Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-20

We think we have done all that IL
asked or should be expected OF us,
when we think that life's labors are
well rounded out. and success has
crowned our efforts. think OF some 9th
er one thing that we would like to do
as a capstope or crowning shenf OF
our efforts; and gentlemen, IL must
have been 50 with the Creator so that
upon reflection He took from the side
of man the crookedest and most un-
calmly bone of his anatomy. anu from
II fashioned the most lovely and beau
tiful thing OF his creative genlus--Wu-
man. Great applause) From that
day to this there has been no improve
ment made In the work OF creation,
and without successful contradiction
am here to say that none can be
made We all love, respect and revere
the name Of woman. We idollza. cher
ish and worship woman. Not only in
our hours Of pleasure does She cOntri-
butte to our happiness When the world
is bright and beautiful about US, she
goes forth by our side to enjoy with
us the good things of the earth, and to
contribute. as only she can, to make u
happy life even more happy and beau
tiful, but it is in the time Of adversely.
when anguish wringg our breasts, that
she is indeed a mlnlstcrng angel. Mr..
President and Brethren, | viii claim
but one distinction. Never in my life
have I had an ambition for fame; never
has the dream OF wealth and all that
II brings to man ever disturbed me for
one moment. 1 will claim but one DIS
tinction, and | challenge the world,
throw down the gauge to all man
kind, and that is, that l am the hap
picst man ON earth. (App'auseD Mr..
President, can stand here, and on
yonder hill see the roof that sheltera
the lovely being who contributes more
than everything else on earth to my
happiness. God in His wisdom has re
served for me the choicest one Of His
creatures, and when this morning this
convention by It's courtesy and its
kindness presented that beautiful bou-
quet to the wife OF my bosom, it found
me without words to thank you, And
now, gentlemen, from the bottom OF
my heart. / can suy to you with all
sincerity, that no act OF yours, nothing
that you could have said or done, could
have given me such unuttorable pleas
urc as that compliment which you
paid my wife. thank you for IT,
Following the presentation to Mrs.
Paddock the report OF the chairman
of the board OF directors of the Texas
division was received, which showed
the affairs to be as prosperous as any
division Of the II. =. \. of America. II
was rs fullOWs:
Houston. Tex, April l6, lS95.-To the
President and Members of the Texas
Division OF the II. =. y. Of America, in
national convention assembled. Cen
tlemen; AS chairman Of your state
board OF directors for the r. p, A..
year just ending, I would respectfully
report that your directors have held
meetings during the year as follows:
Two at Dallas and one at Houston.
Austin and Waco, respectively. At
each OF these meetings the report of
your state secretary and the chairman
OF your several standing committees
have shown our organization to be in
prosperous condition, with steadily
increasing membership, notwithstand-
Ing the fact that several Of our state
posts dsbanded from local causes.
and such causes as your directory could
not overcome.
Your directors being DESTROYS OF In