The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-29

| The sol iiers Uf Canes commands
| net ut the courthouse on ChrisIni AZ
day, at ten O'Clock n. m.
General Il VI Gauo was called 10
toe chair, and J. G. Hearty WAS ap.
/ pointed secretary.
/ The chairman then addressed the
/ soldiers present upon the objects of he
/ meet ing, viz To- perfect an orgauiza~
!ioh, 70 az ertain how many of The old
/ soldiers were living, aud tie names OF
those that had passed away ard also
| 80 collect the incidents and doiugs OF
/ lie several commands, with a view
Z 70 full history. He also made some
( touching illusions TO the timss, wien
/ their hearts bad been eemented, and
! the sceBes of trial through which they
| bad passed
General :. Il. Buckner then msIe
an address, commencing ia the high
est terms the objects OF the meetiag,
! stating how precious are all the deeds
I Ind doings OF our gallant soldiers, and
showing The importance Of putting
I these things in permanent form. He
rlso stated that, like General GRuo, he
hailed from Kentucky, but that Gspo
was from she Blue Grass aud he from
| the Kuobs.
: Gano responded that he went 10 the
KNOTS to get his wife, having learned
that the hill region Of Kentucky grew
the prettieet women as well as the
most gallant aud chivalrous soldiers
teperai w. l.. Caeeil then followed
in some stirring remarks, showing
what was dear to one confede ate
command was 10 another. His COM
mand aud Gano's had fought side by
side, eamped on the tented field,
foughs for the SAME great principles,
had passed Through the same eritica!
tests, and while tiny lived they would
hallOw these memories. He ekpe-
rienced how it " IS that every old son
| federate could hold up his hsad in any
company and he bad Dothing to tie
ashamed Of. Aud he also stated that
the soldiers who fought on different
sides in the late war, could meet now
with respect and esteem for the gal
iant soldiers that opposed them
Mr. J. &. Hearty followed is some
appropriate remarks, after which a
committee WAS .appoind of five per-
sons on permanent organization.
The committee WAS comp osed
OF the following persons: J. q.
Kearoy. J. J. Eakin, r. b. ssott,
w. A. Kendall and r. NJ. Gano, who
reported as follows:
We recommend that the organiza-
tion be known as the Society OF the
soldiers OF GaGo's command. Second
~, We recommend that tue afiiears
shall cousist CT n president, fifteen vice
presidents, a recording secretary, and
ae MANY Car espoDding seeretArieS to /
he appointed III the president, as ma,
be necessary To promote the best in |
terests of the societ,; which was adopt |
ed.
The society proceeded to an election, |
and chose for presidents, K. IS. Gano: /
vice prtsideIt', X. h. Scott, ". A. I
Kendall, Charles DeMorse, L. J. Cur |
ley, Peter Hardemsn, John Huff nan, |
l.. NJ. Martin, w. L. wslch, c. Cole man |
W. e. 7. 6reeksr ridge, Colonel Show
alter, Captain Kr9mpLaer, CAPTAIN |
Howell, James Duff, A. Il. johnson,
ss secretary, !. q. Kearley, recording
arc serrcs banding, and JANUS Peak,
assistant contemporaries sscretai; also
as corresponding secretaries abrosd, r. /
y. Hsnes. Gainesville, Cooke county,
J. Y. I.oveless, Piano, Collin county,
w. A. Kendall. Pilot Point, Ds nton
county; J. A. Gano, IT,, Taylors Vile,
Williamson nonnty; Geo. Cunning
ham, Palmer. Ellis county; Robert
Rpear, Fort Worth, W. A. weleh,
Kentucky; Cicero Cole man,
fins Grove Kentucky; Colonel Z, +.
Guriey, Waco, McLennan county
Texas; @. s. Wall. Aiaysviile. Kentucky,
coioDe, Charles Deaerse, Ciarks Vile.
Texas; J. o. Meadows, Bon ham,
fexass +. I. Nicholson. Weaiherford,
rexas; r. b. Harris, Hillsbaso, Texas;
3. II. Ssaekpole and J. M. Sta Hard,
3sivsstou; Captain Tom Shannon and
Judge s. Hare, .Shtrmsa; s. H. Conn,
g. Louie; Captain krembheAr. New
J. II. McA1ichasl, Lsuis vile,
deofee Amimsu, San Ami
onio; Hudson EN- laxtsviIle, Ten.
iessse; X s. Hunter, ayetteyfll,, Ar II
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