Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20
AFTERNOON SESSION.


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,
wheu the grand encanpment 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 variation of the
usual morning services which Rev. j.
Morgan Wells conducts, but it 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. It is very impressive
| service, and the veterans gather every
year to hear the chaplain deliver the adj
dress that marks the close ! moro than
score OF lives and the passage of
another of the later mile-stones in
the lives OF all. The services will
be 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
| postoffice address, that it might be pub
| lished for the convenience OF the mem
| bers of the association.
| The secretary was here ordered by vote
TO file the letters of several members of
| the association whS-Here 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, were appointed a committee
| on resolutions.
| at this point Capt. Frank II. Ayres of
| Temple introduced q resolution which
aroused good deal OF discussion. 1t
read as follows: "Whereas, the
Texas veterans are rapidly pass
| ing away and IN few years.
/ will nd
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 member of the organ
ization thereby securing its perpetuity -
The motion of Capt. Ayres that the
association accept this resoiu-
ton was Immediately seconded by
Ex-Governor Lubbock in a forci-
| 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 a purpose in
! this movement which ought not to be
| overlooked, q laudable and wise one. 1t
was simply giving the assurance to the
remaining veterans that the veneration
aud love in which Texas was now held
would be perpetual.
Capt. T. c. Thompson arose and OPP
posed the motion in short, direct
| speech, when Judge Lee of Austin, who
was in favor of the motion, moved that
it be referred to committee of three,
who should make Investigations and
report at the next meering.
| 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 aud
eloquent protest from Ex-GoV. Lub-
book.
Capt. Paddock was at this point intro
duced, and invited the veterans, with
| their wives and daughters, to inspect the
Spring Palace any time before they left.
Gen. Lane accepted the invitation in be-
half Of the body, and the visit will be
A11AO WI DhOuudg luS
drive, which is part of the programme
on that day.
Rev. DR.. Noodle, Col. G. NJ. Bryan
and Ex-Governor Lubbock were ap-
pointed 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 g record is requested to
| forward it in writing to l.. G. Clements
Fof Brennan.
Col. Bryan, on the presentation,
| took the floor and read a COM
| munioation from the mayor and score
tary of BRENNAN in which were resolu-
| tons, passed by the city council and en-
dorsed by over fifty of the leading
bankers and business men of the towa,
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 mixing vigorous speech in favor
Of Temple as the next place of
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