New-York tribune., 1895-10-13
MEXICAN HEROES RECALLED
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AZTEC CLUB.

AN INTERESTING ORDER BY GENERAL ZACHARY
TAYLOR. DATED AT CORPUS CHRISTI. 1886.
READ-THE NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Aztec Club held its annual meeting IN
Sherry's yesterday afternoon This organization
iscomposed OF veterans of the Mexican war ana
their descendants and 1t is notable in its way. as
IT was organized in 1S41 The president-gehera.
.Joh;, B. Hatch presided AMI Edward Trenchard
acted as secretary There were also present
Colonel Delaney Floyd-Jones, OF Long Island
lieutenant { Commander Conway H. Arnold. l. .
A son Of Commander Henry y. T. Arnold: John
C. Hays Of New-York son of General Nliiiaih
Hays u S A.: Robert H. +. Porter, OF New
Jersey. son of General Ftz John Porter; John W.
Brannan. Of New-York. nephew Of General Johh
NJ Brannan; Captain John NJ Crttenden "a'-
SON L. s ~ nephew of General Crltlehueh'
Macrae Sykes. Of New-York. son OF Heferal
George Sykes; Allyn Arnold. OF Boston, son OF
General Lewis G. Arnold. Robert Fitz Shepard
of WASHINGTON son of the late Lieutenant burrit'
Shepard. l.. S. n. p Tecumseh Sherman OF New
York The first order of the afternoon was the
election of new members. and this resulted as fol-
lows: Primary members-Colonel John Campbell
II { A: General Francis f. Pinto, OF Brooklyn
Colonel Charles F. Thorbrrn. Of New-fork
Representative Tnembers-Henry May. nephew
Of Colonel Charles May George l. Magee' wat
kns ~ Y. nephew Of Major Andre" STUART
Norman j. Blackwood. Passed Assistant surgeon
u : \. grandson Of Captain Kirby E. Smith;
Major William S. Beebe, Thompson, Conn.,
nephew Of Captain John c. Casey
Associate acknowledgement Allyn H. Ca
pron L. s. A.: Charles Weiser. Thomas l. f'eiu
lieutenant Commander Conway Hiyer Arnold
,r 9Th United States Artillery; Wilton George
Shock
co,ooa,,o tho election OF new members the
treasurer and secretary read their reports and IN
thot ~ the former II was shown that the assOcla-
t,on has $4,000 10 add TO the permanent iuhd'
Succeeding these reports came the most interest
ing incident Of the session. As was announced IN
The Tribune OF yesterday, the ASSOCIATION had
come into possession Of the original order OF ueh-
eral TAYLOR issued to the Army or Occupation a'
the time II was summoned to cross the border into
Mexico. and this faded document. when mas peeh
preserved in it's integrity, was shown for the rst
time II was read oy Acting Secretary Trench
ard and runs as follows:
Headquarters Army az Occupation Corpus Chrisu
Tex. March s. 1916
order No. 30 .--,.......,.. no,
The Army of Occupation being about to take posi-
ton on the left bank Of The Rio Grande under the the
orders Of the Executive OF the United Saes is s
hone that the movement will prove beneficial to all
bs nart 70 insure so desirable result ne strictly
eDions upon hts command the most scrnpuious re,
in the peaceabe pursuit of their respective avoca
residing both banks of fnf Ro GInnde w
tepfere in any manner With the civil rights
gogs privilege 10 of b5 a S%s MAY y Se RE
Quired for the Of the Army VIII be purchased
price The General Commanding is happy to say
that ne has entire confidence in the patriotism ana
feels assured that his orders. as above expressed
WI" - B. b. General T. s A. Commanding.
Tho o,dor wac accompanied by letter from
Captain Theodore J. Eckerson. with which one
strange circumstance is connected The letter Is
dated 1874 at Fort Monroe, and no one could
explain Yesterday the wide period Intervening
between the dates. II IS the presumption that
General Barry had held the original during all
of these years for some unexplained reason The
letter of Captain Eckerson to General Barry
reads in part as follows;
beg to present through you TO the Aztec Associa-
Brigadier- General Zachary Taylor for the movement
OF the Army of Occupation from Corpus Chrls'i 10
Although not member OF the Aztec Association;
matches Of the war with Mexico from Its commence,
rnent TO its close In the armies under Taylor and
counts OF your annual meetings with much inter inter
est. This general order was carried hi IN my Rhp ,b
sack the marches from corpus Chrisu 10 nS .,s
Rio Grande; from Matamoras TO Canlargo y! am, anu
from Tampico to Vera Cruz; Vera Cruz TO the City
OF Mexico. and thence back TO the coast :, MI,
Monterey Vera Cruz Cerro Gordo Contreras,
Cherubusco. Chaputepec. and the capture OF tne
City OF Mexico
The reading Of these documents was received
with quiet enthusiasm and succeeded by
the election Of officers for the coming year
These will be: President and treasurer, Colonel
De Lancey Tioyd-Jones; vice-president, Admiral
Alexander c. Rhind l.. S. n: secretary, General
Horatio G. King; assistant secretary, Mark Is.
Hatch; assistant treasurer, Loyal Farragut.
This filled out the business Of the afternoon.
and the members separated to prepare for the
dinner which had been announced for the even
ing The table for this was laid In the rear
room on the third floor. The dining table
tanned a surprise for the association In the shape
of present from the newly elected president.
Colonel Jones had had prepared old time sacri-
ncal pyramid Of the Aztec nation in silver appro-
priately inscribed to the Aztec Association II had
be- announced that General Miles would re-
spond 10 the principal toast Of the eN ening. THE
Arm but late in the afternoon the secretary
received word that he would be unable 10 be
nresent and General James II Wilson was sub
stI,uted For the toast THE Navy" Commodore
sicard made a fitting response. Succeeding the
stated toasfs there came impromptu addresses
which ended a successful meeting Of the historic
organization.
How 1t Happened.-"It's no use. said the weary
looking man. II know I'm henpecked. but can't
help t. ,o,o"
"Irs the fault OF the clergyman who married us.
We eloped on bicycles and she had on her bloom
"weilr
.'The clergyman was a little nearsighted. and by
rrtstake he made me promise love, honor and