The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
MONUMENT TO ROSS.
1T is TO BE ERECTED IN The can
rrAL GROUNDS AT AUSTIN.
ians Calling For Design to Cost
Fifty Thousand Dollars WI
he Asked For.

waco, Texas, February l2.-The Pos.
memorial committee met here this morn.
ing, the following members being nresent,
w L. frather Waco; w. II. Cayitt Bryan.
w A. Rhea, Mckinney; Edward Rotau
waco; ICE Rice, Huntsville; Charles Ro.
gan Brownwood; j. l.. Aubrey Corscana
Z. O. Hemming. Gainesville; George Clark
Waco; Rev. W. L. helms, Waco. and Wal.
Ter S. Baker, Waco
chairman Prather has received letters
from the following members, exousinp
| themselves from attendance at this meet :
| ing, nut accepting their appointment on
the committee: Governor c. A. Culborson.
y. -. Gushing, Houston; j. Scheutze. Aus
I'm; j. IL. McLeary, San Antonio; w L.
ABEL. Dallas; s. W. T. Lanham. Wealth
erford; J. M. Duncan, Tyler: II. d. Me-
Donald. Paris; Charles Goodnight, Good
night Texas; DR.. w. NJ. Yandell, Ell Paso;
| a. III. Belo, Galveston; r. NJ Johnston,
| Houston; Frank Grice, San Antonio; 2.
Sanger, Dallas, and j. d. Rogers, Calves
ton.
Colonel Prather presided. and after call
ing the committee to order, gave his opin-
ion as to what the committee ought to do.
submitting his remarks as suggestion
only. He said the committee should first
organize permanently by electing chair
man, secretary and treasurer and that
the preliminary steps necessary to acquaint
the people with the intentions of the COM
mittee should be taken at this meeting He
believed the committee ought to decide.
upon the cost of the Ross monument that is
the amount of money deemed necessary
for the Ross memorial ought to be stated
by resolution, and in his opinion the
amount should not be less than $50, o0u
The committee. he said, should build
tn hat
to the big hearted people OF Texas, and
serve as an initial movement that would
do justice and honor to other Texas heroes
Other members of the committee fol-
lowed in the same strain, and it was
nearly II o'clock before the committee got
down to business.
The committee organized by electing w
L. Prather president. w. A. Rhea, W. Il.
Cavitt and John D. Rogers first, second ara
thlrd vice presidents W. l.. helms soorr-
tary and %. Rotan treasurer. The name OF
the organization is the Ross memorial COM
mittee of Texas
An executive committee was elected con-
sisting of G, =. Hemming, j. l.. Autrey,
w r. Cavtt w. l.. Cabell, w l.. Pra-
Their, e. Rotan, Waller s. Baker and
George Clark. The officers of the eXeeu-
tive committee are w. l.. Prather char.
man, w. l.. helms secretary and E. Rotan
treasurer.
"A resolution was adopted lnStructlnE me
executive committee to select a DESIGN for
a monument TO General Lawrence Sullivan
Ross, TO cast not less than $50 90 and
report such design 10 the general com
mittee.
Rules and regulations governing both /
committees were also adopted.
Waco was selected as the headquarters, |
but the capitol grounds at Austin was Sc
lected as the site for the monument. The |
executive committee is authorized To use |
its discretion as to methods of lie raising |
the money, but an appeal for aablic cen
tribution will also be made.
M.