The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-03
ORDERS TO
VETERANS
Preparations for the Great
Meeting atNeW Orleans. 81
ORDERS OF GEN'L MACC1LL
He Calls Upon the Various Camps to
Organize The Election Of Dele
gates-T The Route to the South
That Is Commended.

I'M, ~. 5 Y III
In regard to the coming reunion Of tho
United Confederate Veterans In New Or
leans, beginning May 10Th noxt, Grand
Commander James Magill has tssucd
several general orders. through Cap
tain Thomas Elicit Northumberland. IN
which lie says In part: @
The thirteenth annual reunion OF
United Confederate Veterans will be
held In the city of New Orleans, La1, on
the 10th, GOTH 2lst and ed Of May, $685.
Tuesday wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, respectively.
Y AS grand commander Of the Grand
Camp Confederate Veterans. Depart
ment Of Virginia, desire to make the
Grand Camp Of Virginia one OF the pest
In tho South. ana am making arrange
ments to secure the very best rates ana
most comfortable accommodations IN the
way of transportation for all delegates
and alternntes from all the camps OF
Confederate Veterans, all camps OF Sons
Of United Confederate Veterans Chapters
United Daughters Of the Confederacy. and
sponsors ana maids of honor of Virginia.
to this reunion W. ". at New Or
leans, La, in May next.
CALL FOR ORGANIZATION.
hope to visit in person each camp com-
posing tie Grand Gimp, Department Of
Virginia, at as early a dato as possible,
and hopo to see full attenuancs of mem-
.bers at each meeting. l urge upon the
commanders of each camp to give due
notice and invite all Confederate veter-
ans, whether members OF camps or not:
all Sons OF Confederate Veterans. and all
Daughters Of the Confederacy to meet
with you ut that time. I hope all camps
that have not Camp Of Sons OF Confed-f
county, and that have not Chapter OF
United Daughters Of the Confederacy,
Will arrange to have one organized at this
called meeting. will give due notice
to eacn camp, that o. date and hour can
he arranged for the meeting at each
point. S ,a us
must Gull special attention to the ro-l
lowing clause taken from my General Or
der No. 2, Of December 20, 1902. article
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Virginia is now twelfth in this list Of
States, with fifty-four camps Including
the Grand Camp now holding charters
with the United Confederate Veterans.
virgnia's Grand Camp now has lol camps
/ nthe State organization, and II all OF
these camps would apply for charters In
the United Confederate Veterans, that
do not hold tho Same, 1t would placH
Virginia fifth In the list of Southerv
States. In the place Of the twelfth. as
she now stands. With the FIVE camps that
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to the Grand Camp and the camps OF
Confederate Veterans that do not belong
to either OF the organizations, Virginia
would take fourth place in the list of
States" ia
/ mention these facts to Impress upon
the camps OF Virginia the necessity OF
coming forward at the called meetings
prepared to apply for charters In the U !.
c. V. organization. and those that are not
In the State Grand Camp TO set their
charter In that
Many places In the State have no Con-
federate camps. and fine camps could be
formed Mt these points I will be glad to
visit any Of these places. and help the
Confederates to organize camps. II they
will write me- that we can arrange a
date for the meeting. If we can get ali
camps to get charters in the U. G. Y. that
are now In the Grand Camp, that do not
hold them, and the camps that do not
hold charters In either OF the organiza-
tons, and the new camps now forming
and have applied for charters. It would
make total Of 1876 camps. which would
place. Virginia second In the list OF
states In the u. CVeteran's organizations.
MAMIE DELEGATES.
In General Order No. 10, issued through
Adtutant j. r. Miller. Mr.. Mng1ll' says
IT urge upon you the great Importance
of holding meetings Of your camps at
once, to appoint delegates and altcrnates
to this annual reunion, which we hope to
make tho most enjoyable ever hold. Eatti
camp Of tho Second Brigade Is entitled
to send ono u delegate for every twenty
as additional delegate for fraction Of ten
OO) members. and alternates in the same
proportion.
"All adjutants Of these camps will no.
tify these headquarters at once on the
appointment of delegates and nlternntes.
giving tho name and address OF each.
that the necessary arrangements can be
made with tho railroad company for
transportation and sleeper"
Adjutant Miller will meet with r. f..
Lee Camp tho evening of Mai Oh 9th, and
with George n, Pickett ca21p the eve
ming of March 7th,
AS TO THE ROUTE.
In n further circular. General Masin
says: Ga 5g3
Referring to trip OF delegates and al
ternates to tho Confederate veteran re-
union at New Orleans, La:
beg to state that have gone over the
routes carefully. and from an impartial
view have concluded that the route OF
the Norfolk and Western Railway from
points In Virginia, Washington. d. c.,
Baltimore and the North, seams to mo
TO be the most feasible, and the ono that
is most convenient to everybody fron,the
territory mentioned ISL
This company has through sleeping
cnre from Now York. Philadelphia, Balti-
more. Washington, charlottesville. Iynch-
burg. Roanoke and the Southwest to New
Orleans, And such arrangements can be
made whereby sleepers could be run from
Richmond, Norfolk, Suffolk Petersburg.
Farmvile Lynchburg. and intermediate
stations to connect with the through
sleepers that arc run daily over this
route OF course. If the number will
justify 1t, special train can be ar
ranged for, and very greatly desire that
AL those who will attend as delegates.
alternates or visitors will notify mo as