Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
ALL VETERANS.
Those Who Fought for the Lost Cause
Net Last Night.
Temporary Organization of Tarrant County
Er. Confederatrs NJ de-The Officers
The Purposes.

Pursuant 10 call published in this
payer rs promulgated by Capt. j. c.
Richardson OF Fort Worth, there met n
The court house last evening some
seventr- five ex- Confederate veterans Of
Fort Worth and Tarrant county.
Capt. Richardson explained the occas-
ion of the call, saying it wns made at the
instance OF Gen. w. L. Cnbell, Capt
whitman and other lenders, whose
Interior object wns the formation of an
ex- Confederate club of state scope. which
would draw to its membership all the
veterans Of the lost cause.
On motion Judge &. c. Cummings
WINS chilled TO preside, and in taking his
seat made lrief hut pirhy speech,
stating the nature OF the call and sug-
costing the course that the meeting
might take. He said that il behnoved
everv ex-Cnnfedrrate TO support
county organization that would aid
in Cnrrving out the arrangements
for the benefit Of the Confederate home
Mt Austin, where the battle-scarrei
heroes, who cannot help themselves are
gathered, quietly awaiting the time
when they will be gathered 10 their faith
iden Of sending North for md for his old
comrades in arms.
MIR. John w Friend was made secre-
tary of the meeting.
Cant. L. Waltmnn of Dallas explained
TINT it was desired That the veterans of
Tnrrnnt county would organize. He re-
GREETED that Gen. CRbell had been pre-
vented from being present by delayed
train.
The meeting was then addressed ny
Cart. W. G. Veal, after winch thirty
three old soldiers enrolled their names
for membership.
A committee on permanent organizn-
ton wns appointed as follows: w. q.
VenI, chairman; J. p. Smith, r. f.
Beckhnm, A. S. Nicholson, a. q.
Fraser.
A cor mittee TO enroll the names of al
eX-Conrtirrntes i'll their respective
neig and 10 solicit membership
was appointed rs follows:
Fort WOrth-W. j.. North. DR.. A. 7.
Brown. william Hall. r. II. King. J.
WOODS, J. G. Richardson. Benjamin
Shinp, p. j. BowdrY.
Grapevine-CuPt. A. NJ. Qunyle.
Arlington-Dr. Stenhens.
Mausfeli-Peter Davis.
\.
Dido. L. Mack.
Keller-Dr. J. r. Wallace.
White Settlemeut-W. 7. Allen.
Johnson StntiOn-A. +. Capps.
B-nhrook-Price Arnold.
Crowler-J. J. Coltharp.
Birdville-J. w. Henderson. William
Neal.
Bpdford-Adnm Euliss.
Silver Creek b. Young
Briar Creek-WilIiam Corn. /
Dutch Brnnch-Wiliinm Ward.
Pndenvillp-Clnrk Wiley.
MIR. +. Waltmuu of the ex-Confed-
ernie MD association stated to the meet |
ing that one OF the objects of x-Confed-
crate day at the fair was TO raise funds !
for the eX-Coufeherate home; that
the committee of which he was
member had perfected an ar
engagement with the management
OF the Texas state fair by which tickets
will sold for admission 10 the fair good
for Ex-Contederate day only. These
tickets will lie sold at 81 each, the Fair
association receiving 20 per cent. and the |
Confederate Home IS per cent. These
tickets are in the hands of Capt. J. G. |
Richardson. aud II Is hoped all who are |
in sympathy with these disabled COM
rides will secure their tickets from !
Capt. Richardson.
journed to meet at the courthouse !
Mt 2 o. CLOCK on Saturday, October 18th /!
inst.