Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-30

the gloom by which she was sprround-
ed, the star that Illuminated her path
way In her achievements, Hence IL
has become her cherished emblem.
This tribute has reached the delega-
ton from the state of the "single starr
through the medium OF committee
of highly respectable and Intelligent
young gentlemen of the city OF Gal
weston.
/ can only express my sincere re-
grets that prior To any Knowledge of
the trust being confded to
us, had consented TO unite
III the celebration of the 18th of July
In Pennsylvania, and therefore cau-
not witness the delightful ceremony
yhich u portion OF our delegation will
enjoy.
am. gentlemen,
Your fellow-c'tiRcn.
SAN Houston.
iosEpil LEWIS LErrED.
To the Washington Monument So
Gentlemen ofthc WASHINGTON Monu-
ment Society The flag that have Ia
the one that a representative portion of
the daughters ofthe state OF Texas have
sent 10 General Samuel Hou-toa TO he
n present 10 you az their tribute ON
this occasion 10 the memory OF WASH
ington, the cornerstone To whose
monument you are now about 10 lay.
In the absence OF the distinguished
gentleman 10 whom II was sent, and
who, but for prior engage
mcnts. would have done 70
himself, l have the pleasure Of pre-.
scntlng II 10 YOU, feel highly hon
ured, although acting Ia secondary
capacity, IN being the bearer OF IL, M
the state OF my adoption, from which
II comes, and the county In Virginia
in which he, In whose memory IL is
given, lived 40 long aud 80 beloved, is
that OF my birth.
In the name of tho fair women who
wrought and of him who commits
stoned me TO bear II,
deliver IL TO YOU ny
evidence Of their, ny well as his and
my own devotion aud arbitration Of
the man 10 whose nanir ani memory
we would tender immortal honor.
Respect, JoSRiIi f. iEwls,
RnrLN or THE MANApHils.
Washington, u. g., July 4, lSiS.~-
The board of managers in th name
aud In behalf OF the Washington Nh
devotion the cause aud admiration
FIR the character OF Washington that
prompted the presentation of the ilig,
receive II TO be deposited In the nnnu.
ment, according 10 the Invitation
given tp the states, aud the thanks of
the board viii be communicated To the
Hon. Sam Houston aud j. II, Lewis,
10 be transmitted To the patriotic lpdie
aud committee named In Ihn CORES.
pondencs
rnE WOMEN AND rENAs VETERANS.
Tho names OF the fair women of
Texas who made aud presented this
once most beautiful ilng W the rcpub-
lie OF Texas through the intervention
OF Messrs, houston aud Lewis, To the
Monument Society, are:
fnnnie Truchnrt, Lucinda knight,
Emma White, Caroline White.
Kate liiliver, IL 'te White.
May IL Rhodes, Columbia SydSe
sarah Sydncr.
The pretty banner of the republic
that was, aud province of the empire
that L., has Lost it's original sheen.
Time and mould have tarliished the
gold and dlmmed Tia. lu-ter of its silk
en f,lds The names of those 10y whose
hands tie beautiful banner WIS made
hEF NkiN's ti''iN tiA' ''Ahs
hnrshly with this nag of the Lone star
republic
wish you could produce II the GA
zEr1'E n picture OF this emblem of
truost local and thus of trurrt Ameri-
cav freedom. In the blue field across
the ilng and next the staff was the
single altar" of radiant gold. IL al
ways tell mo Of that one single con
flict, most noted In all the annals of
time, of which there was not one sur
yivor--lhe Thrrmopylm Of the new,
outlying la glory OF that OF the old
world. The central and brighter rays
of this star ever fell, with startling
splendar, upon the Alamo.
But IL hns faded now Men having
the proud memorial Of patrhlees yalor
In charge have not guarded II well;
and since II viii never find place In
the monument TO which II was con-
signed, 10 should iiDd gunrdianship
among The archives Of Texas Why
may not bov. Ireland nsk for II? 10
would bc gladly restored 10 Texas, II
IN the triculor of the republic Of trexns,
red, white and blue. Let The old vet
erans, the last Of them, iuert once be-
meath this faded emblem OF Texan
nationality and Of their own immortal