The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-22
DAUGHTERS OF REPUBLIC.
Reports of the Chapter for the Fast
Year.
4 VERY GOOD SHOWING WAS MADE.
The Report of the Treasurer shows
Neat Sum of Cash
In Hand.
ERY GOOD SHOWING WAS MADE.

D
charters Of the Daughters @, the Repuhli,
ulAcc at the annual meeting Monday.
Mrs. Arson Jones, President Daughters o.
the Republic o; Texas.
Galveston. Texas, April -, iS97.-Th,
following annual rePor; Of the Sdocy Sher'
nan chapter. Daughters Of the Republic
Of Texas, for the year eoaius with the
Second Saturday in Apgti. 1885. is respect
fully submitted
The officers elected In april, 1896. have
continued IN the performance Of their du-
ties. with the exception O. Miss Margaret
Jones. who resigned her Office as secretary
| on the 18th OF March. the vacancy being
nllei FOR the remaining hslf term by the
| election or April 10 o. Miss Sturgis TO the
position. Ten meetings have been held dur
| ias the year. two Of which were called
meetings No meetings we-" held during
the months o, July, August and September.
| The average aiicndsuce has been twelve
members.
Number OF qualified members at last
repcT; a.; increase during the year /: total
| present membership -.
| At ;he June meeting. 10 response TO the
| request - the executive committee 10 con
tribute toward the fund for presenting the
Pubic schools Of Texas with pictures Of
General Houston and Austin. IL was agreed
that $40 be contributed tor this purpose.
These pictures have been received In
Galveston. and on the "a OF March. as a
GATE most fuing, were presented by Sc
lsc'td committees from the sidney Sher-
man chapter 20 tho first. second. third,
fourth ana hf'h district schools OF the city
Win appropriate programmes arranged b.
the teachers 20 celebrate the day.
~ tae same meeting 1t was decided TO
Introduce a literary feature into tho MONTH
ly meetings and that the members. alpha
politically considered, should prepare papers
o. f,-angs on Early Texas History"
size tbs meeting the papers read have
been follows
MIS- Wright Andrews. Personal Recol-
icctions ot Early Days in Texas" Miss
Betty balllnger. Biographical Sketch OF
Veteran james Price Colonial Times in
Texas DE Shields Mrs. O. b. Briggs
ran OF the Alamo" b Professor Hayden
o. Springfield. Mo
AZ the October meeting Il was decided To
present to the ha;iloship Texas three pieces
u silver as an honor due 10 the noble yes
sel hearing a nobler name. aud also that
She may carry 10 alien ports witness to
the love and loyalty OF the Daughters Of
tho Republic for their beloved State.
This service was presented by Mr. Eu-
gene Hawkins to the battleship On the 18th
Of February during her visit to our port
On the Goth ana 2ist Of April the chapter
entertained. by invitation, the Texas vet
Republic or Texas on the occasion OF their
annual reunion
on the morning Of tho 10th the veterans
held a business meeting and at 3 o'clock
of tho same day at Harmony hall the
daughters Of the Republic held their an-
Nual business meetlne.
On the evening OF the goth, in the First
PRESBYTERIAN church, was held memorial
service.
ihr Following morning. the 2lst, there
TOOK place street parade of the distin-
sulshed visitors-veterans, Daughters of
'he republic and the school children
Whioh passed over the main streets of tho
whore the exercises commemorative tho
aay were heid
me Introductory remarks were made by
MT lnomas ballinRer. who then Introduced
a number OF the Daughters OF the Republic
10 me audience.
ne ofaten OF the day was delivered by
Iulse 81 ~ NIebcrg
ne meeting then adjourned to the din-
ins room or the hall, where a banquet had
uccn spread Tor the visitors and friends
OF iAe chapter
rom . nhtll Z o'clock reception was
'eu1'ftH TO mo veterans, visiting Daugh-
tors ot the Republic and specially invited
aues.s at tAs residence OF Mrs. Walter
Gre nam.
70, .-+'."'''h ''b'AN 10 HhNiuI'Ntl by hTe.
- H. Nalhs, treasurer;
Ahual aia'"ment of treasurer OF Sidney
sherman chapter, Daughters OF the Repub-
ne OF IeNas, Tor year beginning April II,
lbt'' ehding April 10. 1897:
ia lance N bank April II, ls36...... 500 81
amounts corrected year ls'b-9'.... Jas 20
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Iotai 49,. -. .,... &c. ....,..S ilS OF
Total amount OF disbursements from
AprU II, 1896, to April 10. 1877 $3.50 II
Balance In bank April 10, lS97,..,.. ~ 80
Respectfully submitted.
katharine Chambers Sturgis.
Secretary Sidney sherman Chapter.
Tho following report from chapter No. 2
Is respectfully submitted:
And II came 10 pass tn the yoar--that is,
the nfth IN tho gnnals Of the chapter that
ls called san Jacinto--that the members
thereof took unto themselves much credit
aud did many and divers things.
And those that were numbered Of them
according 10 The book wherein the names
81.