San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30
jim HOGAN IS
NEW PRESIDENT
OF FRE|GHTERS
Frontiersmen Elect Gov
eminent Scout for
Coming Year.
MEET AT SAN PEDRO
Tell Of Trials Of Life in
West Before the
Railroad.
MEET AT SAN PEDRO

few short addresses, an abun.i.
ance of barbecue, ice cream, smokes
and coffee and day filled with
"reminiscences, marked the fifth an.
nual reunion of the Texas Pioneer
Frighters' Association at San Pedro
Springs Saturday. Approximately
200 of the old frcighters went to the
springs early in the morning and re-
manned there until late in the after
noon.
An address of welcome was deliv.
cred by Judge ]. o. Luby of San
Diego, Tex, and response made by
| Chaplain j. Stuart Pearce. George
w. Saunders made a talk in which
he eulogized the old freighters for
what they accomplished in the early
history of the state, both as freight
ers and trail drivers.
William Il. Krempkau. secretary
and treasurer of the association, told
of the organization of the Texas
Pioneer Freighters' Association, The
organization first met on January IL,
ioZU, with nine members and two
honorary members present. Five of
the nine charter members are dead,
Lut the association has experienced a
rapid growth.
Sixteen months after the first meet
ing OF the association, another SEES
SION was held at the Chamber of Com
merce and four new members were
added. A reunion was then held mt
San Pedro Springs and the member
ship increased to 60.
Scout Under Mckenzie.
The reunion in 1922 was held at
the krempkau ranch on the Scenic
Drive at krempkau Divide. A hun
dred members were added tn the as
Sociation on that occasion. When the
fourth meeting was held in 1923, the
membership was raised to 300.
jim Hogan. who was a scout with
General Mckenzie in 1873 and 1874.
was elected president of the associa-
ton at the meeting Saturday. Vice
presidents elected were Light s.
Townsend, who was born in Texas
while the state was under the Mexi-
can flag; Capt Z. r. Turner, Fran
co.'s Moiner, last surviving member OF
the Castro colony Henry Vonflie and
Judge James o. Luby.
j. =. Clinkscales was elected chap
lam of the association, and Rev.
j. Stuart Pearce was elected assis-
tant chaplain. John Fitzhcnry was
made sergeant at arms with w. b.
Slaughter as assistant. DR.. Freder-
lex Terrell was named chairman OF
the advisory board of the association
and Mr.. Krempkau holds the position
OF secretary and treasurer for life.
The old freighters Saturday voted
their thanks to M>i. Gen. +. NJ. Lewis
and the army as a whole for favors
that have been shown to the associa.
ton by the army. 1t was due to the
generosity of the army that the pa
rade Thursday was made a success.
they state.
No Dues Are Charged.
I'VE would follow the army into
the sea in time of peace or in time
OF war" was the emphatic statement
OF one OF the old freighters. in COM
mentlng on the manner in which
they have been treated by the army.
Confederate soldiers and members
OF the q. A. X. were honored guests
OF the Freighters' Association Satur-
day. No meeting of the association
IS ever held without an invitation be-
ing extended TO the old soldiers 10
attend.
There are now $50 members in the
Texas Pioneer Freighters' Association.
according 10 Mr.. Krempkau. No dues
are charged for membership in the
association. all old freighters being
declared members on their request.
The freighters were put out of bus
mess in the Southwest when the rail-
roads entered this section inc 1883.
lt was nothing unusual in the DAYS
tLat followed to see prairie schoon-
er drive IN TO freight car and haul
off at one load everything that the
car held. The nrairie schooners were
as large as the single gauge box
cars