The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-07

Texas, and the city and the citiz ms
of Waco for the courtesy and hospl.
tally extended them at This their
annual reunion.
r olved, Further, that we ex.
press oar appreciation of the cur.
tesy shown US by the railroads
which have furnished reduced rates
to our members and friends attend.
ing this reunion.
The following resolutions were
introduced aud adopted under sus
pension of the rules:
BY Capt. r III. Phelps.
Whereas, The amendment to our
state constitution providing for APP
preparations to bo made By the state
for the support OF our Confederate
Home, is TO be voted upon at the
next election and as it is of great
importance that such amendment be
ad opted, be it
Resolved, That the general com.
handing this division be req uested
TO appoint committee of ten com
rades whose duty it shall be to issue
an address TO the voters Of the state
calling their attention to the im-
portance of this amendment and
urging upon them tae duty of turn
ing out, working and voting for it
BY Capt. X III. Pnelps:
Whereas, An Almighty and
Allwise Providence has seen fit to
call from this world Of care aud
trials to higher world OF eternal
rest and happiness, our comra1 les,
Gen j. A. Early aad Gen. G. II.
Markham; and
Whereas, We desire to express
our feelings at their loss; therefore
Resolved, That in Gen. J A.
Z ,rly, we have lost true com.
mander, able and bravo general, and
one who was beloved by his men.
That in General Mark ham our
association has los. brave, true
christian gentleman, and soldier;
one who in a christian spirit fought
the battle of his native South, upon
the field, and while SO doing fought
the battle of christianity and brought
many of his comrades to enlist as
soldiers of the cross of Christ. That
we join with the whole people of
the South in mourning the loss of
these great men and mingle our
tears of sympathy with theirs. That
we assure the families aud relatives
of the deceased that we mourn with
them in this their time of sorrow
and bereavement
By Col. M. w. Sims.
Resolved, Tha. the thanks of
this division of the United Confed.
crate Veterans of Texas be and the
same are hereby tendersd to Post II
of the Travellers Protective Associa-
ton in the city of Waco, for the
use of their spacious and elegant
rooms during this encampment,
Comrades G. l. johnson, of Pat
Clsburne Camp; r NJ. Henderson,
of Camp Mat Ashcroft, and w. G.
Walsh, of John B. Hood Camp,
were appointed a special committee
to interview Mrs. Au)a1 Moore, who
had made proposition to establish
an industrial school for the INDECENT
children and grand children of
Confederate soldiers reported as fol
lows:
The committee saw Miss Moore,
and after having had her plans
fully explained beg leave to report
by offering the following resolu.
tions:
Resolved, That the division of
Texas of the Uaited Confederate
Veterans regard with favor the
proposition of Miss Aula Moore
looking to the establishment of an
industrial school for the education
of the INDECENT children and grand
children Of Confederate veterans,
and bespeak for her the earnest co.
operation of the various camps of
This division.
DR.. Il G. Burleson made a
short address endorsing the resolu
lion condemniug the present histo
les OF the war now in use. He
.iso spoke of the Encyclopedias
orlttanlca which he said that in the
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