The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-04-22
WACO EXAMINER
WACO. APRIL y. 1882:
san .TACINrO DAY.
celebration of the Day by ihe
Veterans and Oar Citizens
--The Welcome and An
nuaI Address.

nudl Address.
In accordance with the pro ramme pre-
Yiuusly announced, he members of he
Texas Veteran Association aud their wives
and daughters assembled at Roper's at .
a. m. where Omn. buses. carriages anu
huLgies were in waiting to take them Tor
drive around the city. Alter all had
taken Seats the sight was = gay one, the
vehicles being. IL many instances, hand
SOmely decorated. The procession was
long oneand after a short drive the vehicles
scattered and each took it, own route.
For two hours buggies anb carriages were
seen.1ying by in all directions, the ocrJl-
pants seeming to be highly delighted with
their vie \ OF the city and the many points
of interest m the suburbs. At ! H. m
the schools OF the city and detachment
OF military awaited the return OF the
veterans. wno. AS last As they arrived.
alighted on Austin avenue, between the
M.ClcIand house cOuer and the square
The Concordia band furnished inspiring
music and IL soon a. the veterans formed
in ranks. tire N lJary and schools opened
larks ana allowed the veterans to pass
through Oh their mach 70 the court
d, u t. where a vast COucOUsc OF pCUp.e
were IN wal ing TO see the old heroes AZ
rye. Officers We're t toned at the door
to see that the veterans and their ladies
had The privilege OF the hall first, and
ushcrs were on the floor to see that they
We're seated in the besj possible places to
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got IN the doors were thrown open 10
citizens and in a short time the hall was
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}. G. WOoham, the entire au Hence being
on their tref 1U-ir,p ms alucaI To the
thru. ON I Y Pnhnrtson -ban m
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houhccu jAe hrAt liIhG on lhc pro
gfamme to be ihr @dd cSs of welcome and
he intro luceI 10 the audience DR. W H.
Wilkes. the sneaker. Who took the plat
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spuvt.., .r- DR " = u-rTEEa
MI. President. Fathers AMI Mothers Of Texas
As the chosen reilps. NATIVE Of the Ieop
here assembled Il is my pleasant duty to Wei
come gu t. our mi. Il sLl IN brhslrof Inc con
st.tuteI authorities 20 lay at voUr feet the keys
OF tins goudle city and 30 tender YOU he Aospt
table freedom 'i ms ne 1ehtTsl Nliy oI iAr
Er' At commonwealth % texas AGO Aas never
heretofore been sparthr I'D Der hospitality 70
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brIet sojourn both pleasant aud agreeable. But
on al former 'cra7I2ns IL mas oeen comnHra
tyg,y .re lew 81 '''[ gTl ' y or oig or
ieenrst intetsst in their 81. l..r,ainrcnt while
the great mas. of our people have been only
Incidentally interr-tei IN 'heil reception.
al ,yS ,b al, !. ne me- ht .o ii5 HAD
docs not thTop with pride and JOY To be able to
nm s sIis, fb-f o. t ,,I, cod
bless YOU and Welcome - oar ely''-- /
thrre Is no. s',li :" tranpfa IN IL u .vr7 no. tN
5 a't or of thr, yenera54 fry.r."tgi. nnhic
remnant of sam H.us;on'- old guar.!--the.c .
sizes OF orr gl.at c"mmonweaith--this vet
ran saSi. %l ,Iso, with .,I, warn,
heart AMI wiling. cia-Fing hanll, we real
re how futile viii be every attempt upon oar