The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-25
The Reunion of The First Texas
Regiment Yesterday.
Business Meeting-Flection of Of
ficers-Waco Next Place Of
Meeting-The Dinner.
From Sundays Daily.J

Agreeably to the statement in yester-
days STATESMAN meeting of the surviv-
ing veterans of the First regiment Texas
Confederate cavalry was held in the SEN
ate chamber of the new capitol yester-
day, and was called to order at IL a. m. by
General Henry E. McCulloch, president of
the regimental association. The presi-
dent introduced Rev. j. H. Stribling, of
Rockdale, who invoked Gods blessings
upon tho old soldiers who had come to-
gether once more to enjoy the pleasures
of their annual reunions.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
Colonel Will Lambert, secretary, then in
PRODUCED his distinguished friend, the gal
liant Confederate officer, Capt. W. @. Walsh,
who delivered short, but earnest and
happy address of welcome. He said
that he had been called upon without a
moments notice to perform this duty.
DIR. SweariDgen, who had been selected by
the committee for the purpose, had been
called away on professional business and
thereby these present were deprived of
listening to an ornate address by one of
the most gifted speakers in Texas.
Captain Walsh congratulated the mem
bers of the association upon their pres
ence at the capital, to which he extended
hearty, true southron welcome. He
warmly approved these recurring reun-
ions of different commands, and hoped
they would be kept up as long as there re-
manned enough old Confederates to get
together aud hold meeting. He thanked
the committee for honoring him by per.
hitting one who had played an humble
part in the struggle of 1861 to 1865 to ad-
dress these cavalrymen, and closed his
beautiful address by again extending to
them welcome to the hearts and home
of Austin.
GENERAL M'oULLooH's REPLY.
General McCulloch replied to the sd.
dress of welcome as follows:
Captain, it would require more ability
than is found in one of our most gifted
men to respond to such an address of vel
come as you have delivered, and it mus
not be expected of an ordinary man with
only two hours notice to do justice tc
himself and those he is called upon Il
represent upon this occasion, but upor
this part allow me to say that such cor.
dial welcome from the people of our state
capital is always highly appreciated, ant
rendered doubly 30 to-day, as it comes Il
US through one of her most distinguished
citizens and ex-Confederate soldiers
whose heart and soul was bound up in tn,
grand cause for which We CALAMITY fought
but unfortunatelylost,a and whose lips neve
utter uncertain sounds and therefor
we know that he speaks for them as vel
as to utter the honest sentiments of hi
own noble, generous, patriotic heart.
To you our friend (my friend) an,
through you to the generous, chivalrouf
noble people you represent, we tender
one and all, our grateful thanks for th
cordial welcome we receive to-day, an
while we, as men, may not merit IL, W
humbly hope that the feeble services W
rendered Texas and the south in the "Los
Cause" deserves some notice, and we ar
proud that they are recognized by th
patriotic citizens of the capital Of our ow
state to-day.
To some of US who visited the spot upo