The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-09-02
SklRMISH SHOTS.
Preliminary STEPS Toward the Grand
Reunion In Dallas
Next Year-The Campaign Well Mapped
Out
And a Glorious Time Assured.

The executive committee of the Exon.
ierate reunesseesrs Ia Texas, compose
OF Colonel NJ. w. Mcknight Captain +. +.
! eafger, VI WaNanaenle, and Major ii. g.
Mack. OF Mckinney, Texas, met at thu
IN the city OF Dsllas yesterday
to arrange their report of the meeting IN
Mckinney on the 7ih aud Sih Of August
asst aud 10 confer with the various exrcu
tive committees OF the different assoCia. iuus
in the state, ia regard TO holding our re.
union for 1884 The following orgaulza
tons were represented in the mettiuE.
G. S. Mitchell. president, and A. WI
liams, secretary OF the Association OF ~.
Uoultdera,s MissUarians; o. Z. Bowser,
president, GranDury's Texas Brigade; Vim.
?. Cochran, Ross Texas Brigade; Captain
Q & Payne, Ector's Texas Brigade; Nj
Joues, eI.Coniederate Tennesseeans G. q
Payne, representing the lllh Texas; Major
II G. Mack, representing Fizhugh' Reg
ment.
was selected AS chairman and ID. A. WI
liams secretary OF the meeting.
On motion of Major IL. q. Mack, Of Nc
Kinney, the Och of August, A ID 1854 Zoe
iug on Wednesday was proposed.as the day
TOR the various associations to assemble in
reunion at Dallas, aud that the assocla.
lions remain in session Tor four days. Imam.
imously adopted.
On motion vi Colonel Mcknight, of Waxa.
hachlr that the local and joint committee
be and they are hereby instructed to call
the committees of the various associations
intending to hold their reunions next year
with us, together at Dallas az any time dur
ing the year, Tor the purpose OF making any
aud all necessary arrangements Tor our next
reunion. Adopted.
On motion Of G. G, Payne Colonel {, s
Mitchell. OF Dallas, be- made chairman ans
ID A. Williams, OF Dallas, be made stCre.
tary of the local and joint committee.
Adopted.
On motion of Major IL. G. Mack, OF Me
Kinney, that the local aud joint committee
| be aud they are hereby authorized aud re-.
Quested to invite by circular letter all o.
ganged ex.Uoniederate associations III the
state of Texas. Also all ex.COniederatus oI
whatever command or stale they may hal
from (t living IN Texas be invited By salt
committee TO meet with Us a, Dallas on III,
9TH day Of August, A. u. 1881 Adopted
Ga motion vi Captain g, q. Payne, The
same committee be and they are hereby r.
quested TO extend an invitation to oil Ole
settlers OF Texas, and the veterans OF thu
Texas and Mexican war TO meet with us a
the same time and place. Adopted.
On motion OF Captain Iearger, The secrr
tary OF this meeting be requested TO iur
ni,h copy of these proceedings to th
daily papers in Dallas, and that they be n
quested to publish the same, and that al
papers in the state. fr endly TO the cause, b
requested to publish the same, and that th
secretary be further requested 10 send
copy of these proceedings to the secreiar
or president OF each association IN Texa'
Adopted.
On motion OF. Colonel Mcknight, the meel
ing now adjourn, subject TO the call OF ia
chairman OF the local aud joint commute
at Dallas.
Q. S. MITCHELL, ID, a. WILLIAMS,
Chairman. Secretary,