Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-08
CONFEDERATE RE-uNIoN.
A Pleasant Time spent In DniIas by
the Old Soldiers.

Dallas. Tex. Aug THE annual re-
union of Ross. Ector's and Granbury's
hrisades and Douglas battery was
held today.
There was no parade or any outside
demonstration on the part OF the vet
Grams or citizens during the morning.
Early they began to arrive and assem-
Bile at the headquarters, which was
the ST. George hotel where they were
registered and appropriately padgsd.
That is. the name OF the brigade thew
had served in was printed In large let
tiers ON blue ribbon. Hon. John Henri,
Brown Of Dallas had suggested as
Judge John j. Good of Dallas haa or
Hanized the battery and served some
time and ON account Of III health had
to retire. when Hon. James b. Doug.
las was elected captain and served
through the remainder OF the war thc
battery should now be called Good
Douglas lattCry. So tie badges To-,
the company ware thus printed
~ 10 o'clock all veterans that,
friends, and many ladies assembled in
the the music hail on Dallas fair
grounds. AH'f
Hon. o, p, Bowser opened tho han
IN an appropriate address, He called
attention to the dc'ign of TIE confedor.
I've monument that the Daughters of
inc Confederacy were going TO erect in
Dallas, and asked all who could NOV
anu hereafter to assist the ladies' I'm
paying for the same. "a
non. 5. w. II. Lanham was intro
duced as the orator of the occasion
A. the conclusion OF the address
which was at times so tender and co
tun OF melting sentiments that the
80. VI cue OLD wdr-worn veterans
We're Wet, tears coursing down tbei,.
cheeks. and agein the lofty insnired
sentiments Of loyalty ind natrietIsm
OF the cunfederates broke ont in Inn,.
prolonged applause. The SNEAKER yas
warmly congratulated by men AND
, ,aules' ahd great numbers OF bouquets
me.s gwen nm Announcement was
m ,,,lt NAV an would repair to dinner
when was suparintended by Mis- Raj,
Sslell Currie and pthor ladies ~ nv
Daughters Of the Confcderaov IA Wy,
sunptupus ana enough Tor The yvbni,
we'll. "' "eeh awe ana
After dinner each brigade met t.,
syparute eohclave TO diBpntch the usii.
sI iVu.lNe puslness-to elect their re.
sspteuVe officers for the ensninor vaar
Iheir laeors were not completed sn5
viii finish tomorrow. anu
I'unton mas applied for the feunio,,
LOT next year Dallas Is askins, M
she DC made the permagnt home -
tnN ralninn. 'rhls viii h. ,'octd,l VI
morrow In Joint meeting OF Mi nj
Sauss asa battery the First division
Program tomorrow is;
a. m.-Hon. j, p. Douglas Iton
Diek WINNIE. Hon. H. p. Teae,,e a,a
~; Sooth viii deliver addresses
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rultowlns II list Of those presert.
q 1919 Hrignde-Marble Holbert
N.,,i Sooeh; Il. NJ. Collins. James VI
bTadneld. o. p. Bowser. : "A.
george Robertson, w II Dra,o =,
h. Rodgers, o. p Scott. II n n
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Ross Brigade-T. ]. Gee Il A.,
gny, = l. Griseom. Il. ]. Brown ~" NJ
g Summins, w NJ Wilson. n Brido
= Huntington. Il j. Woodb,i,ss'
:, - brqck, r. Arr .stronr ~ q
Dia' Martin Williams. ]. X Siar,,' ~ y.
aiohno Woinaek. Mark ellison n ~
HaSnns. L; r Smith, II, a. Rawii,,s
m q q,s nnw.in 4, II Lasee. William nv.
c. W, : brown. A. H. Rawiins. II
AZ, x Gun. p. p. Alien. A -
5A"yn' A, a, n. sommers. John A. Paw.
j. II Ellis, D. S. Aivev. 7, y lyme,
keter's B-isade-M ii RnhinStt
McCown Anstdin, j. q. |
John ] Miller. n. NJ wy,rs
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