The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-04
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
GENERAL ORDERS RESPECTING
THE ANNUAL REUNION.
New Orleans viii Welcome the De
tenders Of the Cause, Their Sons
and Dauahters-AnnuaI Re
union May 10 TO p.

erans, New Orleans, La, Jan. ze'
General Orders No 294.
1. The general commanding announ'
ces that. according to the custom here
tofore in force. which leaves to the
commanding general and the depart
ment commanders the fixing OF the
the date O. the reunion, the thirteenth
annual reunion will be held In the city
of New Orleans, La, on May 49, 20
2i and 22. 1908, Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday and Friday, respectively,
those days having been named by our
host as satisfactory
2. with pride the commanding gen
eral also announces that l,49O camps
have already Joined the associations
and he hopes that many more VIII hle
applications before the reunion. He
urges veterans everywhere to get to-
gether and form themselves into
camps and send at once to these head
quarters for organization papers. so
that their aid may be secured In carry
ing out the benevolent, praiseworthy
and patriotic objects Of our order.
3. He begs that camps already or
ganized. and those about to be organ.
lied. will at once set about creating
an interest in this great reunion, which
promises to surpass all heretofore
held. Let delegates and alternates
be chosen. and every preparation made
to take part in this gathering Not
alone the city OF New Orleans. but the
state Of Louisiana, as well has in
vited as to come TO the metropolis of
the great Southwest; and let the sur
vivors of the 'lost cause" be not back.
ward accepting this invitation.
Few cities of the South offer such
attractions to the ordinary visitor, but
her sufferings and hardships render
her douby dear to the heart of every
Confederate. II was upon her old
men. too far advanced in age to take
up arms and the noble women. that
were heaped. all the barbarities the in
ktnully ol DIuNdi buNl'l 'puiu I'M
agine; within her borders vas the
home of the gallant Beauregard. at
whose command the first shot Of he
war was fired, the hero Of the first
Manassas. the able engineer who plan.
ned the defense OF Charleston harbor,
which 50 long successfully resisted
IA. Of 10 Of t.avpaVftt1
Federal feet and here his spirit sweet
ly sank TO rest; here lived and died
the beloved George Moorman. the in.
spiration and life OF the great order
OF the u. c. VS., for which he toiled
night and day, and to whose wonderful
efforts its success is entirely due; here
labored and administered spiritual
consolation the sainted b. NJ. Palmer
who regarded II almost as a teaching
OF the holy word OF God that the doc
trine Of states rights should be up
held even at the great sacrifice that
was made for IL, and who, in the last
hours of his life, referred lovingly to
the Confederate uniform: almost the
first life that was sacrificed on the
altar of his country. that Of the noble
Colonel Charles Dreux, was a resi-
dent of this city here. for a while. re-
posed the precious ashes OF Albert
Sidney Johnston. before their removal
to their home in our sister state of
Texas. in the magnificent tomb in Me
tairie cemetery; here passed away the
great and only president Of the Con.
federate states of America, Jefferson
Davis. and here on all sides. the
mind and heart are stirred TO patriot.
ic enthusiasm by enduring monu-
monts in marble or bronze to the
glorious dead of the past-the noble
column to the immortal Lee towering
over all, here dwell the most open.
hearted men. the most beautiful. pa.
triotic women of the South These
men and these women stand with open
arms and cordial greeting to well
come the survivors OF the Lost
Cause ~ this fair city. No better
preparations have ever been made
for the pleasure and entertainment of
the wearers of the gray, The com
manding general hopes that there will
be an immense gathering of his old
comrades, and that these old heroes
will go back to their homes when the
reunion is over. happier and better
men, singing the praises of those who
have contributed so much to make
their sojourn pass delightfully."-
4. At the request OF its most zeal,
Gus president. Mrs. w J. Behan, the
commanding general, takes pleasure
in announcing that the Southern Me,
mortal Association will hold it's fourth
a