Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-04-23

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of Texas, Mrs. Arson Jones, wife O
President Arson Jones, Mrs. r. 6
Ashe, daughter of President Jones
and Mesdames Menard and Kendall
daughters of Gen. Sidney Sherman
Other distinguished ladies who wer
on the stage and introduced to tn,
audience,were Mrs, Maggie Williams
daughter of Gen. Sam Houston, anc
Miss Madge Williams, grand-daugh
ter of Gen. Sam Houston, who reac
a beautiful Tribute to The Texas
Veterans" which will be published
in subsequent issue.
j. d. Campbell, Esq, in behalf Of
the people of Brennan delivered
the welcome address, in which he
fguratively speaking, throwed oper
the doors and turned over the keys
to the visitors. His cordial vel
come did BRENNAN honor, was rich
with historical "reminiscences of the
Republic of Texas. He eulogized
the veterans, and sung the praises
of the heroes who avenged the fall
of the Alamo. He paid tribute to
Houston, Austin, and Bowie, such
as these heroes deserved, and ex-
pressed pride in the fact that he
was a Texan. MIR. Campbell's
speech was replete with beautiful
figures, historical facts concerning
Texas. He spoke of the growth
and development of Texas from a
wilderness to its present condition
and pointed to the diversity of our
present industry, the land where the
cotton opens by the stars and by
day the beard of the waving wheat
is locked by the genial sunshine,
and waving fields of the golden
grain speak in silence of the treas
ures of our land. At the conclusion
of this beautiful and eloquent address
EX-Gov. LUBBOCK
responded, and beautifully expressed
the thanks of the Association to the
people of Brennan for the kindness
received at their hand. He referred
to these reunions as happy epochs in
their lives, feeling that it is a recog-
milton of their patriotism to be thus
entertained. He eulogized the grand
old State whose history compares
favorably with that of any country
in the world from 1912 to 1916, when
these old heroes were fighting to
maintain home and liberty. He
paid a glowing tribute to the lovely
women and beautiful children, at
the conclusion of which, at the re-
quested of Presidant Lane the band
played ''Dixie," and the Opera
House resounded with cheers of the
veterans.
Miss Madge Williams, grand
daughter of Gen. Sam Houston re-
cited 'Why Are We Here To-day"
the recitation portraying the heroism
of the Texas Veterans, their suffer
ing for the redemption of the Re-
public of Texas which has the fair
est fields and bluest skies.
THE GRAFTON.
Col. D. G. Giddings delivered the
Grafton, extending a cordial greeting
that awakened no ordinary emotions
in his breast, beng his first meeting
with the veterans and awakening
reminis, cences that made his voice
hersky with emotion. He passed
over the early history of Texas,
briefly referring to the many changes
from the time the Indians were in
power, then the French, then the
United States, then to Spain and
by the revolt of Mexico against the
Spanish yoke Texas again became a
province of the Mexican Republic,
but through the heroism of the veter-
ans it was freed and entered on an
equal footing in a proud sisterhood
of the Union. A letter was read
from his brother written April the
10th, 1880, in which was expressed
the courage of the heroes of those
dark days, being Just a short time
prior to his death while in the SER
vice, though history does not do
HIM the justice to mention it, to
which fact the Colonel referred to
feelngly, and said that from the
reading of that the veterans could
understand what bound him to
them by feelings of a kindred nature
This brother was one of eight who
left his home in Pennsylvania 10
come to Texas and the only one of
eight that reached here FORGETTING
his life in defense of the liberty for
which the veterans fought. But
our limited space precludes even a
synopis of the speech, which was
an interesting one and listened to
with wrapt attention.
At the conclusion of Col. Gid
dings speech loud calls for Terrell
TERRELL! brought Judge A. W.
Terrell to the front and be made
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