The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1917-07-27
MISS, FRIDAY, JULY ~, 1917.
COMRADES IN THE CIVIL WAR
1861 TO 1865.

The National Association of Vicks-
burg Veterans desire to call the at
tention of all Veterans who served
in the Civil War of 1861 to 1865,
to the proposed National Memorial
Reunion and Peace Jubilee of the
Union and Confederate survivors of
armies and the navies, irrespective
of campaign or line of service in
which they participated, to be held
on the Government domain within
the Vicksburg National Military
Park, October 10th, 18th, and 18th,
1917.
The 9th U. S. Congress, in its last
act before adjournment, September
8th, 1916 passed an Act authorizing
an appropriation of $150,000.00 to
be used under direction of the Sec
retary of War for expenses in pre-
paration of the camp supplied with
| sanitary water, tents with cots and
| blankets, etc, camp and garrison
equipments, medical supplies and at
tending physicians and trained nurses
for emergencies, and the supply Of
wholesome food products properly
prepared and served, for the susie
nance and comfort of attending Vet
Grams. Officers of the Wed Depart
ment representing the u. S. Govern
ment as host to the Veterans will
have charge of this Reurion, and the
honorably discharged Veterans will
be its quests.
The order of exercises and enter
tainments will be in charge OF the
National Association of Vicksburg
Veterans, on the plans of the Gettys-
burg celebration.
| Advanced age and attendant in
frmities are rapidly preparing the
withering sheaves in our ranks for
the unrelenting reaper, and it seems
providential guidance in making
this last reunion one of hallowed
significance.
The several states and the old SOL
dier's friends, will be appealed to for
appropriations or popular contribu-
tions, to provide transportation for
the veterans who are not financially
able to pay their own way. And to
this end. all Veterans who contem-
plate attending are especially urged
to indicate theid desire to the near.
est 0. A. R. posts or U. G. V. camps
that their names and organization in
which they served, may be register
ed, and such posts or camps are re-
quested to report to one of the Of
ficers here below named, so as to en-
able an approximate estimate of the
number to be provided. for. Regi-
mental reunions can also be held at
this occasion.
All veterans, and their friends are
urged to form local organizations and
committees for the promotion and
encouragement of the Veterans
whether affiliated with G.. A. R. or U.
c.. V. organizations or not, to parti-
cipate in this entertainment, that the
Government now offers as an evil
dence of grateful appreciation and
esteem due the builders of the i'm
perishable foundations upon which
this united Nation now rests in un-
paralleled prosperity and enabled to
hold the foremost rank in world pow
ers to establish Universal Peace
Special attractions will be announc-
ed later on; sufficient to say, no eff
forts will be spared to make this
Reunion worthy of the highest praise.
Comrades and their friends are in
vited to call for any desired infor-
nation by addressing any one of
these officers
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF VICKSBURG VETERANS.
Edward A. Stevens, Secretary,
$3.50 West Adams st. Chicago.
F. A. Roziene, President,
4316 North Kildare Ave. Chicago.
All veterans who expect to attend
the above meeting will please notify
Adj. Gen. ]. Pink eagle.
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