Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-29

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Hon. William II. Martin, G1ver-or + >ss,
Hon. JJe Abbott Sad Others were read
expressing their regret a. noS being able
~ e'.ef the r5U1;un.
The following wa received from GOV
eraCr Ross:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
AUSTIN, TEX, June g. 1888
Ny DGAR MA5oR-YOG know | Gm 81
wars Ie& 20 f-e esIu.e in honor Of
Hoods grand oId heroes, but l an faar
tul shall nCt &c cOle 10 join you tdls
time UHi TO the p ezsiuG md irPers'.v We
denim & o! my public dCres. G.. bless
you while living SD WCeg tes' ~ y yaU sill
WuIa The shining rswpsrt5 80 I'in ~ the
FCrg of is heavenly ClCtr .ar. u l1U. al
endless eternity. IyGc tuend,
L. 5. Ross.
After Tie reading Ct the ah0v- u-de
Miss Jennie Scot wilson, child # The
piney wood and Creof lures proiigies,
tor she is bu. twelve wears OF sge Gud nsa
been il school but fJur months in her LIE
snd hiss raj no elOCujoGsry trailing, Ha5
introduced tn the suCieuCe by GtGers!
r bertsCn, snc win an oIJ rustY C'aE-d-
crate ball waving in bcr Hlle hand re
cited sc appropriate rejection.
The tssCcLstiOn then Edi )ui8ed, formet
in procession, headed W tha Jackson
Vile c0ruet band, and marched to q ecu
tltul grove in the suouT0c, wneIe My.
n. NJ Fan sad Dr.. L LLOYD Geliy red
the addresses OF welcome, responded -
by Genera, r g0er. son il behalf q ire
brigade.
D. D. TarletCn, CT H!llsboro, delivered
the sunusI address. He spoke mere than
al hour, doing credit to himself and :he
management Of those who selected
time to address thsir old gray beaded
wsrrio.s. He paid glOwIg tribute II
J, fsrson Davis, r bert E, Lee, Store
wall Jackson and JCcn B HIud auG
closed in Ill eloquent appeal to the guar
disns Of cur government as follows: A.
tie days Of the yes!s 60 by new problems
Of government present themselves fer
s0lutieo to the minds q the citz ns.
Let Us strive 10 oTIng to their educI ion
the Intelligence Of enlightened minds
under the impulse Of true besrts, tire en-
CrUschmsnts, the usurpacions, the cx'Or-
tons and unressons ole demands Of cor
pOrate powers on the one hand, the red
isg Of the communist and the anarchist
on the other. The8c ere the forces
thai seem most TO threaten cur
in riitutiOns. Let US by conservative
legislation sSy alike 70 the spirit Of
monopoly ard 80 the spirit # snsTcny,
"You ere at war with the genius Of our
institutions; you can find no nurture il
American sol" Let US IClk arouud
and see the thousands coming int
our state. We hear the tIumpeis OF
NV morning. sounding, L morning tbs!
Gscers in . brighter and g broader day.
We see new sun rising. MsY its bright
ard genial besms penetrate every ccrner
Of our quist stste. La Us teGch our chill
Gren their dutY 20 taair Y c glo0r, III, II
country snG their God Let Us cnerish every
calling AID profession ina. contributes
10 the well being of society. Let our
great stste remain fcssver one and IL
divisible. Let our capitol lstely dedi
csted symboME3 in its broad Gemsnsionsr
in its granite structure, in lis hlGb
reaching altitude, the unity and the
durability of our STATE and the lofty
aspirations OF its people. As the
great world moves forever down
The ringing groves Of change so
let Texas snd Texans keep
pace with the march Of ages"
At the close CT this address sumptu
Gus repast WAS served By the good peo-
pie Of cksonville.
a small boy on porey was observed
on the grounds during the day sporting
banner with the following Inscription
IN IL: "ThEee cheers and a tiger for
Cd Howdy."
After dinner Judge Kit!rel addressed
the people st he grounds, when the 1850
cistion s6journed to the hall and the fol-
loving Telegram WAS read
KossE, TEX, June 81, 1888.
Hoods Brigade, Jacksonville.
As the daughter OF one Of your dear OLD
chaplaius, l send you greeting. May Joy
and pesce attend you, and at the last
great reunion ground, the CREST white
throne, may be with you then.
MRS J. W. MILTON.
The following resolution was read and
adopted:
Resolved, that in the opinion Of this
meeting of the survivors Of Hoods Texas
Brigade here ss. embed, 1t is the solemn
duty OF the State Legislature to aid in the
support CT the Confederate Home at Aus
tin in whatever they may fad practicable.
Resolutions of thanks 10 the citizens ct
Jacksonville, to the bsnd, to the press
and to the respective rkilroad companies
for courtesies ex ended the veterans were
read and adopted.
Gov. Frank Lubbock addressed the as
socistion followed by the reading Of the
list of deaths during the yesr az follows:
W. W. Dunklin, T. c. Mullins, Company
E; Lieut.. b. Il. Ford, Company K; j. A.
m.nshsn, Company E. Of Forth
Texss; D.. j. Gorse. Company H; J.
c. Bu.Ier, Company K; T. A. Baoea,
Company Z, and c. F. Goldipg, Company
D Of Fifth Texas.
Dat of 1900 of the original brigade, 26l
only survive. Thus, one by one, the cid
heroes pass awsV.
After deciding upon Waco for the next
meeting place, the association ad-
jourred till p. NJ, when they met
st the Methodist Episcopal church
and conducted q memorial service in
honor of their dead comrades. The ser
vice WAS opened with prayer by their ven
cradle chaplain, the Rev. N. A. Davis, al
ter which that remarkable little prodigy,
Jennie Scott Wilson, was again presented