The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-22

N.Y. .nd the old veterans seeiheu
ksS. , a. they gathered In groups
, :, aver in Imagination the battles
~. sr,', than IAN thirty years ago. .. raei1
'@s .. ,m,le, Of JOY as they greo'eu
~ comrades, and. though as one Vi
rn,rssd before the session Da.n,,S Sas !,
m,.., a, the old veterans wouldn t
~. uore than one good fight now,
,rou,an't last very long," the
,,.lr ewes as they recalled some
,s,,aent of the great struggle con-
y, ,,ously with the whitened locks
~. who went to the front under
!, nd Sheridan and Sherman in the
:. r,,., hall, where the session was
,rse crowd of ladies, as well as
~, At old Confederates. assembled
=, ne battle-scarred veterans In hue'
,yMG A. r members a large mum
! ,r. present, including nearly all o'
,ssrtnent officers.
N veterans were somewhat SLOW IN as
.,y,r 80 that it was getting along to-
!, o'clock when Department Com
,,,s yccormlck's gayel fell to call the
Ixa 10 order, and Comrades John Froa-
ara August Meyer took their stations
raas at the door
n. sunander briefly explained that
4 Exiting was for the purpose of listen
IN, do Welcome address of Mayor Rice
Eia responses thereto.
cr,,ader J. N. Norton Of McClelland
y In Introduced Mayor Rice. who de-
~ ia bis usually hearty and hospita-
y u,rsr the address OF welcome,
sun that as mayor OF Houston he was
~ mon 10 welcome various conven-
IL rstlngs and Institutes, but as ma
In is1sn he considered that he had
I'm had a greater honor conferred upon
\. An being called to welcome 10 the
n ,lly Of Houston the gallant members
De- Grand Army OF the Republic. They
NE representative Americans and he was
bw. II them and proud to see them. He
~ r,sud Of the fact that the vlctors in
" Etat Interstate struggle were not
Rlran or Germans or representatives Of
|ry ,,hl European nation, but Americans.
/ fkst IL, ttb Cas- hnr tAhrrht
lraE son and son against father, was a
hrly row, in which outsiders were not
nea,ed, but It had shown that America
usll produce soldiers ard statesmen as
rst u any Of the old world, and the
!rs some Of those gallant veterans he
~ k.Hs him.
IL r,yor paid eloquent tributes to the
gu ttmulandors, Robert L. Lee and
llrsS Grant, and the mention Of each
ti-s ms met with cheers from the as
issnA comrades. He spoke Of the union
~ fellowship which now existed and the
essaiaa u the whole country TO the Stars
W. aips, bis remarks being received
WIN nnth APPLAUSE.
~ aftlrsna, Mayor Rice assured the
s @sIEN q no Grand Army of the Re-
NDne 'ai' no city in Massachusetts could
n 'I w. y usn q warmer welcome than
smt AA Vi ieA"S anu 'he
- MsNnens Commander G.. w. McCor-
~, ~. ,,s'ylng to the mayor, said that he
4. No'eAand what kind Of reception
s,n 'ssiahs would receive; that Texas al
y ,y 4 TIE best, He knew the character
y y Mop!e Of Texas. and their reputa-
w. ~ hospitality.
~ nlaaa to the day being the sixty
!, .s'eisafy Of the battle of San Jacln-
u. ~ PAD a high tribute to the patriot.
Inv A''a'0a, VINO led the Texans TO vic
,s :, mlsd that thousands of G. A. r.
nv =. were seeking homes in Texas.
M n 49, eaosen 1t as their adopted State.
nm. ai Of them would live to see it the
4 m,,A, saie in the Union in education.
IN ,l.seluring and in commerce. as il
hi, u hrst it hospitality. His re-
s NJ s s frequently applauded.
spor n, ,Y m.l In Chief Paul Van Der
/, ,t.s t uinana was then introduced. and
,lls.s,. ulsl remarks paid numerous com
st,,. % The great empire of Tcyas
lri,, ~. nan might live In plenty and nros
ktu,Is sAu on dying have his grave ner-
hi ~, lspl green. He alluded to tho
W. s., MI .as iFst G.. A. r. most in Tcyas
t,,s saelished during his term as com na'
',sAl telling h'r'; "a ana "a spoke of his strong
t,r ,ss s'.nsuished orator then dwe,t
tli,n vh warm feeling of friendship and
!2sr.ls ,s sIa mas grown up between Con
sttrns s, on'on veterans, and the hearty
,hs Won ss ,tl by the South to those
4. h t w., spoke Of the STRUGGLE NOW ,o,rc
" United SAN, ana said that on the call of
nsstarss 81 t'a,es government hundreds Of
nuts IL !. " The veterans who crnsscd
ts., nr,t ,ae sixties were ready to grssn
GA,,, nv n defense OF the struyelin !,
' I'm q applause. was received with
Casa Mccormick nov, ,..,,
i M, a. @. welssert n mva' o introduced
= A.. R. NO most modest man in The
= he msnbsr. began by saying that
iaai since nv Of the G. A. r.. love
7 during ~ 'as war; that they neysr , iI,
sads one s,,i nght' He stated that be haS
=. var, ,I %empt to visit Texas d dn ,,"'
o. 4, h. s'.as the old Red river T' So, unfihg
b tl,,s, a. Alexander, and there ,oI he ne
Hs.sn s, !. men he ever saw rS 'nere he met
asTs' asking wasn't pt0W9 Tom INTERRUPTED rro.n
as sssa ,sSli.d the general, che r,,.,
esresl wvSaaeNhere about there. - must
aa = 4, Union veterans a'S ms 81 the large
T.. 'srssss audi audience that the {, confs rs
epa,led "certainlsyG, stand tssS by BY
- ns, 10 reoa, lie said that The G. 4 n" n
NAP aud frb,N their feelings of feI.
s ss BE- assured the su rhS,r many
j ssrsts rsao would be fully recalled cali ana hr
ssa for yerIfeatIoIp e II ma, ,
va Dery one members ,, 10 can ON on
Az s,ss sl, he soldier" said. would swear
NJ. NJ. "a xhs sae,rs remarks created n,,, -,
~ ssd tiatu me he concluded 3. a 'p P"a,