The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
VETERANS, ATTENTION
AN ADDRESS BY GEN. STEPHEN
D. LEE.
The Fifteenth annual Reunion OF
United Confederat Veterans at
Louisville, Kentucky.

Headquarters United Confederate Vet
Grams, New Orleans. La, February 1.
Ieo5.-General Orders No 20: 1. The
Commanding General announces that,
according to the custom heretofore III
force, which leaves to the Commanding
General and the Department Command
ers the fixing of the date Of the Re-
union. the Fifteenth Annual Reunion of
the United Confederate Veterans will be
held in the city Of Louisville, KY, on
June Il, IS and If, 1905, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, respectively, those
days having been named by Our host as
satisfactory.
2 The Commanding General can not
attempt to enumerate the many attrac-
lions the glorious Commonwealth Of
Kentucky has to offer to the United
Confederate Veterans, but he may say
that no State in the Union can point
with greater pride to the daring achieve
ments of her men and women in the
days of the early settlement of the cour-
try. headed by the great ri1ernan, Daniel
Boone; and dauntless woman, Mrs.
Woods; that none can present grander
array of noble Confederate sons than
Albert Sidney Johnston, Dick Taylor,
john H. Morgan, John B. Hood, John
C. Breckenridge, Simon B. Buckner,
Humphrey Marshall, George B. Critten-
den. and scores of others that could be
named and he mentions with peculiar
pride that to her belongs the honor of
giving to the human race that great pa
triot cfivalrous leader and unstained
Southern gentleman, Jefferson Davis,
our first and only President.
Z. The Command General most heart
lily approves of the action which made
the great city of Louisville the meeting
point for the Veterans in 1905. The in
clemency of the weather at the Reunion
of 1900 practically set at naught the al
most perfect arrange nlents that had
been made for the pleasure of the wear
ers of the grey, and Ii was due to the
generous and patriotic men and women
(noted all over the world for their peer
less beatty and natchless charms) that
another opportunity should be given
them to entertain the survivors Of the
Confedt rate armies.
These men and women are already
devising ways and means to make the
meeting Of this year for splendor, extent
and variety, unequaled i'll our annals ;
and those who were present on the for
nler occasion know full well what can
be expected, for the hospitality and well
come. Of the Sons and Daughters of
Kentucky are only equaled in warmth
and exuberanee by broadness and prodi-
gality. and are limitless and intending
Located. geographically. so as to be
easily accessible to a vast majority of
the Camps of the u. c. V; with lavish
attractions spread out for their pleas
IRE with men and women appealing to
them to come to their homes AMI fire.
sides. the Commanding General feels
that the Boys of the DOS" will be
given welcome that will have to be
marked with white stone. He. there
fore, most earnestly urges the officers
and members OF Camps to commence
now without delay to make preparations
to attend this grand gathering. Let
them at once set about selecting dele
gates and alternates. and use every effort
to have a large attendance, SO that this
Reunion may. indeed. be the largest and
most representative ever held He begs
all Confederate Soldiers. whittier of the
Army Or Navy. whether members of
Camps or not to meet in Louisville and
live over for little while in loving
conradeship with each other the glo-
rio,ls deeds Of the grandest armies the
world has ever known
i, The Commanding General with
a,ch pleasure announces. at the request
of us most energetic President. Mrs. w.
Bei1an. that the Confederated South
ern Memorial Association will hold its
meeting at the same time: and that the
opening feature of the Convention VII
Be the usual Jefferson Davis Memorial
Service. The time and place of this
service will be given in future orders,
so that every Confederate may be able
to attend
S The Commanding General sincere
II hopes that the press of the entire
country will endeavor to stir up inter
est in the coming meeting, and TO this
end he requests that this Order be pub
#lished. and editorial comment made
thereon.
By command of
STEPHEN D. LEE.
General Commanding.
Official
WM. Z. MICkLE,
Adit. General and Chief of Staff.