Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-23
ALL VETERANS.
those Who Fought for the Lost Cause
Net Last Night.
Temporary Organization Of Tarrant County
Ell. ConfederatPs n de-The officers.
The Purposes.

Pursuant to COLL published in thu
paper rs promulgated by Capt. J. c.
Richardson OF Fort Worth, there met al
The courthouse Thursday evening come
seventy-1ve ex-Confederate Veterans OF
Fort Worth and Tarrant county.
Capt. Richardson explained the occas-
ion of the call, saying 1t was made at the
| instance of Gen. W. L. Cnbell, Cant
Wnltman and other leaders, whose
| Interior object wns the formation OF nm
ex-Confederate club OF state scope which
would draw 10 its membership all the
veterans of the lost cause
On motion Judge e. C. Cummings
was called 10 preside, and in taking his
seat made trief but piihy speech.
stating the nature of the call and sug-
costing the course that the meeting
might take. He said that II bphooved
every ex-Confederate 10 support a
county organization that would a'd
IN cnrrring out the arrangements
for the benefit of the Confederate hone
Mt Austin, where the battle SCARED
heroes, who cannot help themselves are
gathered, quietly awaiting the time
when they will be gathered to their faith
ers. Judge Cummings deprecated the
idea OF sending North for aid for his old
comrades in arms.
Mr.. John W. Friend WINS made secre-
tary OF the meeting.
Capt. +. Wcltmnn of DalIna eynIaIned
that II was desired that the veterans of
Tnrrant county would organize. He re-
GREETED that Gen. Cabell had been pre-
vented from being present by o delayed
train.
The meeting was then addressed by
Capt. W. G. Veal. after which thirty
three old soldiers enrolled their names
for membership.
committee on permanent orgnnizn-
ton was appointed us follows: w. &.
Nenl. chairman; J. p. Smith, Il. F..
Beckh ham, A. S. Nicholson, A. d. |
Fraser.
committee to enroll the names Of nil |
Px-Confederates in their respective
neie hborhoods and to solicit membership
was appointed us follows:
Fort Worth-W. L. North, DR.. A. p.
Brown. William Hall. r. II. King, ].
Woods, j.. c. Richardson, BENJAMIN
shipp, P. J. Bowdry.
Grapevine-Capt. A. NJ. QuuyIe.
Arlington-Dr. Stephens.
Manstrli-Peter Davis.
Smithtield-A. C. Brown.
Dido. L. Mack.
Keller-Dr. j. r. Wallace.
White Settlrment-W. 7. Allen,
Johnson Station-A. F. Caps.
Bruhrook-Prire Arnold.
Crowlev-J. j. Coltharp.
Birdville-J. W. Henderson, William
Teal.
Bedford-Adam Euliss.
Silver Creek b. Young.
Briar Creek-William Corn.
Dutch Brauch-Willinm Ward,
Pndenville-Clark Wiley.
MIR. +. Waltman of the ex-Confed-
rate aid association stated to the meet
IL that one of the objects of ex-Coufed-
-ate day ut the fair wns 10 raise funds
'r the ex-Confederate home; that
10 committee of which he was
member had perfected an ar
ngement with the management
the Texas state fair by which tickets
Ill sold for admission 10 the fair good c
r Ex-Confederate day only. These q
'kets will he sold at ST each, the Fair h
socintion receiving % per cent. and the q
'nfederate Home 10 DER cent These ~
'krts nre in the hands OF Capt. j. c.. 6,
aud 1t is hoped alI who are Il
sympathy with these disabled COM q,
des VIII secure their tickets from W
.pt. Richardson. m
Adjourned to meet at the courthouse o. .,
clock on Saturday, October 25th :.
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