The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-10

The annual reunion of Terry's rar
ters. one of the most noted cavalr
egiments in the service of the Confed
rate states took place in this city yes
erday, in the spacious parlors of tn
Driskill.
The association was called to orde
ny President j. E. Rogers, who STATED
mat it had been custom to open tn
MEETINGS with prayer and Rev. james
T.. Pinkerton of the Christian churcE
1ffered up an appropriate and earnes
Invocation.
The first business was reading the
minutes of the last meeting, held a
Bastrop, in 1890, and they were ap
proved.
Roll call was then had, and the fol
owing Rangers answered to thei
names:
Company A-Capt R Y King, Bel
ION; John Randall, l. j Turner, Rock
iale.
Company B-W d Cleveland, Hous
Ton; Il j Esters, Wimberly.
Company CT e Thornton, Austin
A d Evans, Floresville; VIM Owens
Gonzales.
Company DIS NJ Watkins, San
Marcos: w II Caldwell, G G Caldwell
GB Burke, II ID Hill, Geo b Zimpel.
man, Geo w Decherd,S I Stone. Aus.
tin; j f Mcclure, Gatesville; w C
Moore, Sayers, Bastrop county; l. b
Giles, Manor; j G Conner, Alum
Creek, Bastrop county; b c Giles,
{ III Washington, Manor, Richard
Burger, Bastrop; G w Stone, Lockhart;
" Jones, Salado, w n Alright,
staples, Guadalupe county; Nj
Claiborne, New Birmingham; J b
Rogers, Austin; JEFF Burleson, Manor.
Company Ed b SCHUYLER, Gonzales;
+ j CoultOn, Luling; w w Lock,
Kyle; G G Littleield, Leesburg.
Company &c ID Barnett, Austin;
VIM Wallace, Austin; Fritz Linden.
burg, Hallettsville.
Company G-OsceOla Archer, Aus
tin; Sam Maverick, San Antonio; w
L Smith, San Antonio; j Y Pryor,
Bolton; w g Kruger, Floresville; f
NJ Phelps, Austin; J G Booth, Austin.
Company He A Bolmes, Houston;
"a IL OUeelS, IIOuSlOii.
Company Nv T Hunter, Luling;
Geo w Littlefield, Austin; l. A l.
Lamkin, LuIing; II G Pullen, Con
tales; w II Wroe, Austin.
Company K-T G Clay, hide
oendence; II U Lubbock, Houston; A
B Brisco, San Antonio.
Company Joe Johnson, LuliEg.
Total number present, 81.
Reports being in order, COmrade w
ID Cleveland, treasurer OF the associ-
alton, reported $215205 on hand.
The report was adopted.
The report of .Comrade c. G. Cald-
well, corresponding secretary, was re-
ceived and adopted.
A move has been on foot for some
time to erect suitable monument to
commemorate deeds of the regiment
and Comrade Geo. b. Zimpelman
chairman of the committee having the
matter in charge, reported as follows
"We. the monumental COMMITTEES
annointed at the last annual reunion
AGREE and recommend that the whole
finds now in the hands of our treas
urer be consolidated as monumental
fInd and that at this meeting
we have a monumental committee ap
nointed to consist of representative
business men whose duty 1T snail p'
to raise funds from the attendants a
this meeting, such contributions TO o'
in obligations to pay to the treasure
of the association in twelve ana TWEEN
tv four months without interest.
And the duty of this COMMITTEE
shall ACKNOWLEDGEMENT beknoWi
as a monumental committee III eaci
comfy where there may live mem
her ofthe regiment, whose duty II shai
he to induce his friends and the frleno
Of the regiment to contribute VIVA
fbev can towards the monumenta
funds and use all possible effort TO ge
together n suitable fund to be re
p0rted on at our next annual il'ee'lnS
We further recommend at our leA
annual meeting, that the m0nlH Ell
committee report what funds raise
and the style of monument TO o
erected. But we now think that W
should endeavor to raise as mucn
ok 900 Should we fail to 90 so the
we recommend that we shall get up
nlan TO suit the funds raised. w
feel that the time has passed for us !
oct a history of the regiment ana W
recognize the fact that our ranks ga al
fast being depleted, so we, aiIef i.
careful consideration earnestly mss
that we turn our attention at once
Getting a monument that Will De
lasting evidence Of our beloved con
r,ond GEO. b. ZIMPELMAN,
hi"i'' Cbairma,
Comrade Charlie Caldwell move
that the report be adopted.
Comrade L, B. Giles suggested VII III
the report lay over until the atternot
Meeting ting to give the committee o @
hiStory time to consider it, and cor
rade Caldwell withdrew his motfc
and the report went over. Md otto,
Comrade Nmpelman called at !t,s
w Gol ne the t association to the destitn
c ,U of the widow OF Conrad Conrad
Gordon and suggested that a coln EN-
tee be appointed to render neh '''''
ance. i. aud others all
called attention to the case, ana u do,
motion of Comrade l.. b. Clio W
tribntion was taken up. 4.o+oo,
Comrade Kreger moved INA thaU G ~
member contribute 81, ana tn 1a d Do
ioaod in the hands of COmrade ID"