Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-08
AUGUST REUNION,
vIsvsnih Texas Cavalry and Other
confederate Veterans 10 Meet
In Benbsm,
.r,, second. Third and Fcurlh the
mates CT tbs RsunioE-rho Gray and
the Blue JGyiseo.

rsanlon Of the surviving members Of
80 eleventh Texas Cavalry (Young's old
..,nen,) has been called to meet at
imam. Tex, beginning or Thursday,
,sorst >, and will continue three days,
ding Saturday, August 4.
Ittn informsl meeting Of few Of the
-smsers Of the Eleventh Texas Battery,
ave, at their request, called reunion
,itb.. old organization to meet with the
Taren.h Cavalry at the same time and
r.sce. ,-,
.,,tery 10 notify each and every member
tine old company Of the time ana place
y meeting snd urge their attendance in
S,5er that we may meet in fraternsi re-
rn;op and renew the ties snd friendships
med and ctmsnted in times OF war,
,,isl snd dsnger-triendships that should
ut be forgotten until death shall beat our
,.t TATTOO, and We are called TO answer
,ol.csll 81 the LAST re7ille.
T, wss suggested, ana heErtily concur
herewith, that in the true spirit OF fra
,erbi;Y that should HctuIte sll true ex
'o1fedeTstes end good Texans, that we
,cr1islly invite the Grand Army Of the
.s1uoIic Posts st Sherman, Gainesville,
T,lss, Fort Worth, Austin, and other
MON veteran organ sitlCns in Texas, to
NEE: win SID participate II cur August
.stlion,
:; was also suggested and recon-
ended thst the proper com nittees in
rs,es. Confederate and Ulion soldiers,
deyery command and stste, and par
a,ulsIly the ssu1viv0rs Of Alexander's,
Stvens' and Rsupt's Texas regiments to
Mn rs on that occasion.
The following committee Of arrange
nent TO act with similar comm ttee
gheu appointed OF the cisz Ems OF Bon
nam, was selected;
Bssc0m Spots, George W. Blair, W.
7. Gsss, Levi Ellsworth, D A. Reich,
l;ssc Johnson, C. C. Jones, George W.
Dulono, N NJ Biggerstaf, John SpaIger
sid William a. R Juth.
The following were appointed COM
n!ttee Oh programme and Invitation:
VT. Gsss, George W. Blair and E. B.
s;0its.
Respectfully and fraternally,
GEORGE W BLAIR, Secretary,
Eleventh T. xss Battery.
BonhEm, Tex, June 2, 1885
ID connection with the above, we here
With append communication from S. r
EteT, secretary Of the Eleventh Texas
CsYslTy Association, OF recent date;
GEEEEYILTE, TEL, jane I, lSss
I Gass, Esq., Dodd City
DEAR SIR-YOur favor of recent date
received. In reply will say that think
puunugTinnG nnnd IN vi
10 the reunion Of the Eleventh Texas Cav
sly in BoLhsm on the first Thursday In
August. No douot the entire regiment
would muca prefer going into camp on
tat occasion and certainly would be glad
9peet in reunion the members OF the
4, rent regiments Of which you speak
I i3ct, to meet with and shake hands
viii al the dear old Confederate soldiers
El9 desire TO meet with us ct that tiRe,
'egHdlees OF the command to which
LEY belong. ct l would say, how
ever, that IS 10 the way and
manner In which we are to be enter
aimed, and SIS II who shall be invited to
Eteud ssid reunion, that is & matter
Eolely 10 be determined by the citizens OF
BJlhSm snd FIrnin county, as suppose
hey will call meeting of the citizens
iof Inc purpose Of discussing these mat
!sEs ard appointing the various commit
lees. Having lived In ca &C joining county
oESnn!n for thirty years, and never
asViIg kuown her to halfway do any
hing, We want no better evidence than
lei past record TO insure grand cue
cess Of The reunion, and glorious, good
lime for all. In conclusion, will say:
SO1ld be glad to hear from you sgein at
Say time, Yours very truly,
S. K. ETTKR
P.S.-We will request the committee
60 invitation to invite Generals Ross,
Hirrison, Wheeler and Maxey 20 meet
With US +.