Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-21
aFs0ES or SAN JAClNTO.
o,.p TEXAS wARRIoRs MET
N WACO YESTERDAY.
=, those who sun survive.
.a,r,ots Of General sam
y.,.,on-The Present officers
Re,alned-Meet In Houston


OF the Repuphc "t AeN"0' Se"' Hioue
,hs republic. literally carved IT out OF
~. land OF the Montezumas, met at
,o.so o'clock in the city han today in
,ts,r twentieth annual convention.
The Daughters OF the Republic met
with them. and silvery streaks blend
,rg very frequently into snow-white
"A locks we're dlscernible everywhere.
PRESIDENT Guy NJ. Bryan presided.
and sitting around him were James NJ.
y Mn. arst ce-presldent; Il. b. Gentry.
second vicepresident; Stephen II. OAR
deu secrSary; f. r.. Lubbock, secre-
,ary wi treasurer; II. e. McCulloch,
m.rsal: Revs. Drs. Mitchell and Burl-
M ssop Mayor McCulloch of Waco and
others.
President Bryan introduced Mayor
"a ,tcculoch, who welcomed the veterans
to the city in feeling address. II was
" With reverence as well as distinguished
honor and pleasure that he welcomed
4 the gallant heroes and heroines who
. bought Texas with their blood and
tears to Waco. He rendered them the
"a city and the services OF everybody In
" IT, man, woman and child. Great APP
pause)
DR.. Durleson's Remarks.
Rev. Dr. Rufus c. Burleson was next
introduced and spoke for more than
an hour. The old educator and patriot
recounted many of the incidents and
bloodcurdling scenes and deeds of
patriotism the old heroes had gone
through. Let Rome boast Of her
E. Caesars. and the eagles that screamed
praises to the conquerlng Romansi let
Thermopylae and the spartans boast
Of their bravery; let Virginia boast Of
, her chivalry and craftsmanship; but
Rome in her palmiest days, Greece in
her grandest era, Virginia, loved by
all southerners so wildly and warmly
could not and did not equal the patriot
+ ism and sagacity that characterized
the men who established the most
superb republic that ever sprang into
existence slhce the stars of heaven
bang together. tremendous applause)
.. MtAt III hdliAbAFt BeAAAAAAF VI
statesmen more sagacious. more log
cal, more patriotic, more tender than
president Austin (applause), or Gen.
Samuel Houston great applause). or
p'of Davy Crockett. Great applause.
ong and continued) He hoped TO live
u see Texas-bought by the blood of
ihe men who sat before him--the
Z erandest, most patriotic, pursst. no
best and most progressive state that
+ Pie sun in his circuit round the globe
fver looked upon. ovid cheering) II
|ie did not live. he hoped to look down
l. ipon the scene he had pictured from
he jasper walls of the ew Jerusalem.
Gfeat applause)
Y Remembered the II. y. 4.
r The 7. p, A. OF Texas, in session in
fnother room In the city hall, rent
fongratulations by committee OF five
{ the old veterans, telling them the T.
A. was highly pleased that 1t CHANGED
r. meet In Waco at the same time the
faviors Of Texas met.
President Bryan thanked the II. p.
on behalf OF the veterans. and raid
me latter association was glad to be
remembered by the greatest CONNER
al organization in the world.
me venerable secretary of the Vet
'ans' association, Col. S. A. Darden.
feaponded to the address of welcome
IA Mayor McCulloch and DR.. Burieson.
|na was greeted with applause as he
'p0kc OF the patriotism OF the old he
ves' and as he feelingly spoke Of
near future when all of the
"a VINO faced death and suffered
"A many hardships that Texas might
~ would soon pass TO the great be-
INC, tears were seen to trickle down
u faces of many spectators. PresI-
s"' Bryan then spoke some minutes,
which he eulogized the Daughters
'ne Republic OF Texas. and spoke OF
.L-ny FEATURES OF interest to the as
T. -'auon. One Of them was the in
. 'rinauon to the veterans that $50 900
~ 0eeh subscribed by Henry Rosen-
-k OF Galveston. to erect monu-
\, 70 the memory Of the heroes Of |
y shaw Of Pat Cleburne Camp |
rs 800 and announced the program |
IA ~ up for the benefit OF the
s'ahs; which was published yester-
Inc good offices OF Pat Cleburne
Applause). w 'e' aus
Ready for business.
''aeht Bryan accepted the |
- uses In a neat speech and said |
y n asenuon was ready for business.
. ,s announced this committee ON
,n,s ssarp' I. b. Howard. chairman;
:. ps souslass and Thomas Gay.
o~ sss'u''oils' W. p. z. woer, t. b
ysArd ana }. b watson.
ter. ui' Three Of the old veterans
8 No. esent at the capture OF san
~ Twelve We're In the battle
y,' -" Saeinto, twelve were in tho
AN, prlor to 80 and forty-four were
rs,' VINO did service after the san
10 ,.s latte As the old heroes stood
Aeeres ', ~ 10 service done they were
\ his = "''a applauded continuously.
/ ?. A. eomplImapted ne
nd 10 ps sending in the military !
sn mis- adjournment was ,aksrN
When ~ ne Afternoon. III
der /, s veterans were called II !