San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-11
LADIES AT WORK.
San Antonio's Portion of the Texas
Worlds FAIR Burden Bravely
To

Taken Up.
This morning at about l0:45, the
parlor OF the San Antonio club was
comfortably filled with representative
ladies interested In the Worlds fair.
Mrs. Waelder, representative for the
18th senatorial district, called the
meeting to order. Mrs. A. J. Fry, 3rd
vice president for Texas, opened it
with prayer, asking the Divine bless
ing on the work OF the body. The
next thing in order being the election
of temporary officers, Mrs. Ada
Waelder was elected chairman, and
Miss Alice Seeligson was elected Sec
rotary. Mrs. Wselder then in q
very neat talk introduced Mrs. w.
H. Tobin, president of the Texas as
ISOLATION. Mrs. Tobin In the follow.
ing chosen words addressed the
ladies:
at is q great pleasure to meet with
so many Ofthe representative women of
San Antonio. / come among you to
make an earnest appeal for your aid
and active cooperation In the grand
undertaking of placing at Chicago
a Texas building-a monument to
the loyalty and devotion of
her daughters. Here, within the
very shadow of the Alamo,
where our grand heroes fell in defence
of Texas, l feel that this appeal will
not be made IN vain; that the citi-
zens of San Antonio will not fail, but
will gladly respond. and give of their
time and money sufficient to place
our beloved state before the nations of
the world in manner commensurate
with her grea tness. In the color and
perfume of the rose, lie it's value
and strength. SO in the patriot
ism and craftsmanship of
people lie the hopes of the
state. Patriotism and good business
sense are the arks of our states safe
ty. Look back half century, and see
our state in primitive condition,
adorned only by nature, and inhabited
by few Castilians, many savages
and semi bar barous people. Watch
her progress from infancy, nursed,
fed, and guided in her growth, by the
generous and brave immigrants who
came from sister states, bringing
wealth, muscle and energy, opening.
up farms and ranches; building cities;
making the plains to glow with rich
fields OF grain, cotton and fruit; hlling
the wind with the hum of machinery,
and the whistles of locomotives. The
descendants of the fathers of Texas
were not numerous enough to make
this grand exhibit of state grown
from babyhood to tull-fedged youth.
but 1t was the influx from other
states. We now need still further
help of the kind to bring our beloved
state to full maturity, that she may
be placed In the front ranks of Amer
lean states. Over one half of our best
agricultural counties need develop
ment, and OF ourselves, we have not
the men and women of wealth to doll
Then, let us place our advantages
before the world, in exhibits at Chi
csgo, that they may be seen and APP
precisted, and induce men of wealth,
and energy to come and aid us in the
great work. We should not hide our
light under bushel.' We must
place our true condition and advan.
tages before the world, that we may
dispel the ignorance and prejudice
existing towards us as people. The
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treasures, lie buried and only need
circumstances to bring them forth,
so with Texas, for if she be mighty,
and honestly so, only in
our own knowledge, and estima-
ton, how can she be known of men
that are not of us, and be made to feel
the impetus which wealth and
strength impsrt to less favored coun-
tries. Then, let not this appeal be In
vain. Let US each and all resolve, for
the time is short, that Texas shall
have her building and exhibit and
that amid the bright galaxy OF states,
the Lone Star of our beloved sun
kissed Texas, shall shine brightest
and by its radiance, proclaim to the
world, what her noble, patriotic
women have accomplished for her
glory"
After Mrs. Tobin had finished, the
election of officers was entered into,
which resulted as follows:
President, Mrs H. D. Ksmpmann.
First Vice President, Mrs j. h.
French.
second Vice President, Mrs E. R.
Norton.
Third Vice President, Mrs Nose
Open heimer. ~
Secretary, Mira Hans L. Degener.
Treasurer, Mrs g. M. Gordon.
Finance Committee, Mrs A. J. Fry,
chairman, Mesdames Quinlan, J. w.
and E. T. Waters and Miss Mia La
coste.
Soliciting Committee, Ward l, Mrs
B.F. Yoskum; ward 2, Mrs Quin-
land; ward 8, Mrs J. B. Day; ward I,
Mrs ]. w. Walters; ward 8, Mrs 3. NJ.
Johnson; ward 7, Mrs Alex Joske;
ward s, Mrs Gustav Gross. The meet
ing was very enthusiastic and Mrs
Tobin expressed herself as being very