The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-02-29
THE LONE STAR STATE
Movement for a semi-Centennia|
Celebration.
An Exhibition of a National Charac.
ter Proposed--tioy. Cuibertson
Not Afraid OF the I'm
lucky Number ~.

bdilaS. Tex, req. 1a.--Deleeat2S ITOlfl
all over the state are gathering at thu
Commercial club this morning for the
purpose of Initiating u movement look
ng to the celebra ton of the fiftieth an
niversary of Texan statehood next year.
In this connection the acquisition to the
United States of all these sister states
and territories added to the American
union by the treaty OF Guadalupe Hi.
dalgo viii als be uommeniorat ted. Gov,
ernor G. A. CulheFson, who does not be-
lieye in superstition, recently appointed
thirteen delegates to represent the state
at large, who We're among the first to
register this morning. in the following,
order: Francis r. Lubbock of Austin
Guy Nj. Bryan of Quintana, Philip San
ger of Dallas. d. II. Scott OF Paris, N.
Weekes of Galveston, w. II. Getzenda-
ner ofWaxahachie, II. j. Goldberg OF
Fort Worth, w. C. Richards of San An
tonic. Henry Henky of Houston. George
u. Hardwick of Sherman, c. FL. Allyn
of Corsicana, Mark Weiss of Beaumont
$. w. SlaHden of Waco.
The hall in which the gathering will
be held is artistically decorated WITH
cut flowers, ported plants in bloom
palms and evergreens, as well as mot
toes, flags and other appropriate elm,
blems. These preparations have been
under the direction of II committee OF
ladies of this city, of which Mrs. sidney
Smith is chairman. and Mrs. S. Isadore
Miner secretary. The plans to be sub.
mitted to the convention for considera-
ton provide for the holding of an expo
sition of a national character, all the ter
ritory formerly in the boundaries OF
Texas to participate in the administra.
tive wark, and to the end that the re-
sources of the Lone Star state may he
demonstrated to the world.
story OF the state.
Austin. Ten. Feb, Ex-Governor Cul-
berson. in a letter TO be read at the
semi-centennial convention in session
at Dallas today, gives the following III
%teresting historical resume of the Lone
Star state:
No state in the union possesses a his
tory more interesting or so worthy OF
commemoration. Discovered by the
French explorer. LaSalle, in 1885. 1t was
for more than a century alterna lively q
French or Spanish province. Finally
attached to Spain as a part of Mexico.
it would have been limited to Spanish
liberty and progress but for the intelll-
gence and resolution of it's population.
The foreign inhabitants We're drawn
from all of the original states OF the
union. who, devoted to the principles OF
the American government and aided by
choice spirits in Mexico, attached TO the
cause OF liberty. early developed iirde-
pendence OF Spanish control. This dis
position eliminated in the separation
from Spain in 1921 and the formation OF
the Mexican republic in 1924, In which
the province of Cohuila and Texas be.
came a STATE. Nothing SO establishe:
the wonderful influence of the Ameri'
can revolution upon Its institutions q.
the constitution of Mexico adopted ir
1924, for it was broadly fashioned after
that of the United States. Ii was a re.
narkable instrument. It's overthrow
by the military despotfsm of Santa An,
"a produced the Texas revolution, and
yet 1t is TO be found l believe, in no his
tory of exc except that of Mrs. Hol
ley, a Eiece of Stephen f. Austin, Ions
out of print. General encroachment,
upon popular government began IL
1922. and In 1885. by inspiration of SAINTS
Anna, his constitution was subverted
After the overthrow of the constitution
the Texans, In November, 1885, met In
convention, and, appealing 10 their SIS
ter Mexican states, declared their pur'
pose to maintain the Mexican confed.
er;aoy or establish Independent govern.
ment. This appeal met with no re.
Spouse. and on March 2, 1895. Texas de.
clared her freedom from Mexico. The
her0isln and sacrifices of the revolution
resulting in Independence and leading
to the admission of Texas into the
American union December 90, 1S45
are unsurpassed in ancient
or modern times. The craftsmanship
and courage of the early patriots have
their reward in a state OF imperial pro
portions, unrivalled soil and climate.
~inexhaustible material and
wealth, an enlightened, progressive peo-
pie M a destiny beyond human fore.
sight and prophecy. The establishment
Of such q state through such trials and
conflicts needs to be impressed upon this
and after times, and your patriotic eff
fort should meet with ready and gener-
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