The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-02-15
Veterans Reunion 1905.


vile this year. Gen. Stephen D. Lee,
who succeeded the late Gen. John B.
Gordon as commender-in- chief, has
fixed the date for the union at June
ii, Is and l6.
Gen. Lees order, which will be OF
interest TO all the veterans, is as fol-
lows:
Headquarters United Confederate Vet
erans. New Orleans, La, February
1,1905.
Gen. Orders No. %.
l. The commanding general an
nounces that, according to the custom
heretofore in force, which leaves to
the commanding general and tho de-
parsment commanders the fixing Of the
date of the reunion, the fifteenth an
nual rennicn Of the United Confode-
rate Veterans will be held in the city
of Louisville, Ky, on June IA, Is and
16, 1905, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, respectively, those days hav.
ing been named by our host as salts
factory.
| 2. The commanding general cannot
attempt to enumerate the many attrac.
tions the glorious commonwealth Of
Kentucky has TO offer to the United
Confederate Veterans, bus he may esy
that no State in the Union can point
with greater pride to the daring
achievements of her men and women
in the days Of early settlement Of the
country, headed by the great rifemau,
Dsniel Boone, and dauntless woman,
Mrs. Woods; that none can present a
grander array Of noble Confederate
soma thsn Albert Sidney Johnston,
Dick Taylor, John H. Morgan, John
B. Hood, Joha @. Breokinridge, ST.
mon B Buokner, Humphrey Marshall,
George B. Critsenden, and scores Of
others that could be named; and he
mentions with peculiar pride that to
her belopgs the honor Of giving to the
human race that great patriot, chival-
rous leader and unstained Southern
} gentleman, Jefferson Davis, our first
and only president.
3. The commanding general most
heartily approves OF the action which
made the great city Of Louisville the
meeting point Of the veterans in 1905.
The inclemenoy OF the weather SO the
. reunion Of 1900 practically set at
nsusht the almost perfect arrange
ments that had been made for the
! pleasure of the wearers Of the gray,
and itwas due to the generous and
patriotic men and women (noted ell
over the world for their peerless beau
ty and mstchless charms) that ant ther
or,unity should be given them to
} entertain the survivors of the Confed-
: | crate armies.
These men and women are already
, devising ways and means to make the
meeting Of this year for splendor ex-
tent and variety, unequalled in our an
|. mails; and those who were present on
the former occasion know full we'll
L what can be expected, for the hospi-
tality and welcome of the sons aud
daughters Of Kentucky are only equal.
led in warmth and exuberance by
broadness and prodigality, and are
limitless and unanding. !. Il. 4.
]! ! 7 I4aentad, geegra ahieally, 40 . : 70 he
eisily aceesfib ble to q vast majority OF
the camps Of the y G. ", with lavish
attractions spread out for their pleas
ure, with man and women appealing to
them 20 0ome to I'd their cir homes and nre.
sides, the commanding general feels
& that s.the boys Of the Co.'S, will be
givensa 9 welcome that will have to be
q marked with . white stone. He, there
fore, most 5earnestly urges the officers
end members Of camps TO commence
now without delay 10 make prepara.
tions to attend this grand gash herinrg.
Let them Of once set about aelecting
delegates and alternateB, aud usa every
Il effort TO have q large nttandsace, 40
that thia reunion may. indeed, be tho
4 slasgest and most represen entative ever
held. He begs oil Confede derates col.
diers, whether oe che army ri OF: II navy,
whether tnembers oe samp,s orSnot, to
/: meet 10 Louisville aud live over 8 lit-
tle while iE loving rsasship siish
. each other the glosious dssda OF tle
], grandeas armies ahs world Raaa ever ev
81 known. 3s
The comnaaRd dipg general with
much pleasure snn onncsh. atSf fEa "a.
q quest of iss most energesie president,
krs. ii ehan chat thes Confed-