The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20

urawn In line around tho band stand or
uered them to come to a present" and
,ney neid this position until the National
ar was finished. Following this the band
Played Dixie and Yankee Doodle" both
OF which were loudly applauded.
-
AFTER the noon hour crowds began to as
semble at the Beach hotel wliere a xras
announces, 81. .., a.,
sau..,. Va 'A'o sn'er
WIG "o"'o TAKE place, and long before
the hour announced for the exercises. the
galleries and the lawn wore throp,cd wit,
s,,r,,,u 49,, ,....,..- 80 :,
Vi humanity anu II re-
qureu the eHorts OF the deputy chief OF
police and a squad OF men to keep them
from going unop t,r,,dso, vro,ra ,.,,,
sabine, s...,... -,
thnsa Ss..t. Vi 'ne seu's reserved LOT
80 s''.ot, VIM "eie W Par,ei-
Tha s"s piveesu.nss'
s,ar, ,,. WIZ vouh'neheea py
Thn, n,ns VI 'u'ouu..'on ny ar
,,.,,a'' one OF 'ne ieauihs az
ar -, t"' nv 10 io'e'pio speaN
a., usos tnc o"o'cest iahsuase ana eio-
-, r.s'' WY 'nous"'s he mas III
Iaa,.,, - c., ,,
i"''i a"u ''ntielueh' me s'rusgins
49,. -, u, ~. e"'s Ways vi 'nis eoun.iy
~ 'nu ,,v,ons OF ~ strensthened was
| sary TO discuss the bannen,ng and Issues
which wrecked the country during the sue
eeeuins lorty-nlne years, ending In lSbl.
| I,ntor sn s.''s VI WY n,nei ,oau
| be right. undertook TO secede. and fred
| upon Fort Sumpter. That fire upon stump
.cr "Iouseu tne Naior or the NORTH ana
.uo at'"ney OF the SOUTH thc nahker OF
Wv N"i'n 'he mahuiacturer OF the North,
| ''u '''e piahter OF inc Soulh, )oiued win
e"un sac, ana the cohiilct began There
sp,"ns i"I,h inc mower vi 'he s"u'hiahu'
| ,uH panopled TO battle Tor what they be-
heVeh r'sht but the uod OF war smiled no;
| upon me southland, but turned and gave
ms benign giances TO our brothers OF the
| North' ana the stars and bars fell IN de-
| ieat. the stars and stripes rose proudly
! from the battle. Each year that has passed
over our heads gives us potent facts to
| show the breach has healed. No more po-
| tent fact is needed than that our Federal
| government has given the name Of our
| state to the greatest fighting machine that
| floats. In appreciation OF this the people
| Of Texas have secured for presentation to
| the battlcship Texas this silver service.
now have the pleasure of introducing to
| you Governor Charles A. Culberson our
governor, who Will present the service.
| Governor Culberson walked TO the cen-
| g., -, -, -, -
VI '"o S''"'' "'n'u "'o". "''i ut WV
large crowd separated from him by line
OF marines, and with an air of fun realiza-
linn -, tho i,,ror,,noo ,o -ro,,,. -, tho
VI '.'' .'''NN W VI Wv
OCCASION he began his speech lie was slow
In the delivery, speaking plainly his every
| word en- that all within thc sound of his
| voice could understand and snenklnr thuse
| words i'm a TOM thai conveyed win them
| a hear, which ,ne,o,dal -, ,bo san,1nents
irvoivrd in t,o nc,aeior IL enid,
| Csu,nin c1asy, si,,,,orai. annrociott,,
cha Mn ,o,i,,1i,,,o,,, ,,,hiot hn iaan ,ai,
,h,ir Stoto h, ,hn .o'.rat,r,, -, ,ha nav.
The naonla of 'rcxas hv voIuntsrv sibscrin
| lion have nrnvided mis- b,udsnn,n and oil,
| o,,, H., s.,,t, l n,,,,,,"'s,,l ~.
Ia nrasa,, 4, ,hro,,gh ,o,, os h., con,
mand,r e. ,hts c,o,s hot,IesbJn In oyar,
| na,ind &c ,istor1o ,ir,n eailnrs bava 700,
| imnaris hnhln ren,wn elevated tho stand
ar5 -, natrio,isr, ana b'.,ned 60 mari ,b,
| hnundnrios ~, on,njrcs Al splo,,is nnarh
ftvn oa,t,,rias hnfnrn mo ,Lris,t,n crn
t;recion ciyil,r,tion moyaa war,
,bro,,,h ,hs moe, ,nror,an, naval ha,tl
NJ an.ion, times hct,nrn gavo IN DC
ta,i,,s ~ ,,,ator,, 90 a.. I'LL ord tho
, - -, t'.,...,oi LIN, ~ t.i,,h -
Mo po,nor ,,,n,'irn From ,har ihroug
suc,,ssive cont,,r,cs naval enya,renents mr.
| ,rc,ou ,i.aplv intn tho aunais nf nation
and -, ''iyiii,,,in, a,d sinco mo ,riddl
Zoos no co,,n,r,' has erertod mora nnlv
srfu, ioflnanca mon tbo hnman race tbo
Enoiand whose n,v,I history l. a coniin
unus natb NJ gIorv Nelson with the hat
tie cry .'v,ctory NJ. wos,nips,er Abbevr
II was cro,tor y.nius ,hon Norlhorouph n
vollinsto,' ana tho v,ctorics If the Mi
and Trafnlrar In commnndinp conse
,no,,oes ,al,e roni With plenhctp, nm
Waterloo In Tho American rovo,ntio
and ma wa n, 1870 nonc snrnassod IN
sotlors in intreniditv and devotion IN lin
perry wronubt nndyinp fame Onr e7ea
civil war largely confined to land opera
tons and SURPRISINGLY rich in the valo
oil us soldlery' yei gave opporiuhit! ~
%',@n, "mn s,a o1n 1nsodjna ns,nr 70 arari
'a,, $40 Ia pnrhaci san,,nes ,,iii h
,a,,,t,,t.,roS as - 40 ceni,,s ,pd bero
sr,, hi i, a9 ,,ani,tnd u,ndfui n
~ snai iIt,,,ooa ,non h,s,orv ,xa ~
.i.S ,",sn' nv, , ma,ol VI, Taxas ia I,nLa
piosN ."a. o,'ar n,,ar ~ ,bo ponrhIic hi
49, Wv ,.,,'ha,tn ~ tba a,rarg,h ma ,h
pV ~ ,hs ooyernment ana Is one a
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