The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-16

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ed a great impetus at this meet
ing.
Ealing OF the First General Canyen.
ton.
Early IN 1888 a committee. acting
Tor the Louisiana division Of the army
OF Northern Virginia. the LOUISIANA
DIVISION OF n army of Tennessee and
the veteran Confederate Cavalry AS
Soc1atlon, had addressed mmunica
tons to Confederate organizations
over the South, formally proposing
nat a general organization be eff
1ected and suggesting that, in order
70 make 1t a convention be held in
New Orleans June 10, 1855 The
ADDRESS bod in those letters
struck the keynote for the great or
ganlZation which was to follow. 1t
SAID. among other things:
In view Of the ideas which per
meate our minds that we Of the South
should, in a spirit Of amity and friend
snip and for the benefit of the whole
republic, form a federation of asso-
cations. and that all ex-Confederate
soldiers and sailors now surviving
who are in good standing be invited
to join with us for that we
be to suggest: The formation Of an
association for such benevolent, his
torical and social as will en-
able Us to do justice to our common
country. care for our needy and dis
abled comrades in their declining
a and assist the needy widows
and orphans of our comrades in a
spirit Of mutual friendship, fraternity
and good will
June 10,199O, delegates from argan-
lzatlonS in three states, Louisiana,
Tennessee (Which had been actively
in favor Of a general organization for
some time) and Mississippi, met in
New Orleans. The number present
was not large, but it proceeded to
make history. The list Of delegates
reported to the committee on creden-
tails. though small, constitutes a roll
of honor that deserves perpetuation
and is herewith given:
Confederate cavalry Louisiana di-
vision): j. Henry Behan, Wright
Schaumberg. A. w. Crandall, Sam
uel Henderson,, M. l.. Costly, T. j
Butler, DR.. Joseph Jones, D.. A
Givin.
Confederate Cavalry Tennessee di
vision)-Polk G.. Johnson, Thomas
F. Perkins, Capt. j. w. Morton, j. M
Crews, Francis Fentress. J. j. Nee
ley, ST., Matt McClung, T. S. Webb
Capt. l.. T.. Dickinson.
Confederate Soldiers, Tennessee di
vision-J. A. T~rousdale, Polk G
Johnson. J. NJ. Grouse, O. H. P. Piper
j. H. Martin. F.. Perkins, j. w. Nor
ton.
Benevolent Association Confederate
Veterans, Shreveport. P. Grimm
J. V. Nolen, T. f. Jacobs, p. j. Traze
want, James f. Utz.
Confederate Association, Ibervill
Parish-Charles H. Dickinson.
Eighteenth Louisiana Veterans
Theodule Herbert, Jr., j. G. St. Ju
lien.
Adams County Veteran Association
Natchez. Miss.-L. d. Aldrich, E. l
Hopkins.
Army Of Tennessee, Louisiana Di
vision. A. Chalaron, r. H.. BuTne1
Jr., Louis Sorapuru, John &. Lallande
Eugene May, A. j. Lewis, Nichola
Cuny.
Army of Northern Virginia, Louis
lana Division-F. S. Washington, Da
vid Table F. b. Willett, Leon Jas
tremski, Pat Hays, j. II. Murray, \
t j. Hoey, F. A. Ober, j. b. Richardson
A. kingsley, ]. N. Gilmore, j.. M. vii
son, T. &. McPeake.
One of the most earnest and infu
F., entail delegates was Capt. j. +. Shlpl
a representative from Forrest camI
: of Chattanooga The chronicles c
2 that first meeting in the Crescent cit
in 1880 recite that Captain Shipp wa
made chairman of the committee O
: credentials and was also a membe
Of the ommittee which drafted tn
constitution and bylaws.
Conference Did Its Work in ThOrOug
tanner
G h conference dit its work tho1
oughlv. The name United ConfeC
crate Veterans's Association was che:
en-: a constitution and bylaws weI
a formed and officers elected. n OF
| iects were declared in the first al
A ticIe Of the constitution to /
4 strictly social, literary, historical. an
benevolent. 1t will endeavor to UNI
:. in a general federation all ASSOCIATION
), Of Confederate Veterans, soldiers
sailors. now in existence or hereaft'
TO he formed; to gather authentic q;
q ia for an impartial history Of the w
n between the states; to preserve rem
or mementOeS of the same; to chers
the ties Of friendship that should e.
# ist hetween men who have snare
common dangers, common suffering
and privations: to care Tor the u
# ahled and to extend a helping haI
to the needy; to protect b wldo
:. 80 Tho orphan and to make II pr