Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-22

Tho Blue to Unite with the Gray in n
Grand Celebration.

Waco. Tex, April 2i.--The arrival of
General Thomas G. Lawler. command
er-in-ohief of the Grand Army of the
Republic and General C. c. Jones,
adjutant general of the National G.
A. r., increased the Interest and en-
thusiasm felt in Grand Army ranks
The comrades are arriving on every
train and General LAWYERS headquar-
tors at the Pacific hotel Is the point OF
interest now. All the forenoon an In
formal reception was held by the gem
eral, and nearly every oomrade In the
city enjoyed the honor OF an acquaint-
ance with the genial commander.
At O'Clock this afternoon the dele
cations from Erath. Comanche and
other points on the Texas Central road
arrived and We're met at the depot by
the entire reception committee. COM
posed OF members OF the local q. a. Il.
post and also OF the local N. c. ".
camp.
The fraternal greetings OF the blue
aud the gray are 10 be prominent feo-
lures of this enoampment. In fact the
United American Veterans, an asso-
citation OF Confederate and Federal
soldiers Is to hold n state meeting here
during the encOmpment as viii be OBJ
served by hefollowing which will APP
pear by the authority OF President j.
n. Harris IN the @. \. II. Gazette to-
morrow:
10 the United American Veterans:
The state association Of the United
American Veterans was organized Mt
Dublin, Texas, one year ago, The or
ganlgatlon was the result OF the Joint
meeting of the state department OF the
G. A. II. md the Erath and Comnnche
camps Of the United Confederate Vet
Grams, then the largest camps of Con-
federate veterans In existence
The fraternal meeting for three days
Of some 800 hundred veterans OF the
blue ana as many OF the gray resulted
In mutual desire for such organization,
These brave men realized that the time
had come TO bury the bitter animosl-
ties and sectional preiudlces OF the
unfortunat strife and unite In mutual
effort TO porpetuate their common re.
cord OF American valor and cherish
more tcnderly the memory OF our fell
low comrades who gave their lives for
principles each believed To be right
During the year several local pickets
have been organized The association
meets tomorrow CruesdaD In annual
session.
President r. j. 1Inrri Of Strawn Tcxn
and tan VIII open headquarters at Ho-
W. IVY Ut NH'Af Nhll'h VI ANt AlhlA'Il
constitution and by laws OF the order
may be had for examination, Colonel
Horace Wolch, president OF tho Jcffor.
son picket, and Judge Cummins. presi'
dent OF the Fort Worth picket. each
strong local organizations will be pres
ent. Every man who served honorahly
In the army or navy Of the Confederate
stucs or United States during the late
civil war and had honorable discharge
or release from said service, NIL surviv-
ors OF the war for Texas independence
and all surviving Mexican veterans
having honorable army records and oil
good moral standing are eligible &c
membership and may be admitted "a
the site ssccitionduring lts session here
upon application,
The officer and members OF the asso.
citation present today feel much en-
Outraged by the fraternal and Joint ef-
fort OF Pat Clebutnc camp and Davy
Crockett post to make this weeks meet
ing Of the gray-hnircd veterans n pleas
Ing ana happy meeting. They will en-,
Joy but fow more until the roll call shall
summon them one by one "Oyer tho
river"