The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-07
by a BugIer at the Meeting
This Morning
Closing the Third Annual Session Of the
Texas Division Adoption OF Rcsolu'
tons Several Addresses.

AS THE News went TO press yes
4erday afternoon the Confederates
we're in session. The afternoon
meeting was called TO order at 8
o'clock after an Invocation by d..
r. T. Mitchell. The report of the
committee on constitution was called
for
Captain Phelps announced that as
the constltion of the general ascot
alton would be amended at Birming-
ham, this m 0nth II was deemed in
exped lent to take any action at this
lime.
The report of the special commit
tee to propose an invitation to the
general ass 7ciation st Birmingham
10 meet in Texas was read as fol.
lows:
Your committee TO whom was re
ferred the invitation from the city
Houston, extended through this di
vision to the general eucampment to
hold its next annual session in the
cjty of Houston, Tex, submit the
following report:
That it is a matter within the
know ledge of those present at New
Orleans at the session Of the last
gener 81 encampment that the se!ec-
ton Of Birmingham, Ala, as the
place of meeting for the present
year, was an understanding of such
natur as to amount to an obliga
tion, that the next annual meeting
there after should be held in Texas.
and that thereafter per nanent
place might be fixed, therefore the
resolution herewith reported will in
no wise conf ct with the instruc
lions of any delegate, but he is left
free to act as TO him may seem best
when the question of permanent 10.
cation may be considered. Texas
deserves, first, the honor of enter
tanning within her borders ou- com
rades who dwell beyond the Missis.
sippi that we may on our own soil
share with them the pleasures of
peace, az with them on the land east
of the Mississippi we shared with
them the dangers of war,
Resolved That the invitation of
the city of Houston, be on behalf
% this state encampment accepted,
and that the maj )r general com.
manding the division Of the United
Confederate veterans in the state
of Texas be requested to extend to
the city of Houston through it's
mayor, Hon. John T. Browne, the
Assurance of its appreciation there.
OF, and that he be instructed to
communicate such invitation to the
general enc ,mpment at Birming.
ham.
Resolved, further, That the dele
gates from the several camps in
Texas are hereby requested to
earnestly and cordially lin in and
endorse such invitation and make
The same their own, and to give an
assurance that the veterans of Texas
will feel honored beyond measure
80 have the opportunity to meet
amid surroundings of peace and
plenty, their beloved comrades, with
whom in the dark days of war and
want they stood side by side in de-
Tense of their a'tars and their fire
sides and a just aud holy cause;
4:nat the reputation Of the people
of Texas for courage and patriotism
shall only be rivalled by the measure
Of the hospitality, and whether they
come by tens, by hundreds, or by
thousands, it matters not how
many, each and all will be warmly
welcomed and gladly greeted as
nonored guests, and will be com.
fortably and Hospitality entertained
and provided for
In all this we are authorized to
pledge the prosperous, liberal and
nospitab'e city of Houston.
r specially submitted,
l.. s. Ross,
THOMAS j. GoRKE,
HENRY K. McCuLLocH,
Will LAMBERT,
L. NJ SNrru