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MEXICAN VETERANS.A Permanent Organization Going to beEffected.From Friday’s Daily.A meeting of Mexican war veterans was held last night at the city hall building. Dr. Hyde was elected President and J. B. Hughes secretary. Judge Carlton made a short speech. Resolutions were adopted a9 follows:Resolved, That the House of Representatives ot the Congress of the United States is entitled to the thanks and gratitude of the Mexican veterans for the passage through the House of the bill for pensioning the surviving soldiers of the Mexican war.Resolved, That the Senators in Con-giess lrom the State of Indiana are respectfully requested to use their votes and influence in favor of the passage of said bill.Resolved, That the secretary of the meeting transmit a copy ot these resolutions to each of the Senators.and Representatives ic Congress from the State of Lndiana.A committee was appointed to draft constitution and by-laws for a permanent organization, and the meeting adjourned to meet next Thursday evening.The following Mexican veterans were present last night:Charles Haller, Co. C, Fifth Ohio.John Hyde, Ben McCullough’s Rangers.Jerry Sullivan, Co. B, Second 111. Vol.Stephen Lloyd, Co. 1, Sixteenth U. S. Inft.J. B. Hughes, Co. I, Second Ind.Addison Curry, Co. H, Fourth ind.D. P. Manning, Co. H, Fourth Ind.G. W. Hickson, Co. H, Fourth Ind.Edmund Watson, Co. H, Fourth Ind.A. B. Carlton, Co. F, Second Ind.J, C. Caulk, First Regt. Santa Fe Inft,Jabez Smith, Co. B, Second Ohio.Lyman Felver, Co. B, Third Ohio.Alonzo Foster, Co. A, Fourth Ky.Joseph Riner, Co. K, Second U. S. lntt.John Smith, Co. F, First Regt. U. S. Dragoons.Charles M. Smith, Co. K, U. S. Mounted Itilles.
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Terre Haute Weekly Gazette
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Thu, Apr 03, 1884
Page 6
Full Page
Clipped by
David G.
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