Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20
They Hold Their First Session and
Count Their Missing.
Brennan is Selected as Next Place Of
Meeting, Defeating Lampasas
and Temple.
A Movement TO Perpetuate the Organization
Laid on the Tsble-Ths Death Roll-Thoss
Present-Some Famous Men.

ing ,of their programme, there were
nearly $50 of them on hand.
There were many women among
them wearing the veteran badge, aid
many young people wearing badges de-
noted the descendants of Texas veterans.
An attempt to secure a register of all
present resulted-in the following list: 4
Frank r. Lubbock of Austin, Hon.
Ike Parker, Tarrant county; A. L.
Kokosnsut, Gonzalez; Hon. Guy NJ.
Fayette county; billiard Cooper
of Labdie; w. P. Zuber of
Darby; Richard Douglass, Crockett; J.
W. McHorse of Cambelltown; T. G.
McGehee of PARIS; Denisa Mathews Of
Cambebtown; John e. King of Corn
hill; Robert Childress and wife of Tenn
pie; Whitfield Chalk of Mills county;
Charles A. Ogsbury of CueTo; George
Lloyd and wife Of Cuero; Miles s. Ben
nett Of Cicero; A. H. Wood of Brennan;
Mrs. Mahan of Houston; James Ram
Bey of Gonzales, Charles FrCdtran of In
dustry, William Z. Kennard of Cuba, J.
NJ. Wesson, EavasotR; Thomas Martin,
Houston: s. q. Weaver, Hockey;
Rev. J. NJ. Stribling, Rockdale; c. B.
Shepard, Brennan; Mrs. c. s. Dun
ham, Courtney; Henry Stout, of Stout
postoffice; Frank May, of Philadelphia,
Pa; j. w. Mitchell ,Cleburne;V Buroh,
Dallas; James NJ. Hill and wife, Aus
tins 81 c. Clemmons, Brennan; a.
j. Kirchville, san Marcos; NJ. b. Whit
taker, Nacogdoches; Mrs. n. J. Bris-
coe, Houston: Mrs. Caroline Burnham,
Ilapo; j. II. Liyergood, Hallettsville;
Jackson Crouch and wife, LaYacca; II.
2. RedGeld, Giddings; p. S BuquOr,
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n. W. Eastland, Live Oak; j. H.
Jenkins aud wife, Hill IS Prairie; o. c.
Phelps, Columbia; s. r. BOstick and
wife, San Saba; j. r. Fem and wife,
Houston; Mrs. 81. Brummett, Capeville;
J. S. Morrow, ClebuTne; David Rey-
nolds, Alpine; +. II AyreS and daughter,
Miss Hattie, of Temple; Washington
Anderson and wife, Round Rock; S. z.
Moore aud wife, Temple; Harvey Mitch
ell, Bryan; =. w. Jobe, Anstin; Judge
Joseph Lee, Austin; Isaac p. Steam,
HeadvilIe; Thomas Mahar, Van Al
Etyne; Isaac r. Henry of
Fisher; Ben F. Highsmith of
Utopia, J. V. Madison of Hubbard
City; DR.. NJ. w. Noodle and wife, Bios
som Prairie; Y S. Mckinney, Van
Alstyne; T. Thompson and wife, Wich-
ita; Mrs. r. Scurry, Dallas; Mrs. Nc
Crookin, Blauco.
Gen. Walter P. Lane, president Of the
association, called the body to order,
and Rev. J. H. StriDbling, chaplain;
delivered such an earnest prayer as
only one who has devoted
live to the Masters service could offer
mp. Calling attention to the death roll
since the last meeting of the veterans he
earnestly implored thnt those who met
at this meeting might be spared TO
meet again.
Then was Mayor Pendieton introduced
by the president, TO deliver the speech
of welcome on behalf Of the citizens
OF Fort Worth The effort was
happy and brilliant. The valorous
achievements OF the old heroes
of the veterans association were spoken
of in feeling terms, and their patriotism
and many self-sacriiiceS we're touched
upon, and assured them that they
were not forgotten in the hearts of
the people of the state they had created,
nor would they be, so long as the
memory of Goliad and the Alamo and
san .Iaciuto were emblaZOned on the au-
nails of the country. He welcomed the
heroes TO Fort Worth IN the heartiest
tones.
Hon. w. p. Zuber of Grimes county
was chosen TO reply on behalf of the
veterans, and he did so most feelingly:
IN fact so deeply were his emotions
stirred his utterance was barred st first.
His address was as follows:
Dir. Mayor:
From the center of my soll tender TO you,
sHd through you TO those whom yon represent
the heartfelt gratitude of all these present
Texas veterans, and OF all absent ones, TOO, Tor
the eloquent address OF welcome which we have
just heard from your lips in behalf OF the NOBLE
people of Fort Worth. But, sir, how ann to
voice our appreciation Of this hearty welcome
which is thus generously rendered to as? Cur au-
dience may Judge Of our emotions, but please 40
not expect them TO be expressed in words, for
this IS Impossible.
must announce to this audience my grateful
indebtedness 10 Comrsde Guy NJ. Bryan
for the pleasure which l enjoy OF
making this thankful response to the appre-
Ciated addFess of welcome which We have just
heard. Our worthy president had appointed
him for this duty. He accepted, reseFviug the
The delightful task TO me II is therefore re
suit Of his generous courtesy that now respect
fully address you. My only regret on this &C
count Is that cannot perform the task as well
rs he would perform 1t.
must reverentially refer to those veterans
who on former occasions have responded TO al
dresses of welcome. SO far as I have been able
to learn from published minutes IN my posses
SION, my predecessors are suCclnctly Guy Nj.
Bryan, Charles DeMorse, Jerome B. Robertson
and Samuel W McKneely. This review is
solemn one. So far any record in my posses
sion shows. of all who have heretofore stood as
now stand, only yet lives. Guy NJ. Bryan
is spared TO sit with US to-day, but the others
Will he or 1, either of US, live to meet the
remnant of our comrades in 1912
The nature and design of our reunions have
driven most OF our former respondents into his
tory; and / find it impracticable to hold myself
completely out of their track, but purpose to
follow il little further than to cast some addt-
tional light upon a few of our historical events,
and that mainly to point to the origin or results
OF some of them. Did not the cackhng OF some
geese once save Rome from distinctions
Prior to the date of our first colonial contract
the Anglo-Americsn population OF Texas con-
sisted OF few families on our eastern border,
and the government jealousy provided that
their number should not increase by the adnlis-
sion Of any more immi grants.
But for bright conception of the head or
colony OF Anglo-Americsn miners in the Spanish
province of Missouri and the vigorous, but prn-
dent efforts of himself and of his SON,
whom he educated and drilled for the
purpose, Texas would doubtless yet be
what they found her-a wilderness, almost
uninhabited by civilized man. Then where
would be these veterans2 and where these noble
ladies' gentlemen and children Of Fort WORTH
Every house stands On its foundation, and every
tree grows from its root. No foundation, do
house; no root, no tree; and no Austins, no
Texas.
Had not the government and people Of Mexico
v=aged against q war of subJugatiou or ex-
termination. we would not have seeded, but
Texas would yet be Mexican territory
Had the MexicanS not. at the cost OF 1000 of