Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08
BRIGADE.
Second and Last Day OF the An
nual Meeting at WeatherfOrd.
Report of the Committee on Confederate
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Organiza-
ton to be Effected.
Legislature Asked to Submit an Amendment
to the Constitution Providing state
Aid for Austin Home
MORNING SESSION.

Special to the Gazette.
MOTHERHOOD, TEX, Aug. THE
second days procee .ings of Parson 5
brigade association were opened at 10
clock this morning by prayer by Rev
Mr.. Eddlerman.
r f. Muchbanks of Ennis was elected
for the annual address; Hon. George c.
Pendleton, alternate.
Capt. A. j. Ball and Maj. NJ. V.
Kenuison of this city were elected honor
ary members.
Capt. J. X. Griffith exhibited violin
made by himself while in prison on john
son IS island and kept as memento to
this good day. At the request OF the
| association he played for the audience
the tune of Dixie on his fiddle, to tho
delight of the vast crowd present.
The battle flag of the Fifty-seventh
| Indiana regiment was displayed to the
| audience.
very appropriate address was deliy-
cred by Capt. Ball.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, that we regret the absence
! of our commander, Hon. 10 Abbott,
| from our reunion and most heartily con-
| graduate him upon his denomination to
| congress.
The report of the monumental commit
| tee WAS read and adopted.
| To the President and Mem bers OF Parson
| Brigade Association:
| We, your committee on Confederate
monument, beg to report as follows:
| l. That w. G. Veal, w. II. Getzen-
| daner, J. p. Smith and A. j. Ball be
| appointed q special committee TO procure
| a charter from the state TO incorporate q
| Confederate monument association, the
object of which shall be to secure means
to erect monument at out state capital
to be inscribed TO our Confederate dead.
9. That the following named gentle
men be selected as directors of the said
| association for the first year: Governor
l.. S. Ross, Ex-Governor 7. r. Lub-
book, Col. D. A. Num-, Capt. a. j.
Ball, Ex-Governor r. b. Hubbard,
Hon. 10 Abbott, Hon. j. w. Throck-
morton, Capt. W. G. Veal, Gen. s. B.
Maxey, Gen. W. L. Cabel, Judge Lind
sew, Attorney General J. S. Hogg, Col.
H. b. Andrews, Col. w. l.. Moody,
Col. w. s. Herndon and Capt. F. Nj.
Ayers.
3. That said directors be requested to
meet at the city of Dallas on the - day of
October, 1890, during the meeting of the
state fair, on the call of Capt. Veal, for
the purpose of organizing and adopting
plaus for future operation.
4. We further recommend that all
Confederate associations meeting be-
tween this and the meeting of said board
take up collections for said monument,
keeping the name and postoffiee address
of the donor, and that the
same be deposited in some bank,
subject to the order of the
board of directors and draft of the presi-
dent of said association and that collec-
ton be now taken up and placed in the
hands of the treasurer of our association
and by him placed in bank, and that
donations will be thankfully received
from all lovers of the Sunny South, the
constitution and the flag of the American
Union, and especially from ex-Union
soldiers who wish to pay tribute
TO their brother Confederates who once
opposed them on the field OF battle.
5. That the newspapers of the state
be requested to aid In this praiseworthy
undertaking.
6. That we request the ladies in every
part of Texas to organize local Confeder-
ate monumental associations and collect
money for said purpose.
The proceedings were happily inter-
spersed with the music by the Fort Worth
fire department band.
Dinner was announced and the associa-
ton adjourned to meet at o. CLOCK.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
! The Parsons brigade association wa
called to order at ? o'clock by the presi,
dent, Capt. w. G. Veal. Music by tn,
band, "Dixie. After the conclusion
of the piece three cheers were given To-
''Dixie. -
The committee on securing aid for tn,
Confederate home made q report a
, !, follows:
Capt. W. G. Veal, President of Parsons
3 Brigade Association:
We, your committee on organized
| effort to procure state aid for the Con
r federate home at Austin and to assis
= disabled and crippled Confederates VIII
are unable to support themselves, hav
I had the matter under consideration an
: report that the best means that occur {
us Just at this time to effect this desire
end is through our representatives in tn
i legislature. We ask them to submit
9 an amendment to our present con
$ sion by which all objections
if any, may be removed to
o law making appropriations for this pur-
pose, and we earnestly recommend tina
all candidates now before the people TO
: the legislature declare their position oil
: this subject publicly. We recommen
further that local organizations be or
ganized in each county having for thei
a objects this prsiseworthy purpose an
II that such organizations will make strenu
9 Gus efforts to accomplish the same, t
1t this end that the Confederate hom
: may not be compelled to beg ali
u from private charity any longer, an
that the poor and afflicted soldier
who are suffering from wounds
IS disease and verify may not be humil
!. lated by asking aims at the hands of pri
d vate friends.
= The following resolution of thank
was adopted:
: Resolved, that we tender to the com
:. mittes of arrangements and citizens o
'r Weatherford and Parker county GU
sincere thanks for their hospitable an
generous attention during our sta
,f among them, and we tender to the pres
l. OF Parker county and the state at larg
/. our grateful acknowledgement for thei