The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-10-09
THE MONROE REUNION.

THE MONROE REUNION.
The Louisiana Division OF the United
Confederate Veterans held their twenty
third annual convention last Thursoay,
Friday and Saturday at Monroe-ln tnat
beautiful city on the willow-lapp Qua
chita," through which many Confederate
soldiers marched forward to the battleneios
of Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia,
including four of Boosters SIX companies,
one of them being sworn into the Confed-
crate service there April 6, 1862. For
three days the city of lovely homes, beautl-
full women and chiyalrous men, was filled
with the heroic survivors of the most heroic
army that ever went forth to battle in the
cause of constitutional right. The hos
ptable city was given over to the annual
celebration, and never before in its history
has the Division enjoyed more pleasant
reunion-joyous because of the meeting
together again Of comrades in arms, the
renewal of old acquaintances and the pro-
motion of new ties among the families OF
the Confederacy.
This annual coming together OF the old
soldiers is not only an occasion OF happy
comradeship of the surviving veterans, but
it is Of the highest historical value. 1t
furnishes the occasion for bringing out
world of facts from the lips of men who
will soon pass into the silent beyond and is
great object lesson, impressing on the
generations that have come on since the
Civil War vivid conception of the true
causes and character OF the struggle and
the real worth of the men who did battle |
for the South in that struggle. To pre-
serve true record of that terrific conflict
and to hand it down from father to son is a
sacred duty of the descendants OF these
men. 1t is q story so stupendous in pro-
portions, infinite in incident, and so heroic
in its settings that it can never become ex-
hausted. and never grow stale. The Con-
federate Soldier" white haired now and
passing out of the green of ife''-the
world will never behold his equal.
Major General Thomas ]. Shaffer, who
was unanimously elected commander of the
Division for the fifth time, is :" the right
man in the right place, . and is untiring in
his efforts to promote the success OF the
Division in its noble and patriotic work.
To the beautiful and graceful Division
Sponsor, Miss Cornelia Thornton, her fair
maids of honor and gracious chaperon,
much praise is due for their Frightening
and sweetening the occasion with their
charming presence. Everyone spoke OF
them in the most complimentary terms.
Lafayette was selected as the next meet
ing place.
The resolution presented by Camp No. 8
through the committee on resolutions rela-
tive to a peace monument on the battle
field at Gettysburg contained pretty
sentiment, but the committee asked that
it be amended to make Jefferson Davis
place on the monument Of equal promi-
nenee to that Of Abraham Lincoln. Gen.
Booth in commenting on the amendment
declared '.they must accept him If they
accept us" Referring to the recent re-
union of the Veterans of the North and
South on the Gettysburg battlefield, he said
there was one thing lacking and that was
an eulogy on Jefferson Davis. The reso-
luton as adopted is as follows:
Whereas, on the memorable battlefield of
Gettysburg, there was held July let -4th,
1918. great Reunion OF sixty Thousand Of
the Veterans of the Confederacy and of the
Union, and
Whereas, the said Veterans came to-
gether in peace, amity and brotherhood,
presenting to the world the unexampled
spectacle of the contestants in long, Bit
ter and bloody war, within fifty years OF its
close, burying all bitterness, and uniting
in harmony for the happiness of themselves
and the prosperity of their common coun-
try; and
Whereas, the sacred memory OF 90 inn
pressive and historic an event should, for
the emulation and betterment of posterity,
be forever cherished and preserved; there
fore
Be it Resolved, first, That it is the opin-
ion of the Veterans Of this Division, United
Confederate Veterans, that this great event
should be commemorated and its lessons
forever preserved, by the erection on the
very field of peace, OF q fitting memorial,
worthy of the occasion and Of our great
country, and that this should be erected by
appropriation made by the United States
Congress which represents our whole peo-
pie, whose welfare is bettered by that great
Peace Reunion.
Second, That we ask our Senators and
Represe in Congress to actively
support any measure to to secure the de-
sired end
Third. That the Adjutant General OF
this Division send copies of this preamble
and these resolutions to each of the Sena-
tors and Congressman from our State, and
publish the same in the papers Of our State.
Fourth. That we further approve the
formation OF the Gettysburg National Peace
Memorial Association whose objects are Ia
present plans for and the erection Of such
memorial.
Submitted by representatives Of Camp No.
No. 8, U. G. v.
Your committee has carefully considered
the subject matter OF these resolutions and
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