The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-25
depot, expressing regrets at their inabil
ity to lie present.

depot, expressing regrets at their insbil-
ity to lie present.
| sEoRETARY's REPORT.
Secretary Lambert next read his annual
report, showing number of members and
amounts collected and expended during
the past year. The report concludes as
follows:
This year, as in the past, have laboEed
diligently to secure large attendance of
members, but l resres to say
our old comrades in arms seem
to care nothing at all for these recurring
reunions, so auspiciously begun two years
ago.
| The slim attendance at the San Antonio
meeting in December, 1887, may be at
tributed to the unusual severity of the
weather prevailing at that time, but l
know l voice the sentiments of all who
did partake of the bounties of that re-
union when 1 express gratitude for and
kind membranes of the generous and
unlimited hospitality of our comrades and
the other good people of that historic city.
But can see. no good reason why there
should be such "beggarly array of empty
benches" upon this occasion. The season
has been propitious; nature is adorned
with her sweetest smiles, gives promise of
a bountiful harvest, and it but looks to
me as matter of right propriety
| that the gallant volunteers of
1861 should seek to make our annual
meetings attractive and instructive in
the lessons of love and fraternity that We
ought to impress upon each other.
shall continue to exert my feeble Influence
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you will do likewise.
l beg to assure my grateful ackuowl-
edgments to the press of Texas for its
continued kindness in granting free pub
LEGATION of all calls for our meetings.
l beg to address the officers and mem
bers of our association that l shall ever
hold them in the kindliest remembrance
for the courtesy and partially they have
each one shown me, and can honestly
express the wish and sentiment of good
old Rip Van Wrinkle, "Here is to you and
your families, may you live long and
prosper" Fraternally,
WILL LAMBERT, Secretary.
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
for the ensuing year, resulted as follows:
Gen. H. E. McCulloch, president.
Capt. M. M. Borgess., first vice presi-
dent.
H. l.. Spain, second vice president.
@. Z. Day, third vice-president
Major Robert E. Meyers, of Bell county,
fourth vice president.
Will Lambert, secretary.
Sam Maverick, of San Antonio, treasurer
Capt. W. A. Pitts, officer of the day.
WACO WINS.
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ton as candidate for the next place OF
meeting by Messrs. Borgess. and Parent
and after warm endorsement by General
McCulloch, Colonel Lambert, Captain
Spain and others, was chosen unani-
mously, and the date was fixed for the
- day of May, 1890, the twenty eighth
anniversary of the "bloodless battle OF
Adams Hill"
The resident members at Waco were
constituted committee on arrangements
with full powers.
RETURNING THANKS.
; Captain Boggess offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
, Resolved, That the thanks of this asso
citation are hereby extended to the loca
} committee of arrangements, and the oiti-
zens of Austin, for their kind and hos
pitable treatment during our stay among
them.
Capt. W. @. Walsh was nominated by
Private Serna for honorary membership
and was unimously elected, by acclama
7 ton.
DINNER CALL.
The business of the meeting having
been concluded, Colonel Lambert, chair
man of the local committee of arrange
ments, announced that street cars Womb
be in waiting at 1:30 O'Clock to convey
the visitors and others to Pressler's gar
den, where barbecued dinner "and trim
mings" would be served, and the meeting
adjourned.
At2 o'clock the veterans, including sew
eral new arrivals and the inmates o.
the Confederate home, mum 3erinl
: seventy odd, arranged themselves arounC
the tables and proceeded to do Justice Il
the occasion, and the manner in which
bean soup, roasted beef and mutton ant
"the trimmings" disappeared would make
glad the heart of any hungry man
whether war veteran or not.
The chairman acted as master of cere
monies, and in response to impromptt
sentiments short and brilliant speeches
were delivered by Hon. Geo. L. Todd, of JEFF
fsrson, Captain Walsh, General McCulloch
Captain Boggess, Mr.. Serna, Judge
Thomas, Mr.. Parent, Captain Pitts, Hon
R. M. Hall, "Uncle Dick" Boyce, Captain
Dave Wilson and others.
Altogether, the third reunion of the
First Texas Confederate cavalry has been
an occasion long to be remembered, and
"the boys" are loud in their expressions
of remembrance of their pleasant visit to
the capitol city of Texas.
Prof. VIM. H. Thompson, NJ. D. Univer
sity of New York, New York city, says;
"More adults are carried off in this coun-
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