Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-22
TEXAS VETERANS.
The Reunion at Temple One Long to
bs Remembered Twenty-Eight
Deaths Since Last Meeting.
Thirty Four Warriors Who Fought g.
Sau Jsclnto Presentation. &. W.
Tyler of Bolton Orator OF the Day.
AL the Old On ,ers K y Elected by Acola-
m stlon-Aus;in Chosen ns the Next
Place Of Mse.inS.


st 1880 last evening the "death roll"
was called, showing the number Of the
old heroes who have died since their last
reunion, at Corsicana q year ago, to be
twenty eight. The roll call concluded,
the service in memory Of their dead COM
rades wss conducted by DR.. NJ. W.
Moody and Rev. j. II. Ssribling, both mem
bers of the association. DR.. Moldg's
utterances were fle and impressive,
and the discourse of the Rev. MIR. Strib-
ling for grand Illustration, depth Of
thought and beauty of language cou d not
be surpassed. The tears were made to
wet the cheek Of m.ny veteran.
After the conclusion CT the services the
chair announced that inssmuch as 9 nun
Der Of the veterans conEt mplated leaving
for their homes to-day it was deemed
better to elect TIE plsce of the sssocia
tion for the ensuing year before aojourn-
ing tor the evening. -Four places,
Fort Worth, Austin, Lsmpas.s and
jacksonville, weT. put in nomination.
Veteran 7. d. Parker, from Tarrant
county, took the flor for Fort Worth,
and sf!er hearing the invitation from
verr lsrge number of the leading citizens
of Fort Worth read, he made stirring
appeal for that place. He told them that
every dwelling in the city was accessible
ov street csrs and would be open to the
veterans, that her people were anxious
to look upon and entertain the veterans
whose hard fought battles had won this
grand state, that Fort Worth WAS not
only the railroad center, and convention
center, but the center OF genuine hospi-
tallty. After good deal of discussion
motion to lay the matter over till p. m.
! to day prevailed, and the meeting ad-
jou rrsd.
Many distinguished persons are here
The old lady, who st San Jacinto patched
the bullets with which her husband sent
ieath into the ranks CT the Mexican
aordes, is on the stage. The old lady,
who near Goliad made the bullets with
which her husband fought the Indians all
night long from 6 hole i'll their csoln wall,
and at daylight when her husband, in
despair, was ready TO surrender held out
and won the battle, is here. Jemims Lane
Irwin, the three gesr-old daughter OF
| Colonel NJ. B. Irwin, veteran, who was
| born on San Jacinto Day in 1885, and the
adopted Child of the association, is here,
snd received q f.ir contribution from
veterans and citizens.
C5l. George B. Eratb, the Oldest veter-
An in Texas is here. Henry Stout, the
| first man, aud the brsvest that fought To-
dams In North TtX4s Is here, in care OF
| mis- accomplished granddaughter, who
watches after the old mans wants with s
devoted woman's thoughtfulness.
Gen Fl. E Mccullough, the loved Of the
veterans, is here.
Big Foot Wallsce, who has the dlstinc'
ton CT having KILLED more Mexicsns and
Indians than other living man is here.
We have with US the only survivor OF
| the battle of Mier; one of the two
survivors OF the massacre OF Fsnnin /;
thirty-fou Of those who were in the
battle of San Jscinto, and one OF and the
only survivor of those who signed the
declaration of Texas independence.
This morning the citizens of Temple.
through Miss Lucy Drake, OF Baylor Col
lege, presented the association with q
beautiful Lone Star flag. Her tribute to
the veterans was indeed beautiful,
and was responded to by Veteran F II
Ayers in good style. Miss Drake is q
granddaughter Of Mr.. Campbell, who
forged the chsins that bound SAINTS Anns
at Columbis, Tex. The pupils of Temple
public schools, by Arthur Bristow, one OF
their number, presented the veterans with
q beautiful banner. The presentation
address brought the tears to many eyes
For the pupils young Bristow, VINO is
remarkably bright boy, said in conclu
sion: "Revered veterans, fathers, we
present you this banner as feeble token
of our love for you, and we pray that IT
may wave over many happy reunion +;
out when all your gallant number save
one shall have passed away, We beg that
he will then return 1t to US to be ke pit
and cherished by the Temple public
schools 10 commemorstion of this day"
Hon. G. W. Tyler of Bolton was the
o stor of the day, and his speech WIS s
grand and matchless, at the close of
which lines of citizens were formt d, be-
tween which the veterans passed with uD-
covered heads, over paths strewn with
flowers and amid cheers, to bounteous
banquet.
At the afternoon session of the Texas
Veterans Association all the old Off GERS
were reelected by exclamation and Aus
tin was chosen SO the next place Of meet
ing. The veterans are loud and uuani-
nous in their praise Of Temples hospi-
.slity. They pronounce the banquet the
bsst ever offered them, and to show their
appreciation of orr city's hospitality they
were strongly inclined to return again at
their next meeting.