The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-30
TEMPLE is PATRIOTIC.
CELEBRATION OF THE CiTy's Sew
ENTEENTu BIRTHDAY.
A Mammoth American Flag Raised
ON Pole i6J Feet IliEh--Intercst-
Ing Exercises Carried Out.

Temple. Texas, June 29.--Tcmplc is In
gala attire today with flags. bunting and
other patriotic emblems Tying. 1t Is a Joint
celebration Of Temples seventeenth birth
day and the raising OF ono OF the largest
American flags from one Of the hi CHEST
iiagstaifs ever hoisted In Texas. The nag
raising Is under the auspices Of appropriate
committees from the transportation de-
rartmcnt ol the Gulf. Colorado and Santa
lie railroad The following committees have
the matter In hand.
Pole committee--W. u. Scott w. S.
Hotehkins, n, NJ Rice. w. {. Iette.
Flag conmittee-N. NJ. Rec, +. q.
Faulkner. J. b. Holt, W. b. Scott, }. A.
stone.
Arrangement commlt,ce--k b, slavin.
W, u. Scott. IL, McCammon, IL. w.
Smith, \. NJ. Rice, j. l.. Merritt, Il. j.
Davis, G. Mulherne, Il. l.. Cairucross n.
o. Faulkner, Don Field.
Finance eomiuttce--A. A. Webb, u. g..
Ellison, NJ. Galloway, T. j, Davis. II. L.
Connor X. H. Slavin n, NJ. Rice, J. W.
Rohan.
,, The flag raised today was especially
maae for the occasion by Philadelphia
Arm and Is 2SNi2 feet In slzc'--admitted TO
Statc. The flagstaf is 1865 feet high and
was cut from one of the finest pine trees
In East Texas especially for this stan,
| II was shipped In two sections, one 100
feet and the other 65 feet, from the mills
TO Sommerville, where II was oreosoted by
the Santa Fe company's works at that
place and shipped on here.
| Colonel p. l.. Downs OF this city was
master of ceremonies and Mr.. w. D..
Scott, division superintendent OF the Santa
Fc, was chairman OF the committees
The exercises opened by nn Invocation
from Rev. W. r. Maxwell. pastor OF the
First Baptist church of this city, which
was full OF patriotic sentiment and love OF
country.
Colonel +. l.. Downs followed with a
grand Introductory address. in which he
spoke feelinsly OF the brave Americans
who were today battling in foreign lands
for the Stars and Stripes, and said that
Temple In celebrating her seventeenth
birthday could not do so In more fitting
manner than by raising "Old Glory" In
such spcndor over the fair Prairie Queen
| on this occasion, and rcycrenuy remember
ing the heroes of the Maine and OF the
battle OF La Qnasina.
Hon, r. o. Wood OF the general store de-
| partmont OF the Santa Fe was the next
| speaker His remarks were to the potu,
aud patriotic in the extreme. Then came
the unfufling OF "Old Glory" by commit
| tee selected for the occasion. Conclulinp
the days Festivities was the address of
| Hon. w u. Cochran of this city, who made
n magnificent speech
Nothing has ever occurred in Temple IN
which more intense intorcst was taken,
| and the success with which the programme
was carried out reflects the greatest credit
| upon those IN charge
Hon r. II Harrison and committee OF
! twenty citizens came over from Salado to-
! day to take part IN the big celebration AMI
! incidentally to talk up the Salado and Tenn
! pie railroad scheme, which now seems to
| be n certain fact
| In addition to The flag-raising gun club
| shoot and other festivities IN Temple today,
the young folks are arranging for a big
hop tonight at Glover Club hall Many vis-
| ting young ladies are In town.