Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-01
ORDERS ON REUNION
ISSUED BY EVANS
Commander in Chief of Confeder
ate Veterans Gives Information
Regarding Hotel ,Accommoda-
tions for Annual Meet.


NEW ORLEANS. La, May 9.-Gen-
erai Clement A. Evans. cOmmander-in-
chief OF the United Confederate veterans.
and those who are making plans for the
reunion which will be held in Memphis,
@ane q and 10. and determined that
thare shall be no grounds for the charge
that the old veterans themselves have
been sighted during the festivities or that
social features at the gathering have
overshadOwed the parts played by the
men whose careers have made the reunion
possible.
with the cooperation Of the officers OF
the organization. Memphis will make the
treatment Of the old veterans and the
hospitality shown the men who fought
the south's battles from 1851 TO 1866 the
principal feature OF the reunion Of 1893.
although nothing will be lacking in the
way OF elaborate entertainment for all
who attend The hospitality OF the peo-
pie OF Tennessee. on former occasions
has recently been the subject OF several
orders issued by the general command
ing. and tonight General William T.
Mickle, adjutant general and chief OF
star By command OF General Evans
published several oruers touching upon
what would oe expected OF those who
viii enjoy this hospitality, and laying
down certain restrictions
EVANS ISSUES OfNDE-HAo-
General order No. "A. says:
-As there prevails among the members
OF our federation a great deal Of uncer-
tainty as 10 what provision viii be made
By the Memphis reunion committee for
the. entertainment Of the sponsors and
maids OF honor who may be In attendance
a the approaching reunion, the general
commanding feels that he should let
those interested understand exactly what
win be done
The committee is very DESTROYS that
there should be a large attendance OF
sponsors and maids from departments.
divisions. brigades and camps; and are
determined TO do all possible to render
pleasant the sojourn OF all sponsors and
maids. who come 70 Memphis. and shall
see that they are supplied with invita-
tsons 10 the various balls and entertain
ments that are given: but cannot attempt
to meet the hotel expenses Of the two
thousand who viii be present. or provide
them with escorts or carriages. These
must be provided BY those who elect the
young ladies 20 these positions.
'--reither can the committee allow them
IN the parade. even though they supply
themselves with carriages. as the line
must be made as short as possible, that
The old heroes. for whose pleasure the
reunions are given. who are rapidly grow
ing fewer In numbers and feebler In body,
raay not be shut out Of the entire line
Of march.
HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS
1.-The only provision that the reunion
committee win make will be to supply
hotel accommodations at the Peabody
hotel (the general headquarters) for one
sponsor and one maid OF honor from gen.
eral and department headquarters for
June s and 10: and furnish carriages
for them and for the sponsors and maids
from divisions in the parade"
General Evans also takes official cog
nizance OF the restoration of the name
OF Jefferson Davis on the Cabin John
bridge, near Washington. ID. c., saying:
The general commanding has pleasure
IN expressing the satisfaction he feels In
announcing officially that the name OF
jefferson Davis has been restored to the
tablet on Cabin John Bridge. AS secre-
tary OF war OF the United States Mr.. Da-
Wis had been largely instrumental In
constructing this aqueduct. and TO note
this fact his name with others had been
placed on the tablet: but during the war
between the states partisans caused ii to
be chiseled off. Mr.. Davis being at that
time the president of the Confederate
states
BY this restoration an act OF justice has
been done one OF Americans greatest
statesmen The fact is in itself trivial but
Il Is momentous in significance II en-
phasizes the truth that our countrymen
will recognize worth: that Mr.. Davis.
who was thoroughly southern In his SEN
timents. can be truly valued by those
who were once his enemies. and that he
was actuated by lofty motives and con-
ceptions OF duty. as were other statesmen
and soldiers OF the Confederacy.
1T Is possible that this desirable result
would never have been reached had not
our glorious women taken the matter in
hand and pushed IL TO completion The
Confederated Southern Memorial assOcia-
ton started the work in 1907, and Mrs.
J. Enders Robinson. OF Richmond. and
AIRS. W. J. Behan. OF New Orleans. as
sisted by the L. d. c and kindred organ
nations. have the thanks Of all Confed-
crates for the accomplishment Of this
work"
NICKLE GIVES ORDERS.
Another order issued by Adjutsnt Gen
eral AIiekle at the headquarters OF the
Confederate veterans tonight quotes Cen
eral Evans as follows:
The general commanding announces
that the Georgia division Of the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy. ever
ready 20 defend the honor OF all who dis
charged with fidelity the civil and mill
tary duties upon which they were honor
bly, engaged in Confederate service. has