Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-15
UNITED AMERICAN VETERANS
rEDERAL AND ns-coNrEDERhTE
SOLDIERS BARMosIzisG.
An Organization 10 Prrpetunfe the
Memory OF the American Soldier
which oInims Texas ms Its
birthplace and Home.

1.-The United American Veteran as
ISOLATION OF Texas Is something unique
ms well as new in American history.
and II the sentiments which pervaded
the meeting at the Grand Army OF the
Republic hall in It's interest last night
shall find universal favor then It viii
become an organization second In i'm
portnnce to no other civic or military
society I'm the United States.
For 1t is an alliance OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic and the United
Confederate Veteran association to
perpetuate the memory Of the Amer
lean soldier In all that he symbollzes
to the coming generations OF valor and
glory without reference TO whether ne
wore the blue or the gray.
Where IL Originated.
The movement for the formation vf
this organization originated at the re-
union OF Federal and eS-Confederate
veterans. held In the first days OF last
month at Dublin. The object as stated
when first steps were taken was to
unite all the veterans OF both armies In
an organization which should perpetu-
ate friendship among those old
soldiers and hand Il down 10
their children. The meeting here
last night WINS held under the
auspices OF Parmly Post OF this city
20 Introduce the subject o. the organi-
cation In this city in general to forward
ita aims and purposes.
Renewed Their Allegiance.
II was presided over by WV. Gavin.
commander OF the post, who was seated
on n roBtrum surrounded by flowers
while In front and above hung "Old
Glory" on the platform TO the right
were seated Senior Vice Department
Commander John Roach of Dublin,
General j T. Harrla. ex-COnfederate;
Captain c c. Cummings OF IT, H. Leo
camp Of United Confederate votcrans;
lteV Harry CaHsil, pastor Of 81. An
drcwh AiplHoOpml church, and Hon.
Henry Furman. 10 the left were seat
cd the past commanders of the post,
Messts, ]. n Dehle, G. 10. Morgan,
III. w. Nyc and Chas -. Grade. Gem
ernl Harris was invited 10 open the
meeting with an address To para
phase his remarks would do Injustice
10 The speaker ms wen as the occasion.
tor they were so full Of noble santl-
ment and high patriotism, ouch deli
cate shadingH Of eloquent language.
that n would moi be wen To state them
In part. Lot II be remembered. how
ever that NJ the conclusion OF the nd-
dress tears hnd welled 10 the eyes OF
Some OF those gathered there, and they
were all In manifest sympathy with the
speaker as he said little hoarsely at
The close;
Pcrpctuntcd Its Memories Alright.
"The conviction has been growing
upon me for ycnrs that unless we who
took part in that war and who now un-
aerstand one another and it's
issues better than we did thon
unite to perpctuate this good
feeling which has since arisen
Then we can not hope that the auimosl-
lies OF that strife with LIS bitterness
shnll not be pcrpetuIltcd In the gen.
erationa That are 20 come"
lie was followed In an eloquent
speech Of comradeship by Senior Vlct
Commander John Roach. who conelud-
ed by giving the names of the ofIiecrs
Of the organization formed at Dublin. as
follows; President, General ] II, Hnr.
fis OF Dublin. cX-Confedcrnte, nrst Vice
president q. W. Mccormick OF pnllng.
unluni second Vice president, l.. 10.
uillett, Dublin eX-Cuufedrrnte; score.
larry, w, II ChriAti0n, Stcphcnvnlo.
unioni treasurer r II Mccain. Dub.
In, eN-Confoder0te; executive commit
tee, T. o. Moore. ex-Cunfedcrate: John
konch, Union; both Of Comanehc: j
w Parks. Union, Dallas; II. T. Long.
hN-Confedurate, Alexander, and ia
ketehum. Union. Galveston.
Meeting Here Mny 70.
General Harris explained that n chnr-
Ter had been applied for and other Pre-.
llminaries arranged looking to n permn.
hent organization after which remarks
were made la an eloquent vein by Hon.