The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-26

| Y ~ I's.u'ilt JOUl II. lscllncrs read the
annual report. showing that durin., the
year there had been adn.itcd thirteen
| members. seven members had died leaving
| present membership 26i. The entire num-
| Der of deaths since tho body was formed
was forty-six. Aid dispensed last year was
$50 To members. $500; to non-mombors,
| 500, total aid given In eight years. 5000
| lie suggested a plan FOR permanent
meeting place. and recommended that the
| treasurer be authorized to appon, Il coll
| l,ctor These suggestions were adopted
| Treasurer Sam Murrell reported as fol
| lows.
balance on hand last report.......... 1866 Il
| Receipts of the quarter HI -
Total ........... :. Observation-Disclosures. ssis %
Disbursements, aid, etc................. lG6 Of
Cash on hand ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3iG 81
nest request of Judge George r.. Eastin. he
was not reelected. Officers We're elected
as follows:
John H. feathers, president.
John w. Green. vice president.
sam Nlurrrl treasurer.
Thomas u. osborne. secretary.
PRESIDENT l.uaihcrs stated that he would
announce tho standing committees later.
He read n strong letter from Mrs. Susan
Hepburn, president of the Conte ,erate
Woren's association, promising hearty
support in the movement for "A porma-
nph, = ilNe pace. we decoration 'o'
Confederate graves was left 10 the cXccu-
tive committee.
Captain j $ Jackman mnde the address
of the occasion. detailing his experience
from the nigh; of September &c. 1861. when
WIN SlN oi ''sl'N 10y ~ S'd' ~" rom nN"'
harosiown ky, TO JON me southern
army, III IN" diS''tihhs III nay iN". nc
WAS ''pea,'alF hnpiauueu curing ms inter
recital
IN" choir sang ~ m l'llSrim' ana
General John hoyd ~ Lexington was M
trouu'ch ana u" oNnihih'u the ohlects OF
'hc nAef '"ht'Iet'te N'''rahs hh'
HHEeh mat 'lc oii'"1rh'e -N.so'lH t'un on
keh'n'Ky JON mon l'' staten 'a"' inc
objects w"r" AS icilowa;
Ihe oDlects ana pur. 9srF OF tAls organ
izat ion shal' he strictly social literary
hlS'rli'"i anu "'heNoieH'' VIII strive
J. 10 hillt III our t'het"i l'n id'ion an
associations OF 'onfelerate Ne'o rams sol
niers ana sailors no" III existence or
hereafter to be formed
:. To cultivate the Tics or iriendship mat
should exist among those VINO nave shareh
common hangers suheiihss ana pfiNa-
tons.
<. To encourage the writing ny rhrt'cl-
pators therein OF accounts narratives.
memoirs, hist l"s 81 ha'iies' op'spdrs ana
occurrences of the war hctwe'n the States.
l. To gather auth"niio data. statistics.
docum' nis, reports pihns maps and other
material fer az iinpdii Al history OF the
Confederate siGr; tc 'oii"c' an" ptesNrN"
relics ana meme n'ots OF we "ar' ~ nhNo
ana perpctuaic a record on 'he services o.
every member. AM as far az possible Of
those OF our comrades VINO have preceded
us INTO eternity
j. 10 see that IN" uish''d mr. 'hr.u iu'
that a helping hand is extended to the
needy. ana that tho 'onieHera'r WIDOWS
and orphans are proiectt1 ana assiste1.
4. To urge and all IN" erection 81 on
during menum"nis to our great i'aders
and heroic soldiers sailors ana ? oi4e' ana
TO mark with suitable adstones me
graves of Confederate dead wherever
found
I. 10 nstill into orr sccndanis proper
vcucrai ion for the spirit and glory Of their |
fathers. and to bring them into association |
with our organization. that they may AID
us In accomplishing our obJ"'ts ana puT-
poses and finally succeed us ana take up |
our work who're we may leaNe IT,
Major j. H. carter of IL" Battle Abbey |
executive committee, related in adm rHblo !
style tine steps taken in rcsasl to the Offer
of Nh Charles Broadway Rouss, the mil |
louairo BLIND eX-Contederate solder, who |
proposes TO pay Sloo.Qol cash If the people |
OF the South wculo ra.se another $lO0hj. |
the first 100000 10 be used in erecting IL |
building. provided with spa |
c.ous ha for meetings. library for hooks, |
maps, etc, relating to tho war; gallery |
for paintings, photographs, ETC. srouncS |
for medall.ons statuary. etc. on the COM
mittea with Major Carter were Major Cen
eral Cahol. better known as "old Tiger"
and General Glenn G. Evans. who led the !
last charge at AppoinatioN. and wa driv- |
ing back the Federal lines when the truce
was announced.
MIR. Rouss proposed that the seven rank
ing officers Of the confoo-racy be made
this to have one manager from
IN be ..honorary members
MIR Ko,ss proposod that the additional