The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-24
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
T. NJ. Van Zandt Of Fort Worth Elected
Major General for Texas.
NEXT CONVENTION WILL Be HELD IN WACO
Legislature 20 he Urged to Enlarge
the Home and Make Provisions
for Pcnsions-The Resolutions.

Fort Worth, Texas. May 3--rhe last
day OF the Texas United Confederate Vet
Grams meeting closed tonight by general
reception at Grunewald park, in which
every old soldier present took part
Today's proceedings opened with the
report of Adjutant General Young. which
showed the association free OF debt and
In prosperous condition. He recon-
mended the appointment of a State or
ganzer and favored holding the State
reunion after the National encampment
each year.
-Four new camps had been organized
during the past year.
Thomas Edgar OF Galveston made a
verbal report on the conditions OF the
Confederate home at Austin. The new
building is expected to be completed
ready for the reception of INDECENT Con-
federates within thirty days. when about
sixty persons can be cared for. He ia
yored the appointment OF a committee.
with a subcommittee of Daughters of the
Confederacy, to ask an appropriation by
the legislature to be used In erecting fur
Their additional buildings to the Conf5d-
crate home at Austin and that Gavernor
Sayers be asked to appoint a committee
to look after the interests of the old sol
dlers Of the State.
The election of successor TO Major
General j. b. Policy then came up.
n. g. Bowssr OF Dallas nominated Major
X. NJ. Van Zandt of Fort Worth, Sec
onded by Joseph Booth OF Austin.
H. NJ. billiard OF Meridian placed Gen
eral Policy in nomination
After the balloting was partially com
pleted Mr.. billiard withdrew the name OF
Policy and moved that Van Zandt be de-
clared elected unanimously, which was
done General Van Zandt acknowledge
the honor conferred in patriotic spoech.
Resolutions were adopted fayoring cree
ton Of memorial institute of learning. to
be dedicated to the Mothers of the Con-
federacy for the education of their daugn
tiers and granddaughters; that the superin-
tendent of the Confederate home use due
diligence In perfecting and furnishing the
additions to the home; that Governor Say
ers he requested to act at once, looking
to early completion of the home for the
reception of INDECENT Confederate sailors
and soldiers.
Resolutions were adopted on the subject
OF the state pensions for Confederate sol
diers sailors and their widows. that the
legislature be petitioned TO appropriate
for their pensions the full amount per
annum allowed by the constitution.
The resolution in reference TO organizing
the ansmississippi department of ex-
Confederate veterans, comprising all
States and Territories west of the Missis-
sippi river brought on a heated discus
sion and was strenuousy objected to. II
was claimed by some that IL you'd he Sc
cession, therefore objection was profusely
offered against its adoption. The resolu-
tion committee favored 1t, but the con-
vention defeated il by a large majority.
Those who favored the resolution claim
that all National encampments are held
east of the Mississippi. hence the effort
to organize independently, so that a Ma
tional reunion could be held west of the
The next State reunion will be held at
Waco, at least fifteen days prior to the
National reunion
1t is learned late tonight that the newly
elected major general. K NJ. Van Zandt,
will retain Adjutant General Young il he
desires to remain on the staff