The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
MEETING OF THE MEXICAN WAR VET
ERANS.

The Mexican War Veterans met at their room
yesterday morning at II o'clock. Present Cap
Purcell, Richard Lambert and forty-two mem
bers.
After prayer by the chaplain. the preside,
read his annual report:
Comrades Since our last annual meeting WI
have to deplore the loss, by death. of eight nom
bers, one of them our vice president.
We now enter upon the fifth year Of our or
ganization. and are out Of debt.
During the late epidemic your relief com
mittee worked faithfully and In an efficient
manner, and were 1n:trumental in procurine
aid for han sixty aes Of Mexican
man of the committee, d. M. Hollingsworth
for two months gave his mo and purse to our
destitute comrades: his heart is In the right
pluce; is rs truo to old friends as bis rifle was
terrible to our enemies on the bloody field of
Buena Vista.
Comrades it ia now moro than thirty-wo
years since the neWs reached us that the Mex-
can general. Arsta, at tho head Of G0OO chosen
troops, had crossed the Rio Grande for the .pur,
pose of discriminating e our little army Of $500
men. under command of Cen. Taylor. then at
Point ISABEL, Who can forget the patroic de-
votOn that filled our hearts while marching to
War was declared against Mexico; 80, 900 men
marched to the sent Of war; laid siege to aud
~5aptured nine fortified cities: fought and won
oighteen. pitched battles; conquered peace.
The McYicnns ,., are a , brnye ana Wnrl.ke poo.
sattest.
The results Of the war with Mexico, added
0OO0 square miles to our public domaiu aud
yet our government, called the best the sun
shines on," left the remains of our fallen heroes
to molder in the valleys aud on the hilIsides of
Mexico-no national cemeteries for theHl-aud
even now refuse to give you pension although
your numbers ere reduced to 1000 survivors.
Our broken forms h admonish US int We toe;
but our last prayer. though forgotten by our
scountrymon, is that the institutions of our
country, watcrOd by our own and tho more
blood FDrnIufhprE ma bloom in
eternal youth and strength.
The annual election of officers tLen took
place with the following result:
John Purcell: president: J.. p: Walton, first
president; Richd Lambert. secretary; ]. NJ.
Vandegriff, treasurer: J. b. Gillian, marshal:
Rev. Josiah Fisk. CHAPLAIN.
chairman: Geo. Swarbrck. Richd Lambert.
Finance ommittee-dessrs. Holingsworth,
Bissell and Toer.
The report of the relief committee was read
and approved. and resolution cHrri ed hat the
funds remaining in the secretary : hands $500
be deposited in the Louisiana Savings Bank as
On motion OF Mr. Hollingsworth a committee
Of three was appointed to memorjalize Gov.
Nichols to appoint the first vice president and
comrnde- harms in the war with Mexico. Col
j. ,. Walton, TO the position of Adiutant GEN
eral Of the State.
The following committee was selected: D. NJ.
HolliDgsworth. JOSIAH Fisk and J. NJ. Vande-
agritf.
The following was presented by the COM
gmittee and carried:
AT the regular meeting of the Louisiana
Veterans of the Mexican war. held on the tenth
Iiay of November. it WAS unanimously
Reso3eed, That they have learned with great
satisfaction that tho name Of COL J. Is. Walton |
0ur hOnored vice president has been presented
b his Excellency the Governor for the appoint
mont of Adjutnnt General of the State, in place |
al General /. W. Patton, who has been elected |
AJay0r of New Orleans. Tho services Col |
Walton has rendered the State, at all times and
on all occasions. both as soldier and civilian,
and his eminent fitness. IN all respects. for the
position, warrants his old comrades of 1916 47
Ia indorstng the recommendations which have
been made to The Governor and urglng MS ap-
noiutment, y, w. HOLLINGSWORTH.
Chairman
JOSIAH FISK.
j. NJ VANDEGRIFF.
sT7he meeting then adjourned.