Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-22
TEXAS PIONEERS.
Old Texans Meet and Organize the Texas
Pioneer Association.
Its Objects and Purposes-The First Reunion tC
be Held at Fort Worth in September.
The Committees.

AT a meeting of large number of the
old settlers of Texas, held in this city or
June %, in the office of w. G. Veal s
Co., for the purpose of organizing the
Texas pioneer association, Capt. J. C.
Terrell was called to the chair, and
Thomas Bratton was elected secretary.
Capt. w. g. Veal then in a few
brief remarks stated the object of the
meeting, after which the following con-
stitution was read and adopted:
l. This organization shall be known as
the Texas pioneer association.
2. Its object shall be to hold reunions
| to cultivate social aud fraternal relations
among old settlers, and rekIudle the
fires Of friendship of the long ago, and
| secure for future history personal ex-
! periences and "reminiscences of early set
tiers, such as the hardships, privations
| and Indian depredations, hair breadth
escapes, and also anecdotes and amusing
incidents of frontier life.
3. All persons who lived in Texas prior
TO June %, 1860, together with the mem
bers Of their families, may by vote of
the association be admitted to member
ship.
4. All male members shall pay in ad-
vance each year the sum of 81.
3. It's officers shall consist Of presi-
dent, first president, secretary
and treasurer, and as many second vice
presidents as may be desired. Said Off
GERS shall constitute the board of man.
ayers and shall be elected at the annual
reunion. The president, first vice-presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer, and such
others as may be added shall constitute
the executive committee, and shall trans
act all business when the board or asso-
citation is not in session.
6. The annual reunion shall be held at
such time and place as the association
may select.
I. Auxiliary associations NAV be or
ganIZed in any part Of Texas to aid in
collecting historical items
On motion the constitution as adopted
was declared subject to amendment at
any meeting of the association
The association then proceeded to or
ganiZe permanently by eIecting the fol-
lowing officers: President, Capt. W. @.
Veal; first vice-pTesident, Capt J. c.
Terrell; second vice presidents, Hon. J.
2. Smith and Sam Evans; secretary,
Thomas Bratton; treasurer, Dan Parker;
chaplain, Rev. A. s. HaYter.
w, B. Tucker, Capt. Julian Fields
and g. Nance were elected vice-presi-
dents for Tarrant county. The following
is list Of vice presidents elected for the
other counties:
Bosque cOunty-Hon. Buck Barry, E.
N. Hawkins, s f. Moss.
BeXar cOunty-Sam Maverick
Burnett county-Gen. J. r. Johnson.
all
Capt. +. Il. Ayers.
Collin cOunty-Hon. J. w Throck-
morton, Dr.. COote, - Johnson
Cooke county-Capt. J NJ Lindsay.
Clay county-Newt Ozee, A. Curry.
: Callahan county-Willis Asberry
Cherokee county-Gen. W. H. Ham
man, Mcclure.
Denton eounty-Hon. J. A. Carroll,
F. e. Piner, J M. Blount, \. J. Hal
ford.
Dallas county-Judge Nat NJ. Burford,
John Henry Brown, Jerome c. Kearby
Il. r. Combs.
Dewitt county-Davit Proctor, Robert
Bowlin.
Ellis county-B. F. Hawkins, Dabney
Sims, Bar Forrest, John Williams, H
NJ. Rhodus.
Erath county,. A. Fry.
Eastland county-Governor T. B.
Wheeler. J P. Afford, Col. a. W. De- |
berry J K. Schmick.
Fisher cOunty-Sam Lyons.
Galveston county-Col. John A.
Rodgers, 7. II. Blumm, Col w. f. |
Moody.
Grayson county-Col. T. J. Brown,
Hon. Silas Hare, Col. RIedsoe.
Greer county,. G. Tackett, George |
Edwards
Haskell cOunty-Arch Tandy.
Hood County-Capt. Morris, James !
Inner, Jr. Robert Crockett.
Hill cOuutv-Dr. Douglass, Hon. 10 |
J II Tippard
Harris county-Col. William Baker, |
g. L. Briughurst, Capt. A Faulkner.
Harrison county-Gen. w. p. Lane,
Thomas p. Young.
Jack county,. r. Robinson, John
Hensley.
Johnson county-Maj F. NJ. Heath,
Lon Scurlock, Maj Sparks, VIC Davis.
Lamar county-HoG. 5. B. Maxey,
Sam Wright.
Limestone county-Maj. T. ]. Farror,
John r. Henry.
Montague county - Hon. John H.
stephens, Green Tunnel, William Perry
nam
:. MitcheIl couuty-D. White
McLennan cOunty-Capt. p. S. Ross,
J J. Torbitt, Jack Pickett.
Marion county-Dr. NJ. d. K. Taylor,
J I. Veal.
Navarro county-Hon. R. Q. Mills, J.
5. 7. Johnson, Col. William Henderson.
Nolan county,. ". Wright, George
hawkins
Parker county-Capt a j Ball, Judge
4. J Hood, Henry Sisk.
Palo Pinto county-Dr. c. B. Raines,
r., W. Hitson, Professor Baker, c.
Lakewood.
shaczelford county,. S Fisher, c.
(. Stribling.
Stephens county William Veal, !. j.
Smith County-Hon. W. B. Herndon,
:. r. Bonner, J. 7. Douglas.
Wichita cOunty-S. Is Burnet.
WilbaTger county-Seth Mabry, Jack
Yhatley Tempie Houston.
Washington cOunty-Col. d. c.. Gid
ing, Robert King, William Watson.
Wheeler county-A. y. Jasper, j.. N.
Browning.