The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-25
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Reunion Of the Texans Who Fouoht
for the South.
THE CONFEDERATE HOME AT AUSTIN
Legislature to be Urged to Appropriate
tho FUN Amount Allowed for the
euro OF Aged and lnfitm.

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was called to order IN the Auditorium of
| the CITY han at II a. IN. today by Gene raj
w. l.. Cabcll, commanding the TRANSMITS
| sssipri department., who I'm the absence
OF Division Commander H. H. Boone, on
account of wounds received in the war,
appointed General w. G.. Blaine of Free
stone county, commanding the Southeast
crn DIVISION commander pro tenn of the
Texas division
! There was not the sea of faces which
| was seen al the first Confederate reunion
| IN Dallas. There were only about 200 vet
Grams present, but they were all gray
| headed while many of them looked veneer
| able with uge. OWING to the absence of
the mayor and others who had been app
pointed to deliver addresses the pro
| gramme of the opening session was
| changed. Captain A. p. Wozcnciatt de-
li,ered the address OF welcome, saying
| among other things:
When these gallant men deliberately
cut themselves loose from all they dearly
| cherished IN the interests OF dheir count ~
Their heartstrines. though strained to
| Their utmost tension, did not snap. They
were made of the stuff that can dare all
and brave all They were more than wilt
| ing 10 bathe IN Sehden lain and peer In
| the mouth of death in the contest of n
causo wh'ch they deemd was just When
shah their CORY dc? Their deeds are in
scrihed upon an imperishable scroll. Their
courage was displayed on n hundred hat
,lefiaids. They did no, finch or waver
om'ist HURTING shot and shells and stood
AXE 'mmovahle pillars among elements
whose breath was destruction. No one
Gun bring TO mind these half naked sold
iers with bleeding feet. decorated hands
and starved constitutions serving their
country with nliomsta he courage, with
out awarding them the highest place In
the temple of hnman distinction
:, Colonel w. ", Lang. from Camp Ster-
ing Price. welcomed the veterans Ar..r
of hr !,
IN the war he dwelt on the achievement.
IN me field Ne quoted from the North
tn census reports for $50, isso and nd lsS
showing that while the North and the
New ENGLAND States, between isi0 ami 1seo
had INCREASED 60 per cent. Tie NJ d lie
siates S per cent, and the Prairie States
~ itr cent; that of the Confederate
STATES had increased $50 per cent II
southern States received bu, a very small
fr2porNon Of the five million foreign
INN, INN, grants grants fha, came 'ts this country in
Volune of products n the other Sta,es
and Territories
jniee, r =. Phelps of LAGRANGE re-
sponcei TO the welca.re
The following commit 'sc on resolutions
was apn1,nisd; w, Kroeger s; Fred "a:
F Farrar. y W' r ~ " scG s.,; N r. s j.
tee Mrs KATE tat+al Curre entered She
:" nigh VAS done amid applause
,,n. eur ,n,t IN 2eo p m during Which
Daughters of the Confsderacy
The afternoon session was largely CON
sumed in discussi,n Of the following reso-
lM'aan offered by Judge A. r. Watts Of
Dallas:
Whereas. The people of Texas by an
amendment 10 the constitution OF the
S'Atc authorized and empowered the legis
laturA to make an annual appropriation
no exceeding a hundred thousand dollars
Tor 'he establishment and maintenance
OF a III me- for disabled ana Ind ganr Con-
federale veterans. ana whereas there is a
large number Of such veterans for whom
there are not accommodate Ions n the
home now maintained a; Austin; there
of United Confederate Veterans hereby
can The attention of TIN. legislature Of
means for caring for and protecting ~,
c,ass OF our fell &C items whether mar
RED or single, for whose benefit The gen-
orous people OF Texas authorized the a u
pitpI a non. Tina he ma jor general con
s ana me dViis.on ne, ana = hereby
committee II five comrades to urg, til :
Important matter apon the attention Of
me next legislature
Jhdgc Watts said the home at Austin
Sould be kept as a hospital for Cortel-
ems ,.li,i, ne dsa bong 10 supplement- {,
VII oh would be eoileges and patches Of
Srednd tor indigtnt Confederate fanii,s.
IKE TX; the confea,late Rome IN Missouri,
J. NJ. opg of I'aris. n veteran Who lost
= a, i,s IN the var, was in favor of having
i. ;or On fed, rates in the counties
Fed Carton of Austin argued that
iL 10 II. ; nlopo siti9n was improbable. Tho
n
County IN the state
Mr f'y' of p b qu,MI r BY Mater i
'ne hons home a. q, AWMatiI belonsel = The sW,e
~ o',,oitl W W Long sa!d he imagine,
NJ i,'ne ~ <'Nslin was m IRE of IL prison
General "; l.. Cabeli, department com
hm Vne r. az IA ne a}ldiers a. me AUSTIN
~ vernon Knows n more about tasln,s
, ,'' q tnnm than any other ordinary |
Vsion In ~ me seVern"r o n'ui,ed this a.
trustees? Has he c,ns,aiied this can,p ~
r H.. "rner amp p The S!.a'c AS. to VIII,
YOU IN tt? N'''e nav"
TN, :, r.. raj N-ne. sir.
It's p,,rn nM s'fn ~ not " po,ii' machine.
Tolerate VI Grams who can not tax, cave |
~ frc, ,heenlselVn. asked that some men
rus ees, but moro ever was pu. ~ - -
l. J. 'arlicS NJ Ar:'in said he veterans Of INC |
w,,'.a Wfre larlpers and could mt vote. |
l1,sn
t,n ,,roak them over these palties' haas
M M niaosa.l The home ought to be in tho
Ing mont Of the ,'rnfcde IA r. diyis,nrI
ara Mt of the governor and his st,ff or
"nY nihcr saff. '' W
No =, Grace Il Bonh,m. rcrlvin... said |
~ i"M ro4uifed the trustees Il be rx- |
r"ntsnst,,es lie .dld not SEQ how "a.
out ts chd llan e, sa,,d be carried ont with
Judge Watts sad nc constit,ltIou al,
ooo yea a, st'e legislature to appropriate 500
,,ro ".,,nua,iy bat thai body had only APP
i,'opi NV 90 between sia.01D and $50 O1n an
muhliy TIE object OF tho resolution he
f,nan ~ - urge upon the legislature more
ssm dpp means OF CARING for INDECENT Con
s.neIa IS As 10 the home aA Austin The
% n,s'lo mas no tile to 1t, but Only the right
~, m,ncupnhcN, However. h was not at
,aehins me home then. hut only making
means moro ample. 70
,, 'nhs' Phoips co'nniacd In the views of
S CorS waits Texas. said he told the
y, xa,, ~, soldiers TO 20 to the front.
!, LnN#s Tor the honor of The South made
nun what he Is and Texas should s,,npori