St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-05-26
United Confederate Vet
Grams.

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Grams.
New Orleans, La, May 81, 1900.
Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
Dear Sir-Gen. J. b. Gordon,
Commanding United Confederate
Veterans, respectfully requests that
you will aid the patriotic and be-
nevolent objects Of the Confederate
Veterans By publishing Immediately
in your next issue, the following
information, which will be OF value
and interest to the old Veterans in
your vicinity, and will aid the Louis
vile Reunion and our Association.
The Reunion will be held at Louis
vile, KY, on May 3O.h. 3lst, and
June LIST, End and 3rd, Wednesday.
Thursday, Friday. Saturday and
Sunday, respectively.
This Reunion Committee is q
body Of distinguished Confederate
soldiers, who as soldiers. know
what is due to the old Veterans Of
the South, and as Ketuckians, know
hew 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 . world wide
reputation.
The first care will be for the
comfort and pleasure Of private
soldiers, the men who stood in the
trenches and behind 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 Confederacy, and
visitors OF all classes will receive
that attention and hospitality for
which the citizens OF Louisville
are go justly noted. ! great Reun-
ion Hall, = magnificent structure,
has been built right upon the banks
Of Ohio river, where our business
will be transacted.
A "Great Confederatae Arch
has been in honor Of the Confeder-
ate soldiers, and tue city will be COW
cred with flags and bunting by day,
and at night will be blaze Of light.
and the principle streets will be illu-
minated with red and white arches
from which will be suspended the
the names OF some of the illustrious
dead in electric colors.
Many pleasures and entertain
ments viii be given, some Of which
are barbecues, sham battles repro
ducing the battle OF Perryville,
representation OF the Gun Boat bat
tie OF Fort Donaldson where 1000
cannons. will be fred, excursions
up and down the Ohio river, recep-
tions rendered the Sponsors and
Mails OF Honor by the Albert Sid
ney Johnston Chapter Daughters
Ut the Confederacv," . grand ball to
be given in the Confederate Reunion
Hall. and many other amusements
and entertainments. to nearly Ill OF
which the old Veterans are invited
Free. a band will be stationed At
each Division Headquarters for use
from the time Of the arrival Of The
Veterans and retained until their
departure.
AL Department, Division, and
Brigade Commanders while in
Louisville will have free use Of the
Postal & Western Union Telegraph
on business connected with the Re-
union matters.
There will be no Confederate
Hotel IS formerly, but meal tickets
will be issued to those not able to
pay, and free cots will also be sup
pied to them.
Our Annual Parade will take place
as usual the order OF march will be
announced just previous to the as
sembling Of the Convention.
The Grafton will be delivered by
Rev. DR.. b. N. Palmer, OF New
Orleans, La, the celebrated Soldier
Divine, whose ministrations during
tue war were with the Army OF
Tennessee.
Hon. Jas. HI. Berry, Senator from
Arkansas, will deliver m address
upon the second day, solely upon
incidents and Heroes OF Trans
Mississippi Department during the
war"
Rev. DR.. J. VIM. Jones. Of the
Army Of Northern Virginia. Chap
lain General OF the U. G. VS.,
will deliver the memorial Sermon"
in the Reunion Hall on Sunday,
the 3rd Of June. The splendid Re-
union Committee will see that
nothing is omitted, and the abund-
ance and completeness Of their ar
engagements is q guarantee that all
who honor Louisville with their
presence will be gratified with their
reception and pleased with the At
tention which these peerless people
know SO well how to show to the
guests within the gates Of their hos
p:table city. BY order Of
j. b. GORDON,
Commanding General.
GEO. MOORMAN,
Adjutant General and Chief OF Staff.
--sos-
Last Tuesday Governor Foster
was elected to succeed Senator
Caffery, whose term expires on
March 4, 1901, and Senator Nc
Emery to succeed himself, his pres