The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-13
APPEAL TO STATE PRIDE.
Subscription for a Testimonial Ia
the Name Of Texas.
GREATEST BATTLESHIP IN THE NAVY
And the First One Named for . State.
What cities Have Done for Some
of the Cruisers.

Houston, Texas. February 1.-THE fol-
lowing circular was Issued today:
A Card 10 the publc~-On tho Sth OF
January Governor Culberson Issued n
commission tn the undersigned. app hitting
them members of committee to solicit
contributions FOR the purpose OF selecting
and presenting an appropriate testimonial
from the people OF this State to tho bat
,leship Texas"
This action ON the part Of the governor
was suggested by the fact that testi-
monial OF some Kind has been customary
In all cases where the cruisers of the
navy have been named after cities and
bat,leships after States. Each city and
State SO honorcd has presented the vessel
with handsome silver service. or come
other testimonial. and Texas snould MOI
hesitate to take like action. especially ns
the battleship named Tor her Is the grand
est chip In the navy ana tho mrs, one
named for state,
In order to render the subscription as
neatly M possible representative OF an
our people, this committee has decided 10
address itself by circular 10 one or more
citizens In each city. and town "
tho state, asking them 10 solei,
subscriptions In their place ana
neighborhiod for "a limited sum AZ n
contribution to the fund TO he raised Tor
tho object Indicated.
1t IL assumed by this committee that
tho object OF this subscription VIII be
deemed sufficiently worthy and pnttlouc
to interest the best sentiment OF our pou-
pie. and attain the object easily, without
taxing any one more than mere tribe.
Hoping that our efforts 90 carry ont
Governor Culherpons Intentions and ac-
compiiah an object that is 70 redound 10
the credit Of Texas VIII meet with a
hearty cooperation on the pnrt OF the
people, we are,
Your obcdient servants.
VIM. y. Cleveland OF Houston.
Geo. Sclly OF Galveston.
Treasurer
Tom Randolph of sherman.
+. G. frost of san Antonio,
II A. rorrs Of Dallas,
Ed Rntnn Of Waco
Frank Hamilton Of Austin,
IN connection with this circular. 1t is
not inappropriate ia state that the city
Of Minneapolis subscribed 5000 TO pur-
chase silver service for the cruiser
subscribed s5cco for n similar testimonial
to ho presentod to the cruiser Cincinnati.
The "roXna" " the first battleshlp TINT
has been named after II State aud II Is
The "1cNas" W now ~ Norfolk and Is
ready Tor a cruise, which win include
Galveston whore tho hnttleship will prob
uhlv touch In May. The programme Is to
present the testimonial to the hnttlcsbip
when she tpuchcs nj tho Island city and
the Committr" nro lending their Efforts
to the undertaking with this object In
view. II iu believed that the people %
Texus will have thoir State pride n. oused
md respond IN manner Oat VIII enable
the committee to 10 something chmmon-
surnte with the grandeur of tho state and
worthy Of he grAndoat shin IN the navy
Mr. w u. Cleveland. "a chairman of
The committee has sent out l"p comics or
THIS circular to every town and city IN
the STATE aud II W. confident that the re
fuonsca WIN be generous Remittancos
should be mado 20 George Sealy, treas-