Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-22
A ROYAL GREETING.
The Texas Veterans Royalty Received by
the Shermanitas-I Impressive
Ceremonies
spssch- Making by the Old Veterans and
Citizens and General Good
Time the Order of the Day.
Special.

nivtrsary OF the battle OF San Jacinto
was celebrated here to-day by the old
veterans with more impressive eere-
monies than ever before in the history
OF this organization.
This morning ut 10 o'clock all the
Old soldiers present, numbering 1fi,
with large supplement- of wives and
daughters and other relatives, who met
them for family reunion, met at the
courthouse where they We're RECALLED
with delightful music by
the Sherman cornet band and cor
dial Misunderstanding by the citizens of
sherman ana tine surrounding coun-
try. When all were seated
DHB MARSHAL OF TIE DAY,
j. III. Dllls, Esq, ia u short and inn,
| pressive speech presented the veterans
with q beautiful silken 8sg on behalf
OF the citizeps, which was responded
to briefly by Gen. Walter p. Lane,
acting president of the organization.
The officer of the day then an
nounoed that tho veterans would
! form on the east side of the public
square and review the procession of
children from the public schools and
students from the various higher in
situations of learning in the city. At
| 1890 clock
UHB PROCESSION MOVED
from the southeast corner Of the
square up Travis street to the opera
house, where they were to be enter
tanned by the city. First in order
came the Sam Houston engine
! ffrn fol
by the band and pupils
OF the city schools, 81. Joseph's
Academy, Sherman Institate, North
Texas Female college and Austin col
lege in the order named, all bearing in
their hands beautiful boqHets OF flow
ers and presenting an interesting ar
ray of lovely innocence that has rarely
been witnessed
IN OUR CITY.
| When the rear of this column passed
| the old veterans the head had already
reached the opera.house, and the ranks
were formed in open columns through
which the band returned and escorted
the veterans through TO the point of
destination. When the fle.leaders of
this gallant host came within the liY-
ing lane, each one uncovered his hoary
head and marched with impressive
step while the little ones
LOADED THEN WITH FLOWERS
and strewed their pathway with the
beautiful tokens OF love. The old vet
Grams bowed in grateful recognition to
the flowery compliment and looked
on with fearful eyes SIS the elder
citizens who lined the streets on
either side sent up shout after shout in
their honor. Many stern old hero
Ma "a u IA
Of foe and whose voice had never fal-
tered in the hour OF secret trial, found
HIS FOUNTAIN or TEARS
Unlocked and his manly voice chOked
with emotion by this touching tribute
of love and veneration from the little
ones who have been taught to love the
old veteran. They marched into the
opera-house with uncovered heads and
took their places ia the
seats of honor assigned them,
while 8 vast multitude followed until
not even standing room was left
, When all was quiet Gen. Lane intro
duced Rev. J, M. Blnkley, who pre-
faced the proceedings with an earnest
: and appropriate prayer that closed
with hearty amen from large mum
Der of
/ THE GRAY-HAIRED sIREs
, in whose behalf 1t was offered up tG
! the throne Of grace. The marsha
I. then introduced the mayor of the city
? G., N. Buckner, Eco, who delivered {
i speech Of welcome with sucf
earnestness and eloquence al
10 leave no doubt Blu
/ that The old veterans had q place ii
: the hearts of Sherman's citizens, e.
# well as u temporary home among us
4 Il a H., -
. Roberts of the Veteran association
e whose remarks were well-timed and
: FULL OF TRUTHS
for the consideration and kindness
shown them in or city, BY Request
the marshal then read memoria
a tribute TO the lamented Aarol
= s. Mangum, . late member O
4 the association, who died q
r. his home on East Mulberry street OF
g the 9th of August, 1854 IL was at III,
f. solicitation of Mr.. Mangum, that tb'
q association honored Sherman will
l. this meeting, and his death was tn
more keenly felt by host Of friend
here, because 1t was
HIS LAST EARTHLY AMBITION
to have his old companions in arm
" present at his home and extend /
z. them slight token Of the esteem !
which he held them. This pape
Il was adopted by unanimou
~ vote of the association, an
40 ordered to be placed anon
Is their archives. Gen. Lane then intr,
- duced Frank c. billiard, Esq, of She
man, who had been chosen to delivs
the annual address, and that gentl
man discharged the duty In mannt
to quite satisfactory to his friends and |
ia his own honor as an orator. He n
Of Viewed the history OF Texas
" STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE,
M and, when touching on the gor
De scenes Of Goliad and San Antonio, an
TX the grand results that grew out
ae these sacrifices, raised to I,
50 gion OF sublime eloquence th.
IT fastened attention to his utterances
~ and sealed the conviction that 10
10 greater heroes than Texas presents /
le her veterans of to-day ever lived [
OF brighten the pages of human yalor {
| 6fesns ID. III