Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-21

their lives for Texas. He wanted ,heu
to talk 1t to their sons.
a communication was read from
Mayor John c, Brown Of Houston COR
daily inviting he Texas veterans To
make their permanent headquarters in
that city.
A petition was also read from nftv
citizens OF Houston asking the same
thing and reeiting that the famous
battlefield CT San Jaeinto was located
In Harris county and that the people
OF Harris county and Houston would
guard the memory Of the old veterans
with Jealousy and kindliest feeling at
all times
Dr. J. w. Loelhart Washington.
William McFadden. Williamson county.
and Laura Tyler Of Bolton were ad-
mitted to membership 10 the Texas
Veterans association and 10 the
Daughters Of the Confederacy.
Memorialise the Legislature.
\ committee was appointed to
memorialize the next legislature to
not sell the battle grounds of Texas
du-ing the days OF the republic. The
| personnel OF the committee Is as follows,
H. Il. McCulloch. chairman; Frank w.
Lubbock, S. II. Derden, Monroe nm.
W. p. Hardiman, II. P. Bee, John Ford
Treasurer Lubbocks report showed
that up to April 10 there We're sistso
in the treasury over and above ali ex-
The report was adopted.
The secretary OF the association was
authorized to draw out money from
the fund in the association treasury to
enable him 10 meet with the general
passenger agents and see what rates
could be gotten for members when they
desire to travel.
kilograms were read from Mayor Fly
Of Galveston and from Mayor Way Of
Temple. inviting the veterans to hold
their next annual convention in those
cities respectively.
All the officers as they stood upon
the roll We're reelected at once by
unanimous choice.
Ex-Governor Lubbock then asked
that the veterans select the next place
of meeting. He made a strong speech
in favor Of selecting a permanent place.
Houston was in the center of histor-
ical locality and offered it, and the vet
Grams were now too old TO be floating
around from place to place, and he
moved that they accept Houston's In
yitatlon. General McCulloch seconded
the motion, John G. Pitts OF Houston
seconded the motion He paid a high
compliment TO General sam Houston,
whom he served under. and n he had
1000 votes he would vote them all
for Houston. because It was named
for his general-Sam Houston. Hous-
ton was chosen by an almost unani-
nous vote, CT voting for Houston and
s against
At 1870 adjournment was taken In
order that the veterans could accept
the invitation of the citizens commit
tee to take ride over the city.
The Death Roll.
Following is the official report Of the
deaths OF members Of the association
since the last annual meeting in Hous-
ton April. 1893: B. o. Stout. Jas Ram
sey, ] p. Stern. J. C woolarn. John
]. James, John +. Toney. Ruben
Brown. John Walker George A. Kerr
Simpson Holloway NJ H. Davis. !.
j, Humphreys. G. W. Fulton, John
Mackev. Morgan Hamilton. Richard
Brown, NJ. j. Wells A. c. Hyde. Alex
Horton, A. J Albright John II. Bay
lor Cam McCulloch Arch Bass Jesse
Pendleton, Cary White, David webb,
A. A. Nelson, The last two died pre-
vious to the last meeting
The personnel OF the delegates in at
tendance and the daughters of the re-
public Of Texas as shown on the OIL
cial register;
Those Present.