The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-05
The Old Soldiers Here in
Large Numbers.
"reminiscences Of the Gray Heroes Incl.
dents Of the Day.


union of the United Confederate
Veterans, Division Of Texas
Old friends met and spent May
Of the hours of the morning in social
converse, talking over "reminiscences
Of the war.
At the city hall register was
prepared for all delegates and Con.
federate veterans, badges being fur.
nished for all.
Adiutant General II. b Stoddard
arrived on an early train and soon e.
tablished headquarters in the rooms
Of the L. p. A at the Pacific hotel.
Col. j. j Adams, assistan ad jutsns
general, aud Col. NJ w. Suns, aid
de camp, were actively engaged as
sisting the aijutant general in his
work, J. b Chesnut being assigned
TO duty at the headquarters, subject
10 The orders of the adjutant gen
eral. Master James Henry Carnss
was detailed "a orderly for Adju-
tant General Stoddard. The young
man is Is years of age, and one of
the corps Of couriers under COM
mand of Captain M. B. Davis.
The following camps reported,
with membership as shown below:
Palignao camp, Blum, As mem
bers; Jack Mcclure, Rising Star,
90, Wilson county, Floresville, 80;
B. Timmons, La Grange, IS; John
B. Hood, Austin, 1919; Emmett
LynCh, Cuero, o5; John G. Brown,
El Paso. Al; Clinton Terry,
Braz onia, Sc; John Pelham, Cole
man, 60; J. B. Robertson, Bryan,
90; j. E Johnston, Mexia, $50;
Shropshire Upton, Colum Gus, So;
j. G. G. Key, Gonzales, l42; Ike
Turner, Livingston, IS; Willis
Lang, Marlin, 2O5; p. p. Porter,
Conroe, 81; John e. Upton, Hunts.
vile, rs; Harde. San Saba, 90;
James Walker, Halletsvllle, 95;
jeff Davis, Waxahaohie, so; Will
liam Hart, Alvin, 81; Ben Mccall.
Tough, Cameron, 1870; Dick BOWL
ing, Houston, so, McGregor, Nc.
Greeor, 100; G. b. Gerald, China
Springs, 2S H. II. Boone, Nayasota,
90.
Nothing of Importance transpired
during tn morning hours. Local vet
Grams were quite busy arranging for
She parade this afternoon.
The following committee was ap.
pointed on credentials: J. y. Shaw,
Pat Cleburne Camp, chairman; w.
l.. Bringhurst, j. b. Robertson,
Camp; H. w. Saddler, McGregor
Camp; J. M King, Willis l.. Long
Camp; G. II. Jennings, Wilson
County Camp.
The staff of Major General l.. S
Ross, to accompany him on parade,
wa revised as follows:
General III. b. Stoddari, Bryan,
adjutant general; Col. j. J. adams,
Bry an, assistant adjutant general;
General r.. Ii. Phelps, La Grange,
judge advocate general; General A.
L. Watts, Dallas, judge advocate
general; Col. A. f. Parks, Bryan,
,ommissary geueral; Col. NJ. w. +
Sims, Bryan; Col. r. M. Heuder. +
ION, Sulphur Springs; Col. W. l..
San Antonio; Col. J. j.
force, Galveston; Col. T. D. Rock,
Voodville; Col. w. b Sagus, Con !
lles, aid de camps, r
The following telegram was re. 7
eived at Headquarters this morn. E,
ng: ~
Italy, Tex, April 5. m
'eneral l.. s. Ross, r
Commanding Confederate vet. =,
rams of Waco: Dallas, Ellis, and
ill counties are marching on Waco.
'e propose to take Waco at all
azsrds, peacably if we can, forci.
y if we must. w. F. MORTON, !"
aptain Company G, Eleventh Ar W
kansas Regiment. az az
Learning that the invasion could "
1t DE prevented the re option com. w ",
lttee met the contingent from the w
unties mentioned as they entered ~
g city. The South Bosque brass
nd and the fife and drum of Pat
eburns camp were called into
luisition to conciliate them and wa
angs peace. They marched in q ele
iy to the city hall. to