The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-20

tior. received from the president OF
the Missouri division. He was OPP
posed to the amendment.
Mr.. We'll moved that the Texas
delegation go uninstructed Carried
In was moved that the Texas dl-
vision send resolution TO the ma
tional association United Confed-
crate Veterans to be in session in
Birmingham, Ala, inviting them
to hold their next annual convention
in Houston, Texas. Carried.
DR.. Fetterman moved that the
division instruct the delegates to
the national convention az to what
Texas wants in the matter OF Oil
GERS, conventions, etc. Carried.
Mr. Jones moved that a commit
tee be appointed to draft resolutions
Of thanks. Carried, and Messrs.
Fetterman, Walker and G. s. K.
Holland.
Messrs, Wslston, Goldman, Kautf
man were appointed Il committee to
draft resolutions of respect to the
memory of those members deceased.
The delegates to the national con-
vepiion were instructed to vote for
San Antonio for the next annual
convention of the national assoca.
ton.
Mr.. Verne Jones, of Houston,
Post &, was declared the Winner Of
the medal to he given the member
getting the largest number of neg
subscribera. 1t was presented by
President Benson in short talk.
Tne committee appointed to draw
up a memorial to be presented to
the Texas veterans reported the fol-
lowing:
Waco, April 90, 1894
To the Texas Veterans Association
nov assembled in Waco:
Patriots--The Texas division of
the Travellers Protective association,
America, nov assembled in annual
convention in this city beg the
privilege of classifying their admir-
ration aud respect for your valor,
statesm snship and achievements un.
parallelel in the worlds history.
No body of men ever lived that de.
served greater recognition and
posterlty will accord it to you This
association in their humble Way
now ask that you receive them in a
body to show by their presence
that they feel what they assert.
Your constitutional enactments
dem opstrate that your statesman.
ship was in advance of that of any
nation on earth past or present, as
evidenced by the protection you
gave our wives and children by the
homestead law and the princely
school fund for the education of the
children of Texas. We recognize
in you the element that commanded
the admiration of the Spartans for
Leonidas or the Hungarians for
Kossu.h, and their deeds pale into
insignifcauce as compared with
yours, and that we will endeavor to
teach our children to emulate the
example so unselfi .hly given by you.
This was unanimously adopted.
The following report of the com
mittee on resolutions Of respect was
read;
Resolved, by the Texas division
of the L. p A. of A., in conven.
ton assembled at Waco, that
Whereas, In the past year death
has visited our ranks and taken
from our midst the following mem.
bers: Ell. Binding, Jules Albert,
George A. Imhoff and d. G, Ken
nard; and
Whereas, In the loss of these
members the Texas division has sus.
tanned severe loss, be it
Resolved, That we extend to the
bereaved families of each our heart.
felt sympathy; and further, be it
Resolved, That these resolutions
be spread upon the minutes of this
convention and a copy be forwarded
to each OF the respective families.
This was unanimously adopted.
The following report Of the com.
mittee on resolutions of thanks was
read.
Whereas, The citizen sof Waco have