Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-24
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Place of Next Meeting SeIected-LiveIy
Discussion Entered Into.

In the afternoon the veterans, with
their wives and daughters and grand
children, assembled again in Como hall
for the transaction of business. The
meeting was not so fully attended
as in the morning, but
fair majority were present, while others
were out renewing their youth with COM
rades with whom they stood shoulder to
shoulder in the stirring times of half
century ago, and whom they see now in
these times of peace but once a year,
when the grand encampment of veterans
assemblies.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, Gen. W. P. Lane, at
about $3.50, and business immediately
commenced. Col. Wynne made an
nouncements of the church services that
would be held to-day and of the entire
programme for Monday, which has
already been announced in The GAZETTE.
A special service will be held this morn
ing at IL O'Clock in the First Baptist
church, TO which all the veterans are in
vited. This is only a variation of the
usual morning services which Rev. J.
Morgan Wells conducts. but 1t will be
made specially interesting to the veter-
ans and their families.
The memorial services will be held in
the same church at $3.50 IN the after
noon. These are the annual services
that are held over the memory of
the veterans who have answered the
last roll call and to those who are still
under arms. 1t is a very impressive
ha
year to hear the chaplain deliver the ad-
dress that marks the close of more than
score of lives and the passage of
another of the later mile-stones in
the lives of all. The services will
De conducted by Rev. J. Fl. Stribbling
and Rev. DR.. Noodle. The public, are
cordially invited by the veterans to at
tend these memorial services over their
dead comrades.
Capt W. G. Veal made a motion
which was Immediately carried, that the
names of all the visiting veterans should
be handed in to the secretary, with their
postofffce address, that it might be pub
lished for the convenience Of the menu
bers of the association.
The secretary was here ordered by vote
to file the letters of several members of
the association who were in too feeble
health to attend this reunion, but who
were present in spirit at roll call.
Col. Guy NJ. Bryan, Rev. DR.. Noodle
and Ex-Governor Lubbock, present state
treasurer, we're appointed committee
on resolutions.
At this point Capt. Frank II. Ayres of
Temple introduced resolution which
aroused a good deal of discussion. 1t
read as follows: 'Whereas, the
Texas veterans are rapidly pass
ing away and III few years
hence none will survive, and
in view of maintaining our
organization in after years. be it resolved
that at the death of each male member
of the organization his Oldest surviving
son may become a member of the organ
ization thereby securing its perpetuity. "
The motion of Capt. Ayres that the
association accept this Tesolu-
ton was Immediately seconded by
BILE speech. He spoke of the other
state organizations that had acted on this
principle and, as he showed, wisely. He
showed that there was purpose in
this movement which ought not to be
overlooked, a laudable and wise one. It
was simply giving the assurance to the
remaining veterans that the generation
aud love in which Texas was now held
would be perpetual.
Capt. T. c. Thompson arose and OPP
posed the motion in a short, direct
speech, when Judge Lee of Austin, who
was in favor of the motion, moved that
it be referred TO a committee of three,
who should make Investigations and
report at the next meeting.
This was opposed by Secretary
Darden on constitutional grounds, and
by Captain Thompson on the grounds of
injustice. But it was carried and Judge
Lee, Col. G.. NJ. Bryan and Rev. DR..
Noodle were appointed a committee.
Later on il was called up again by mo-
ton of Col. Bryan to reconsider. His
idea was to let the sons organize
into an auxiliary association like the
"Sons OF the Revolution, because if
they were taken into the veterans or
ganization the railroads would refuse al
together to furnish the transportation
which is even now gotten with difficulty.
The whole matter was finally laid on the
table, but not without an earnest and
eloquent protest from Ex-GoV. Lub-
book.
Capt. Paddock was at this point intro
duced, and invited the veterans, with
IuSll WV CO huU douE ~ pCCb Lu6
Spring Palace any time before they left.
Gen. Lane accepted the invitation in be-
half of the body, and the visit will be
made on Monday during the carriage
drive, which is part of the programme
on that day.
Rev. DR.. Noodle, Col. G. NJ. Bryan
and Ex-Governor Lubbock were ap-
pointed a committee to secure written
testimonials in regard to the services of
Sam Lawrence of Washington county,
who died some years since, and whose
widow is in want. Appeals from two
other widows were also added to the list.
Any one who knows anything about
Sam Lawrence's record is requested to
forward it in writing to L. G. Clements
of Brennan.
Col. Bryan, on the presentation,
took the floor and read COM
munication from the mayor and secre-
tary of BRENNAN in which were resolu-
tions, passed by the city council and en-
dorsed by over fifty of the leading
bankers and business men of the town,
inviting the, veterans association to hold
its next annual meeting at that place
He'had hardly resumed his seat before
Capt. Ayres Of Temple was on his feet
and making vigorous speech in favor