Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-26
TWENTY.S SECOND ANNUAL GATH. BRING OF OLD VETERANS TO
 RE HELD IT MACON. GA.
THE OFFICIAL ORDER
Confederate SOuthern Memorial AssO. cfati0n Hold It's Sessions
 At Same Time.

Members of J. Ed Murray Camp NG 5l0, United Confederate Veterans. will be interested to learn that the dates for the Mobile reunion has been set for May ', and 3, 1912. This aa~ nouncement is made in the following state issued by the higher officials of iha U c. ", which was received by the Graphic last night:
 Headquarters United Confederate Vet
 erans, New Orleans, La, Decem-
 Der g, 1911.
 According to the custom heretofore i'll force. which leaves 10 the Con- mander-i in Chief and the Department Commanders the fixing of the date of the reunion, the Lieutenant General Commanding announces that the TWent ty-second annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans will be held in the city of Macon, Ga, on Ma [. 8 and g, 1912 Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. respectively, those days having been named by our host as sar- isfaetory.
 For second time in the history 0, this Association, the patriotic people of the great State of Georgia ask that the survivors of the Southern armies he their guests, and promise that our sojourn in their midst shall be full or pleasure.
 No State of the Union can present for admiration such an array of noble names: Gordon and Evans tboth Con- manders of the II. C. VI, Stephen ', Cobb McLaws, Young, Wright, Bar tow, Toombs Longstreet, kell, Walk CT, Lamar. Bulloch, Twiggs, Tatna'l (the great naval officer who is said to have shed tears when informed that he was too old to have charge of a Confederate gunboat on the high seas) and numbers of other grea. and gal lant men.
 By her thousands of Confederate historic spots, by the fields of battle, where the Southron manfully met his foe, by the homes, sheltering her wo- men and children. ruthlessly destroy ed by Sherman's hordes, Georgia pre- sents many, many points to attract the deepest interest of all Confeder- ates and their loyal descendants. Let us all gather around her shrine and show the glorious people of this glor- ious state that we value far beyond the power of expression her patriotic devotion to the Confederacy and will forever sacredly treasure the suffer- ings by which she proved her loyalty to the Stars and Bars.
 The City of Macon nestles among the lovely hills of Georgia and Is fill ed with the wealth. intelligence, worth and social standing of the South; and each citizen promises that nothing shall be lacking to add to the comfor. and enjoyment of those who once were In the armies of the Confectionery. The General Commanding. then. urges all his beloved comrades Q make an effort to take part in this 
 The Lieutenant General Command ng with much pleasure announces. at he request of it's most energetic pres dent. Mrs. W. Behan. that the Con- federated Southern Memorial Asso- ation will hold it's meeting at the anne time.
 The Lieutenant General Command ng sincerely hopes that the press os he entire country will endeavor :o 'tir mp interest in the coming meet ng. and to this end he requests that his order be published, and editorial 'omment made thereon.
 By command of
 c. IRVINE WALKER.
 Lieutenant General Commanding. Nm E. Mickle