The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-30
NO CHIEF SPONSOR
AT REUNION HERE
Copies of Order of General Lee Received in Richmond
Will Bring Up Question of Having Two Parades
Instead of One Future Reunions

Copies ~ the text ~ the two orders oou-
c1rning the Reunion % Confederate Nefer-
ans tn Richmond. recently ISSUED bv Gene
eral stephen T. Lee. have been received
iu this city, and are being read vitl
much interest everywhere. THE first ore
der fixes the dates for the reunion fo~
May 30thJune 81 inclusive. and pays
notable tribute 10 the Virginia mon and
women Of tie Coufederacy. concluding
with the statement that ''the general
commanding. then. in the name ~ tho
men and women OF Virginia begs you
70 come. lay aside everything. and come.
and meet once more IN tho State which
gave 20 the world such men ass Robert
r. Lee. Stonewau Jackson. Jeb Stuart.
and countless other heroes"
II is the second order however. which
has aroused widespread discussion. and
IL is given here I'm fun. n 10 General
Lee announces that there VIII he no
chief sponsor and maid II honor f0r
the South Tor the Richmond reunion Ife
also indicates that he will bring % the
attention Of the organization the question
OF having two parades IN future instead
OF one. The order follows.
Headquarters
United Confederate Veterans.
New Orleans. la. Jan. s. 1907.
General Orders. No. 60
7. The general commanding asks
the earnest consideration by every
officer and individual member of
our federation 10 the action Of tho
United Daughters OF the Confcd-
eracy at their convention held in
the city OF Gulfport. Miss. recon-
mending that the practice Of APP
pointing sponsors and maids OF
honor by the United Confederate
Veterans be discontinued. This is
a matter Of the greatest moment.
and Involves a radical departure
TON TOD 1nnn F.H
How'd for 2 number Of years; and
he hopes that each one will most
carefully study the question.
IT viii he remembered that IN the
early history OF the order. we had
no sponsors. but our beloved first
commander-in chief. General J. B.
Gordon. and his interchangeable adju-
tant- general Major-General George
Moorman. in the greatest love
FOR the cause. with mo-
tives the most lofty. put
forth unusual exertions to make
n feature at all reunions Of the
presence Of the young lady sponsors
and maids Of honor. IL cannot be
denied. however. that what was in
tended as an hoonor to the de-
scendants of the glorious women
of the COnfederacy TO add to the
reputation Of whom the general
commanding Yields place TO none)
has grown to such a degree that
the Confederate soldiers have in a
manner been forced into a second
place. To correct this condition was
the motive which prompted the ac-
ton Of the L. -. c.. and with any
movement tending to make the sur
vivOrs of our immortal armies the
principal feature at all reunions.
the general commanding is in
thorough accord.
The convention held IN New Or
leans in 1903 recognized the drift of
matters IN appointing so many spon-
sOrs. and the necessary outlay for
their entertainment: and passed a
resolution having in view the cur
taiment OF the custom. The recon-
mendauon Of the l.. ID. c. makes so
sudden and material a change. and
the protests from officers and camps
in all sections Of our country are so
numerous and emphatic, that the
general commanding does not feel
authorized TO accedo wholly To the
request made of him. Many appoint
ments have already been made, and