chief0f Staff.
CIRCULAR LETTER No. 113.
Headquarters United Confederate Vet
Grams, Adjutant Generals Office, 49,
Common Street.
To All Commanding officers, Command
ers of Camps, Adjutants and Com
rades of the u. e. VS.:
New Orleans, March 81, 1900.
In addition to the general Invitation
which is always extended, and which
follows as a sequence from the tradl
ditions and Customs of the u. G. V
Association, the general commanding
desires to tender IL special invitation t,
the Daughters of the COnfederacy
and to the "Sons of Veterans TO at
tend the Tenth Annual Reunion to b.
held at Louisville, KY, and directs tlia
all commanders and adjutants see Il
this specially in every part of tho South
By order of j. b. GORDON,
General Commanding.
GEO. MooRMAN,
Adjntant General and Chief of Stuff.