Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-23
THE HOLIDAY.
George Washington's Birthday to be
Designated as Arbor Day in Texas.
Governor Ross and Lieutenant Governor
Wheeler Plant an Orange and Lemon
Tree in Front OF the Capitol
AT SAN ANTONIO.

Tree in Front OF the Capitol
AT SAN ANTONIO.
Special to the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX. Feb. 22.-Wash-
ington IS birthday was appropriately OBJ
served here to-day by the suspension of
general business, closing of the public
offices, etc. The fire department pa
raded the streets this morning. ana in
the afternoon was Inspected by Mayor
Callaghan and Chief Duerler.
AT SHERMAN.
Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, Feb. Both the
public and private schools of the city
gave holiday to-day in honor Of Wash
ington 5 birth This being the day set
aside by the city council to be Arbor day ;,
every pupil of the city schools was pre-
sented with tree to plant which they
! planted this afternoon. The trees were
| planted on the school yards and also on
the streets of the city.
! PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLEVELAND.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. % president and
! Mrs. Cleveland attended the centennial
celebration of Georgetown university this
| afternoon. They were received with
usual honor, and were given prominent
| seats on the platform At the conclusion
of the regular programme the president
and Mrs. Cleveland held reception in
university hall.
AT DECATUR.
! Special to the Gazette
DECATUR, TEX, Feb. % Washing
ton 5 birthday was observed by the pub
lie school here. The entire school met in
the chapel this morning and marched
from there to Fort Worth branch, where
they enjoyed themselves as no one but
| school children can enjoy a picnic until
late IN the evening.
AT WACO.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Feb. % The national
holiday was celebrated here to-day by
the closing OF the banks. The students
of Baylor university held public cele-
bration this afternoon III honor of the
occasion, and tonight the ladies of the
Episcopal church gave an entertainment
at the opera house consisting of music
and concluding the programme with a
farce entitled ''Lend Me Five ShilI-
ings. - The best musical talent in the
city, under the leadership of Mrs Gabriel
Jordan, assisted.
AT TEMPLE.
Special to the Gazette.
TEMPLE, TEX, Feb 22.-The first
annual celebration of Texas arbor day
was suitably observed in Temple to-day.
1t was largely owing to Temples interest
in the move that the day has been set
apart by the state government as a holt
day. Temple consequently feels iubi-
liant over the general attention the sub
ject is receiving and she tried to set
pattern as it were OH the method
OF celebrating the new holiday Last
night the citizens gathered at the opera
house and a programme relative to the
occasion was there rendered 1t con-
sisted largely of exercises of the school
children, and, as feature, introduced
the ladies military company Hon.
George Pendleton addressed the audi
ence and gave a comprehensive review of
the history of forestry enterprises. He
was followed by other speakers and the
secretary OF the home organization,
who reported 1400 trees planted
III response to the appeal
recently issued. To-day's exercises
consisted of monster parade of the
school children escorted by cavalry
marching over the city and decorating
the freshly planted shade trees. At the
city park great number of ornamental
and shade trees have been planted, and
these were the objects of especial atten-
ton. Arbor day in Temple has been a
grand success.
AT GALVESTON.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Feb. 22.-The
courts, cotton exchange, banks and all
public offices were closed to-day and flags
of every rationale were displayed
throughout the city in honor of Washing
ton IS 10Th anniversary.
AT AUSTIN.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, Feb. % The bill es-
tablishing the twenty of Feb
ruary as "arbor day. was signed by
Speaker Alexander in the house this
morning, and soon after by Governor
Ross, who, with Lieutenant-G Governor
Wheeler, consecTated the act by planting
an orange and a lemon tree on one of the
plats of ground on the south front of the
new capitol. The bill is emitted can
Act setting apart the Twenty-second
day of February of Each Year as Arbor
Day, +" and to encourage the planting of
trees in this state, and provides,
" HeFedS IL is desirable TO encourage
the planting of trees in this state with
view to supplying shade and timber to
the praiTies and to the preservation of
our forests,
Therefore be it enacted that the 22d
day of February of each year, being now
legal holiday, be further set apart and
designated as arbor day, to be devoted to
the planting of forest, shade and timber
trees throughout the state, to be observed
for that purpose IN such manner as may
seem best to the people of each commu-
nifty.
A GOOD EXAMPLE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Feb. 22.-To-day Gov
ernor Ross set the example to Texas by
planting two trees in front OF the new
capitol. One is a mock orange tree, the