Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-21
"REMEM8Ea THE ALAMO"
inscribed On lhe Banners That Decorate the
Walls Of the Meeting Place.
The Confederate, 1900 strong, Parade
with Unton ana Confederate Einga Ia
Lilac when tho strains of pixie
wavsd tho boys In Gray
Went VIA.

Houston, Tex. April 20.-(Spccial.)-
Tho veterans OF The war for Texas Boo.
dependence from The Mexican yoke and
the survivors ul the lost cause are bplh
holding their reunions here
Houston was uhc hrst capital Of tho
republic of Texas, aud near thn city o1
April ~ 1890. WAS fought the bptilc az
San Jnanto in which General Sam Hou,-
tom defeated the Mexican gcncral, Santa
Anna. aud made him prisoner
There nn, mot less than 200 of the Glf-
yiyora uf the war for Tcxns indepcnd-
once. and about 100 of uhom are Ina ut-
tendance IN Turner hail whcrn they
INI1Ira Crockett liuHk and Othord aud
lvalls ARE notices suggestive OF
|aNfplrs they participated IN ono
hura tho Wurds "tolitn, March
|IA Golipd Massacre Of Faunm
Mcu March %, 1896 While
4t is thc inscription, "licmuu-
NAhmu, which was the bnttlo
~ San lacinto
Wy ougrossman Charles Stewart ~
Houston welcomed the A,1uH Veterans
aud Judge s. ~ Munger NJ lampaana
responded OH behalf of ia Veterans.
Thiriy-ono members dige curing Che
Oniccrs for the euauinfNyNr were
elected ns follows; Guy NJ, Byon, prvs-
don't; j. NJ. I'M. first Wceprcsideut;
Fred Gentry, SECOND Ncepreaident; Gcr
ernl Mccullough marshal; ex-Goycrnur
Frank Il Lubbock, treasurer stephen
II. Durden, secVtary
Waco was selected as the next place VI
meeting.
Al 10 o'clock
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
formed nc their headquarters nc tle
light guard urmOry. There were 1870
men Ia The ranks and when the com.
maud fall la mon was given the vet
eitirns fen Ia with the alnerity OF ragu
lars. Several hundred did not join the
parade, aud die trains tonight and in
the morning win bring several hundred
more
Lieutenant General Cabell and Major.
General Ross headed tho column
United Smies and Confederate flags were
scattered all along the lines, one Of che
former being one carried by che LouiHr
ana troops in the Mexican war
After prayer by Rev III. ID. Owes, roc
tor oh thrist Episcopal church Command
en- Win Lambert introduced Major w. III.
Crank, who. on behalf Of Dick Bowling
camp, H. q. ", delivered the address
of welcome, which was responded W BY
ox-Goycrnor, T.. $, Ross.
IN THE AFTERNOON
General W. H. Cabel addressed he
Veterans. happy allusion was made
eral troops, among whom were q Turk,
d Crock and a Chinnmnn. Az the con
clusiOn of his address the band struck
up Dixie" but the strains were drown.
cd Ia a regular od-fashioned rebel yell,
such ae Is now heard but once in q year.
Men seemed 20 80 almost wild az they
mounted the benches aud waved theii
hats TO the time of the who wal' o.
thirty years ago This lasted but a
minute, however, though the eKerlion
seemed 30 give the 'old boys" intense
delight, and smiles were observed on
all sides
Tomorrow the real business Of the as
ISOLATION begins NJ O'clock
Being San Jaduio day, a state holiday,
all banks will be closed.
AZ 10 o'clock grand parade takei
place.
In addition 70 the Confederate camps
there win be the Houston Light Guard,
Rutherford rangers. Washington artillery
Of Galveston and Marine Veteran asaocia.
ton Of Galveston. There viii also be
1000 school children in line.
on Saturday he Texas and Confeder-
ate veterans win unite IN grand barbe-
cue
Tomorrow officers win be elected and
the next place Of meeting selected.
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