The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-08-13
qE VETERAN REUNION
Up,d from fhifd raae

tha Wesleyan Famala
'yuRtd tho blessing ~ the
ieinR upnn The assembly.
on IOE ~. sTEwAnT,
IsA introduced after prayer,
fd bis capital leotuf. Ito
W. dtpsrtufN At husbands,
b. sons Ia Tho var, and then
u lsDguAge lba return Of he
bldior ~ toll ~ tho death Of
4 Zoe and 10 witness tue dU,O-
Ii "a devastating war,
dsjor Stewart eX poets tp deliver ihls|
4ture in tho leading elites o. l0NaH,
probably In other States, for the
Yhcht OF tho Confederate homo AZ
hstin.
GENERAL M'KNIoHr.
AZ the conclusion of Major Stewart ~
ure, General MoKnig6t. OF Wsxa-
hte, on hohRlt of the 6x-COniedor-
rennesseans, WA Introduced, and
hee a capital speech. Ho aaid,
ough he had been requested by tho
pp osseans 10 address them, ho
pw.no distinction between Cog!ed-
10 soldiers, whether they came
pa Gee rgia or Tennessee, The Con-
srate soldier who did not mourn
r the death Of General Grant and
npathze with his family
distress, h8 thought unworthy
having been soldier In the "times
II tried mems souls" He soid IL
hs n good thing To DO captain or
fneral, but the bravo private who did
euty IN the ranks WAS u greater
an still. Taking up a ragged old
federato coat when had been worn
bn 10 tatters by soldier, he said
man who wore that coat and vet
ltI&ed battling for his country, WAS
greater man Than a general
I'd noblor than king.
40 coat told tale moro
bquent than language. He thought
honest man fighting for his rights
as engaged in the noblest work con-
ivable. In few Years, no ventured |
Q prediction, that there would be no
l.Coniederata reunions or Federal |
ilnions, but there would be reunions |
soldiers from both armies. The |
baker read from The HERALD the |
ported remarks OF one Rev. |
o. Hoffman, OF Bloomington, !
inois, and characterized such a |
II rs contemplate and thought it |
re than probable that the man who |
sp5S6 Of Jeff Davis as traitor and |
ySOutAG;n soldiers as traitors, had |
FER hoard tho roar OF the cannon |
~ A0bAlp Va 4 40 |
akSr referred to the magnanimitv |
General Grant after the war and |
II it was rght and proper that we |
build mourn for his death. He aald |
~ while no had the great
reapect for the Northern army \
IN General Grant down to tho low
private, that there was O. time |
Aon he would have swept IL from the /
be of the earth II he had possessed |
10 ,Spwer. But that now the war was |
yer The had nothing buC the kindest |
|elings toward tho North. The
Peaker paid graceful tribute 10 the
|omen OF the S uib during the var
was then annou nced that there
lould DO an adj IurnaIeuC until alter
inner.
AFTER DINNER,
about 2:3 the grand marshal
Pd the assembly to order, aud
COLONEL w. u. WYLiE,
he Grand Army OF the Republic,
introduced as th6 next speaker,
made q patriotic and pleasing
he great pressure on our columns
morning prevents the publication
Colonel Wylle's admirable
ort. IL would lose too much
condemnation and Will be
blished in tull in the proceedings of
reunion.
liter Colouei Wylie'g speech Meiuo
Ios'. band rendered some choice 80
ftions.
COLONEL W. l.. CRAWFORD,
Dallas, was introduced ana made an
lellent address, He paid q glorious
oute to the bravery, chivalry and
ing Of the Old Confederate soldier
received thrnderig applause.
ygS-CoNFEDERATE MIsSoURIAEs.
fhe Association OF eX Confederate
fssourians elected the following Off
hrs:
Colonel John II. Coffee, president,
GEORGETOWN.
John M. Stemmons, DR.. w. Il. Troll
niger, Colonel NJ, w, Buster, CaptSin
. Il. Elliott, ce.presideuts.
Secretary and treasurer, d. a. Will
ans.
Committees 10 be appointed by the
Of the association.
EX-CoNFEDERArH yIRGINIANs.
Drt Worth, August 7, 1875 Headquarters
Elk Confederate Virginians, Army of
NcPshern Virginia.
Meeting was called to order by vice
|esidsnt, Captain h. M. Jamos, par
liant to adjournment from Dallas,
|
Report of vice-president for past
|ar read and adopted.
Hecretary renorts Sc members en-
lied at this (1sS5) reunion, MAXIM, o.
kal OF los MON oers enrolled.
IN motion, q resolution was adopted
intaining our State organization
'empowering the president 10 pro-
No for printing rolls, badges, and
2ST 'exI 3dylseS PEI gaining TO the or
hization.
pmotion Captain II. M. James, of
1as, Texas, YVES nominated and
s3ted president for The ensuing year.
RESOLUTIONS passed requesting all
bmbers enrolled, and others wishing
|edd their names To the roll, to cor
fpond with the president az Dallas,
Ixas.
Adjourned TO meet in general reun-
b 10 be held at Waco, Texas, August,
Ej. II. M. JAMES,
b. M. FLOOD, President.
Secretary.
CLOSING SCENES.
About O'CLOCK tho crowd began to
ave, and the entire grounds pre-
tied the appearance of a big camp
eparing to move, People were hur-
ing to and fro to eaten the trains for
)me, ana the veterans were busy
laking hands and enjoining upon one
iother "to be at Waco next August
the reunion" The young people
I'D on to the last and had pleas
1t dance tonight at the pavilion
aus the reunion at Fort Worth has
zen brought to close. The largest
OVID was that On the grounds yester-
Jv %hoa IL ~ss estimated at about
la poop,a Khe affair has passed off
JEAantly to The general public, and
Ia furnished an enormous amount OF
ork for newspaper reporters, aud
10y are happy that it is over. The
of the concern has been
Icellent, and for this credit is due
sptain P. AZ Huffman and Major
an Zandt.
On exhibition at the grand stand is
coat in tatters and rags, that Private
lillian NJ. Billing, of Company l,
leventh Virginia cavalry, Ashby's
.iaade Hsmpton's division, Stew
It's corps, pulled of when he came