The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-07-16

Worth. But we must not depend en-
tirely upon this medium. l read
short time ago very interesting ar
ticle by very gifted woman; the sub
ject was 1.-THE Conservation of Money"
Now ladies let us join with tie chill
dren, teachers and the men of Texas
in raising half million dollars; and
consecrate it to this grand work; to
have at Chicago in 1893 the handsomest
building and the most attractive ex-
hioit in all that labyrinth of wonders;
let us have, as has been suggested,
this inscription over the arcEed en-
trance way: This building was
erected by the six hundred thousand
school children of Texas" and then
let us add to this, "Texas has in
her broad limits, space, climate and
soil enough to give homes, to clothe
and to feed the world. The lady man
ayers endeavored to recommend some
uniform system of state work; but the
sections differ so widely in many re-
spects that we found it difficult to
adopt any settled plan, beyond few
suggestions for all the states to carry
out. One most important recommend.
alton is to organize some plan by which
women engaged in the in iustries and
arts, the bread winners of our land NAV
be enabled to attend the fair; some CO.
operative system Of saving money: to
secure low rates of transportation; and
to secure reasonable board in Chicago.
The formation of clubs of twenty is
recommended; congenial people, who
agree upon treasurer, a certain sum
to be deposited weekly by each mem
Der. Scarcely any one would miss
this small weekly deposit, who. with.
out this operation, would perhaps
not save it; as the time APP
proaches, a responsible person =
presumably the treasurer-will ar
range through our well organized
Board in Chicago; for transpo, tation
board and guides. Every town in
Texas should have one or more socie-
ties composed of young ladies ard
young men alsofor the study of Amer
ican history; these organizations will
not only be potent in kindling a spirit
of patriotism, but the benefit and en-
joyment will be 50 much greater to
those who go with the intelligent pre-
paration which these few hours of
pleasant study will afford. And now
ladies for our county exhibit. There is
II rich field awaiting us. From the re-
fined and elegant homes of Austin,
you can gather many gems of the
needle and the brush; many treasures
gathered in foreign lands and in our
own country, and then our domestic
articles-remember that one Gov
ernor's wife Mrs. Ireland) took the
prize in jelly at the New Orleans Elk
position. Let us go into our State
Geological Department and ask for a
loan of specimens of precious stones,
let us ask at the institutions of the
blind and deaf and dumb, for
the beautiful work done by the
deit hands of the intelligent pupils;
what rare treasures we may receive
from st. Mary's convent; let us learn
if there are female orders among the
Knights Of Labor, and gather up their
handiwork, let us enlist the women
throughout the county to contribute
from the farm, the dairy, apiary, gar
den and the orchard.
But l will not detain you. Doubt
less while have been speaking many
practical and beautiful ideas have
evolved from the active brain of a
number of my listeners; wish only to
tell you in conclusion, that while in
Chicago at an informal meeting of our
executive committee, we talked about
state work; l sat and listened, nursing
the while a very sore heart, for a tele-
gram had just brought me the news
from home that my state legislature
had failed to make Worlds Fair ap-
preparation.
The ladies talked of their different
states. The barren hills of New Eng
land grew rich with promise, the new
and thinly populated commemorative
beyond the snowcrowned Rockies re-
sponded generously, the lady from far
away California told with what lavish
hand her state had given $500, 900,
as | reflected over these things
the name of the giant state was called,
My own loved Texas" vast in do
main, young, strong, vigorous, males
tic, her green pastures, her waving
fields, her splendid story of sublime
heroism and lofty patriotism, her tro-
phies of war, her monuments to
genius, the products of her soil, the
gold from her mines and her jewels
from a thousand hills. Could it be
that our Lone Star would have no
place in that galaxy of states? then
and there resolved to come home to
my people and tell them that Texas
must and should be there, and with
unfaltering faith in the bravest, truest,
most generous men and women of this
earth, 1 say to you, let us join hands
with our sisters of the state with har-
mony and state pride; for our watch
word let us carry to a grand climax
this Campaign of Patriotism"