The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-24
MEXICAN WAR VETERANS
Old Texans Are Now in Annual Reunion at
Waco.
A LIST OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE
and Waco Was Again selected
as the Meeting Place.

Waco, Texas. MAY 2S.-The convention
OF the Mexican war veterans me, this
morning and was called to order by George
r. Finlay of Galveston, president OF the
association.
Rev. r. c, Burleson. invoked divine
blessings.
Mayor c. c. McCulloch delivered a brief
address of welcome
President Finlay responded on behalf
OF the veterans.
The enrolment OF members next en-
gagged the attention Of the association.
which took most of the time Of the morn
ing session,
At IL o'clock a committee from the
Old Settlers association arrived TO escort
the veterans to the Baptist tabernacle for
dinner.
At the tabernacle large number of
old settlers gathered TO welcome the vet
Grams and see that they were served with
dinner. The repast was enjoyed by both
associations and after dinner Hon. W. J..
Prather delivered the address OF welcome
on behalf OF the Old Settlers. Hon, Char
les A. jennings and Dr D, r. Wallace
also delivered addresses, reviewing the
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the Mexican way veterans served
The old veterans are perfectly delighted
with the entertainment given them here,
The following is a list OF the veterans
and their wives who are present The
ages are given of those who could be seen
and their ages obtained
Sim Hopkins, Leona, 72 NJ G. Mobiles,
Georgetown, 49, ]. a. Anthong. NJ, D.. Ter
rell. II, j. c. Griffith. Terrell. al r. NJ,
/ knIh Rnptgda1a A glvls =
dale, "a; G. H. Williams, Rockdale, n,
G. A. Reid, Rockdale. re-; y. McFadden
Crawford II; j. NJ. Wyatt. Calvert, SIS;
l., G. Godfrey Marlin rs j. f. d. Wood
Bremond, 70; James George, Riesel. a;
| William G. Coots. Resel 20; Thomas A
snoddy, Walnut Springs, "a; George 7
| Finley Galveston. 60: Wilson Willingham
Salado. 70 w. A. Foster. Coleman, So
/ John Cook. Moody, "a; c. Dorbant Bur
/ nett, so; w. II, Burns. Caldwell, IS; Ho-
gan Witt, Allen, 75; Frank Beverly Bel
/ ton, 20; Sophromo Beverly, Bolton, IS;
w r. Wills. Nolapville 73; Mrs w. X
/ Kills, Nolanville. So, John Y, Noble
| Roundrock, II; Mrs. John 7. Noble
| Roundrock Sc; NJ. T. Bostick Salado, 75i
A, Baggett, Bell county, 49, Mrs. A.
| Baggett, Bell county. SO William BOIL
| Taylor, 70; Mrs. William BOIL. Taylor, 66
j. G. Matthews. Liberty Hill, IS; H. VI
Cook. Bolton, "a; j. NJ Pound. Dripping
Springs. 70. |. T. oBryau. Waco. a. n
II. Burns, Deanville 90. J. p. Williams
! Luling, 6S Alix Fitzgerald Columbus %
William Holland. Port Lavaca, 81; J. w
Scott, Flatonia. 6S. Andrew j. Nave Co
lumbus "a; j. n w. Hall. Waco 70; \
G. Hereford Waco 70, n. c. Duncan
Wheelock J. II. WEIGH. Kosser; j. NJ
Ezell, Riese; ]. Fl. Lorbett. Waco, /. II
Fltzhugh, Dallas; W. r.. Leonard, Waco
Washington Jones, Groveston: j. T. Cham
berlain, Nachogdoches William O'Bran
ard wife, Lorena Jesse T. Sanders
Whitesboro; Mrs. Sanders. Whtesboro
Robert Foster. Burnett w G. Rector Bos
gueville Thomas Hedyard, Rogers, Mrs
Hedyard. Rogers; d. C. Mcdaniel Waco
Mrs NJ. e, Travis, Rogers Mrs A. Travis
Rogers
The Mexican war veterans re- elected tn
cid officers today The office of surgeon
was created and Dr. O. H. Anthony o
Terrell was elected, Waco was again Sc
lected as the place for the next meeting
which will take place the first Tuesday az
ter the 18th day OF May 1900.
The Old Settlers association met toda
and entertained the Mexican war. veteran
at a basket dinner al the Baptist taber
nacle II was tho best meeting the OIL
Settlers association has ever had. The
delighted the old veterans with their old
time Texas hospitality. The election O
officers resulted as follows: President, W
l.. Prather; first vice president Felix n
Robertson; second vice president NJ. Z
Carroll; secretary and treasurer, Fauntl
Johnson, reelected. An live In Waco
except Carroll who lives At Ross. thi
county Waco was made permanent head
quarters and April q was fixed as the da
for the annual picnic and reunion.