St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-08-27
GEN. SHAFFER ISSUES
HIS GENERAL ORDER
Designating OpaEOasaS As Next Meeting Place
of United Confederate Veterans.
8 DAYS HOST OF OLD VETS
mo Parish Of Our.Slais Furnished MOre Brave
Souls IN BsfeBss Of the H0blesl Principles
Ever Fought for. Than 81. landry"

new Ofl9anes La aug 1zy 1SlVs
General Orders No. 81
J.. 1t becomes my pleasant duty as
commander of the Louisiana Division,
u. @. ", to announce to the members
Of the staff, to the past commanders of
the division and to the camps compos-
ing the division that the city govern
ment Of Opelousas, the citizens OF st.
Landry Parish and u comrades OF II.
e. Lee Camp No. Il, Of the above parrish
have, through me, extended q cordial
and most sincere Invitation to the
Louisian2 Division. u. G.. Va to meet
and hold their reunion and convention
Of 1910 in the city OF 0pelousas.
II. Knowing that this invitation hal
come TO us from 8 brave and gallant
people, who were from the start, al
ways have been aud are now true and
loyal to the glorious Tor which
the South fought from 1861-1865.
III. Knowing that no parish of
state furnished o brave souls in de-
Tense Of he nobIesS principles aver
fought for than st. Landry.
". Knowing thatth people of st.
Landry yield TO non for greater n
truer hospitality, to none for greater
kind-heartedness and affection, and to
none for better citizenship q man
hood.
V. Knowing from personal expert
ence Of how, with open arms, they re-
ceived land generously divided their
almost last r~esourcesl h thousands
who were Iefuged from their homes by
the invaders of the country during the
/, trying days Of "a terrible wac.
VI. Knowing the heroic part that
the people Of st. Landry took in that
, terrible second war of the reconstruc-
ton days In throwing off the yoke OF
, oppression and bringing back peace and
! prosperity to our beautiful land.
! VII. All thisl Knowing all this the
: commander of the Louisiana Division,
u. C. ", feels honored and proud In &C
cepting, in behalf of the division, this
: invitation, which he knows Is mol
: tinged with one selfish motive, bni
! comes from the hearts of a noble and
: generous people.
VIII. It is therefore with extreme
satisfaction that I issue this order call
ing the reunion and convention of the
Louisiana Division, u. e. ", for thu
wear 1910, to be held in the city Of Opel
ousas, La. on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, the 18th, 10Th and Both O
, September, 1910.
TX. The division will assemble IL
Opelousas on "Wednesday, the 18th, ant
the business and social features viii
begin Thursday. the 18th, n end o.
? Friday, the Both, OF September, 1910. I
B programme of the social entertainment
I during the reunion will be announces
B and carried out by the several loca
committees.
I x. The commander hopes for an
D. feels every assurance that the usua
If liberal rates SO generously EXTENDED .
the Confederate veterans on forme
similar occasions by the railroad con
If panies will be extended on this occt
8 sion. Due notice of the rates will 3
published in ample m
Il XII. Your commander desires a III
! delegation from ev0ry camp IN the dlV
e sion present at our convention TO :
held in Ope1ousas, because grave an
va most important questions will be pr
gented to the convention for consider
ton. which will require The una
az and best Judgment to decide for tn
= welfare Of our organization. he Ghef
81 fore urges In the strongest terms IA
r. every camp should at once put ITSELF
good standing and be represented
XII. Your commander deems
20 proper to make you acquainted with Y
u ifofIowfng resolution adopted ab Ale
ID andrfa on the 10th of September, ~
in convention of u. G. ", duly al
legally organized.
j XIII. "Whereas, our laws give
the state division, the right and q
power to dx its internal representatl'
and establish its quorum; and
9Whereas, as our ranks are BEL
thinned By time, and CONDITIONS 9
snch that it is sometimes dlfnculG
pu1 get a quorum ofa majority oEtne CAM
aiat 7 HThereforc, be III resolved IfC
and after this date, the basis OF rep
sentation for the camps Of this d1Ylsl
shall be AS follows:
zach camp shall have two delegal
and two votes for the hrst huhol
members, and one vote LOT eacn :
IN hundred members or fraetloh oL ~
]. cent in excess thereof; provided I
: tber chat no camp shall have less IN
on tvs votes. no matter how small
in membership. !
0Ln hosis If representation such lamps
oh ahaIl he REPRESENTED Of regular asse
bied conventions of the atYisloh ..
constitute Il quorum ior the ItaM !
OF Of all business, provided, ~ teAse
II alcamps shall be represented.
eno XIV. communication mas o
Y it sant ia zach camp by order OF "
in commander, requesting fhat IePo.l
,a.s sent IL Adiutatft General Z. - VI
ner. No. 1913 llihernta Banh bu.iI z
ing giving the number 81 DEANS me- =
occurred IN each camp ,nie Il
S4ntelnber. 1909, to Augnsti lalu, i
San- ~ ,,a.s.sar, ihtt ihi< fnfornla1
go ah.uid be Furnished Il Is hopea !
llCS tho atIintauf4 Of the several camps
M neglect io send in thtaf FepoFl
day once. ,.onsiaars
81 Nv. Your eafatnNHuFA
Win bisfory committee the most lmpot'
Isas. COMMITTEES of ali, and ~ electins
az. members Of said eonnmiitee he ~ r
Mt "a lis l,.sl 4fforis in selecting tnre
oujo aonr comrades who were true ana :
~ = mr. cause. and Who possessed 3
nar qualifications for the q iealla n =
that ~ he considered hy them. tia ne ns
IF the dfvisian Will nos be dtsappolnss
their report, 10 be- presented q su1
ldSs. - o..FtEpH tft81. 4
ratio WV. Tsl4 commander sn
homes thai there viii he No lack y,
,eem tfS9gty m me psrf tf the ". =. y. !
49, ssasading a splemlid delegation s. : ,
alley omsss and ander Tie ~teaGefshlp 81 .
III e@nsroetie commander there I s
reason to expeet = full representa-
yVII. The commander eN4ei1
mnst cordial Invitation to me
n-rganiaatlen the Memorial Assoela
snei ana the public in genera e III pi1
him atfhe reunion 1t The Louistan1
sint IT. d. ", in Ahe city Pr 0pes IN
Mr.. ~ Ia held on the 18Th, sen anu ~
September, 1910. ~ az,
" 81 XVIII. The nam = s /,
,esias of honor and the chA