The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-12-17
90 the Texas Veterans ~ tArrnai, ~
IN mud DhIlha Nnmnliea.

Al the annual meeting OF tho 'leIns
Veternu association, held "a the CITY pl
Houston, on the 10Th aud slHt Of May
MA. the undersigned was appointed
or the twentieth senatorial district,
composed Of the counties of IarNnh
Elllsnnd Dallas, t0aseertaiu and enroll
lhe names Of all Veterans In Hal d cOnn'
lies who are entitled 10 and desire TO
ioln Fnld association. 10 aid In the
work. he was authorized 10 appoint m
assistant committeeman IN each c0un-
TO- lie has therefore selected the fol-
loving gentlemen for that purposes
John II. Singleton, near WaSahach-
le, ELLIS county General n. II, Dornolh
Fort Worth, TRrrant county, Captain
Alex, w. Webb Scyono, Dallas county,
Veterans wishing 10 he enrolled ~
members can apply TO either Of said
gentlemen, or 10 the undersigned ~
Dallas.
The right to membership IN the aseo-
citation applies 10 the following classes
Of pcrsonsi ann,
section l.--All the survivors Of "lhe
old three hundred, (thNt N, the first
colony Of Austin,) all soldiers and soO'
mon of the Republic OF Texas, who
were enrolled into proper aud legally
authorized companies or delAchmenls
or served q tour OF duty against MeSl'
cans or hostile Indians, rom the year
1870 up 10 the period Of the annexation
of Texas to the United States OF Amer
lea, In 1885, aud were h0norably dis
charged, and produce the proof requlr.
ed by thsConstitullOu, that they served
In good faith the object for which they
were enrolled, shall be entitled to men,
bership In this association. Ar"
tcle /, section |, of constitutions
"Sectlon All citizens who were
appointed by the government or elect
cd by the people, 10 positions Of trust,
from the year 1920 up TO the 10Th Of
October 1896, shall also be entitled 10
membership in this association. '--
Constitution.
Section 8--Requires az proof from ell
who served after October 10, 1886, the
written statement Of the applicant,
sustained 10y two reputable persons, ON
their written word of honor that the
facts set forth are true.
The assistant committeeman, above
named, will please take the proof and
enrol all they can, sending the papers
to the undersigned by the LIST Of Aprll
next, to he forwarded to the executive
committee for enrolment.
The executive committee for the
current year, May, 1874, to May, 1875,
consists of the president, Colonel FRANK
w. johnson, Captain William j. l{us-
sell, General Walter j. Lane, Major
Moses Austin Bryan, Governor II. NJ
Pease, Mr.. George Hancock, Mr.. John
M. Swioher, Mr.. w. b. =. Gaines,
Judge James II. Bell and General j. H.
Robertson.
The following citizens of Dallas coun
ty, and perhaps others, now belong l'
the associations: Judge Hardin Hart
Samuel Sloan, Captain Alex. w. Webb
John II. Cox, George w. Cox, j. j. Bee
man, (now of Coryelle) andJohn Hen
ny Brown. a..
In making out The papers the follow
ing facts, so far as possible, should 'u'
set forth: Full name of the applicant
his age and place of birth, date OF M
immigration to Texas, name OF hi
commander at different times, date o
discharge or disbandment, what ba(tIe
or campaigns he was, in giving dat,
and place, the names of tie killed,
any. and condition of the veteran
as to health and means of support,
Assistant committeeman Will also re
port to the undersigned, from time t
time, the death with particularly @
any veteran within their respectlV
counties. JOHN HENRY BROWN,
Committee of Twentieth District.
Dallas, December 10, 1874.
Each paper in the district is reSpec
fully requested to publish this hotiC
and thereby confer favor OH many
their Oldest citizens.