Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-19
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETER-
ANS.
New Orleans, La, May IA, 1900.
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10 the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
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 ls
sue the following information. which
will be OF value and interest to the old
veterans in your vicinity and will aid
the Louisville reunion and our assOcia-
ton: The reunion will be held at Louis
vile, KY, on May 30:h, S1st, and June
lst, 2nd and 3rd. Wednt sday, Thurs
day, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, re-
spectively.
The reunion committee Is body of
distinguished Confederate soldiers, who
as soldiers know what is due to the old
veterans OF the South, and Keutuck-
isns know how to dispense to the large
number of officers, ladies and other
guests who will honor tnem with their
presence that genuine hospitality for
which tdey have worldwide reputa-
lion.
Their first care will be for the comfort
and pleasure OF the private soldiers, the
men who stood In the trenches and be-
hind the guns; they come first, and
everything else is TO be made subsidiary
TO their comfort and welfare.
After they are provided for, then the
reunion committee will see 10 it that all
of the officers, sponsorS, maids of honor,
IONS of Veterans, Daughters OF toe Con
federacy, and visitors Of a ! classes, will
receive that attention and hospitality
for which the citizens of Louisville are
80 Justly noted. A great reunion hall, .
magnificent structure, has been built
right upon the banks OF the Ohio river,
where our bu -ss will be transacted.
A "ereat Confederate arch" has been
erected in honor of the Confederate
soldiers, and the city will be covered
with flags and bunting by day, and al
night will be a blaze of light, as the
principal streets will be Illuminated
with red and white arches from which
will be suspended the names OF some OF
our illuslIious dead in electric colors.
MANY pleasures and enteitalnmt II s
will be given, some OF which are oaroe-
cues. basket picDics; sham battle re-
producing the battle OF Perryviile; rep
rssentation of the gunboat battle OF
Fort Donaldson where seven thou
sand cannon will be fired; ex
cursions up and down the Ohio river;
receptions rendered the sponsors ana
maids of honor by the Albert Sidney
Johnston Chapter Daughters of the
Confederacy;p a grand ball 10 be given
10 the Confederate Reunion Hall, snd
many other amusements and enter
tainments, to nearly all of which the
old veterans are invited free. A band
| will be stationed at each division head
quarters for use from the time OF the al
rival of the veterans and retained until
their departure.
All department, division and brigade
commanders while 10 Louisville Will
have free use of the Postal and western
Union Telegraph on business connected
With reunion matters.
There will be no Corfedrate hotel as
formerly, but meal tickets will be issued
TO those not able to pay, and free cots
will also be supplied to them.
Our annual parade will take place 81
usual. the order of march will be sD'
nounced Just previous to the assembling
of the convention.
The oralion will be delivered by Rev
lDr. b. M. Palmer, of New Orleans, LA
the celebrated soldier divine, who's
ministrations during the war were Will
the army of Tennessee.
Hon. Jas. II. Berry, senator from Al
kansas, will deliver an address npo'
the second day, solely upon incident
and heroes of the Trans-Mississippi de
partment during the war;"
] Rev. DR.. J. Wm. Jones, OF the arm.
| of Northern Virginia, chaplain genera
of the U. c. VS., will deliver tn
"Memorial Sermon" in the Reunion
Hall, on Sunday, the 3rd day OF June
Tne splendid reunion committee WI
see that nothing is omitted, and IN
abundance and completeness OF a
their arrangements is guarantee tha
all who honor Louisville with thei
presence will be gratified with their re
cept on and pleased with the sttentlo
which these peerless people so we
know how to show TO the guests Witnl
. the gates Of their bospitable city. b
order OF j. ID VohDVN'
/ Commanding Genera
GEO. MoORMAN, .c,
Adiutant G neral and Chief OF Stat