Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-24
THE G. A. R. EHGAMpMENT DONE
OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR THE COM
ING YEAR.
THE OLD coNFEDERATuss AND
THE GRAND ARMY BOYS ATE
HARpTAcK AND DRANK COFFEE
TOGETHER LAST NIGHT-THE
woMAN's RELIEF CORPS.


WACO. April %.
The Grand Army of the Republic, de-
partment of Texas, met In executive
session at 10 o'clock this morning.
The meeting was opened with prayer
| by Rev. John II. Williams. department
chaplain. followed by the call of the
roll of delegates.
The adjutants report was next read
| by Post Commander NJ. w. Manchester
OF Fort Worth, acting adjutant.
The address OF Department Com
mandcr Moore was then read by that
officer. which consumed most OF the
forenoon session.
During the reading Of the command
| er's report. Past Commander Manches-
ter Of Fort Worth occupied the chair.
and at the close Of the reading mo-
/ ton to go into the election of officers
was lost, but motion prevailed to
nominate this afternoon and elect to-
| morrow.
Comrades o. G. Peterson, John w.
| Parks. NJ. W. Mann and John Boyd
| were appointed to extend greetings TO
| the Womans Relief Corps.
| The most Interesting feature of the
| forenoon session were the addresses OF
| Commlnder-in-Chl LnNlcr and Ma
| tional Adiutunt Jones, who compll
! mented the department very hand
| sumely.
At Z o'clock in the afternoon the de-
| partment met in executive session
again.
! A telegram was received from Vice
| COMMENCEMENT Charles II. Schultz
OF New orleans. resretting his inability
| 10 be present
| 4 letter was received from Com
/ rade u. @. Rust OF Houston, inviting
the department to meet In that city
next year. which was ordered filed with
| the ndjutant
The reports of the chief mastering
officer and Of the department inspector
were read and approved.
The committee to extend greetings
| to the Woman's Relief Corps reported
| that organization in excellent condition,
| and the report received earnest and
| continued applause.
The department then went into the
! selection OF a place of meeting. Austin
and Dallas were placed in nomination.
and Dallas was chosen by two-thirds
| vote.
The following delegates are here rep
resrntlng Parmly Post No 4 OF Fort
Worth: y. W. Manchester A. N. Jack,
e. i, Smith. j, II. Lynch, 10 D. Bound,
! j. y. Vandlyer, II, W. Ilorcy, @. $.
Burchill. Past Commanders j. n Dichl,
II. W. Nye, C. b. Morgan. W. W.
| Gavin, James Morrison, G. Il. Grade,
Norvey webb and A. II. Bennett.
Tonight the blue and the gray min
gled In the cedars around the camp to-
Ecthcr with hard tack and coffee for
rations. II was announced that there
would be nothing else to eat or drink,
but Commander COnger smiled when he
made the announcement. and the &C.
dNrs around the residence OF Gardner
Works on College Heights were lit by
numerous camp fires and pleasant
time was enjoyed.
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
The open session OF the Woman's Re-
lief Corps convened this morning in the
! city council chamber and Rev. VI. A.
Daughorty opened the proceedings with
a fervent prayer.
Mrs. Emma II. Wallace Of Chicago,
national president; Mrs. Anna NJ Win
grove OF Dsnison, president Of the de-
partmcnt Of Texas. and Mrs. Il. A, r.,
Williams, state secretary, were present.
After prayer Mrs Helen u. Conger,
chaplain, read welcome address on
behalf OF the Davy Crockett Relief
Corps. Mrs Isabella Shurman OF Sher-
man responded on behalf OF the Texas
division,
Mrs. emma r. wallace then delivered
an address on achievements OF the or
der, which wns replcte with interest
, ing information and valuable lessons,
General Thomas q. Lnwler was next
introduced, and spoke In terms Of high
est praise of the Woman's Relief Corps,
both North and South General Law
Ter said that up to 1882 men tried to do
the work themselves. but they found
that there was too much to do, and
they called upon the women. In this
, instance, as In every other, the noble
women Of the land came to the aid OF
{ the men, and the grand work OF the
WomAn's Relief Corps stands monu.
ment TO the undying patriotism OF The
5 American women. General LAWYERS
speech was received with grateful
thanks and liberal applause by the
women.
= Colonel c. c. Jones. national adiu.
n tnnt was next introduced, and compll.
mcnted the ladies' for their excellent
i work In the cause.
This closed the open session, and the
women went into council in the com.
!, mlttec room. This meeting was private
= and Its deliberations were not giver
out to reporters.
x AZ 70 o'clock the ladies' gave n miiday
I, lunch at the Blake Manufacturinr
:, was served.
:. Mr., r. W Manchester, commander
d OF Parmly Post No 4, @. a. r., Fort
Worth, IS here.
mrs. II, l.. Manchester of Fort
Worth, president Of Parmly Woman,
Relief Corps No, 3, is In attendance OF
' the encampment.
The @. \. r department or Tcxa,
elected department officers as follows
n W. w. BostNicl5 OF penison, command
er. II, y. Conger OF Waco, senior Vic,
commander; Il. p. Sargent OF Calves
d ton, junior vice commander: Rev
g. Father p. X. Crowley OF Denlson. chnp
r. lain DIR. W. p. Fleming. medical dl
/. rector; John Sullivan, chairman. ant
J. a. Il. Aedley. j. @ Easterbrooi,. M. II
% Hiatt and r. w. Manchester wor,
e elected council OF administration. Del
n egates TO the national encampment nj
G louisville, KY, were elected as follows
l. Horace Welsh, delegate-at-large. ]. L
q Taggart, alternate; John Roeh. dele
a gate; II. T. Rue, alternate AsslstRn
quartermaster general and nssistan
II adjutant general viii be elected 10
a morrow
= woMAN's RELIEF CORPS.
II Waco, Tex, April 23.-The Woman'
Relief Corpse selected the folowin,
officers for tho pnaurtnss ,rao-. -,