The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-08
OUR REUNION.
The Committee On Arrangements Get
10 Work.
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dag aud reported 40 fellows.
w. the committee, TO whom was relerrei
the feleouon OF a suitable place Tor hold
ing our lr,ud reunion, commencing
August h. and holding four day. would
recommsId that Longs Lake b. aud the
SEINE l. h,reby selected. After u oar@'ul
examination Of the yirons cations spg'
gesied /; - decided ny ih' H ''' ''''
Longs Lake has less t'l . Co.,. et.. H. %
advantages than other !uoaiidts Avaf thu
city. The specisl Committee APP.
pointed TO get me consent OF
tue ownCrg VI Longs lake aud HoJ ieent
grounds report as foloes'
We have procured the consent OF tho
owner. OF Longs lake aud adj AGENT land tor
having he reunion Ia Augu,t mex,
CoLosEL l., NJ, MARTIN,
CsPrAIs q. Nj. SwISK,
Dg VI. Il. NEwsM,
T. por. Of committee received and
adoptet II being the unanimous wish Ot
the meeting that Longs lake IL the place
for holding the re- union.
lhe committee on arrangements suggest
that A committee on revolutions be aP.
pointed by the chairman, 20 whom shall D.
referred all resolutions Tor their report with
out debate, and that this committee on
Ieso ltlons ne present at all meetings
during the deliberations OF the various
committees, uutil the OF August next
The chair appointed Colonel q. b,
Mitchell, General W. l.. Csbell and John NJ.
Btemmons on said committee. Adopted.
Inc committee on arran semsnts recon-.
mend that a committee OF one be app 1lntod
whose duty It shall be TO prepare the
grounds by clearing the same, erecting
stands tor shkert music, seats, TO pro-
cure one hundred ano fifty barrels for water
aud to contract to keep the same Il led with
water, and 10 contract Tor Ice. Keep the
same properly distributed Ia tue
barrels, 10 prepare MI necessary
boarde, and indeed 10 superintend, manage
and c,ntrnl everything ntces srJ 10 out
the grounds 10 proper order for the enter
tainment aud comfort OF tn, visitor, and 20
see that ali articles loaned or oorro"ed "
the reunion be returned, and thai tue
good repair after the reunion - ovnr' Cap
tain @. NJ. Swink, OF Dallas, was app tinted.
Unanim otslv adopted.
W. l. Griggf, OF Oliver Gr!cg', waa
unanimously elected treasurer 20 whom all
monies collected by he finance committee
must BIZ paid, or any one wishing To dountc
money may. hand the came over 10 him.
TIE treasurer will ksepa list Of all contr.
buttons aud the names oil
the parties contributing tbs sc ne,
add furnish 10 the committee on pnntirg
q list of the same from time to time Tor
publication: tina, committee bG appointed
on programme, whose duty - shall be 10
publish the or Ter OF procedure for the
spYersl days of the re union. Colonel
J,hu II my Brown, chairman; Colonel A.
= Porter pniilin SANGER, DR.. 5. u. Tarls'
Son, H. a Williams Dallas; John l.. Grit
nh, o. Terrell; II. c. Mack, OF Mckinney
were appointed. Adopted.
An auditing COMMITTEES OF three was az
pointed consisting OF Colonel W j. tier
tan, o I Bowser and X. ID. Rsw.inH, to
elther one of whom all accounts shall bs re-
farrtd ano approved, ard all accounts 80
ID hSl Na n IN. m Spat hv Thgr Al
II. Murray, chairman, Colonel Z. 5.
Mitchell. or General W. Il. Cabbeil.
A Committee OF three was appointed,
whose duty Il shall be to make all contracts
and CIV de's TOR the purchase OF supplies
and m,t rials, consist z Of DR.. NJ. NJ. New
som, ". Al. U. Hill and Thomas Field
A committee on trsnspor' alton was ap-
pointed as follows: James II Brittsln,
Thomas II Murray, @. s Mitchell and W.
l. Cabell 10 correspond with the railroads
IN References to fai es, running special trains
transportation OF supplies, etc.
TSst committee on printing be so.
pointed, consisting ~ w. l.. Hail, w. G..
S'sTfett. aud ID. A. vii Jams, whose duty
u shall be TO have badges printed, INVITA-
ti'rJ printed, and to procure music for the
Jolonel d. A. Williams office yes So
tected as headquarters for all the various
committees, from this date until the ad'
jonrnmsnt after reunion.
Colonel ". j. Betterton offered the free
use o. the secord story OF HE store.room on
Elm street for lise. purpose, II pee.et
Colonel Mitchell offered the following
resolution, which Yves adopted:
Resolved, That since the committee 81
arrangements has selected the grounds
and generally PER sc;ed oil Arrangement
for pushing tn work OF preparation tor the
re.uni Z, that the committee on hnarc e ne
requested 20 90 TO WORK at once, Tor the
purpt SO NJ sising the necessary funds iNr
making the re.unioa the success so earnest
ly desired.
Colonel d. A. Wil,isms was
o.soGd grand marsnall, VIA
power t. spp3in' necessary assistant mar
tbsis
General W. L. Csbell offered the follow
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Tnst the ex. C lniederate association nov
tender h Hoods brigade or their represen'
tsiive. their services to assist In the enter.
tsiument Of said brigade on the 27th and
23.h of Jane. and that everything thnt can
be Gonc shall be dole "a assist In making
their reunion in DEl rs success ana
make pheasant their stay while here
Our cilizens are taking great interest IN the
coming event. and We feel assured thh'
they will be tqusl TO the task.
The Indications are that we Will have ~
least 40 000 peorle in Dallas during the re-
union In Aupus' and We now earnestly re-
Qdest that every member OF each commit
tee 90 earnestly to work 10 prepare Tor the
immense crowd who will visit us on thai
occasion The time Is nov close at hand
and no time can be lost. The committed
oo general contributions should m'e
In their respective neighborhooui
and organize themselves and a.cer
tain what they can do and report V
the general meeting from time &c
time. All OF which is resDsctfully sub
mi.tsd THOMAS II. MURRAY,
Chairman CONT on arrangements.
On motion The committee OF Invitation
was instructed TO invite Hoods brigade &c
meet with as In August next.
Ga motion the committee on invitation
VIZ Instruct ID In inv T. the Fouth regiment
o. stste volunteers to st'end tn re nuior
ard set As police, establishing an etosmp
mes on The grounds sd remain during
Or -e-union. General Catell, Cel,ne
81 r. and others then addressed the meet
ing aud gres. interest was manifested
~ ,us. MURRAY complim.nted Sanger
BE- siiney Smith * %, Mitchell q
hcriEsr. Ant other cilizsus OF Dalss Tor
ths'r nraistarca in the -1nion a. nckiu'
Ny lac, year. In furnishing tents. decora
;.oos, GO free oi charge, aud said old Col
l,p " Nd r'll MP her snare IN making me
r-ininH a. Dallas a rea rsnccsss. u pos
sib.s, than we had at NJ cKiuney.
The c,mmitsss o. invitation, ore getting
ur 'heir iuvteions, which inclrn-s all
ci.izsrs - Texas. and We hope oil will at
te11 Wien We ssyal, We meal nll, with
OFT disc ~min ton.
motion the mes'ing then adjourned
20 meet subject TO The call OF the chhir
msn.
The committees are respectfully 70.
a1sstsd ~ meet at the Office OF Williams q
larn.y on Tuesday evening 81 O'CLOCK, ~
The convention meets at Fort Worth Wed
pesday. and msnv who are interested ~