The Van Buren press., 1900-05-26
Circular Letter No. 1871.
EDITOR PRESS, YAM BuREN. ARK. ,


DEAR SIR:-General J. B. Gordon,
Commanding United Confederate Vet
Grams, respectfully requests that you will
aid the patriotic and benevolent objects
OF the United Confederate Veterans by
publishing immediately, In your next
issue. the following information, which
will be Of value aud interest to the old
/ Veterans in yOur vicinity, and will aid
the Louisville Reunion, and our Associ-
alton: The reunion will be held at
Louisville, KY. on May 30th Slst and
June LIST, I'd and 3D., Wednesday Thurs
day. Friday. Saturday and Sunday.
respectively.
The Reunion Committee Is body Of
distinguished Confederate soldiers, who
as soldiers, know what is due to the old
Veterans Of the South and rs Ken
tuckians, know how to dispense to the
large number of officers ladies and other
guests who will honor them with their
presence that genuine hospitality for
which they have a world wide repu-
tation.
Their first care will be for the comfort
and pleasure for 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 to it, that all
of the Officers, Sponsors, Maids of Honor,
Sons of Veterans, Daughters of the Con-
federacy, and visitors of all classes will
receive that attention and hospitality for
which the citizens of Louisville are so
justly noted A great Reunion Hall, n
magnificent structure, has been built
right upon the banks of the Ohio river,
where our business will be transacted.
A"Great Confederate Arch has been
erected in honor Of the Confederate
soldiers, and the city will be covered
with flags and bunting by day, and at
night will be blaze of light, rs the
principal streets will be illuminated
with red and white arches from which
will be suspended the names of some OF
our illustriOus dead In electric colors.
Many pleasures aud entertainments
will be- given, some OF which are barbe-
cues, basket picnics; sham battle repro
ducing the battle of Perryville; repre-
sentation of the Gun Boat battle of Fort
Donaldson where 1000 cannons will be
fired excursions up and down tine ONO
river; receptions rendered the Sponsors
and Maids of Honor by the Albert Sidney
Johnston Chapter Daughters of the
Confederacy n Grand Ball to be given
In the Confederate Reunion Hall, and
many other amusements and entertain
ments, 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
arrival of the Veterans and retained
until their departure.
All Department, Division and Brigade
Commanders while in Louisville will
have free use of the Postal and Western
Union Telegraph on business connected
with Reunion matters.
There will be no Confederate Hotel rs
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 as
usual, the order of march will be an
nounced just previous to the assembling
Of the Convention.
Inc OTdtlOu Will De ueIlNtlcu Wy lVoN
DR.. B. NJ. Palmer of New Orleans, La. :,
the celebrated Soldier Divine, whose
ministrations during the war were with
the Army Of Tennessee.
Hon. Jas. II. Berry, Senator from
Arkansas, will deliver an address upon
the second day, solely upon Incidents
and Heroes of the Trans Mississipp!
Department during the war.
Rev. DR., j. WIN. Jones, OF the Army
Of Northern Virginia, Chaplain Genera
OF U. C.V's. will deliver the" Memorial
Sermon IN the Reunion Hall on Sunday,
the 3d day Of June. The splendid Re-
union Committee will see that nothing
Is omittep, and the abundance and com
pleteness of all their arrangements Is a
guarantee that all who honor Louisville
with their presence will be gratihed with
their reception and pleased with the
attention which these peerless people so
we'll know how to show to the guests
within the gates of their hospitable city.
GEO. MooRMAN.
Adjutant General and Chief Of Staff.
By order Of j. b. GoRDAN.