The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-03
A GOOD TINE COMING.


b,ustiye and Accurate report OF FRO
oeedings.
A large number Of the Association OF ex
Confederate Missourians, old settlers
memberl Of Ross brga6e, Ectors brigade
Gol. Fitzhughs regiment and Johnson
snie, of Collin county, Texas.met at Mckin-
ney on Saturday April Is, lSs3,pursuantt to a
cali Of the president OF the Association oil
ey.Conlederate Missourians for the purpose
of making preparation for the joint reunion
In Aupp a next, Of the ex.Coniederate MIS-
aourians. Ector's brigade, Ross brigade,
and Fli2adgh's regiment. The meeting
waS a large aud enthusiastic one, IN when
oil tic above and old settlers were largely
Se.-rserted, and the following pro-
,ce.l,t,,s werB mai. Tae president
called tGe ulce ~ to order and appointed a
comtnittee - auImit such plans ana suB-
eesLions u the meeting at o clock as they
might deem advisable Tor the ar
raneemeut Of the meeting in August
The committee was composed oil Hon =. w.
Throckmorton, chairman; Colonel William
Fitghugh, Captain W. A. Rhea, of Mcktn-
neg: Colouel D. A. Williams, Of Dallas;
CAPTAIN W. II. Lennon. Hon. " ". bush,
Of Calm county; Captain II. G. Mack, OF
McKinuey, Colonel J. II. Jenkins.
At the appointed hour the committee
eutercd the district courtroom, where
meeting was called TO order by Colonel
Thomas H. Murray, president OF
Of the association, ne was selected chair.
man of the meeting ana Col. ID. A. VIII
lau,s Of Dallas, secretary of the association,
was appointed secretary OF the meeting.
The committee then reported. as lolloW
We. the committe, to whom was entrusted
Al. H.. o. a,NNrEipU "a nlan OF procedure
for the necessary preparation OF the Grahu
Ppunion, to take place in Mckinney next
august, beg leave to report as FOL
ioWs: ist. We would recommend the
appunIment of a commltte on arrange
ments, whose duty it shall be TO select the
erounds for holding the reunion and to
orepare the same by erecting stand, seats
etc and to provide suitable badges for the
diGeEcut commands and to see that water,
ice. music, etc, are procured lor the com,
fort and entertainment OF the visitors, ana
prepare headquarters Tor each OIL tne partIes'
AMI the parties selected from the dlneT-
ent associations are especially charged with
The duty of procuring suitable places for
headquarters for each. The commute re-
commend the following persons on the
committees: NJ -.
10 behalf Of Ross Brigade. P. Nenney,
c2i Mckinney. III.
In behalf of Ector's Brigade. z. Jenk-
ms, of Mckinney. WV,
In behalf OF Fitzhugh's Regiment-Wil-
liam II. Taylor, OF Mckinney.
Associations of exCobfederate Missouri
isus-Thomas Murray and Silas BOYD, OF
Mckinney. o,.
H. Mack. +. NJ. Hill, James Ware, James
III Ioyeioy, George White, L. w. Oglesby,
Iohn A Ruck. Hon. W. w. Merritt, of Nc
That committee on finance be appoint
ed. whose duty it shall be to circulate petl-
tons for the purpose OF RAISING
money to defray the necessary cash outlay
consequent upon such gatherings, and
would recommend that the following par
ties he appointed Colonel John Johnson,
/. w. Ogiesby, f. u. A. Astren, w. N.
Bush, ]. ID. Naylor, b. C. Black, G. Y. Cues
iuberry, Joseph Kelley, DR.. J. 7. Cotiey, T.
Il. Shirley, CIV. Christie, Eugene Shelboin,
John @. White, Osborne Stone, DR.. l.. W.
Emmerson, George Mountcastle, Joseph
W. Waddill, Joseph Huffman, A.. q.
Graves, T. G. Goedner, treasurer, all OF Nc
Kurey, Texas; Thomas b. Fisher, Dallas
county, Texas; A. r. White, richardson,
Texas; ID. A Williams Dallas, Texas w.
Cochran, Dallas, Texas; W. ID. Lennon
Dallas, Texas, John NJ. Stemmons, Dallas,
Texas; General W. L. Cabell Dallas, Texas;
Col. C. S. Mitchell, Dallas, Texas j. w.
Allen, Dallas, Texas; las. L. Barkley, Da!-
las. Texas; Dudley Conner, Polstoni Dr. w.
II. Trolinger. Whltesboro; VIM. Wheat,
Pennington; Jesse Loving Sherman; Thos.
w. Randalph, Sherman; J. V. Cockrell,
Staples, Sherman; J. s. Pattie, Van AL
stvne, Grsyson county; DR.. ]. l.. Leslie,
Wan hlstyne, Grayson county; DR.. ). II.
Bsughs, Denison, Grayson county; Q.
.. Randall, Denison, Grayson county;
N. A. Anderson, kentnckytown, Gray
J. 81. Lindsey, General William Hudson,
John Latimore, W. C. Twitty,, Gainesville
Cooke county, Texas; Judge j. A. Carroll,
Il T.. Piner, Thomas Baccus, Mantervlpe
willis, Denton, Texas; A. NJ. Rust. Little
Fim post-ofiice John Fox, Louisville,
Texas; w. A, Kendall, Pilot Point, Texas;
Polnt. Texas; David Rhine, John b. Aber-
nsthy, Ben. i. Hayes, Bonham, Texas
Captain Randall, Edmond Dodd, Dodd
CITY, Texas George u. Lindsey, Savoy,
Texas; Hon. J. Q. Cheneworth, Bonham,
Texas; ]. II. b. Hockenbury, La
a ola, Texas J. Poke Lowery,
Gee. Captain Wade, Greenvilie, Texas,
Capt. Heath, CLANCY Allen, Rockwell,
texas, GENERAL JnO. 4. OIiLhtl, James
Harris, B X. Ioughton, Terrell, Texas;
Cbss Jones, Jno. Hardin, Hardin Moore,
kaufman county, Texas;
That a. committee be appointed on
general contributions selected from
me citizens OF Collin county,
shose duty it shall be 10 canvass their re-
epectiye towns and neig hborhoods, aid solicit
Contributions IN the way OF eatablesi urg-
Iny every family TO be present with we'll
Il ed basket 20 ASST In feeding the multi
tu lea ID recommended the following names
II A /
Zone. +. hi. Graves, A. w. Ardtnger, X.
q. White, b. Wilmeth, Jacob Aaron, Jes-
sie Sbain, +. c. Boone. henry Herndon,
4 Whitley, S. II. Fox, John Mckinney, q.
W Eor, j. w. Kirby, John Hedgecoke,
George Herndon, James Herndoni. >. 4.
Fielding, Mckinney Texas; Thomas Iatum,
W. u. Bumpas, DIR. A. II. Neatbery, J. W.
Kinsey, Robert 4. Rike, DR. A. Merch-
ison. III. Carver, Farmersyille, Texas:
Hsrrison Brummet, J. O. DAyie, John Nc
Minn. Nevada, TEXAS, r. q. Devices, X. a.
Taylor, c. G. Daugherty, MillwoOdi J. p.
BOYD, Eureka; James Galagher, James
suidsr, WA. H9useright, X. u. wis
osSs9, 4 Robert p s IRsIsmAH, ' D.
Roesrs, Joseph Wilson, 81 Paul; /
.TS1ss C. Moore, John Milton, J, L. /
b. ,Vn, W. ID. Berry, Joe lngland, IA.
Brtcbcr, 7. W. Bower, J. w. Franklin,
Dave Davis, VI. A. kinEade, i. NJ. Boon,
6aeiborn, Leslie Bush. ". ~. johnson, &
=. Hsggard, .. Maftin, +. J. Furgersgn,
A. b. Mays. A. 4. Quisenbsrry, W. h.
Bush. John EdmnnsOn, Lebanon, Texas
Georgo Bowman. n. W. Carpenter, bIas
Hs-rIngtOn, J. A Jackson, J. A. Felker,
p Al. BroEn, William Wells, Jerry Bog
20 Zoe FOrman, Homer Murray, Babe
X Ju sefieht, J. X. Aldridgs. w. N. NesFer,
- Rover. g. G. Dewey, William Beverley.
90 Eendrick. 4. l.. Vance, Piano, Texas,
4 u. Halter, A. Scribner, J. p. Hunter,
j - gaf-v. ]. n. Graves, George CO1man,
Iohn Kinfsid. John Nicholson, Dr.. ID. l.
Pardon. MeIiiss, Te1ss. J. J. NOmble,