The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-31
0TS FROM GREENVILLF.
THE CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Her Citizens Determined to Make the
Meeting OF tho Old Sol diers
Most Pleasant and Epjoya
BILE Ono Local News


GREENvILLE, July % - LCorresn ond-
ence. Complete readiness in tho ar
raugements for tho reunion is nearly
reached. The several committees
have been working faithfully. Com
forts for tho inner and outer man are
amply provided. Instead of the tough,
much. driven srmy steer, the
toothsome fatted calf ia awaiting the
butchers knife. Ia soldier language,
"Billy Seldom" or wheat bread, will
supplant "Johnny Constant," or corn
bread, and the long 20 DO remembered
"hard tack" will he banished entirely.
The following is the programme Tor
the OCCASION:
PROGRAMME.
Wednesday, August 5.-M6etinE of
different organic atoms st headquar-
quarters to be assigned them by the
reception committee, in Greouyille, at
10 n. m.
Old soldiers will assemble on public
square at 1890 2. n,, and march at
head of procession TO the reunion
grounds under the command of the
grand marshal.
IL o. m.-Meeting at the grounds and
formal opening of tho reunion by
Captain b, d, Martin, Of MaXoy's
Brigade, mayor Of the CITY.
Prayer by Rev. II, b. Ponder.
Address Of Welcome, by Captain w.
w. G. Jones, Of Kings Brigade.
RespOnses-Gen l.. S. Ross, Ad
iutsnt-General G. b. Kugore, OF &c
tors Brigade; Captain w. II. Shannon,
of Cranberry Brigade Captain A. j.
Nicholson, of tho Eleventh Texas Cav
alrv.
Music.
Dinner,
p. Understanding OF soldiers
and visitors at grand stand.
Music.
Address of Colonel a. W. Terrell, of
General Tom Greene's Division.
Address by General y, n. Waui, of
Wauls Legion.
Music.
5p. m.-Business meeting OF the sew
eral organizations at their respective
headquarters on the grounds.
Programme for the night will be an
nounced from the stand.
Thursday, August G--Business meet
ing OF the several organizations at 8
a. m.
$3.50 a, m.-Reunion will DO called to
order by Mayor Martin.
Prayer by Rev. 2. q. Archer.
Address by Hon. a. g. Clopton.
Music.
Address by Colonel James II. Jones,
Of Walkers Brigade.
Address by Captain 4. J.. Brown, Of
Polignac's Brigade.
Music.
Address by Captain W. ]. Swain, Of
Ross Brigade.
Address by Hon. Greon j. Clark, Elk.
Confederate Arkansan,
Music.
Dinner.
@:30p. m.-Reunion called to order at
the grand stand.
Address by Colonel w. s. Herndon,
OF - Brigade, Virginia Army.
Address by Hon. e. u. Sexton, mem
Der o. Confederate Congress-.
Address by Corporal w. w. Collins,
on behalf OF OK Union soldiers.
Closing address by General H. S.
Ross.
General Armstrong, General James
Wheeler, General w. l.. Cabell, Gen
eral Tom Harrison, Colonel Charles
DeMorse, Colonel II. h. Bonner, Cap.
tain Il. Il. Slaughter, Captain James s.
Hogg and Othor prominent eX-COnied-
crates, are expected to DO present, If
so, proper places on tho programme
viii be awarded them.
There will be music aud speaking at
the Grand staud, social gatherings at
tho various headquarters, and dancing
at pavilion on the grounds, each
night.
The procession will move from the
Public Square at 1880 a. m, Wednes-
day, August 5, in tho following order:
FIX Confederate organizations.
Unattached EX-ContederRtes.
Ux-Union soldiers.
Citizens on foot.
Fire Department.
Other local organizations,
Citizens In vehicles and on horse
back.
Music will DO literally distributed
throughout the entire programme.
on August an election will be held
in each school district in Hunt County
TO 0lect trustees for each district under
tho new law.
on July "a Mr.. A. M. Hulfsker, a
prominent young business man here,
died after a gradual decline Of health
OF over year.
Last week Mr.. j.. j. Alexander lost
by death his little daughter, aged five
months.
Miss Lura Cameron left this week for
Nashville, Tennessee, on a visit TO old
schOolmates.
Miss Fannie Fletcher is this week
visiting friends at Bonham.
Captain Z. II. w. Spencer has 70.
turned from visit 20 California well
pleased with that land of milk and
honey. Mr.. j. Il, Harris, formerly d
ieweler here, has made hi5 homo IN
that State.
Miss Maggie Preston, OF jefferson
and Miss Johnnie ID. Bradford, o.
Weatherford, are visiting the family
OF Captain j. M. Ragsdalo.