Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-10
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
a CIRCULAR LETTER FROM ADJU-
TANT GENERAL NORMAN.

| L ale 1olloWlnS Is SELF explanatory.
New Orleans. La. May 5, 1900.
To Editor Virginian-Pilo., Norfolk. Va;
Dear Sir:-Gen. j. Il. Gordon. com
handing United Confederate Veterans
respectfully requests that you will aid
the patriotic and benev olent objects ri
the United Confederate Veterans by
publishing Immediately in your next
issue date reunion Is 20 take place at
Louisville. Ky. on May SOth. 3lst. and
June Let. I'd and Sd. Wednesday. Thurs
day. Friday. Saturday and Sunday. re-
sre1 lively, with editorial notice of the
organization. or please publish this
letter
Sunday, June Sd, will be the e2d an
ntverseiy of the birth ~ our beloved
cXIresident. Jefferson Davis. and is
set apart for Memorial Ceremonies
ID the memory of Mr.. Davis. who was
born In Kentucky, near by the scene of
the reunion. to the peerless "Daugh-
Ter OF the Confederacy." AMI to every
one of our heroic officers and privates
whh nave gone TO JON .n-m around
the Great White Throne.
Also to urge cX-Confederate soldiers
an" sailors every where t. form them
selves Immediately int1 local associa-
t!ors ana apply to these headquarters
by telegram or letter FOR papers 10 or
ganize in time to participate in the
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 commit
tee have provided comforts. pleasures
and entertainments for the old vete-
rams, sponsors. maids of honor. CONS
ard adughters OF veterans, military es-
corts. and all visitors Of all classes,
upon the most magnificent scale ever
before attempted. Please urge all veto
rams. sons and daughters, and their
families and friends TO attend without
fail.
Business of the greatest Importance
will demand careful consideration dur
Ing the Tenth Annual ReInioE-such as
.he best methods of securing impartial
history, and to enlist each State in the
compilation and preservation OF the
history of the citizen soldicry: the be-
nevolent care through state aid or
otherwise of disabled. dcs-itd;e or aged
veterans and the widows and orphans
Of our fallen brothers in arms; the care
~ the graves OF our known and un-
known dead buried a Gettysburg Fort
Warren. Camps Morton, Chase. Doug
las. Oakland Cemetery. at Chicago.
Johnson's Island. Cairo, and at all
other points; to see that they are an
served and protected. aud complete list
of names of our dead heroes with the
Location OF their las. resting rlacea
furnished to their friends and reiiti"es
through the medium OF our camps.
thus rescuing their names from OBJ
livion and handing them drwn tn his
tory: to assist the noble Daughters OF
the Confederacy" TO complete the mon
ument TO the memory OF Jefferson
Davis, President OF the Confederate
States of America. and to aid in build
ing monuments 10 other great leaders.
soldiers and sailors of thA South: TO
make such changes in the constitution
and bylaws as experience may sug-
gest and other matters of general in
terest.
Rev. B. NJ. Palmer. D. D.. the great
Southern divine. VINO devoted himself
to ministerial service in the army OF
Tennessee during the war. has con-
scented to deliver the grafton. at the
opening exercises on May 3oth.
Total number OF camps now admit
ted 1884. with applications in for near
iy one hundred more.
Following is the list of camps by
States: Texas. 24i; southCaroLna. 13l;