The log cabin Democrat., 1914-02-21
URGES VETERANS TO
ATTEND REUNION
GEN. BRUCE'S CIRCUl AR
COMMANDANT OF THIRD BRI-
GADE WOULD AROUSE
INTEREST.

Gen G. W. Bruce Of Conway, COM
manding the Third brigade, United
Confederate Veterans, today issued
the following circular to the camps
under his command, urging attend
ance at the annual reunion to be held
at Jacksonville:
Conway, Ark, Feb. 20, 1914.
Circular No. /
Attention is hereby called to the
fact that our next reunion of the u
c. V. is to meet at jacksonville, Fla.
and embraces the 5th to the 7th of
May, inclusive. And it is the desire
OF the commander of this the Third
brigade of the Arkansas division, that
as many of the veterans residing
within the territory of said brigade
as possible should attend The Third
brigade of the Arkansas division in
eIudes the counties of Franklin, Craw-
ford, Washington, Benton, Carroll,
Madison, Newton, Boone, Marion,
Baxter Stone, Searcy, Van Buren,
Cleburne, Faulkner, Johnson Pope
and Conway.
The following is a roster of the
camps organized within the above ter
ritory; Camp No. 80, Cabal, at Ben
tonvllle, Benton county; 191, Pat Gle
burne, at Charleston, Franklin coun-
ty; 207, Robt. w. Harper, at Morril-
ton, Conway county; 213, Jeff Davis,
lat Conway, Faulkner county; 216, W,
Ii. Brooks, at Fayetteville, Washing
ton county; 384, Prairie Grove, at
Prairie Grove, Washington county;
638, John G. Fletcher, at Berryville,
Carroll county; S64, Stonewall Jack
son, at Altus, Franklin county; 977,
Ben T, Embry, at Russellville, Pope
county; 1881, John F. Hill, at Clarks
vile, johnson county; 1141, Fitzhugh
Lee, at Ozark, Franklin county; 1856,
Jas. ii. Berry, at Springdale, Wash
ington county; 1894, J. T. Stewart,
at Van Buren,, Crawford county; 1928,
Macintosh, at Mulberry, Crawford
county; 1858, Ross Ruble, at Belle
fonte, Boone county; 1898, Stonewall
Jackson, at Huntsville, Madison
county.
Your commander would state that
it is the desire that all Confederate
veterans should at once take steps to
attach themselves to some organized
camp, if in reach of them, and if there
is sufficient number in any given To-
cality that they organize themselves
into new camp and apply at once to
General j. Kellogg, adjutant general,
Arkansas division, u. c. V, at Little
Rock, for copy of the constitution
and bylaws. The reason for these or
ganizations of veterans is obvious, one
of which is contemplated legislation in
their behalf, as well as closer rela-
tion between comrades. 1t is under
stood that the fare from Arkansas
points to Jacksonville and return will
be approximately $3.50, although it
is not definitely arranged, but will be
soon. Jacksonville, Fla, being nearer
the Atlantic coast and being from
eight to 10 hours run by steamer to
Havana, Cuba, those in charge of the
reunion, it is understood, are arrang-
ing for all who desire to make a side
trip to Havana and return for very
low fare, can take advantage of that
offer.
And now, realizing that our surviv-
ing comrades will not much longer be
able to answer at roll call, and know
ing their fidelity and faithfulness
when duty called in the midst of dan
ger, has always been the admiration
of those with whom they met in dead
y conflict as well as the world looking
on. And as they are still reading the
proof sheets of the historian who
writes of the reasons and causes of
that memorable conflict in which it
was their duty to participate, let US
combine our efforts to purge history
of its errors and mistakes.
G. W. BRUCE,
Brigadier General Commanding.
r. A. REYNOLDS,
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff.