The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-26
OUR REUNION.
GRAND PREPARATIONS MAKING.
The Gathering ri the Grey in August
Tho several Committees IuTur' Us
~ Nuri.-Nn Immense TIN"
l. Anticipated.

The various committees appointed 10
prepare for IN" reunion met yesterday,
and the following reports were received
AMI rpC,vu.u-r Iui,
Tho Committee On Finance, consisting
OF col. \. !. Porter, Cot. =. l.. ClownCN,
capt, q. ". Guuu and Thomas Field, re-
ported that while they had devoted hut
a short time ,o their duties they had met
with tine success, and citizens were re-
spending to the call literally.
The Committee on Arrangements
through gen. W. l.. Cabcll, reported II
letter from Ndiutant-Gcncral King, AT
Austin, stating that he had referred the
letter from the committee To him, in re-
gard to tents, to senators Coke and
Massey, urging them To assist in proCur-
ing tents from the government To- be
used during our reunion.
Capt. q. NJ. Swink, chairman
Committee on Grounds. reported that he
was progressing finely with the work OF
preparing the grounds nj Longs Lake;
that he is working twcnty-iuur men and
that he will soon have the grounds
ready for tented field, that he has al
ready completed the preparations of
Shady View Park for the reunion of
Hoods Brigade on June 18th, 1851.
The Committee ON Water and lee
made no report.
ON motion of DR.. NJ. NJ. Newsonl, the
Water and lee, are requested TO meet at
Longs Lake on Tuesday evening, June
9th, ISL, ut 1 o'clock pm. Important
matters before the committees, and ii Is
hoped all will hc present.
The Committee on Decorations, DR.. y.
\. Johnson, chairman, Capt. Collins and
Mr.. Young, submitted II plan and sug-
gestion as to what was necessary.
ON motion of ID. a. Williams,
tho nIaus and suggestions were
adopted and $50 was appropriated FOR
that purpose. The committee was also
| instructed To confer with the the super
intcndcnt of the Electric Light company
and report at the next meeting what ar
rungcmcnts can be made with the conf
pany to light up the grounds ut Longs
| Lake for the four nights, commencing
on the 9TH OF August next.
The Committee on Music submitted
| the proposition of the Honey Grove Cor
net Band to play during the reunion,
with one nights engagement, they de
| frayiug their own expenses, ut 500. The
! proposition was accepted and the hand
! was employed.
! The chairman on music, Prof. George,
was requested to confer with Meme
/ Bros. and report their proposition mt the
| next meeting.
W. G. Wolf submitted the following
resolution. which was adopted:
! Resolved. That the Committees on
| Finance and Contribution be instructed
| to solicit subscriptions, either i'll money
or provisions. and report to the Chair
man Of their respective committees the
| amount paid and to be paid.
The Committee on Transportation was
requested to confer with the Missouri
| Pacific Railroad company and get them
| to place switch at Longs Lake and re.
mort result ut next meeting. t-.~--ss
ON motion of Gen. Cabcll, Parson' $
| Texas Brigade association, of which
| Cant. w. q. Veal is President, was cor
daily invited to meet with us, either in
reunion or as our guest individually, or
| as an association, and that they notify
| the Secretary of their intention SO that
preparations may he made for them.
The chairman on finance and the sec
rotary were instructed to notify the
finance committees in the different
towns and counties, by letter, what is
expected of them. and urge thcirprompt
action; also to have II circular letter
printed and forwarded to each and all
tho committees ON contribution, etc.,
etc., defining their duties and requesting
them to hold meetings and ascertain
what they can and will do, and report
the same to the secretary of the associa-
ton. ut Dallas, ut their earliest con-
vcnicncc.
ON motion of Kane Shields, all news
papers in this and adjoining counties
are asked to copy the proceedings of
this meeting and all other notices given
that will add publicity to our reunion,
in August, which promises to be the
grandest reunion ever held in the
South.
The meeting then adjourned, to meet
ut the office of Williams IL Turncy, on
Friday, June y, 1 o'clock p. m. of that
day. c. :. MITCHELL, PRESIDENT.
IL. A. WILLIAMS, Secretary.