The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-03
The southern Historical Society.

The Texas branch of the Southern
Historical society met in the house of
representatives hall last night accord
ing to adjournment.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The report of the special committee
on permanent organization was asked
for, read and adopted.
AUSTIN, April "a. 1883.
To Texas Branch of the Southern Historical
Society:
Your committee appointed to sug-
gest matters lookingto the permanent
organization of the society, beg leave
to report that they have carefully
considered the subject and recommend
that the society elect the following
officers, to-wit:
l. Three vice presidents.
2. Eleven district vice presidents.
3. Seven members of the executive
committee, local.
4. = General members of the eXecu-
tive committee.
8. A permanent secretary.
6. A permanent treasurer.
Your committee recommend that
Hon. o. NJ. Roberts, outgoing gov
ernor, in view of his eminent qualifi-
cations and services.b be made first vice
president; Col. John 5. Ford, second
vice president, and Hon. w. &. Walsh,
third vice president.
They recommend the following gen.
tlemen for district vice presidents:
First congressional district, Col. Ash
bel Smith, Houston; second, Hon.
John II. Reagan, Palestine; third,
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Hon. w. p. McLann, Mt. Pleasant;
fifth, Col. Thos. HI. hurry, Mckinney;
sixth, Maj. Jno. Henry Brown, Dal-
las; seventh, Hon. Guy NJ. Bryan,
Galveston; eighth, Gen. S. ID. ,Jocman,
San Marcos; ninth, Gen. Sui Ross,
Waco; tenth, Hon. J. d. Sayres, BaS
trop, and eleventh congressional
district, Hon. w. r. Shannon, Wealth
erford.
They recommend Gen. w. II. King,
for chairman of the executive COM
mittee, and the following for local
committee: Hon. r. 5. Gould. Geo.
l.. Robertson. Col. n L. Norton, DR..
II. NJ. Swearingen, Hon. Z. L. Full
more and Col. Gustave Hoffman, Of
Austin.
They recommend the following gen.
tlemen for general members Of the
executive committee: Hon. ThoS. j.
Devine, San Marcos; Hon. w. IL.
Burgess, Seguin; Hon. F. S. Stockdale,
Cuero; Gen. Thos. Harrison, Waco;
Major J. ii. Davenport, Cisco; Col.
j. p. Smith, Fort Worth; Mr.. j. z.
Addington, Gainesville; Col. E. w.
Foster, jefferson; Hon. p. 7. Ed
wards, Nacogdoches; Hon. p. c. Beale,
Corsicana; Hon. G.. Cook, Houston;
Gen. w. P. Lane, Marshall; Hon. E.
Hobby, Moscow; Capt. G. Burnsides,
Laredo; Hon. r. NJ. Wynne, Hender-
son; Hon. A. j. Booty, Marshall; Hon.
Thos. r. Bonner, Tyler, and Gen. L.
n. Waul, Galveston.
They recommend for permanent sec
rotary Maj. A. NJ. Jackson, OF Austin,
and for permanent treasurer Gov. f.
r. Lubbock, of Austin.
They recommend that majority OF
the local executive committee consti-
tute quorum for the transaction of
business.
They suggest that plan be devised
by which funds can be obtained to
defray the expenses, which must be
incurred in carrying out the objects
of the society, and that an address be
prepared, stating the purposes Of the
organization and asking the cO-opera-
ton of all citizens of Texas in the
work of giving to the world a
pure and impartial history
of the part taken by them in the late
civil war.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN S. FORD,
Chairman.
n. l.. NORTON,
GEO. l.. ROBERTSON,
A. M. JACKSON,
GEO. L. ROBERTSON. -
Committee.
On motion of Capt. Val. Giles the
name of Judge Jas. w. Robertson
was added to the general executive
committee.
Governor Stockdale moved that the
nomination of the special committee
with reference to raising funds, be re-
ferred to the executive committee.
Adopted.
On motion Of Capt. Val. Giles. it
was ordered that a committee OF nine
be appointed to prepare the address
proposed by the special committee.
On motion Capt. Val Giles was eX-
cused from the Craftsmanship Of said
committee.
The committee was appointed as
follows: Hon. John Ireland, chair
man; Hon. F. S. Stockdale, Capt. Val
Giles, Gen. X. B. DeBray, Col. John
S. Ford, Col. S. n. Darden, Gen. I. n.
Ward, Gen. Sui Ross and Col. W. }.
Swain.
On motion of Capt. Val Giles, Col.
E. G. Bowen was added to the COM
mittee to prepare an address.
Gen. Thomas Harrison, Gen. James
B. Robertson, Gen. George McCor-
mick. Hon. Henry w. Lightfoot, Hon.
G. w. L. Fly, Gen. Hamilton 2. Bee,
Col. j. @. Chenoweth, Gov. o. M.
Roberts, Capt. j. G. Hutchins, Gov
Frank Lubbock and Col Henry E.
Shelly, were added to the committee
to prepare an address. Said commit
tee was requested to meet in the gov
errors office next Saturday evening
at o'clock p. M. The local eXecu-
tive committee was requested to meet
in the hall of the house of repreSen-
tatives at o'clock Friday evening
next.
Newspapers throughout the state
are requested to publish these pro-
ceedings.
On motion the society adjourned
to meet again in the hall of the house
of representative at 8 o'clock p. m,
next Sunday.
JNo. S. FORT,
First Vice President.
b. NJ. BAKER. Sec. pro TEN.
An informal meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Texas branch
of the Southern Historical society